 Los Angeles Chapter
welcomes the most honored computer graphics work of the
year
Los Angeles, California, USA – September 7, 2010 – The Los
Angeles Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH will host a one night only event,
showcasing the world's finest animation and visual effects in a
special screening version of the "Electronic Theater" from the
SIGGRAPH 2010 Conference's Computer Animation Festival. This
special edit reel of feature work, art, science, broadcast and
games is brought to us by Computer Animation Festival Chair, Isaac
V. Kerlow and Technical Director Josh Grow. "I am always impressed
by the quantity and quality of submissions. They find a way to
consistently raise the bar every year, making the jury process
extremely difficult, but very rewarding" said Grow, who will be
present to provide the opening remarks.
This year's screening of festival highlights will include visual
effects clips from recent feature films "2012", "Alice in
Wonderland", and "Avatar", along with the latest in ground-breaking
short animated and visual effects films. Included will be "Best of
Show Award Winner "Loom", now eligible for an Academy Award
nomination.
DAY / DATE / TIME / VENUE:
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at the Los Angeles Valley College
– Valley Glen, CA USA
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM -- Social Hour, Appetizers and Soft Drinks are
included with your entry-fee or membership.
7:30 - 10:00 PM (approximate) -- Program Presentation.
ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER OF ACM
SIGGRAPH:
L.A. SIGGRAPH is a Professional Chapter of the Association for
Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group in Computer Graphics,
serving the Los Angeles area. Organized and operating exclusively
for educational and scientific purposes relating to the field of
computer graphics, L.A. SIGGRAPH is a non-profit organization, run
by volunteers. Officially chartered in September, 1991, L.A.
SIGGRAPH has provided a forum for members to meet regularly, share
their work, and exchange ideas.
www.la.siggraph.org
About ACM SIGGRAPH
ACM SIGGRAPH is dedicated to the generation and dissemination of
information on computer graphics and interactive techniques. We are
a membership organization that values passion, integrity,
excellence, volunteerism, and cross-disciplinary interaction in all
of our activities. We are probably best known for the annual
SIGGRAPH conference we sponsor, but we also put on a variety of
programs year-round and worldwide to benefit the SIGGRAPH
community. http://www.siggraph.org
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