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[Brunhild Bushoff]

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__sagasnet___developing interactive narrative content seminar_______________
__________Stuttgart, Germany____parallel to + in cooperation with fmx/06____
______________________________________________________May 1 - May 7 2006____

During the Developing Interactive Narrative Content Seminar pre-selected
interactive narrative projects in development (no limitation on
media, genre or target audience) will be provided in parallel with
high-profile face-to-face consulting sessions (on financing, project
management, marketing, story structure, interaction design...). Consultants
will be chosen according to the needs of the selected projects. For 2006
nine projects have been selected:
____Class Crossed (N/Catherine Kahn + Team)/(IPTV) - a multi-perspective
narrative web of everyday themes skewed into views of modern sexual and
social mores in an entertaining and juvenile immediate telling._____________
____Festina Lente  (I/Cristian Bettini) - a project to produce
psychogeographic interactive content using the oldest ways of transportation
combined with new technologies. ____________________________________________
____Integration TV (FIN/Simon Staffans + team) - An interactive TV show
about bringing opposites together.__________________________________________
____Missing (NL/Dylan Jones) - Interactive film (DVD) dealing with the
sudden disappearance of a close person. ____________________________________
____Mobi Concept (D/Volker Eloesser) - A mobile game containing a massive
number of mini games._______________________________________________________
____Paddygames (IR/Michael J. Maguire) - (ITV-series) A funny soap-style
comedy who dunnit with a technically innovative back end. __________________
____Past Perfect Phase III (A/ Florian Schmeiser)
A web-based entertaining teaching and learning environment. ________________
____Soap God (D/Uschi Siebauer) Interactive TV series giving the TV audience
the power to put things right  - in this eternal and repetitive game of
looking for Mr/Mrs Right.___________________________________________________
____Wrinkle: in the Stratosphere (IR/Linda Lewett) A unique interactive
cinematic computer game designed for five adult players.____________________

confirmed speakers/consultants o.a., so far: Frank Boyd, Unexpected Media/
UK; Sibylle Kurz, pitching.de/ D; Jurgen Wolff, timetowrite/UK; Matthias
Rauterberg, /NL; Greg Roach, Hyperbole Studios/USA; Lee Sheldon, /USA; Frank
Alsema,    /NL; Mark Stephen Meadows,bore.com/USA; José Correia, ARTE/F,
Laurence Rilly, ARTE/F

For details: www.sagasnet.de
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____participation in seminar only possible, still___ www.sagasnet.de _______
__________there is a limited budget for scholarships available still________
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____MEDIA_Plus__development_funding_________________________________________

The MEDIA Plus Development Call for Proposals is now open.
Deadlines; Single project and slate funding:  31 May 2006.
See guidelines at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/devel_en.html
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____Masterclass for independent producers for interactive entertainment_____
_____________________________________ Munich, Sept. 1- 7 2006_______________
_____________________ Munich Academy for TV and Film, Germany_______________

Five day master class on team management, production management, risk
management, outsourcing, marketing and distribution for independent creative
producers.
Headed by Frank Boyd________________________________________________________
__________________________________ apply now____ www.sagas.de ______________

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_Interactive Digital Cinema Workshop________________________________________
______________________________ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany Oct. 19 - 25 2006_____

The rollout of digital cinema enables innovative interactive experiences in
cinemas without major investments. This intense five-day workshop will
explore the potential for new interactive film theatre experiences.
Workshop headed by Greg Roach/ confirmed guest experts: Tom Klinkowstein,
Chris Hales_________________________________________________________________
__________________________________ apply now____ www.sagas.de ______________


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The Faculty of Media at Bauhaus-University Weimar is seeking applications
for the position of a Junior Professor for Experimental Television.
 
The position involves teaching and artistic research in the fields of studio
directing, live-directing, mixing, montage, VJ-collage and television
design. Experimental Television creates new and experimental forms of
televised expressions that establish their own formats and their own
opportunities for performance beyond traditional event and broadcasting
structures.
 
This position is subject to the terms and conditions of § 50 b of the
Thuringian Universities Studies Act (ThürHG). The successful candiate will
be employed as a civil servant for a fixed term. The employment contract is
limited to three years but may be extended for another three years after a
positive performance evaluation.
Bauhaus-University aims to raise the ratio of women in teaching, research
and the art field and especially encourages women to submit their
applications. In case of equal qualifications priority consideration will be
given to candidates with disabilities.

All candidates should send an application letter stating the reference
number M/AP ­ 03/06 together with other relevant documents (CV,
documentation of recent work etc.) to:

Bauhaus Universität Weimar
Dekan der Fakultät Medien
Bauhausstraße 11
D-99423 Weimar
 
Deadline: April 30th, 2006
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Best regards,
Brunhild Bushoff

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Out now: sagas_sagasnet_reader:
Developing Interactive Narrative Content.
München: HighText 2005 (ISBN 3-933269-92-X)
Online ordering possible via
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