November 19-21 in Burbank: CTNX Part Deux
First off: In case you haven’t bought your tickets yet – the CTN Expo is two months away. Anyone who attended last year knows that this event is the closest thing we have to an animation artist and creators convention in the United States – and the inaugural expo last November was a blast. (That’s Peter De Seve above, addressing the appreciative crowd last year).
This year’s CTNX is set for November 19-21, and organizer Tina Price is planning bigger and better panels, seminars and exhibits. Like what? Like this:
Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois on Directing Dragons at Dreamworks…
The new “secret” from Cartoon Saloon…
All three amazing heads from Headless Studios…
Sergio Pablos from Barcelona on writing the screenplay for Dispicable Me…
Pablo Navarro master animator from Barcelona…
Those folks from “The Third Floor” master pre-viz artists…
…and, of course, The Cartoon Brew Lounge!
And that’s just for starters. I’ll be posting more about the guest list and panels in the next few weeks. Meanwhile, Tina has just announced a special, exclusive Saturday night attraction: An Evening with Moebius.
Famed animation artist and graphic novelist Jean Giraud “Moebius” will appear November 20th at the Convention Center at the Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel. This event will be a separate ticket from the CTN Expo. CTN’s official press release says:
Having not been in the United States for over 15 years “An Evening with Moebius” is a rare exclusive opportunity to see and hear from this internationally recognized genius artist. Now, less than 70 days away, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with limited seating is designed to promote a “special event” atmosphere that includes moderated interview, presentation, drawing demonstration along with surprise special guests. All attendees are invited to the after hours cocktail party directly following the event. Only one US appearance. Tickets $75.00. Reservations available now.
For more information about the CTN Expo, click here. See you there.
