ART, TECH & VIDEO FESTIVAL

After last year success, Powerflasher is supporting CODAME again!

We had a lot of fun, we had also André Michelle, from AudioTool, playing some tunes under the San Francisco fog! (Photos)

You might ask: What the F*** is CODAME?

This year CODAME, the ART TECH Festival, will have VIDEO as the main theme.

CODAME is a collaborative film work experience. A unique experience that features the convergence of art, tech and filmmaking with engagement of the audience documenting the moment.

Join other creative minds, cool speakers, independent short films and enjoy local artist’s work  – Music & Drinks included!

WHEN: Thursday, 12th of May, 2011 (the day after GoogleIO)

WHERE: CELLspace, 2050 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA

Space is limited, please register to guarantee your ticket before we sell out !

SUPPORTERS:

We are also looking for more sponsors to buy more drinks and snacks. If you know someone, have an idea, or would like to contribute Contact us!

Special thanks to our current supporters:

PARTECITPATE:

Be spontaneous, don’t need to be a pro, grab your camera and start shooting!

Before the event:

Send us a video just say CODAME !

Everyone’s invited! If you can’t join us in San Francisco, be there virtually. The videos will be shown May 12th during the event.

During the event:

We encourage everyone to make use of your camera or smart phone and take videos to share on May 12th.

After the event:

Vote for your favorite videos! The win will receive prizes thanks to our CODAME supporters.

Instructions will follow, stay tuned …

Instructions:

Share the videos on you favorite website: Flickr, Vimeo, YouTube …

• Tag them with “CODAME”
• Optional: Submit the video and/or the link to the CODAME Facebook Page

PROGRAM:

Michael Goergens [goove | on the move] and you will be the stars of this event! With a foundation of years of experience in multimedia, Michael enters the stage of documentary film making. He is presenting his current work and you will do the same. Inspire and be inspired!

SESSIONS + SCREENINGS
15 minutes sessions in variation with short movies by Michael Goergens

• Simultania: a video installation and online experience. People from all over the world film the same 1-minute-moment in time. All the simultaneous perspectives play back together and in perfect sync, using an innovative video playback platform. (Erin Cooney & Martin Libich)
• Powerflasher: The Digital Creative Team of Application Developers. Either Web, Mobile or Desktop, Powerflasher applications likes to run on all type of screens, including the big ones. Let’s enjoy together this interactive movie experience developed by the Powerflasher team (Bruno Fonzi)
• NorthenDragons: Beat the Demoscene Elite. Get a glimpse into the digital art underground known as the demoscene (think crack intros on steroids). Then K9D from the Northern Dragons will demonstrate how easy it is to begin expressing your creativity with code. (Jordan Gray)

PROJECTS
Local art tech artist projects will be also on display. This event will be a blast !

• PuppySpazz is a San Francisco based amateur artist who advocates for empowerment through self-expression and the diversification of eroticism. PuppySpazz will be performing live digital drawing.
• “Video Mirror” from Eric Socolofsky
• Get a chromataphoric face mask with a new application, first shown at CODAME, from Muse.

More Artists to be announced soon, stay tuned …

SOUNDS

• STARPAUSE plays electro/techno/idm produced on portable consumer electronics.
• RAYREADYRAY founded Secret Feature, you’ve likely seen his data visualization work in San Francisco Arts Quarterly. He’s also a tenderloin resident, often spotted at his wife’s gallery Kokoro Studio.
• HARBOUR is resident DJ at 9th Floor Radio & organizer of Knitworks, a night of fresh electronic sounds at koko cocktails, producer of immersively organic cut and paste hip hop instrumental jams.
• Christopher Heston injects live his recorded soundscapes from all over the world and creates the sensation of experiencing particular acoustic environments.

Lead Organizers: Bruno Fonzi, Michael Goergens & Jordan Gray

With the help of: GoGeekly

NEWS UPDATE !

In addition to Gaia Online, we have a new supporter:

Organic, this means fun is guaranteed for everyone 😉

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After years of waiting an inspiring and great Flash event returns to San Francisco and we want to celebrate and share the excitement with you around FITC with CODAME

If you are a geek, designer or developer join CODAME, a San Francisco party for the tech industries greatest creative minds, packed together on a roof deck with the brightest Bay Area Art Geek regulars.

CODAME is an invitation only exclusive gathering, space is limited.
Monday, 16th of August, 2010 (day before FITC starts) at 8pm til midnight.

Final confirmation and exact location will be sent some days before the event, only to registered people.

Starpause, André Michelle and TrustFundKilla (LostScience) will be playing some tunes on the roof-top. Local art tech artist projects will be also on display.
Plus, amazing location- private roof-top downtown San Francisco – with superb view included. This event will be simply a blast !

We have some amazing local volunteers helping. If you want to help too, show your work under the stars or have a cool idea for the event. Contact me!

Powerflasher is one of the main sponsors for this event celebrating one year anniversary in USA as a Digital Interactive Development company.

We are looking for more to enhance the quality and quantity of food and drink. We would need some more sponsors to buy enough drinks and snacks for everyone, if you know someone, have an idea, Contact me!

Thank you so far for the following supporters:

Gaia Online Founded in 2003, Gaia Online is the leading online hangout for teens and young adults. More than eight million visitors come to Gaia Online every month to make friends, play games, and participate in the world’s most active online community. Gaia Online provides a fun, social environment that inspires individuality and creativity. With everything from art contests to discussion forums on poetry, politics, celebrities and more, to fully customizable profiles, digital characters and cars, Gaia Online is a place where teens can create their own space and express their individual style. They are hiring, so look out !

Organic is a leading digital communications agency that uses a consumer-empathy-based approach, combined with a holistic view of the digital landscape, to design and build exceptional interactive experiences that effectively engage and persuade customers.  Founded in 1993, Organic has offices in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit, London and Toronto.  Adweek ranked Organic as the number one interactive agency in their 2007 interactive agency report card. Organic is a part of Omnicom Group Inc.

Mypressi has become the rockstar of the espresso world with the first handheld device that can make a perfect shot of espresso with water or, more relevantly, any other liquid. They will be pulling amazing shots at the CoDaMe Party. Stop by for some super smooth ‘spro-based cocktails. And remember, always code responsibly.

Influxis powers interactive Flash applications and the best parties for the community 😉 The team will have its own bar and serving very hot cool cocktails during CODAME, I hope you can handle it!

FITC knows how to build amazing flash events! FITC has been generous to support CODAME by offering major discounts if you decide to support CODAME too, we need more more drinks and food for hungry flash developers & designers.

If you think you can help, can be a supporter or should be simply invited, contact @BrunoFonzi