[Reader-list] X|Media|Lab 2007 : Mumbai, London, Melbourne, Singapore, Beijing

[geert lovink]

> From: "Brendan Harkin" <brendan at xmedialab.com>
> Date: 12 March 2007 6:45:53 AM
> To: <geert at xs4all.nl>
> Subject: X|Media|Lab 2007 : Mumbai, London, Melbourne, Singapore, 
> Beijing
>
> X|Media|Lab's will be staged in Mumbai, London, Melbourne, Singapore, 
> and Beijing, in partnership with some of the world's great creative 
> media events and institutions.
> 1. Mumbai – March 26th – 28th  – “Digital Entertainment”
>  
> The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) 
> FRAMES conference is India’s largest entertainment business event with 
> over 1,500 delegates - it's the 'who's who' of Indian film, 
> television, animation, interactive, and mobile content. X|Media|Lab is 
> an official partner of the FRAMES event and focuses on the theme of 
> “Digital Entertainment”.
>
>  International mentors at the Mumbai Lab include:
>
>  - world renowned film-maker Shekhar Kapur (Director of “Elizabeth” 
> starring Cate Blanchett)
>  - Priya Prakash, the head of the BBC's interactive media player 
> project (iMP)
>  - Matt Costello, writer of best-selling computer games “DOOM 3” and 
> “Pirates of the Caribbean 3”
>  - Mark Ollila, Nokia Multimedia’s worldwide Director of Strategy and 
> Technology
>  - Marcelino Ford-Livene, general manager of consumer strategy for 
> Intel's Digital Home Group
>  - Isaac Kerlow, film-maker and Board member of the Media Development 
> Authority and the National Research Foundation in Singapore
>  - Madhavan, the CEO of India's largest animation company
>  - Hong Kong interactive TV pioneer, Robert Chua
> - Dale Herigstad, 4-time Emmy Award winner including the very first 
> Interactive Emmy
>  - Tom Kennedy, Board Member Australian Film Commission
>  
> Accreditation at FRAMES is included for all Lab participants as well 
> as participation in all FRAMES VIP events. Project nominations 
> are still open for X|Media|Lab at FRAMES, the most important event of 
> the India entertainment industry calendar, held in India’s “Maximum 
> City” - Bombay.
>
> Media partners include CNBC Asia, Animation 'XPress, and India 
> Television.com.
>
>  Project teams have already been selected from India, the UK, Hong 
> Kong, Singapore and Australia. You can still nominate your project 
> idea and team to participate in the Lab at the website: www [dot] 
> xmedialab [dot] com. Existing FRAMES delegates are particularly 
> welcome to apply as there is no additional fee for Lab participation 
> if you are registered for FRAMES.
>
> 2. 2007 X|Media|Lab's
> As well as Mumbai, in 2007 X|Media|Lab will also hold Labs in London, 
> Melbourne, Singapore, and Beijing.
>  
> London           June                 “Sounds Interactive”
> Melbourne      August             “Digital Film-making”
> Singapore       October           “ART&D”
> Beijing            December        “Animation and Computer Games”
>  
> Please check out the site for the full details as they are released.
>  
> X|Media|Lab will continue to build on its success by 1) contributing 
> to the development of great digital media project ideas; 2) creating 
> high-value international networks of digital media professionals; and 
> 3) circulating these people and projects throughout our international 
> events and partners.
>  
> As we always say, “write yourself into the script”! These are 
> tremendously valuable opportunities to make use of X|Media|Lab's 
> impeccable network of people, events, and partners.
>  
> 3. Partners
>  
> X|Media|Lab would like to thank our No. 1 international partner, Nokia 
> Multimedia, for helping make this amazing line-up possible. We also 
> thank our international supporters: the Victorian State Government and 
> the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI); the British 
> Council; the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry 
> (FICCI); the Media Development Authority of Singapore; LASALLE College 
> of the Arts Singapore; the Beijing Film Academy and Tsinghua 
> University, China.
>  
>  Best wishes,
>
>  Brendan Harkin