10th edition - december 3 to 6 2008

Cité Internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de l'Image (Angoulême)

4 days of lectures, case studies, masterclasses and projections devoted to Digital Images - Celebrating 10 years of FITA.

FITA is a conference devoted to Digital Images. FITA gathers, from December 3 to 6, in Angoulême, 300 professionnels and 200 students. For these four daus, FITA will bring together the world's leading specialists around the theme of cross-media animation.

Meet with the most innovative creators of ground-breaking technologies and broaden their understanding of these technologies by engaging with their creators in a series of complementary workshops.
Understand in more depth the economic challenges of a world where traditional business models are collapsing and discover viable alternatives.
Participate in Masterclasses and Workshops, and get free training with international specialists like Bill Plympton.
And celebrate 10 years of FITA: evenings, cocktails, surprise !

Animation is on every screen: movies, TV, games, the internet, and on mobile devices.
Animation is not a genre any more but a technique, used for multi-purpose content. FITA offers a unique opportunity to compare points of view and to contrast experiences of those who are using animation techniques on the internet, mobiles, TV, feature films, and games…Internationally recognised specialists will discuss creative, economic and technical issues.