October Newsletter (pre-awards issue)
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ATOM Awards to be featured on Network TEN!
Next Tuesday, 7 October, Network TEN will screen a piece on the 2008 EnhanceTV ATOM Awards, featuring one of this year’s finalists in the Secondary Documentary category, Ben Sale.
Tune in to Channel 10 next Tuesday at 11.30am to check it out!
See the latest Australian screen talent…
on show at the free ATOM screenings in Federation Square
For the first time, the finalist productions in the short film and animation categories – in the secondary and tertiary fields - will be shown on the ‘BIG’ screen at Federation Square in the lead up to the official ATOM awards presentation to be held in late October.
Date: Thursday 16 October
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Location: Outdoor big screen, Federation Square
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Location: Outdoor big screen, Federation Square
Bring: Something to sit on
Featuring:
Best Middle School Video Production
Best Secondary Fiction, Animation and Documentary
Best Secondary Fiction, Animation and Documentary
Best Tertiary Short Fiction and Animation
Best Short Fiction - General
** There is no need to RSVP to this event… just come along and enjoy the fun!
Come along and find out who makes it onto the big screen this year… at the 2008 EnhanceTV ATOM Awards gala presentation!
Anyone who has produced a short film, documentary, animation, electronic game, educational resource, television program or innovative new media work was encouraged to enter their production in the 2008 EnhanceTV ATOM awards, which celebrate and recognise excellence and achievement in these important media…and put winners’ names up in lights and their work on the big screen!
Awards will be presented at the 2008 EnhanceTV ATOM Awards gala presentation:
Date: Friday 24 October, 2008
Time: 8.00pm – late (doors open 7.30pm)
Venue: Plaza Ballroom, Regent Theatre, Melbourne.
MC: Adam Elliot, Oscar winner, past ATOM Awards winner and creator of ‘Harvie Krumpet’.
Dress: Cocktail
Price: Adults - $77.00 (inc GSTS). Juniors (under 15) - $35.00 (inc GST)
The awards presentation will be followed by an after party, with drinks & canapes for all attendees. The evening will conclude at 12 midnight.
To book: www.ticketek.com.au or 1300 795 012.
Seating is general admission.
For more about the 2008 EnhanceTV ATOM Awards, visit www.atomawards.org
Good luck to all EnhanceTV ATOM Award finalists
The EnhanceTV ATOM Awards, which recognise excellence in Australian screen culture, are proudly supported by EnhanceTV, as part of its commitment to building bridges between filmmakers and the education sector.
EnhanceTV helps teachers use audiovisual content in the classroom; with free study resources; a weekly online guide that lets teachers know about upcoming educational programs; and an online store for teachers wanting to obtain copied programs for teaching.
By promoting the use of television in teaching, EnhanceTV improves the reach of filmmakers into this important market.
Whether you’re already an established professional, or an aspiring student who hopes to work in film and television, we would like to congratulate you on your selection as a finalist in these prestigious awards and wish you all the best for the night.
EnhanceTV helps teachers use audiovisual content in the classroom; with free study resources; a weekly online guide that lets teachers know about upcoming educational programs; and an online store for teachers wanting to obtain copied programs for teaching.
By promoting the use of television in teaching, EnhanceTV improves the reach of filmmakers into this important market.
Whether you’re already an established professional, or an aspiring student who hopes to work in film and television, we would like to congratulate you on your selection as a finalist in these prestigious awards and wish you all the best for the night.
ATOM Finalists being seen and heard …
Sarah McConnell, whose production ‘Rut’ is a Finalist in Best Secondary Animation was selected to screen her production at The Bayside Film Festival, in the Open Youth Category. The Bayside Film Festival will was held earlier this year.
Magda Booth’s production, ‘Broken Spell’, which is a finalist in Best Experimental has been invited to screen at the Istanbul Animation Festival which will run December 3 – 8, 2008.
Tali Gal-On’s film, ‘Crooked’, which is a finalist in the Tertiary Animation category, has been accepted for screening at the Munich International Festival of Film Schools. Tali has also been invited to attend the festival, so will fly to Munich in November.
‘Crooked’ was also recently selected for screening at Animadrid, Bradford Animation Festival and the Beijing International Student Film & Video Festival.
Tali’s other film ‘Lucille’, which is also a finalist in the Tertiary Animation category, was nominated for a Dendy Award at the Sydney Film Festival in June, alongside animations by Australian industry veterans.
Screenwriter Rachel Bowen recently won the Australian Writers Guild Award for Best Short Film script for the screenplay of ‘Hugo’.
‘Hugo’, which is a finalist in ‘Best Short Fiction’ was screened at Rhode Island International Film Festival in the USA in early August where it won the Grand Prize for Fantasy Film.
Hugo’s director Nick Verso and producer Rita Walsh attended the screening of ‘Hugo’ at Palm Springs International Short Film Festival in the USA in August.
‘Hugo’ will screen on Friday 31st October at Harold Washington Cultural Centre, Chicago as part of the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival.
The Chicago International Children's Film Festival (CICFF) or ‘Cannes for kids’ is the largest festival of films for children in North America, featuring over 200 films from 40 countries and screening a wide range of projects ranging from live action and animated features, to shorts, TV series, documentaries and child-produced works.
If you’re ‘being seen and heard’, tell the Editor about it and we can share your news in the newsletter.
Radical Workflow Breakthroughs, New Levels of Flash Expressiveness and Integration Anchor Adobe’s Biggest Software Release
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced the launch of the Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 product family on Tuesday 23 September, 2008 - a milestone release of the industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow. Delivering radical workflow breakthroughs that bring down the walls between designers and developers - and packed with hundreds of feature innovations - the new Creative Suite 4 product line advances the creative process across print, web, mobile, interactive, film and video production.
With new levels of integration and expressiveness for Flash technology across the entire product line, Adobe’s biggest software release to date includes Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design editions, Creative Suite 4 Web editions, Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Creative Suite 4 Master Collection, as well as 13 point products, 14 integrated technologies and seven services.
With new levels of integration and expressiveness for Flash technology across the entire product line, Adobe’s biggest software release to date includes Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design editions, Creative Suite 4 Web editions, Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Creative Suite 4 Master Collection, as well as 13 point products, 14 integrated technologies and seven services.
Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection CS4 combines virtually all of Adobe's new design and development applications, technologies and services in a single box - the most comprehensive creative environment ever delivered.
“Designers and developers are shaping the way that people consume information, share ideas, sell products, tell stories and create memorable experiences - in print, online and via mobile handsets,” said Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer at Adobe. “Whether you’re creating a rich Internet application, a video or a best-selling magazine, Adobe Creative Suite 4 delivers powerful cross-media technologies that have the ability to elevate products, brands and ideas above the clutter.”
Adobe Creative Suite 4 offers unprecedented choice among editions and stand-alone products, with comprehensive support for the most cutting-edge workflows for virtually any design discipline. Customers can choose from six suites or full version upgrades of 13 stand-alone applications, including Photoshop® CS4, Photoshop CS4 Extended, InDesign® CS4 (see separate releases), Illustrator® CS4, Flash® CS4 Professional, Dreamweaver® CS4, After Effects® CS4, and Adobe Premiere® Pro CS4.
A simplified workflow in Adobe Creative Suite 4 enables users to design across media more efficiently by making it easier to complete common tasks and switch between mediums without leaving a project. InDesign CS4 includes a new Live Preflight tool that allows designers to catch production errors and a newly customisable Links panel to place files more efficiently.
The revolutionary new Content-Aware Scaling tool in Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended automatically recomposes an image as it is resized, preserving vital areas as it adapts to new dimensions. An expanded version of Dynamic Link in CS4 Production Premium enables users to move content between After Effects CS4, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Soundbooth® CS4, and Encore® CS4, so updates can be seen instantly without rendering.
For more information, visit www.adobe.com
The revolutionary new Content-Aware Scaling tool in Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended automatically recomposes an image as it is resized, preserving vital areas as it adapts to new dimensions. An expanded version of Dynamic Link in CS4 Production Premium enables users to move content between After Effects CS4, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Soundbooth® CS4, and Encore® CS4, so updates can be seen instantly without rendering.
For more information, visit www.adobe.com
Did you know?
- In the beach scene near the end of the Beatles' film ‘Help!’, which was filmed in 1965, John Lennon could not be present so another actor stood in for him.
- Wilson, the volleyball that kept Tom Hanks' character company on a deserted island in the hit Castaway (2000), sold for $18,400 in 2001 in an online auction of movie props.
- In 1997, ‘The Simpsons’ broke ‘The Flintstones’ record for longest-running prime time animated TV show. The program also holds the record for most guest stars in a television series.
- A total of 1,400 actresses were interviewed for the part of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind before Vivien Leigh won the role.
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