Celebrate Twentieth Anniversary Artfutura In Barcelona
The fusion of art and thought comes to Barcelona with the twentieth edition of ArtFutura. The event will be held between October 29 and November 1 in two common areas in Barcelona, the Imagine and the Arts Auditorium Santa Monica. The Festival of Culture and Creativity Digital, established in 1990, received this year under the slogan a OEDE Virtual reality Socialesa Network and will feature projects and ideas of national and international panorama of new media, video games, digital animation and interactive design. ArtFutura is an event expected to exceed a year, the expectations of his aides. Activities on offer include conferences, workshops, exhibitions, interactive installations and live performances mainly dedicated to animation, robotics, special effects, digital images and 3D. Among the previous participants include William Gibson, Laurie Anderson, Timothy Leary, Tomato, and Rebecca Allen, among others, as well as the collaboration of companies such as Pixar, Robot Amorphic Works, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Hanson Robotics, which in the previous edition presented a robot able to see, remember and talk.
One of the most anticipated activities is the ArtFutura Awards 2010, which will reward the most innovative projects in the categories of creation and 3D games, considered the highest accolade in the area of 3D animation and special effects in Spain. For those interested in participating, the deadlines for submitting entries are 20 and 10 September respectively. ArtFutura also be present in other Spanish cities of Alicante, Cadiz, Zaragoza, Pamplona, Gijon, Granada, Madrid, Murcia, Segovia, Vigo, Palma de Mallorca and Valladolid. Supporters of virtual reality, artificial life and computer generated images ArtFutura festival can enjoy this festival.