Flashforward Animation Contest Finalists Announced

WebKnowHow
Thursday, July 27, 2006; 08:59 AM

The Flashforward team  announce the sixty finalists for the 16th Flashforward Film Festival, taking place in Austin, TX, September 13, during Flashforward2006 Austin.

The public is encouraged to select one of the finalists as their choice to be the recipient of the prestigious People’s Choice award, given to the one site that receives the most votes from viewers. Voting is open now.

Flash web sites nominated by the public were reviewed by a panel of expert judges, who selected four finalists in each of fifteen categories. Taken collectively, these finalists represent the state of the art in Flash web design and development around the world. Anyone looking for insight or inspiration can visit these sites.

The 16th Flashforward Film Festival will culminate in a live awards ceremony to be held during the Flashforward2006 Austin conference.

All sixty finalists will be showcased at the ceremony, and the fifteen category winners will be revealed, along with the winner of the People’s Choice voting. All winners will receive the prestigious Big Orange Rubber Arrow, a mark of respect from their peers in the Flash community.

The conference will take place September 11-14 at the Hilton Austin, and the festival awards ceremony will begin at 7:15pm on Wednesday, September 13. Admission to the ceremony is included for attendees of the conference, and tickets are also available separately for anyone who wishes to join (store.flashforwardconference.com/).

Flashforward is a conference focusing on Flash, which was recently acquired by Adobe. Since its inception six years ago, more than 20,000 professionals in the industries of design, interactivity, animation, video, and motion graphics have attended 15 events in cities such as San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Amsterdam, and London. The Flashforward Film Festival takes place in conjunction with the conference, and showcases the most innovative Flash techniques on the web around the world.