Mikaela says:
This Friday marks the kickoff for not one but TWO film festivals done Q-style: Domefest and the Duke City Shootout.
Did you know Albuquerque is a Dome Capitol of the world? We have one of the best venues and preeminent artists of full-dome visual presentations, and we're sharing them with the world this weekend.
Domefest 2007 runs Friday through Sunday, with public screenings throughout, at the Lodestar Dome housed in the Natural History Museum in Old Town.
Here are the highlights:
3D Stereo Fulldome Show
Friday, July 20 @ LodeStar
See a host of full-color 3D stereo content from the best of both the CG and the real world. The 3D stereo demo will include original animations by collection of invited artists as well as a performance of astronomical and other scientific imagery.
Public screenings at 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30pm
2007 Juried Show & Domie Awards
Saturday, July 21 @ LodeStar
Take a 40-minute ride through the best and boldest immersive art, science, entertainment and experimentation made for fulldome. The show is comprised of short works, up to four minutes
each.
Public screenings at 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30pm
Interactive Immersive Art Performances
Sunday, July 22 @ LodeStar
The world premiere of J. Walt Adamczyk’s “Spontaneous Fantasia” real-time fulldome performance art.
Public screenings at 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30pm
Fulldome Show Screenings
Saturday & Sunday, July 21-22 @ LodeStar
Producers of up to four recent fulldome shows screen their work. Two shows will be presented each day.
Public screenings at 1, 2, 3 & 4pm
Duke City Shootout starts this Friday, too, at 7 pm with a dramatic Shotgun Start, taking place this year at the Albuquerque Studios in Mesa del Sol. After that, there's a Green Screen kickoff party at Carom Club. Finals Night w/ movie screenings & winner announcements on Saturday, July 28 at 7 pm in Kiva Auditorium.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- In a few days, seven screenwriter/directors from around the country will begin the week-long race to shoot, edit and premier their 12-minute screenplay as part of the Duke City Shootout, which will take place in Albuquerque July 20-28.
Opening Night Gala- FRIDAY, JULY 20, 8 p.m. (Carom Club, Third and Central)
The Duke City Shootout will be going "green" this year with a green carpet and green screen action. Get in front of the screen for a chance to be part of Duke City Shootout History. Screen available from 8 to 10 p.m. In addition, the first 200 green screeners will get a ticket for a green chile burger and a beer from our sponsor Santa Fe Brewing Company. Green menu and drink specials.
Insomnia Lounge- JULY 22-28 (ABQ Hyatt Sendero Ballroom)
Hang out, chill, play. Immerse yourself in a free-form mix of emerging media ,story writing, games, animation, interactive art and sound. Connect to create with other artists, live in the lounge. Plug into the latest in digital technology with professional speakers and hands-on demos from Apple, Intel, Adobe and Sony. Bring your laptops, DVD's, hard drives and mini-DV camcorders to share finished works and your ongoing projects. We bring the FireWire, you the binary code. Insomnia is open free to the public.
MiniCini Moviemaking Competition - JULY 22-27 (Insomnia Lounge)
Anyone can join the digital revolution, and vie for cool prizes. Aspiring filmmakers of any age can participate in the Shootout's "MiniCini" competition sponsored by Intel. Participants have five days to write, shoot and edit a three-minute movie around a predetermined theme. Winners receive a 15" Apple MacBook Pro.
GAMESLAM- JULY 23-27 (Insomnia Lounge at the ABQ Hyatt)
Game on! Gear up for a five-day game design clinic and competition at the Shootout's Insomnia Lounge. Participants are trained then issued a game design challenge. They create a game concept and design to pitch on Friday to a panel of game development pros. Spaces are limited.
Gala Premier- SATURDAY, JULY 28, 7 p.m. (Kiva Auditorium)
And the winner is... The public views the seven new Duke City Shootout movies filmed the previous week. Prizes are awarded, the 48 hour film festival winner and MiniCini competition winners are announced.
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