Celebrating Inspiration & Innovation

Our friends at Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH are proud to announce SPARK Animation ‘09, their yearly roundup of instruction, insight and inspiration for animation fans and professionals. The conference runs from September 16-20 at the Vancouver International Film Centre, with select presentations at the Opus Vancouver Hotel (Opus Room). They’ve got 9 films, dozens of industry speakers and a fabulous festival party on Saturday night – don’t miss it!

This year there’s 3 days worth of world-renowned animators, art directors and filmmakers presenting their work – people like Dave Burgess, Head Character Animator on Monsters vs. Aliens, who will be joined by Director Conrad Vernon as they discuss the making of their film. Then there’s Production Designer Ricky Nierva, who joins Director of Photography Patrick Lin to discuss the making of Up, and Ricky will also be offering a Masterclass in Character Design at the Opus Room. Space for this Masterclass is limited so don’t delay, sign up now!

Passes and tickets are on sale now – be sure to get in quick, as you won’t want to miss out!

For more info and a full list of events, see here.