MGFest 09. The great state hopper.

While I was not present last year and will not make it this year MGFest is THE festival for motion graphics in the United States. As with last year we are a proud sponsor of MGFest. There is nothing better then bringing together practitioners of the moving image in is myriad forms and presenting it as a whole so that people can be inspired by one another, learn new things and perhaps together evolve what is there into new directions.

Motion Graphics Festival 2009
Chicago Launch :: January 19-25
Various locations in the Chicago Loop
http://www.MGFest.com

In its 6th year, MGFest stands as the premier US event showcasing creative motion picture design. The festival presents a year-long, regionally focused program of events focusing on motion design, sound design, and interactivity by hosting: art showcases, workshops, classes, panel discussions, studio tours, theater screenings and industry mixers.

Legendary Entertainment
2 Screenings :: Thr22 & Fri23
3 Studio Tours :: Mon19, Fri23 & Sat24
2 Art Showcases :: Sat24 & Sun25

Imagination College
Summit 1 : Chicago Convergence :: Thr22
Summit 2 : Motion Design Conference :: Fri23
Workshops :: Tue20 - Sun25

The festival will go on tour this year as well:
Chicago IL: Jan 20-25, 2009
Cambridge Mass: March 5-8, 2009
Austin Texas: May 14-17, 2009
Atlanta Georgia: July 2-5, 2009
Washington DC: Nov 19-22, 2009

The organizers of MGFest must be applauded for their efforts. Most events of this type are usually centered around major cities such as New York and Los Angeles requiring people to travel to these cities. MGFest is taking a different approach in that it is going out to the smaller cities so that the communities centered around motion graphics can come together and experience, learn and enjoy without having to take more then drive, bus or train into the center of their very own city.

GarageCUBE will be represented at the festival(s) via the MGFest staff. Stickers and other promotional material will be available as well as some raffled items. If you are already a modul8 user I highly recommend taking the opportunity to go and be inspired by the viewings and meet other like minded folks working in your field.