Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference Converges Sept 20-23 With Yours Truly!

I've received and accepted a moderator role at the Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference this month from the 20th to the 23rd. The conference is a great influencer in Canada and the world in the S3D industry. This year they are reaching out with special screenings, top line talent complete with an exceptional workshop on Quality in Stereo-3D and a masterclass held by Demetri Portelli (47 RONIN, HUGO).

I'll be helming the 6pm session on September 22st entitled: 3D CREATION ON A 2D BUDGET with panelists April Mullen (DEAD BEFORE DAWN 3D), Eric Tessier (5150 ELM'S WAY) and Alex Farrell (Director, Media and Entertainment, RBC Commercial Markets). This also ties nicely into what I'm doing with my own passion production, DREADLOCK.

I'm really excited about the events! You can find out more and plan to attend right here: http://www.tis3dc.ca/

The Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference is an acclaimed unique international gathering of creative, scientific and business minds discussing, discovering and inspiring innovation in “Stereoscopic 3D” Cinema. Brought together by the 3D Film Innovation Consortium (3D FLIC), the Conference offers the highest quality discussions on the creative, scientific and business challenges and possibilities of Stereoscopic 3D.

The 3D Shorts Programme consists of six Canadian and international short stereoscopic films, animations and videos produced in the last two years. This selection of stereoscopic shorts was specially curated for the 2nd Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference by 3D cinema scholar Sanja Obradovic.

Here are the speakers who will be speaking this year at the conference:

Catherine Owens (U23D, Sculpting Space)
Robert Neuman (Disney)
Demitri Portelli (Stereographer - Hugo, 47 Ronan)
Graham Clark (Stereo D)
Stephen Low (IMAX)
Hugh Murray (IMAX)
Marty Banks (Berkeley),
Andrew Watson (NASA),
April Mullen (Dead before Dawn)
Eric Tessier (Les Pee Wee 3D)
Matt Cowan (Entertainment Technology Consultants Canada Inc.)
Drew Fellman (Born to be Wild)
Jim Chabin, (President International 3D Society)
Laurie Wilcox (York University)
Robert Allison (York University)
Ali Kazimi (York University)
Buzz Hayes (True Image Company, Inc)
Gordon Harris (Christie)
Munro Fergusson (Director, NFB)
James Stewart (Director - Foxed!)
Jonathan Barker (Flight of the Butterflies 3D)
Paul Salvini (Christie)
Liane Kotler (TVO Doc Studio)
Tony Gunnarsson (IHS Screen Digest)
Florian Maier (Stereotec)
Bill White (3D International Media Partners)
Phillipe Baylaucq (Ora)
Julian Pinn (Dolby)
Tim Dashwood (Dashwood Cinema Solutions)
Peter Lude (SMPTE)
Brian Cullen (University of Waterloo)
Jeremy Lloyd (Marketing Magazine)
Jim Dorey (Editor-in-Chief MarketSaw)
Adam May (Vision 3D)
Mark Stevens (Redlab)
Ken McNeil (Creative Post Inc.)
Peter Armstrong (byDeluxe)
Ian Herring (Parallax Films)
M. Bove (MIT),
N. Schneider (MTBS.com)
Vincent Chapdelaine-Couture (McGill)
Roy Anthony (Christie)
Cristin Bargheil (Side Effects Software)
Eric Deren (Dzignlight Studios)
Ihor Petelycky (Spatial View)
Alex Farrell (Director, Media and Entertainment, RBC)
Piotr Didyk (MIT),
Stephen Palmisano (University Wollongong),
Inna Tsirlin (York University)
Denise Quesnel (Emily Carr University)
Maria Lantin (Emily Carr University)
John Helliker (Sheridan College, SIRT)
Andrew Hogue (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
Bernhard Riecke (Simon Fraser University)


Special thanks to James Stewart of Geneva Films Co. for co-chairing the conference and inviting me to participate.

If you have the opportunity to attend I'd love to see you in person! More on the conference soon...

Exclusive: Press Conference TODAY With "The Dwarves" Of THE HOBBIT!!

**SAME DAY UPDATE: And just as we said - here are the details from the conference (which PJ missed unfortunately). Not too earth shattering, but cool all the same! (Photo updated with shot of cast table)

**AND now a video of the conference!

EXCLUSIVE: I have heard from one of my top sources on THE HOBBIT mere minutes ago and he says later today (Friday, New Zealand time) there will be a press conference with "The dwarves" in attendance!!

Wish I was there. The content of the conference is so hush-hush that even he doesn't know what will transpire. Further casting announcements perhaps?

What we DO know is that shooting will commence on March 21. Hopefully Peter Jackson will be back up to par (or better) by then!

Will let you know what happens at the conference as soon as I find out!! Stay tuned...

List Of Upcoming 3D-Related Expos, Shows, & Conferences!

Hi everyone, Michael here. With 2008 drawing to a close, I've put together a list of the 3D-related expos, shows, conferences, and conventions that will be coming up in 2009. I will be updating this list as more 3-D shows are announced. Some of these shows are strictly dedicated to 3-D, while others are more broad.

If you want to be on the cutting edge of stereoscopic 3-D entertainment, technology, business, and trends, clear your calendars for these events as 2009 will certainly be the Year of 3-D!

If you know of an upcoming 3-D event not on this list, please send me an email or comment below.

International CES

When: January 8-11, 2009

Where: Las Vegas, NV

site: http://www.cesweb.org/

Stereoscopic Displays & Applications Conference

When: January 19-21, 2009

Where: San Jose, CA

site: http://www.stereoscopic.org/

HD Expo (March)

When: March 5, 2009

Where: Universal City, CA

site: http://www.hdexpo.net/

Game Developers Conference

When: March 23-27, 2009

Where: San Francisco, CA

site: http://www.gdconf.com

ShoWest

When: March 30-April 2, 2009

Where: Las Vegas, NV

site: http://www.showest.com/

NAB Show

When: April 18-23, 2009

Where: Las Vegas, NV

site: http://www.nabshow.com/

SID Display Week

When: May 31-June 5, 2009

Where: San Antonio, TX

site: http://www.sid.org/conf/sid2009/sid2009.html

Dimension3 Expo

When: June 2-4, 2009

Where: Seine-Saint-Denis, France

site: http://www.dimension3-expo.com/

E3 Expo

When: June 2-4, 2009

Where: Los Angeles, CA

site: http://www.e3expo.com/

HD Expo (June)

When: June 11, 2009

Where: Chicago, IL

site: http://www.hdexpo.net/

Cinema Expo International

When: June 22-25, 2009

Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

site: http://www.showest.com/filmexpo/cinemaexpo/index.jsp

San Diego Comic-Con

When: July 23-26, 2009

Where: San Diego, CA

site: http://comic-con.org/

Siggraph

When: August 3-7, 2009

Where: New Orleans, LA

site: http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/

IBC

When: September 10-15, 2009

Where: Amsterdam, Netherlands

site: http://www.ibc.org/

HD Expo (September)

When: September 17, 2009

Where: New York, NY

site: http://www.hdexpo.net/

ShowEast

When: October 26-29, 2009

Where: Orlando, FL

site: http://www.showest.com/filmexpo/showeast/index.jsp

SMPTE Tech Conference & Expo

When: October 27-29, 2009

Where: Hollywood, CA

site: http://www.smpte.org/events/smpte_anual_tech

HD Expo (November)

When: November 4-5, 2009

Where: Los Angeles, CA

site: http://www.hdexpo.net/

Siggraph Asia

When: December 16-19, 2009

Where: Yokohama, Japan

site: http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009

3D Film Festival

When: not yet scheduled (2009)

Where: tba

site: http://www.3dff.org/

3DX Festival

When: not yet scheduled (2009)

Where: tba

site: http://www.3dxfestival.com/

3D Entertainment Summit

When: September 16-17 (2009)

Where: Universal City, CA

site: http://www.3d-summit.com/

Intermittent Internet Access For A Bit. Back Saturday!

Folks - I am in Atlanta for a conference this week so my posts will be fewer and shorter in length, but I am monitoring my sources and contacts closely and will certainly post any breaking news that you have come to expect from MarketSaw. Back soon!