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4. 1. Research Output iv) Screenings

Table 4.1.9. is summary for production done from AY July 2007-till present. I have introduced animated content into my works since 2007 and since 2010 HD DCP/ Projection and Two channel Stereoscopic HD 3D for passive/active 3D stereo DCP/Digital Cinema. In addition were adapted for various immersive stereoscopic visualization platforms such as the following:

 320 The Immesrive Room in the NTU/Institute for Media Innovation Immersive Room (5 channels)1

 Ars Electronica, presetigious stereo venue Deep Space for the ocasion of the most reputable festival of digital arts in the world Ars Electronica Festival (2011, 2013).2

 Glass-free stereoscopic version of the film for Alioscopy 3D HD 55" LV TV Platform British (BAFTA) qualifying festival, renowned Brooklyn Film Festival, New York (2011)

The resulting 3D stereoscopic animated films won 15 awards (14 International) and were selected in 47 festivals/theatrical screenings. Film was submitted in more than 70 international juried events such as: The 14th International Beverly Hills Film Festival(2014), SPARK [FWD] 3D, VFX & Advanced Imaging Conference Vancouver by prestigious Emily Carr/S3D Centre and the Canadian 3D and Advance Imaging Society (2013), 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK (2013)3 The 15th Annual Washington DC Festival(2013),Canada International Film Festival (2013), Acclaimed Festival Anima Mundi Brazil (2011 and 2013)4 ,6th Annual, , the world's largest all stereoscopic Film, Music & Interactive Festival (2013), Dimension 3 Festival, Seine-Saint–Denis, France (2010) The 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) (2013). "Elysian Fields", was competing at the OSCARS, 86th Academy Awards Animated Competition Screening. Film was awarded prestigious award Best Short film from 3D-Festival Beyond, at the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe,(ZKM), Germany (2013).

1 The IMI Immersive Room is 3D stereo room where the viewer is surrounded on all sides by long 320 curved screens on which the film is projected via five channel projection

2 I was honored to share the same platfrom with the Academy Award winner for known for American science-fiction film "Alien" directed by Ridley Scot, HR Giger, a Swiss painter. More than 500 artists, scientists and scholars from 45 countries contributed their perspectives, speeches, installations, performances and interventions to this year’s festival. 2013 Festival had more than 85,000 visits. Please see images further in the Research Output Pages 43 onwards and Appendix Screenings

3 Established in 1947 renowned around the world the festival premiered films such as Disney Pixar RATATOUILLE, Disney Pixar BRAVE,(2012) "Elysian Fields" opened preview reel of the festival

4 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has included this key annual International film festival qualified for the choice of Oscar for Best Animation Short Film. Screening at Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo sets the Festival among the biggest two in the World. Festival was juried and out of 1405 films submitted 531 was selected.

Table 1 Summary of Screenings 5

Film Screenings &Competitions Total from 1July 2007 till present

Academic Year International Regional/Local TOTAL Top Tier 2007-2008 1(*1) 1 2 1 2008-2009 0 1 1 0 2009-2010 1 0 1 0 2010-2011 3(*2) 0 3 2 2011-2012 2(*2) 3 5 2 2012-2013 11(*7) 2 13 7 2013-2014 22(*15) 0 22 15 TOTAL 40(*27) 7 47 27*

Table 1 Summary of Screenings *Top Tier

Film Screenings &Competitions last 3 years

Academic Year International Regional/Local TOTAL Top Tier 2010-2011 3(2*) 0 3 2 2011-2012 2(2*) 3 5 2 2012-2013 11(7*) 2 13 7 2013-2014 22(16*) 0 22 16 TOTAL 38 (27*) 5 43 27*

Table 2 Summary of Screenings in the last 3 years *Top Tier

5 * marking for Tier festival

List of the film screenings and festivals dating from 2007 till 2013/14 is sorted by international or local venue. Each screening festival is described in detail for its importance to follow.

Film Screenings from 1 July 2007- till present

Total # Ranking Total List and #No. of festivals per AY and Remarks

#Total 1 July 2013 till 30 June 2014 Total of 22 international screenings Int'l./local (2013) Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Elysian Fields" 3D Stereo Animation (11min)(AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG 55/10 $149,992.80, SGD 2011-2014, IMI Seed Grant (M4080760.B40) $78,000 SGD 2011-2013

(1) Int'l Event 1) 01.05.2014 Event Title: Spring Showcase Selection, May1, 2014 The Best in Film and Video, American Online film Awards, hosted New York, USA Invitational About the Event: The American Online Film Awards are celebrating the best of independent and foreign films, documentaries, TV shows and music videos. Judges Mark Ehrenkranz. producer of the NY Film Critics Series, Richard Selwyn-Barnett. Showcase Trailer Elysian Fields & "Discover incredible films" on uploaded American Online Film Awards Spring Showcase Trailer May 1st. The Audience votes on the films they like. Every film they watch they'll be able to rate, giving it a rating of 1 to 5 (5 being the best, 1 being the lowest). After the Spring Showcase the top ten scoring films in each category, will then be watched by judges and given a final rating. The final ratings between the Spring and Fall Showcases will decide the nominations for the Awards Ceremony in New York. Film "Elysian Fields" invited to screen.

(2) Int'l Event 2) 23.-27.04.2014 Event Title: The 14th International Beverly Hills Film 1- Top Festival, The Chinese Theatres, , USA. About the Event: Tier About the Event: founded in 2001 is an international competition dedicated to showcasing the art and talent of emerging filmmakers. 2014 line-up of 50 competition films included Oscar- winner Thomas Stellmach’s and Maja Oschmann’s “Virtuos Virtuell”; Emmy-winner Kenneth R. Shapiro’s “Great Voices Sing John Denver” featuring Placido Domingo and Placido Domingo Jr; the comedy “Confessions of a Womanizer” starring Oscar-nominee Gary Busey, directed by Miguel Ali; as well as Frank Meli’s “Dragula” with Carmen Electra, produced by Emmy-nominee Adam Shankman; and “Second Act” starring , directed by Francesca de Sola; Paul Saltzman’s “The Last White Knight” featuring Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman and Emmy- winner Harry Belafonte; and Patrick Mark’s “Faberge: A Life of Its Own” featuring BAFTA-nominee Samuel West. The BHFF presents awards in the following categories: Golden Palm Award (best film in all categories); Best Feature; Best Documentary; Best Short Film; Best Animation; Best Foreign Film; Best ; Best Editor; Best ; Best Actress; as well as Audience Choice Awards and the Golden Palm Competition Awards. Awards. . Award: Audience Choice Award Animation for "Elysian Fields"The 2014 BHFF Jury was lead by Steven Paul (CEO & President of Crystal Sky), and also included Fern Champion, Sara May Levy, Mark Lester, Lara Minassian, Misha Segal, Shannon Gardner, Peary Teo, and C. Thomas Howell. (3) 2- Top 3) 19-23.02.2014 Event Title: The 15th Washington DC Independent Tier Film Festival DCIFF About the Event: The oldest independent film Int'l festival in Washington. The 15th Annual DC Independent Film Event Festival has a storied history of presenting extraordinary films. It was launched in 1999 to nurture independent film. As a competitive festival, all films are Washington DC premieres and many are U.S. and world premieres. Out of 1,000 entries selected finalists included 9 feature films, 6 documentary features, 7 documentary shorts, 23 narrative shorts, 16 animated films and 9 student films. Films selected were from 18 different countries, including New Zealand, Canada, Iran, Spain, Netherlands, China, Russia, Austria, India, Italy, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Singapore, Croatia, Ireland and Australia. Elysian Fields Screened at Naval Heritage Center features a 46'x 16' screen 7.1 digital . FB link

(4) Int'l Event 4) 5-9.02.2014 SPARK [FWD] 3D, VFX & Advanced Imaging 3- Top Conference and Festival. Event Title: Festival's 3D Stereo Short Tier Programme “FILM -: Short Stories in 3D”, Vancouver International Film Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) Canada. About the Event: The event merges the efforts of three organizations 1) Emily Carr University of Art+Design one of Canada’s premier, universities /S3D Centre, national centre of excellence dedicated to advancing the art and technology of stereo 3D, advanced imaging and immersive media topics through applied research, skills development and event outreach, 2) the Canadian 3D and Advance Imaging Society, and 3) Spark CG Society, originally arm to the Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH chapter SPARK [FWD] is a three-day conference and five-day film festival with a focus on stereoscopic 3D, VFX & Advanced Imaging topics in HFR (High ), film production, 4K-8K. such as "Pacific Rim" (3D), "Batman" (3D) "Jurassic Park" (3D), "Gravity" (3D) and more 14 films were showcased in the short stereo programme- among others included were"Daily Battles" and "Foxed" Dir James Stewart ( Canada), "The Battle of Grunwald" Dir Platige Image (), "Luigi's Pizzaride" Dir. Florian Werzinski (Germany Sascha Geddert, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg), "Atmosphere 3D" Dir.: Ikuo Nakamura "A Lapse of Time" Dir.: Céline Tricart, S3D "Elysian Fields" selected together with eighth other amazing short stereo films “to exemplify innovation and excellence.”

(5) Int'l Event 5) 22.12.2013 Event Title: The 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) Closing ceremony, Singapore Segment, Naypyidaw, Myanmar. 4- Top About the Event: The ceremony marked the start of Singapore's Tier hosting of the 2015 edition SEAG. A spectacular closing ceremony illuminated by fireworks, animation and thousands of dancers featured at the 30,000-capacity stadium in the capital Naypyidaw. One-hundred international journalists, 100 international broadcasters and 300 local journalists were present. Philip Tan was creative Director for the Singapore segment of the programme. The visuals from the "Elysian Fields", were projected on the large LED screens during the dance segment. The images were 6-storeys High. In a symbolic handover gesture, Mr Tint Hsan, chairman of the Myanmar SEA Games Organizing Committee, handed over the SEA Games flag to Singapore's Acting Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin, who is also an executive committee member of the Singapore National Olympic Council. Video Link

(6) Int'l 6) 1.-31.12.2013 Event Title: Creative Arts Film Festival 2013 Edition (CAFF), USA.The Creative Arts Film Festival is an Annual International Online Short Film festival that takes place every year around the world, all throughout December. Animated Short Films Category Elysian Fields" (2013)

(7) Int'l 7) 13-15.12.2013 Event Title "Little Shop of Social Horrors" Shortz Video/Film Festival 2013, The multimedia Center Academy of Arts Novi Sad, Serbia About the Event: International short video/film festival organized in Novi Sad Serbia. The theme of the fourth International Festival of short films and videos Shortz Little Shop of Social Horrors. The basic idea of the festival is to bring together artists who produce short videos and short films, the anaglyph, 3D or "normal" format. Video artists and filmmakers are invited to contribute their works competing festival program. Accepted are short films and videos inspired by social, political issues but also encouraged the participation of works conceived as a visual experiment. Over 50 films were selected. There were two days of screening Day 1, "Domestic Disturbance & The Day of the Living Anaglyph" and Day 2 "Films that happened"

(8) Int'l 8) 1.12.2013 Event Title Best of The Fest The Intendence Film Festival, Casselman’s Venue, Denver Colorado. The award winning films form the summer of 2013 Intendence Film Festival were screened again as a part of the fund raising event.

(9) Int'l 9) 13-15.12.2013 Event Title 10th Annual LA 3-D Movie Festival, Films 5- Top Featuring Stereography by Women, Presented by Los Angeles 3-D Tier Club (SCSC) and the The Downtown Independent Theater. About the Event: The LA 3-D Club was established in the Greater Los Angeles area in 1955 by a dedicated group of 3-D stereo photographers to further the art and science of stereoscopic imaging. For nearly six decades members have been meeting monthly to share 3-D content created through stereo , computer graphic imaging, and stereoscopic 3-D film and video. Throughout the year, the organization presents regular monthly 3-D screenings, presentations and events, culminating with the LA 3-D Movie Festival, held every December, and curated by LA 3-D Club president and festival director Eric Kurland, lead for the 2013 Oscar nominated animated short Maggie Simpson in “.” http://la3dclub.com/. Elysian Fields was invited. On event Images

(10) Int'l 10) 19.10.2013 Event Title: Animated Short Film Reviewing Committee Private Screening for The Oscar 86th Academy Awards, Chinese 6- Top Theatres Hollywood. About the Event: “Elysian Fields” was screened Tier in the competition. 6 The Academy's Short Films and Feature Animation Reviewing Committee viewed all 56 eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting at screenings held in New York and Los Angeles and the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will select three to five nominees. In this year competition were films "Feral" Dir.: Daniel Sousa (Daniel Sousa) "Get a Horse!" Dir.: Lauren MacMullan Walt Disney Feature Animation), "" Dir.: Theodore Ushev,(National Film Board of Canada), “Hollow Land,” Uri Kranot and Michelle Kranot, directors (Dansk Tegnefilm, Les Films de l’Arlequin and the National Film Board of Canada), “The Missing Scarf,” Eoin Duffy, director, and Jamie Hogan, producer (Belly Creative Inc.),“Mr. Hublot,” Laurent Witz, director, and Alexandre Espigares, co-director (Zeilt Productions) “Room on the Broom,” Max Lang and Jan Lachauer, directors (Magic Light Pictures, “Possessions,” Shuhei Morita, director (Sunrise Inc.),“Requiem for Romance,” Jonathan Ng, director (Kungfu Romance Productions Inc.)

(11) Int'l 11) 3-6.10.2013 Event Title 3D Festival Beyond, The Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, The Center for Art and Media (ZKM) 7- Top Karlsruhe, Germany About the Event: the city of Karlsruhe together Tier with the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design/HfG and the Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe ZKM hosted the international 3D- Festival BEYOND About the Film Festival: The Festival presents

innovative documentary and fictional time-and-space narrations, revealing the latest productions and trends of stereoscopic film in cinema and television. There were 50 films in competition for the two-Beyond Prizes in the fields of game/Short Film and documentation. Showcased were Hollywood movies like "Gravity" and "Turbo" and 3D experiments of Peter Greenaway, Jean-Luc Godard and Edgar Pera. The jury of the film festival under the

6 Please see Appendix Research under Screening as well as Research Output page 61 for plates Oscar Programme leadership of Kathleen Schröter of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. The best movies in the categories 3D documentary and 3D short film are awarded with the BEYOND-Award this year. Programme: The range of contributions was huge, from technically unique and stunning 3D documentary over stereoscopic feature films, dramatic narratives and artistic 3D productions to 3D animation and cartoons. Award: From over 50 international entries, "Elysian Fields" was awarded Best Short. I am deeply honored that the same award was given in 2012 to Oscar-nominated German filmmaker Wim Wenders-the president of the European Film Academy in Berlin.

(12) Int'l 12) 24, 25, & 26.09.2013 Event Title “ShortHD at the Movies” Shorts HD’s Academy qualifying release, Mann’s Chinese Theaters, Hollywood, 8- Top USA. About the Event: Academy qualifying release in The Chinese Tier Theatres Hollywood for Elysian Fields.(2013), Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Elysian Fields" 3D Stereo Animation (11min)(AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG 55/10 $149,992.80, SGD 2011-2014, IMI Seed Grant (M4080760.B40) $78,000 SGD 2011-2013

(13) Int'l 13) 20-22 2013 Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, Big Bear Lake, California USA Elysian Fields Screened in stereo 9- Top About the Event: Non-profit organization dedicated to showcasing Tier the emerging talent of and independent filmmakers. MovieMaker Magazine has recognized as one of its Top 25 Festivals This festival led to invitation at the 10th Annual LA 3-D Movie Festival, Films Featuring Stereography by Women, Presented by Los Angeles 3-D Club (SCSC).

(14) Int'l 14) 19-21.09.2013 Event Title Festival 2013, 6th Annual, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE, Los Angeles, USA About the Event: the World's First 10- Top and Largest all Digital 3D stereoscopic Film, Music & Interactive Tier Festival. The three-day festival is presented by 3opolis, and sponsored by RealD, DLPand NVIDIA, Warner Brothers, IFC, Pictures Imageworks, Dreamworks Animation, AEG, Network Live, Regal Cinemas, Marketsaw.com, Dream Factory 3D, 3DContentHub.com, MTBS3D.com, Insight Media, Out in 3D, Gen Audio, LA Metro, 3D Academy of Stereoscopic Arts & Sciences, International 3D Society & Advanced Imaging Society, World 3D Film Expo III and Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. The event took place at Regal Cinemas LA LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles as part of the "3D Week in America" Campaign, which runs September 13 to 21, 2013 hosted by 3DFF, World 3D Film Expo III and the International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society. The program featured 15 short films from around the globe with an extended sneak preview clip of “Gravity”(from Warner Bros.Pictures) and “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs2” (presented by Sony Pictures Image works with introduction by stereographer Von Williams). Film "Elysian Fields" and film "Le Phenomena" were screened in Stereoscopic DCP Award: Best Animated 3D Short Film for stereoscopic 3D "Elysian Field".

(15) Int'l 15) 19-22.09.2013 Event Title 2nd International Film Festival Phenom, Shreveport, Bossier City Louisiana, USA About the Event: It is stereoscopic 3D festival created to offer exposure and advance public interest in the independent, non commercial films without distribution. Phenom Film Fest serves draws interest, support and attention to independent locally and internationally. There were 253 submissions 2013. 140 films from 29 countries around the world were selected. There were 17 categories up for awards, including Best Animated Short. Selected were approximately 13 animated shorts (2D, stop animation, CG) of which Elysian Fields rounded out the top 5 nominated for Best Animated Short. Awards: Best Animated Film

(16) Int'l 16) 18-23.09.2013 Event Title The Oregon Independent Film Festival, Portland & Eugene, Oregon, USA About the Event: Home to one of 11- Top the biggest documentary screening programs in the northwest, Tier OIFF screens a huge selection of documentary films with a wide selection of documentary awards and screening categories. Each year OIFF has grown in size and reputation thanks to a commitment towards selecting and promoting only the best in new and unheralded independent filmmaking. OIFF programmed over 60 films from 14 countries including a selection of Pacific Northwest filmmakers and screened the 'lost' home movies of Bob Marley, featured work from the co-creator of the Myst & Riven computer games, debuted 'El Milagro' the ground-breaking documentary on child labor, and hosted a special screening of the hit European film sequels 'East is East' and 'West is West'. The festival is supported by The HBO, Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce, Xbox One. "Elysian Fields" was screened and awarded Two Awards: Best Animated Film and Best Experimental/.

(17) Int'l 17) 5-5-9.09.2013 Event Title: Ars Electronica Festival 2013 "Total Recall, Evolution of Memory", Deep Space Live, Linz Austria 7 12- Top About the Event: The Deep Space 8is impressive stereoscopic 3D Tier projection room of the Ars Electronica Center. It features pictures, movies, and 3-D applications in high resolution size. 2013 Ars Electronica Festival brought together neuroscientists and computer engineers, artists and philosophers for an in-depth

7 To see festival highlights please see the Images on Flicker

8 THE DEEP SPACE16:9 is cinema format. 16:9 is also Deep Space format—16x9 meters, 150 m2 of floor space that can also be used as a projection surface, and possibilities for users themselves to intervene in what’s going on due all to the gallery running along three of the space’s walls at an altitude of five meters. Eight projectors deliver unsurpassed high-definition images made up of several billion pixels. The itinerary includes space, exploration of historical sites, excursions into art history

consideration of TOTAL RECALL and an endeavor to elaborate on how we human beings deal with storing our memories and preserving them. In going about this, the focus was on three key aspects: (neuro)scientific findings and insights about what memory actually is and what meaning it possesses for our consciousness and our identity; the various cultures of remembrance and the diverse storage media used in the past and the present; and future forms and methods of conserving memory. More than 500 artists, scientists and scholars from 45 countries contributed their perspectives, speeches, installations, performances and interventions to this year’s festival. 421 events made up the Festival lineup and had more than 85,000 visits. "Elysian Fields" was exhibited and screened in Deep Space presentations twice daily over the entire weeklong festival, starring together with featured art virtual installation by Mind Games, FH OÖ Campus Hagenberg (AT), Voices of Aliveness by Masaki Fujihata (JP). 1 I was honored "Elysian Fields" shared the sameDeep Space platfrom with the HR Giger, a Swiss surrealist painter, Academy Award winner for Visual Effects for American science- fiction film "Alien" (Dir.: by Ridley Scott)9

(18) Int'l 18) 21-25.08.2013 Event Title International Film Awards Berlin, (ifab) Sputnik Movie Theatre Berlin, Germany About the Event: The International Film Awards Berlin, the ifab was founded to promote and support the creation and distribution of quality independent filmmaking. Each year the Festival Board seeks diverse selection that will decorate unknown, talented filmmakers. The International Film Awards Berlin culminates in the presentation of several awards, including the Grand Prize: The Brandenburg Gate Award. The ifab is a proud member of the Film ExChange, a multi-market screening network comprised of International film festivals.

(19) Int'l 19) 15-25.08.2013 Event Title: 9th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival, TCL Chinese Theatres Hollywood, Los Angeles USA. 13- Top About the Event: HollyShorts Film Festival is an annual short film Tier festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement of filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the top short films produced 30- minutes or less. HollyShorts received over 1,500 submissions for 2013 year’s festival. 26 countries are represented in competition. 350 shorts films were selected. Award: 3D Short Runner Up for "Elysian Fields" was screened Stereoscopic DCP. More on festival please see Media Gallery. Recognition: Elysian Fields has been selected as one of the top 15 films to be considered for the VFX Award by Method Studios. (Movies done by Method Studios are among others Cloud Atlas,

9 http://www.aec.at/totalrecall/events-concerts-performances/ Argo and the famous dancing Kia hamsters ).

(20) Int'l 20) 14-18.08.2013 Event Title 2013 CGIFF / Columbia Gorge International Film Festival Washougal, Washington, USA. About the Event: 6th Annual Festival is based on a non profit organization rooted in the arts and ecology connecting artists and collaborators to help projects be unique and extraordinary. The festival received about 3000 submissions between traditional submission process and by programmer invitations each year. In 2013 accepted were 280 films, and given were approximately 30 awards Short.Award: Best International Short

(21) Int'l 21) 2-11.08.2013 Event Title The 21st International ANIMA MUNDI 2013 2-11.08.2013 Rio de Janeiro and from 14-18.08.2013 Sao Paulo, 14- Top Brazil Elysian Fields About the Event: The Academy of Motion Picture Tier Arts and Sciences has included this key International film festival in the list of festivals qualified for the choice of Oscar for Best Animation Short Film. This annual event alternates its location between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and sets the Festival among the biggest two in the World. Festival was juried and out of 1405 films submitted 531 was selected. Elysian Fields were selected in category of Panorama Programme, with "films that reveal aesthetic trends and relevant themes in recent international productions.10"

(22) Int'l 22) 12-21.07.2013 Event Title The 16th Annual Maine International Film 15- Top Festival 2013 (MIFF) Waterville, Maine, New England, USA About the Tier Event: Founded in 1998, the Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) is a project of the Maine Film Center. During the 10 days of the festival, screened are 100 films, debuting 50 film makers representing the best of American independent and international cinema with spotlight on Maine and New England’s innovative filmmakers. Every year festival honor members of the independent film industry whose contributions to cinema deserve recognition. MIFF’s special guests have included Mid-Life Achievement Award winners such as Oscar Winner Ernest Thompson, Thelma Schoonmaker an American film editor who has worked with director for over forty years, actor Malcolm McDowell, Jay Cocks is a film critic and motion picture (Gang of New York and The Age of Innocence), John Michael Turturro, American actor, writer and director (Do the Right Thing, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Quiz Show, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou) Peter Henry Fonda, an American actor (Easy Rider Escape from L.A.) Sissy Spacek. "Elysian Fields" screened

Total Int'l./local 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013:Total of #13 film scr #11 int and #2 local (#7 Top Tier)

10 Programme Catalogue 2013 Anima Mundi (23) Int'l 1) 26-30.06.2013 Event Title Intendence Film Festival, Colorado, USA About the Event: Submitted were 150 films from around the world (over half from outside the U.S.) Selected approximately 60 films to screen. Total of 20 Awards was given by Jury (3 in the animation category). The awards in the animation category were: Best Animation, Best Exchange Film (which fell in the animation category this year), and Best Colorado (local) Animation. Award: Best Animation for "Elysian Fields".

(24) Int'l 2) 19-30.06.2013 Event Title 67th Edinburgh International Film, Scotland 1. Top UK About the Event: Established in 1947 renowned around the Tier world the festival is dedicated to the most original and artistically accomplished work in international cinema. Nobel Films premiered at the festival past: Disney Pixar's RATATOUILLE, THE HURT LOCKER, Disney Pixar BRAVE,(2012) AMORES PERROS, 7 Days in Havana, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE among other and this year Disney Pixar's Monsters University premiered at the festival. Hundred of film makers and film industry professional attend. 146 features including 14 World premieres, 6 international premieres and 9 European premieres. EIFF 2013 Short Film Selection 172 short films from 38 countries across 22 programmes. More than 44 000 people saw the screenings according to festival data. "Elysian Fields" opened preview reel of the festival and was selected in Programme pathway titled "International Animation: Narrative". "A wonderful sampler of the diversity of the animated art form can be enjoyed through this engaging programme of short films. "Yellow Sticky Notes" by Canadian Anijam, Dir.: Chiba Stearns/Canada, "Wind" Dir.: Robert Loebel/Germany "Linear" Dir.: Amir Admoni/Brazil, "The Kiosk" Dir.: Anete Melece/Switzerlan, "Fear of Flying" Dir.: Conor Finnegan/Ireland, "Marcel" Dir.:Tom Schroeder/USA,"Villa Antropoff" Dir.: Kaspar Jancis, Vladimir Leschiov/Estonia, Latvia"Happily Ever After" Dir.: Ben Genislaw, Yonni Aroussi/Israel

(25) Int'l 3) 11-12.06.2013 Event Title: The 4th Annual New Media Film Festival 2. Top Venue: The Landmark Theatres, Los Angeles, California, USA. About Tier the Event: International judges were from FOX, Pixar, The Caucus, Grammy Awards, Gemini Awards and other Industry Leaders. 11Festival had 84 films from 17 countries screen. One for each category and one grand prize for a total of 20 prizes. Award 3D innovation for "Elysian Fields". In addition to screening in the Landmark Theatre, The New Media Film Festival in partnership with NVIDIA, and 3D VISION LIVE selected film for 3D film online screening which has world-class brands and technology for 3D platform 2013. Link to more images.

11 Films submitted to the festival are approved by a panel of judges including Pixar, The Caucus, Industrial Light & Magic Lorne Lanning, Spencer Halpin, and a variety of other Oscar, Grammy and Sundance winners and nominees. - See more at: http://askmissa.com/2013/06/18/los-angeles-new- media-honoring-stories-worth-telling/#sthash.43Rb4D7U.dpuf http://www.flickr.com/photos/theinshow/9029508603/ (2013), Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Elysian Fields" 3D Stereo Animation (11min)(AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG 55/10 $149,992.80, SGD 2011-2014, IMI Seed Grant (M4080760.B40) $78,000 SGD 2011-2013

(26) Int'l. 4) 27.04.2013 5th season 2013, The Los Angeles Art House Film Festival, Venue The Company, West Hollywood, Los Angels USA About the Event: At The Los Angeles Art-house Film Festival goal is to search and pay tribute to indie film makers and writers who do not always receive the notoriety they deserve. Films are assessed by multiple award winning producers, directors, actors and writers. Awards have been given out among the 9 categories followed by several screenings. Award: 1st Place Animation for "Elysian Fields"Animation (2013), Director/Producer Ina Conradi

(27) Int'l 5) 12-28.04.2013 Event Title: 22nd Arizona International Film Festival 3. Top (AzFilmFest),Tucson, USA About the Event: Staying true to its mission Tier1 of showcasing independent film, the Arizona International Film Festival has exhibited over 2,120 films representing 80 countries to over 132,000 patrons. Screened "Elysian Fields".

(28) Int'l. 6) 15. 04.2013 Best Shorts Competition, La Jolla, California, USA About the Event: The Best Shorts Competition is not a traditional film festival; rather it is an avant-garde worldwide international awards competition that strives to give talented directors, producers, actors, members of the creative team and new media creators the positive exposure they deserve. It discovers and honors the achievements of filmmakers worldwide who produce high quality shorts and new media. It promotes the award winners through press releases to over 38,000 filmmakers, industry contacts and media/distribution outlets. Best Shorts Competition Winner Directors Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares won the Academy Award for Award: Award of Merit: animation for "Elysian Fields". (2013), Director/Producer Ina Conradi.

(29) Int'l. 7) 5-6.04.2013 Canada International Film Festival, Vancouver, British 4. Top Columbia, Canada.About the Event: The Canada International Tier1 Film Festival has firmly established itself among the top film festivals in Canada. Held each year in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, the festival brings the very best of world cinema to Canada from over 90 countries around the world, Award: The 2013 Rising Star Award/Animation (10 awards given in total for Animation Competition) for "Elysian Fields". Other Winners 2013 List

(30) Local (#1) 8) 24. 01.2013 Event Title: ANIMATION CROSSING @ Filmgarde Cineplex – BUGIS+, Singapore About the Event: Animation Crossings is conceived and developed by Ina Conradi Chavez and Mark Chavez and shows the outcome of artistic research conducted under the auspices of academic research community at Nanyang Technological University, School of Art, Design and Media and is supported by Institute for Media Innovation, the Ministry of Education (MOE), and the Interactive Digital Media Project Office (IDMPO) under the National Research Foundation and Media Development Authority (MDA). The event gathered professionals in animation Industry in Singapore. 2013), Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Elysian Fields" Non Stereo Animation (11min)(AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG 55/10 $149,992.80, SGD 2011-2014, IMI Seed Grant (M4080760.B40) $78,000 SGD 2011-2013 The event gathered professionals in animation Industry in Singapore. -(2011) Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Le Phénomène Atmospherique", 3D Stereo Animation (9:00min) IMI Seed Grant (M4080629.B40) $10,000 SGD 2011 (AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG 55/10 $149,992.80, SGD 2011-2014

(31) Int'l. 9) 30.11-2.12.2012 SHORT FILM COMPETITION Stereoscopic 5. Top Video Art Festival, Venue Kino Lucerna Prague Poland. About the Tier1 Event: Parallax Festival focuses on stereoscopic 3D film. The aim of the festival is to familiarize the audience with 3D stereo technology. Therefore the screenings of films in S-3D are accompanied by discussions and lectures. Supported by Ministry of Culture Check Republic and screened in is one of the most prestigious cinema halls in Prague, Lucerna Cinema, first permanent cinema in Bohemia (1909). One of the participants was Ludger Pfanz is founder of “3Digital Expanded Cinema Laboratory”, institute for research and development of 3D technology and film and organizer of the International Symposium “3D and Beyond”, Professor at the University of Art and Design HFG Karlsruhe. The film "Le Phénomène Atmosphérique" ( 9min) was screened in Short Film Competition (2011) 3D Stereo Animation (9:00min) IMI Seed Grant (M4080629.B40) $10,000 SGD 2011 (AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG 55/10 $149,992.80, SGD 2011-2014

(32) Local (#2) 10) 12.10. 2012 Event Title: "International Visual Music, Performance & Screenings", supported by CAAD Centre for Asian Art & Design, School of Art, Design and Media, ADM Auditorium, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The programme Screening included Vibeke Sorensen, Oscar Fischinger, John Whitney, Ishu Patel, Norman Mc Laren, Jaroslaw Kapuscinski. (2011) "Le Phénomène Atmospherique", 3D Stereo Animation (9:00min) IMI Seed Grant (M4080629.B40) $10,000 SGD 2011 (AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG 55/10 $149,992.80, SGD 2011-2014

(33) Int'l. 11) 10-14.10.2012 International Market: "3D WIRE 2012 Animation, Video Games and New Media International Market", 14 October, Palacio Quintanar, Segovia Spain, Screening Event Title: Stereoscopic International Short Film Entry. The films screened: "Le Phénomène Atmosphérique", 3d Stereo Animation. About the Event: The international animation market is open to all the directors, producers and distributors of animation short films from any country. (2011) "Le Phénomène Atmospherique", 3D Stereo Animation (9:00min) Director/Producer Ina Conradi

(34) Int'l. 12) 13-22.07.2012 Film Festival Title: 20th International Animation 6. Top festival of Brazil, Anima Mundi Festival 2012, Rio De Janeiro 13 22 Tier July, São Paulo 25- 29 July, Brazil, http://www.animamundi.com.br/ About the Festival: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has included this key International film festival in the list of festivals qualified for the choice of Oscar for Best Animation Short Film. This annual event alternates its location between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and sets the Festival among the biggest two in the World. Festival was juried and out of 1623 entries selected were 448 features and medium length and short films of which 80 was produced in Brazil. The big winner has the privilege for competing for the Oscar for Animation in 2013. Screening Event Title: "Galleria". The films screened: "Le Phénomène Atmosphérique",(9:00). in this category was 25 from Argentina, Austria, South Africa, Belgium, Italy, Japan, Poland, USA, Canada among which was Jean-Pierre Hébert.12 (2011) "Le Phénomène Atmospherique", Director/Producer Ina Conradi, 3D Stereo Animation (9:00min) IMI Seed Grant (M4080629.B40) $10,000 SGD 2011 (AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG 55/10 $149,992.80, SGD 2011-2014

(35) Int'l. 13) 1-10.06.2012 Film Festival Title: Brooklyn Film Festival, Brooklyn, New 7. Top York, About the Festival Brooklyn Film Festival New York (BFF). Tier Competitive, Independent, International festival. British Academy Awards (BAFTA) recognizes the festival as one of the most trusted and respected arbiters of excellence in the art of filmmaking. Award-winning films from the Brooklyn Film Festival have gone on to be nominated and awarded at both the BAFTA awards and at the Oscars American Academy Awards. The films screened: Emotion Study.(2010) Director/Producer Ina Conradi, HD 3D Animation, (9.27min), (AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG105/10 $50,596 SGD 2008-2010

#No Int'l./local AY 1July 2011 to 30 June 2012 Total of #5 / #2 International and #3 Local (36) Int'l. 1. Top 1) 30.03.2012 Screening Event Title: Perspectives in Animation, Hong

12 His work has been exhibited extensively and has been frequently juried in the SIGGRAPH Art Gallery. It is present in several museums and institutional collections, including the digital art collections of the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art (Northwestern University, Chicago) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (London.) Tier Kong (Lee Wai Lee) Department of Multimedia and Internet Technology (MIT) Supported by PCCW, PCCW Solution, ACM SIGGRAPH Hong Kong Professional Chapter About the event: In March of 2012, PI Conradi and Co-Pi Chavez were invited to screen their 3D STEREO films in Hong Kong by directors of Hong Kong Space Museum and Director of Macao Science Centre. At that occasion visited was The Applied Laboratory for Interactive Visualisation and Embodiment (AliVE) research facility, and the City University of Hong Kong for advanced immersive digital visualization systems. "Le Phénomène Atmosphérique", "Dreams" were screened. "Le Phénomène Atmospherique" 3D Stereo Animation (9:00min)IMI Seed Grant (M4080629.B40) $10,000 SGD 2011(AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG 55/10 $149,992.80, SGD 2011-2014/(2008) Conradi, "Dreams" (4:37min) 3D Stereo Animation, (AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG105/10 $50,596 SGD 2008-2010 Director/Producer Ina

(37) Local (1) 2) 12-13. 03.2012 Event Title: Demo Exhibit and Screening Le Phénomène Atmosphérique in the IMI Immersive Room, on occasion of NTU College of Engineering Workshop on 3D Interactive Digital Media,3D IDM, NTU, Singapore, IMI–Singapore HCI Society Seminar (2011) Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Le Phénomène Atmospherique" 3D Stereo Animation (9:00min)IMI Seed Grant (M4080629.B40) $10,000 SGD 2011, IMI Seed Grant (M4080760.B40) $78,000SGD 2011-2013

(38) Local (2) 3) 30.11.2011 Event Title: : IMI–Singapore HCI Society Seminar, Demo (group)( exhibit in the IMI Immersive Room, The Institute for Media Innovation, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore group)"Le Phénomène Atmospherique" 3D Stereo Animation (9:00min)IMI Seed Grant (M4080629.B40) $10,000 SGD 2011, IMI Seed Grant (M4080760.B40) $78,000SGD 2011-2013 (2011), Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Dreams" (4:37min) 3D Stereo Animation, IMI Seed Grant (M4080760.B40) $78,000SGD 2011-2013

(39) Local (3) 4) 11-14.10.2011 Event Title: New Media Village@IMI, Official Opening of the Immersive Room, Institute for Media Innovation, Nanyang Technological University. About the Event: Immersive Room was opened by Dr Tan Chin Nam, former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, and Chairman of the Media Development Authority (MDA), and current Chairman of the MDA’s International Advisory Panel, President Prof. Bertil Anderson. Works Screened were 3D stereo films "Dreams" and "Le Phénomène Atmosphérique"- the first art films to be showcased and are still remaining till present only artworks configured and done by ADM professor in this unique platform.(2011)"Le Phénomène Atmospherique" 3D Stereo Animation (9:00min)IMI Seed Grant (M4080629.B40) $10,000 SGD 2011, IMI Seed Grant (M4080760.B40) $78,000SGD 2011-2013 (2011), "Dreams" (4:37min) 3D Stereo Animation, IMI Seed Grant (M4080760.B40) $78,000SGD 2011-2013

(40) Int'l. 5) 31. 08-6.09.2011 Festival Title: Ars Electronica Festival 2011, "Origin" 2. Top Festival for Art, Technology and Society, Linz, Screening Event Title: Tier Deepspace Live: Dreams/Le Phénomène Atmosphérique, Austria About the Festival: Since1979, Ars Electronica is an internationally unique platform for digital art and media culture. It is the most important festival of digital art world wide. The festival is conducted under a different motto each year. Ars Electronica 2011 was titled "Origin, How it all begins" and was organized in cooperation with CERN, Europe. about 550 journalists and bloggers report from the Ars Electronica venue. Key contributors to the festival’s incomparable spirit are the approximately 35,000 annual visitors. Screening of two stereoscopic 3D stereo animated films, Dreams 4:37 and Le Phénomène Atmospherique 4:00 min. Films needed to be adapted and re-rendered for Stereoscopic 3D immersive 8 Channel Video Projection Deep Space platforms. It is designed for 3D applications at high resolution in 3 dimensions. A total of eight 1080p HD and Active Stereo-capable Barco Galaxy NH12 projectors and 16×9-meter images displayed on the Deep Space’s wall and floor. (2011) "Le Phénomène Atmospherique" 3D Stereo Animation (9:00min) IMI Seed Grant (M4080629.B40) $10,000 SGD 2011, IMI Seed Grant (M4080760.B40) $78,000SGD 2011-2013 (2011), Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Dreams" (4:37min) 3D Stereo Animation, IMI Seed Grant (M4080760.B40) $78,000SGD 2011-2013 total Int'l./local 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 Total of #3 International Screenings 2 Top Tier (41) Int'l. 1) 05. 2011 Event Title: Shiny Art permanent online screening exhibit platform for contemporary video art. About the Platform: ShinyArt provides video art for private and commercial spaces -with pre- selection. ShinyArt is a curated site. All artworks submitted to ShinyArt are reviewed to evaluated to ensure high standards of quality. ShinyArt's primary mission is to expose new audiences to contemporary art in unconventional artistic spaces. The films included are "Dreams "and "Emotion Study". (2008-2010 Stereo) Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Dreams" (4:37min) 3D Stereo Animation, (AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG105/10 $50,596 SGD 2008-2010

(42) Int'l. 2) 28.01-6.02.2011 Festival Title: Attakkalari India Biennial 2011, 1. Top International Contemporary Dance and Digital Arts Festival, Tier Screening Event Title: Inaugural Corporeal Kaledioscope, Venue National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore, organized by Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts. This was a site specific projection, large-scale outdoor visual and sound projection- significant as it opened the festival by animating serene architecture of the National Gallery of Modern Art in original way. About the Biennial: Organized by Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts (since 1999, Shiva Pathak, Executive, Festival Coordinator). Since 2000, the Biennial is a unique platform in international contemporary dance, digital arts, and research. Encourages exchange between Asian Artist and organizations to evolve pan Asian Partnerships and perspectives in contemporary performing arts. Works from India, Singapore, Germany, Norway, UK, Switzerland, Portugal and Italy were presented. It is selected and supported by Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Ford Foundation, Department of Culture, and Government of India. Goethe-Institut /Max Mueller Bhavan, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, British Council. The films screened: "Emotion Study"started inaugural opening of Biennial. (2010) Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Emotion Study" HD 3D Animation, (9.27min), (AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG105/10 $50,596 SGD 2008-2010

(43) Int'l. 3) 3.06.2010 Festival Title: Dimension 3 International S-3D and New 2. Top images forum, Dimension 3 Festival , Seine-Saint –Denis, France,. Tier About the Festival: A unique top Tier International Festival, Dimension 3 presents contents that are created using a great variety of S3D technologies and applications and are reviewed by international jury. For 5 years, Dimension 3 has been the only European event fully dedicated to 3D images. In 2010, Festival presented 60 international programs from a dozen countries. Jury composed of prominent experts from the audio-visual industry Gilbert Dutertre, ACM Siggraph France – President Eveline De Braw, Eutelsat Event Manager Frédéric Thone, Ubisoft – CGI operations director.etc Nathalie Klimberg, and Stephan Faudeux, general managers of Dimension 3 in 2010.The films screened: 3D Stereo animated film "Dreams. " total Int'l./local 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 Total of #1 International Screening 0 Top Tier (44) Int'l. 1) 24.09-12.10.2009 Event Title: Digital Fringe-The Age Melbourne Fringe Festival, Film Victoria, Creative Commons, Over Cast & Horse Bazaar, Melbourne, Australia. (2008), Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Dreams" (4:37min) 3D Stereo Animation, (AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG105/10 $50,596 SGD 2008-2010

total Int'l./local 1July 2008 to 30 June 2009 Total of #1 Screening (45) Local (1) 2) 24.10.2008 Event Title: Computer Graphic Animation Competition: 10th Anniversary Digicon 6 Singapore , Media Development Authority Singapore, Genexis Theatre, Fusionopolis.Award: Prize of Effort for the Singapore Regional Award of the"10th DigiCon6" Computer Graphic Animation Competition, Media Development Authority Singapore and TBS, Tokyo Broadcasting System, INC. Digicon 10 Singapore (2008), Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Dreams" (4:37min) 3D Stereo Animation, (AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG105/10 $50,596 SGD 2008-2010 total Int'l./local 1July 2007 to 30 June 2008 Total of #2 /#1 International Top Tier #1 Local (46) Int'l 1) 27.07.2008 Event Title: IMI/ADM Demo-Graphics, ISEA Conference 1- Top 2008 /IMI NTU, Nanyang Technological University, School of Art Tier Design and Media, Singapore, ART VIDEO screening of Dreams / 3D animation About ISEA: Founded in the Netherlands in 1990, ISEA International (formerly Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts) is an international non-profit organization fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organizations and individuals working with art, science and technology. The main activity of ISEA International is the World Top Tier annual International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA). Works Screened were Mono version of films "Dreams" 2008 Mono.

(47) Local (1) 2) 15-23 August 2007 Festival Title: The 4th Xposition ‘O’ Contemporary Dance Fiesta 2007’, 4th Biennial Event. Art Performance Titled: Boundaries,@ Gallery Theatre, National Museum of Singapore. About Event: Since the fiesta’s premiere in 2001 each year draws more than 5,500 dance fans and professional artists from Australia, China, Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Singapore and USA; http://www.xposition-o.com/xpo2007/po_rm.html Works performed: 45 minutes long animation made out of large scale projected animated paintings was a backdrop for Dance performance.(2008), Director/Producer Ina Conradi, "Dreams" (40:00 min) 3D Stereo Animation, (AcRF) Tier 1 (MOE), RG105/10 $50,596 SGD 2008-2010