February 10, 2012

Film fest to highlight digital media

BOULDER – The co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and the CEOs of several local tech startups will be presenting next Friday, Feb. 17, at the Boulder International Film Festival’s Digital Media Symposium.

The symposium is intended to address creative and technical issues, and it is aimed at professionals interested in the state’s creative and media sectors, according to a release from the film festival.

Alvy Ray Smith, a computer graphics pioneer, two-time Oscar winner and Pixar founder, will deliver the keynote address at the event, which is from 1 to 6 p.m. at the St Julien Hotel & Spa in downtown Boulder.

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Academy Award-nominated animation producer Don Hahn will moderate. Hahn’s credits include “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

Among the executives of locally based companies scheduled to present are Paul Berberian, CEO of Orbotix Inc., EarthvisionZ Inc.’s founder and CEO Carla Johnson, Graphicly Inc.’s founder and CEO Micah Baldwin and FearLess Revolution’s co-founder Rob Schuham.

Event tickets are available at www.dimeboulder.com. Advance tickets are $50 or $40 for students; day-of tickets are $65.

BOULDER – The co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and the CEOs of several local tech startups will be presenting next Friday, Feb. 17, at the Boulder International Film Festival’s Digital Media Symposium.

The symposium is intended to address creative and technical issues, and it is aimed at professionals interested in the state’s creative and media sectors, according to a release from the film festival.

Alvy Ray Smith, a computer graphics pioneer, two-time Oscar winner and Pixar founder, will deliver the keynote address at the event, which is from 1 to 6 p.m. at the St Julien Hotel & Spa in downtown…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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