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SIGGRAPH Conferences: An International Affair
6 April 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences
By Jessica Sommerville SIGGRAPH conferences are truly international events, with attendees traveling from all over the world to exchange ideas and accomplishments in the field of computer graphics and interactive techniques. ACM SIGGRAPH holds this exchange of...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the VFX in Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’
23 March 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Conferences, Film, Graphics, Production, Visual Effects
© 2016 Walt Disney Pictures During SIGGRAPH 2016, members of the genius team behind Disney's live-action, Oscar-winning film "The Jungle Book" (2016) joined attendees on the Production Session stage to present "The VFX of Disney's 'The Jungle Book.'" Presenters...
Meet the Jury for the 2017 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival
15 March 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation
Photo: clockwise from top left: Rick Sayre, Polly Ing, Floyd Norman, Georgina Hayns, Till Nowak, Kim Libreri, Rita Street, Cristin Pescosolido. The submission deadline for the 2017 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is 21 March and if you're thinking about entering...
Students + SIGGRAPH = #SIGGRAPHchat
9 March 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences
Join SIGGRAPH for our second Twitter chat of 2017 on Wednesday, 15 March, at 2 pm ET (1 pm CT, 11 am PT). We will be using the hashtag #SIGGRAPHchat and our topic will be the Students and SIGGRAPH. If you're a student and want to get involved with SIGGRAPH Student...
Dreaming Big, Celebrating Black History Month
27 February 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Students
Black History Month, or National African American History Month is an annual celebration of achievements and a time for acknowledging the important role of African Americans in U.S. history. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom,...
Your Computer Animation Festival Submission Questions, Answered
23 February 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production, Visual Effects
Taking Flight © 2016 Moonbot Studios The 2017 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival has a lot of new and exciting aspects, including the brand-new VR Theater. Naturally, there are a lot of questions from animators who would like to enter their work in the festival....
Behind the Film: The Making of ‘Zootopia’
21 February 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production
© 2016 Walt Disney Animation Studios The journey to make the Golden Globe-winning "Zootopia" began six years ago when director Byron Howard finished "Tangled" and John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, said to...
The Right Stuff: Mary Whitton and the History of SIGGRAPH
16 February 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Graphics, Research
This Q&A was originally published in the ACM SIGGRAPH Member Profiles. Mary Whitton is a research professor in the computer science department at UNC-Chapel Hill. She has been involved in SIGGRAPH conferences since 1977 and is currently working on recording,...
Meet SIGGRAPH 2017 General Submissions Chair Mashhuda Glencross
26 January 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Education, Emerging Technologies, Research, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
Mashhuda Glencross is the General Submissions Chair for SIGGRAPH 2017. We recently sat down with her to discuss General Submissions — what they are and where they fit into overall programming at the annual SIGGRAPH conference. The General Submissions deadline for Los...
Call for Submissions #SIGGRAPHchat
19 January 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Education, Research
Join SIGGRAPH for the first Twitter chat of 2017 on Wednesday, 25 January, at 11 am PT. We will be using the hashtag #SIGGRAPHchat and our topic will be the 2017 Call for Submissions. If you've got questions about how to submit your great content to SIGGRAPH 2017 or...
Meet SIGGRAPH 2017 Games Chair Chris Evans
17 January 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Gaming
Christopher Evans is the Games Chair for SIGGRAPH 2017. We recently sat down with him to discuss what he is looking for to build the games programming for the 2017 conference as well as his tips for anyone submitting games content. The deadline to submit is 14...











