Computer Animation@TELECOM Interactive 97
and the
CLOSING SESSION OF TELECOM Interactive 97

TELECOM Interactive 97 is pleased to work in collaboration with MiraLab of the University of Geneva and EPFL, to present this Closing Session

14.00-14.30
Anyone for Tennis?

A World Premiere Virtual Reality Performance featuring two clones of world famous tennis players interacting in real-time over an ATM network, between EPFL and PALEXPO with the collaboration of Silicon Graphics and Swiss Telecom.

Directed by Prof. Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Chair of Miralab, University of Geneva and Prof. Daniel Thalmann, Chair of Computer Graphics Lab (LIG), EPFL

14.30-15.00
Computer Animation Film Festival (Part I)

1. Marilyn at the United Nations- Miralab (Switzerland)
2. Chicken Crossing - Microsoft Studio (USA)
3. Guten Appetit - Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (Germany)
4. Atlanta in Motion - CVU Center Georgia Tech (USA)
5. Hungry - ENSA/AII (France)
6. James and the Giant Peach - Sony Pictures Imagesworks (USA)
7. Cahin-Caha - Universite Paris 8 (France)
8. Tiny - Texas A&M University (USA)
9. Shell Kiwi - Animation Rasearch Ltd. (New Zealand)
10. Ragnarok - Bild for Bild (Sweden)
11. Shell Card Gymnastics - R/GA (USA)
12. Robit - Microsoft (USA)
13. Reboot - Andraia Alliance International (Canada)
14. Huzzah (Bobaloo the Beast Boy) - Lamb & Company (USA)
15. Stormfront - University of Bradford (United Kingdom)

15.30-16.00 Cyberdances

A VR interactive dance choreography mixing reality and dreams: who is real, who is not?

Virtual dancers and VR technology directed by Prof. Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, MiraLab, University of Geneva.
Choregraphy by Mr. Sebastien Milano.

16.00-16.30 Computer Animation Film Festival (Part II)

1. The Xian Soldiers - Miralab (Switzerland)
2. Ziride - Supinfocom (France)
3. Pepsi Swingers - Blue Sky Studios Inc. (USA)
4. Mass Manipulator - Florencia Faivre (Argentina)
5. Barbie Nibbles on Horse - R/GA (USA)
6. Grand Prix - New Wave International (Belgium)
7. The Roulette - ENSAI/AII (France)
8. Joes appartment "Roach Rally" - Blue Sky Studios, Inc. (USA)
9. Krakken - Exmachina (France)
10. Divination - Robin Lipner Digital (USA)
11. Superstition - Movida S.A. (Belgium)
12. ADN - Okenite (France)
13. Contemporary Times - ECAL - USINE (Switzerland)
14. Sticky Business - SVC (United Kingdom)
15. Joes apartment "Funky Towel" - Blue Sky Studios, Inc. (USA)

Grand Prix of the Film Festival, by the City of Geneva
Public Award, by ITU
Technological Innovation Award, by Silicon Graphics
Best Fiction Award, by Sony (Switzerland)
Best 3D Effect Award, by the OPI
Best Artistic Film Award, by Swiss TELECOM

Closing of the TELECOM Interactive 97 Forum
Dr. Pekka Tarjanne, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

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