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Animation Industry Unveils Plans for The Collision Awards - Submissions Due April 19th

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

NEW YORK, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Reflecting the tremendous growth and importance of animation in today's media world, industry leaders have joined forces with the organizers of The Telly Awards to launch The Collision Awards - the first global and holistic platform solely dedicated to honoring excellence in Animation and Motion Design in all its forms. Launched in partnership with key industry leaders, the mission is to celebrate the unique and incomparable creativity and technical talent in Animation and Motion Design across Marketing & Communications, Commercials, Television, Film, Experiential, Games & XR. This is the first time ever that animation across all disciplines will be honored by one set of awards. With winners set to be announced in July 2024, the call for entries is now open at https://collisionawards.com.

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  • Animation Industry Unveils Plans for The Collision Awards First Ever Honor Recognizing Animation and Motion Design In All Its Forms Animation Magazine, Animation World Network, Animation Nights New York, Epic Games, Motion Plus Design, SIGGRAPH ACM London, Skwigly, Stash, VIEW Conference and WeTransfer among global partners joining forces to launch inaugural awards show from the group behind The Telly Awards.
  • Animation veteran Randeep Katari, previously at Netflix, named as The Collision Awards General Manager.
  • This is the first time ever that animation across all disciplines will be honored by one set of awards.
  • Scale and gravitas matter and The Collision Awards already feel like they have both," says Stephen Price, Executive Editor of Stash Magazine, a founding Collision Awards partner.

“Snake Lighter” Art Project in Brooklyn is the First-Time a GeoPose-Based Installation has Been Created in the U.S.

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

The Snake Lighter Art Installation is part of the Bushwick Open Studios Project.

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  • The Snake Lighter Art Installation is part of the Bushwick Open Studios Project.
  • Starting from Monday, September 20th, until the night of September 26, Snake Lighter will be open only by appointment.
  • Black said visitors to Snake Lighter will get both an imaginative artistic experience and a glimpse into the future of AR.
  • Snake Lighter is groundbreaking and historic in that this will be the first time that a GeoPose-based fine art installation has been created in the United States and perhaps the world.

SIGGRAPH 2020 Conference Goes Virtual With 2-week Event in August

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200623005843/en/
    The virtual SIGGRAPH 2020 conference will be hosted on the Hubb virtual event platform in conjunction with additional platform partners for registration, livestreaming, and the Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater.
  • SIGGRAPH 2020 Conference Chair Kristy Pron, of Walt Disney Imagineering, shared, Weve spent the past several weeks listening to our SIGGRAPH communitysponsors, contributors, participantsin order to determine the best way to bring the 2020 conference to life.
  • View conference sessions from past years, webinars, and SIGGRAPH 2020 program videos on the ACM SIGGRAPH YouTube Channel .
  • SIGGRAPH 2020 , the 47th annual conference hosted by ACM SIGGRAPH, will take place virtually.