A number of organisations have requested extensions to apply for Digital Culture Project Grants so they can prepare support material. We have agreed to extend the closing date for this round of applications to Thursday 11th September. If you were considering applying to this round please note the new deadline and do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
Regards
Brenda Nash
Acting Digital Culture Program Co-ordinator
Film Victoria
GPO Box 4361
Melbourne 3001
Australia
Level 7,…
The AEAF program for 7-10 December Sydney is now online at www.dmw.com.au
We will have more exciting sessions to announce in the coming weeks - so watch for regular updates. In the meantime don't miss out on our 25% Earlybird discount which ends 24 September.
The program includes sessions from the creators of
FINDING NEMO Pixar
PETER PAN ILM
CHARLIES ANGELS Sony Pictures Imageworks
LARA CROFT The Moving Picture Company
UNDEAD Spierigfilms
ANIMATRIX
Plus AEAF Awards, AEAF Short Film Festival…
It's been a while since I've been here, but thought I'd post pics of what my current project is looking like. :) Hope you like it.
Please let my know any crit or comments :)
please feel free to email me at: josh@3dnutta.com
Handshake Media is conducting a review of Film Victoria's Digital Media Fund, including recommendations for the future of the fund and further Government engagement with the sector. Consultants Rachel Dixon and Terry Jennings are consulting with industry and cultural organisations and individuals, and are seeking input from people and companies active in digital media. If you would like to provide input to their report, please email info@handshakemedia.com.au, or contact Rachel on 0414 884 775…
I am looking to take the intiative of gathering a group of Melbourne game programmers/3D artists to supply to my clients in their peak periods.
Are you...
located in Melb?
A C++ or 3D Studio Max guru?
looking to break into the games industry?
a fun, exciting personality always looking for a challenge?
drop me an email to further discuss
peter.storto@elanit.com.au
Gamershell has 15 new screenshots of Auran's Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004. There's lots of scenic railway shots, plus a few showing off the editing side of Trainz 2004. To see some homegrown railroad action, click here!
ActionTrip has an interview with Tony Oakden from Irrational Games Canberra about their upcoming FPS, Tribes: Vengeance.
"Reactions to early demos of our game have been extremely positive. We are very aware that there is a huge Tribes fan base out there and we don?t want to risk alienating any of them! So far reactions to the game from fans have been very good."
Click here to read the interview!
Thanks to Zaph for posting about the Interact Festival below. The Games Day: Twitch is on the 4th, September 2003...
If you happen to be attending the Interact Festival (or just live in Melbourne and have time to attend these sessions) then check out the Diegesis Games Day talks at Federation Square. You can even get a sneak preview of Transformers Armada!
Games Day: Twitch
Presented by the Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Festival Day Pass $18.00 Metropolitan, $15.00 Regional
Games…
Xboxworld had set out a bunch of questions supplied by their forum visitors to Mario Wynards from New Zealand's Sidhe Interactive about their eagerly awaited Rugby League title. So if you're dying to know if Willie Mason's afro is adjustable, amongst other things, please click here :)
Some big news for those wanting to study game development in Melbourne...
"THE Victorian government is contributing $150,000 towards the establishment of a Melbourne campus of the Academy of Interactive Entertainment....
It is scheduled to open for the first semester of 2004.
Ms Thomson said the new campus would initially create six new jobs, intake 80 students in the first year and be staffed by game industry veterans."
Read the AustralianIT article here.
** Zdnet has an article on it too. You…
