2004 Festival Competition
ION celebrates the ever expanding worlds of animation
and film production as well as highlights their
timely convergence with the booming $20+ billion
electronic gaming industry. ION 2004 brings
together international independent filmmakers and
animators and provides a unique venue for gaming
companies to release new products and technologies
to eager audiences of early adopters.
ION 2004 will showcase and promote
high-quality international shorts – in the form
of narratives, documentaries and animation – as
well as experimental films, music videos and games
by filmmakers and companies from around the world.
Screenings will take place at The
Culver Studios.
Link TV-sponsored broadcasts will
feature international filmmakers speaking with audiences,
filmmaking symposiums and interviews with ION's visionary
celebrity judges.
With competition screenings and Internet
delivery of international short fiction and non-fiction
narratives, animations and music videos, Festival winners
are featured in ION's DVD film series "Short
Circuit".
Short Circuit is
annually distributed worldwide to key industry professionals
such as studio executives, independent film producers,
film agents, film directors, art directors, creative
directors, production houses and select members of
the press – all of whom are dedicated to discovering
talent. ION's Short Circuit series
provides Festival winners with the unique opportunity
of being screened by industry power brokers in the
comfort of their homes or offices.
Companies that have expressed interest
and will be receiving Short Circuit are as follows:
ICM, CAA, United Talent Agency, William Morris Agency,
Sony Pictures, Sony ImageWorks, DreamWorks, Pixar, Disney,
Rhythm and Hues, Klasky Csupo, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network,
TBWA/Chiat Day, BBDO, J. Walter Thompson, Grey Advertising
and many, many more to list.
Categories
ION is about everything short and
entertaining and accepts all categories and genres of
short film, including comedy, drama, educational, horror,
sci-fi, documentary, experimental shorts and animation.
There will be 7 separately juried
competitions in the 2004 ION festival, open to entries
from anywhere in the world.
The juried competitions are as follows.
Click on each category to view descriptions:
- Short
Films
- Short
Documentaries
- Animation
- Games
- Music
Videos
- Experimental
and Art Videos/Films
- TV
Spots and Commercials
Selections
ION appoints independent selection
committees to view all submissions, for both pre-selection
and final selection. Selection committees are comprised
of industry professionals such as directors, producers,
agents, film company executives, animation professionals
and advertising agency executives.
The 'Game' category will be judged
by individuals from the media and gaming creatives and
executives.
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