Internet Week Europe held in London

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Published on Wednesday, 02 November 2011 05:00

Written by Christopher Lai

The second annual Internet Week Europe, hosted by Europe's digital industry, will premier in London on November 7 - 11, 2011. Internet week is not a  traditional conference where you sit all day while speakers troop on stage. Instead, the many crowd-sourced events are held throughout London.

The Hospital Club is the inaugural HQ for Internet Week Europe 2011. The only club designed specifically for the Creative industries, it features seven floors of inspiration, entertainment and innovation -- from a state-of-the-art TV Studio through to the Gallery, beautiful club spaces, fabulous restaurant and up to the Screening Room and roof top Martini Bar.

In between sessions IWE delegates are invited to lounge around the Bellini Bar with an espresso martini rustled up by their expert bar staff.

Throughout the Internet Week, more than 200 events are expected to take place citywide, from Tech-City’s Bethnal Green, Silicon Roundabout and Shoreditch to Westminster and Covent Garden.

These events represent a wide spectrum of digital topics, ranging from digital culture and creativity, through politics and social media to networking, privacy, games, mobile and entrepreneurialism.

The second annual gathering and celebration of Europe’s digital industry offers unprecedented networking and learning opportunities, with events encompassing everything from conferences, workshops, panels, entertainment, social media meet-ups, parties and even industry speed-dating.

The calendar for 2011 reflects how Internet Week Europe has fast emerged as a top annual gathering for internet leaders across Europe, and a showcase for Europe’s thriving digital innovations.

Organizations presenting events during the festival currently include:

• BIMA
• TED
• LinkedIn
• Dentsu
• eConsultancy
• SapientNitro
• Don't Panic
• Vitamin T, IAB,
• Yahoo!,
• TechHub,
• BERG,
• Soundcloud,
• BBC
• Framestore
• Financial Times
• Google

Nick Farnhill, co-chairman of Internet Week Europe commented:

"Now in its second year and already feeling like an established annual event for the European digital community, the weeklong festival continues to raise the profile of internet companies and organizations and celebrate the best of the European web.

"The citywide platform is a way for many to get to the heart of our digital culture, with emerging themes including start-up culture, mobile creativity, privacy issues, cyber crime and the use of social media in government all being addressed."

For the second year in a row, Yahoo! is on board as presenting sponsor, with Vitamin T, a new division of Aquent, supporting the festival as official sponsor. The official media partners are BIMA and The Financial Times.

Internet Week Europe is delighted to welcome for the first time SapientNitro as official agency partner, LinkedIn as its official networking partner, Wildfire as Social Media partner and WebCrumbz.net as the official app development partner.

European partners have venue spaces available to them from TechHub, Central working and Hub Culture, as well as accommodation offers from The Sanderson and St Martins Lane hotels and Roomarama.

Highlights of the preliminary calendar include:

• Digital archaeology highlights
  Digital Archaeology returns to Internet Week Europe this year with a selection of the most significant sites from the early web - all congruously displayed on archaic hardware.
  
  
• Kissing
  Unit 9 will be encouraging crowd participation again this year in Hoxton Square by featuring the installation 'Kissing' by Tango & Hawaii in their window. The intimate kissing moment will be responsive to the bystanders’ stimuli.
  
  
• Mind Candy HQ Party
  Mind Candy are throwing open the doors of their (relatively new) Moshi headquarters. Have a drink in their tree house and enjoy a short talk from the CEO and founder of Mind Candy, Michael Acton Smith.
  
  
• Ignite London
  This well established event will be keeping its tradition format - 20 slides - 15 seconds a slide - but with very special speakers lined up for Internet Week Europe.
  
  
• Metaphwoar
  Another chance to hear some creative metaphors and be introduced to seeing something you thought was one thing, into seeing it as another thing entirely.
  
  
• Creative Social Presents...... 'Creative Looting' - Who's Idea is it Anyway?
  A line-up of excellent speakers and a room of Creative Directors all pondering on creative harvesting and the originality of anything. Who will play it safe or take a risk?
  
  
• Come Find the Answers
  A party at The Marie Lloyd pub where you can see who gives a better answer - The Pub Landlord or Siri - http://siritoldmeto.com/
  
  
• Social Media in Parliament
  A discussion hosted in the House of Commons as to whether MPs and Lords in the Houses of Parliament should use social media and under what kind of parameters?
  
  
• Lean Startup Workshop: Practical ways to turn your idea into a successful product
  Made by Many and Leancamp are running an introduction to tools of the Lean Startup - giving practical advice based on their experience - and discussing the new methods and ways of thinking for this business development approach.
  
  
• Everybody's a Critic? - Literary Merit on the Internet & The Not the Booker Prize
  Guardian critic Sam Jordison and Mark Thwaite, the creator of the independent online book review website ReadySteadyBook, join novelists Lars Iyer, Michael Stewart, and Julian Gough— three finalists from this year's Not the Booker Prize (including the winner) — to discuss the world’s rowdiest literary prize.

The calendar of events, including full details, can be found at www.internetweekeurope.com/calender

More information and sign-up for organizations that are interested in to hosting official events during future festivals is available at www.internetweekeurope.com

Internet Week Europe
November 7 - 11, 2011

Various Locations
London, England

Future of Film and Film Tech Join Hands

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Published on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 05:00

Written by L E Shannon

The inaugural Film Technology Summit is being held on November 7 and the 3rd Annual Future of Film Summit takes place November 8, 2011 at the Annex Space in Hollywood, California.

The Film Technology Summit focuses on production and exhibition in the digital age and the Future of Film Summit deals with film financing, crowdsourcing, digital film distribution across multiple platforms and digital marketing.

This event is a new opportunity for creatives, producers, buyers and film financiers to learn about current issues relevant to the film industry from both independents and  top studio executives.

Keynote Speakers for Film Technology Summit include:
Shawn Levy, director/producer
Roland Emmerich, director/ producer/writer

Keynote Speakers for the Future of Film Summit include:
Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO of Relativity Media
Broderick Johnson, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Alcon Entertainment
Andrew Kosove, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Alcon Entertainment

Other Speakers include:

• Wendy Aylsworth, SVP, Technology, Warner Bros. Technical Operations
• Robert C. Bailey, SVP, Colorworks, Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Bill Bannerman, Co-Producer & Aerial Unit Director, Twilight franchise
• Andrea Kalas, VP, Archives, Paramount Pictures
• Steven Quale, Director, Final Destination 5 in 3D & Visual Effects Supervisor, Avatar
• Jennifer Fox, Director, My Reincarnation
• Sophia Lin, Producer
• Melissa Rosenberg, Producer/Writer, Twilight franchise)
• Josh Mond, Co-Founder, Borderline Films & Producer, Martha Marcy May Marlene

Film Technology Summit Topics Include:

• New Realities on the Set: How Are Roles of The Film Crew Impacted in the Digital Age?
• What's Next for CGI Animation? CGI/Live-Action Hybrids, Motion-capture and more
• Film Restoration Supersession
• Digital Cinema Exhibitors: Technology & New Revenue Streams
• Masters of Technology in Film: Making Movie Stars Out of Special Effects and Unique Imagery

Future of Film Summit Topics Include:

• Introduction to Flixtracker
• Presentation by Rentrak
• Kickstarter Supersession: Is Crowdsourcing the Future of Film Production and Marketing?
• Trendsetters in Digital Marketing
• Why do Women Matter in Hollywood? Their Influence Behind the Camera, in Front of the Camera and in the Audience

With the conjunction of both Film Summits, this event promises to be the best ever.

For more information, go to www.lafilmconference.com.

Future of Film Summit
November 8, 2011

Annex Space
Hollywood Boulevard & Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, California.

American Film Market: 30 Years, 10,000 Films and Counting

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Published on Friday, 28 October 2011 05:00

Written by FilmFestival Traveler

The 30th American Film Market (AFM) is taking place November 2 - 9, 2011 at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, the Fairmont and Le Merigot Hotels in Santa Monica, California.

AFM is a marketplace where the business of independent motion picture production and distribution culminates yearly, as more than 8,000 industry leaders converge for eight days of deal-making, screenings, conferences, premieres, networking and parties.  

The AFM is produced by the Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA®), the trade association representing the world's producers and distributors of independent motion pictures and television programs.

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