Trade Shows, Awards, Festivals & International Events
February 2023
23rd Annual AFC Micro Salon and Days of Post Production
Thursday, February 9, from 10am to 9pm – Friday, February 10, from 10 am to 6 pm
Paris, France
Advanced Imaging Society’s 13th Lumiere Awards
February 10, 2023
Beverly Hills Hotel
Honorees: James Cameron and Jon Landau will accept its Voices For The Earth Award. Damien Chazelle will receive the society’s Gene Kelly Visionary Award.
Berlinale 2023
73rd Berlin International Film Festival
February 16-26, 2023
European Film Market: February 16-22, 2023
Berlinale Co-Production Market: February 18-22, 2023
Berlinale Talents: February 18-23, 2023
27th annual Art Directors Guild Awards (IATSE Local 800)
Saturday, February 18, 2023, InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
Scenic artist Michael Denering (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Die Hard, Batman Returns, Jurassic Park) will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Guild’s scenic, title and graphic artists.
Hollywood Professional Assn. (HPA) Tech Retreat
February 20-23, 2023
Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort, Rancho Mirage, CA
http://www.hpaonline.com
BSC Expo
Europe’s Premier International Event for Film & TV Production Equipment & Technology
Thursday 23rd February 2023 VIP Evening Reception (Invitation only)
Friday 24th – Saturday 25th February 2023 Expo Days
Battersea Evolution, London, UK
SOC Lifetime Achievement Awards
Saturday, February 25, 2023
Loews Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 70th Annual Golden Reel Awards
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Honoree: Jerry Bruckheimer, Filmmaker Award. Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (Avatar: The Way of Water, Minority Report, Munich, Iron Man, Fight Club), Career Achievement Award.
MARCH 2023
59th Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards
Saturday, March 4, 2023
InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
Honorees: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Filmmaker of the Year; and Peter J. Devlin, Career Achievement Award.
American Cinema Editors (ACE) 73rd Eddie Awards
Sunday, March 5, 2023
UCLA’s Royce Hall, Los Angeles
Honorees: Gina Prince-Bythewood, Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award; Don Zimmerman and Lynne Willingham, Career Achievement Awards
American Society of Cinematographers’ 37th annual ASC Awards
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Beverly Hilton Hotel
Honorees: Viola Davis, Board of Governors Award; Stephen Goldblatt, Lifetime Achievement Award; Darius Khondji, International Award; Charlie Lieberman, President’s Award; Fred Murphy, Career Achievement in Television honor; and Sam Nicholson, Curtis Clark Technical Achievement Award.
95th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Oscar Awards
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
Airing on ABC network
APRIL 2023
NAB SHOW 2023 – 100th Anniversary
April 16-19, 2023
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
Be there for the 2023 NAB Show Centennial!
From the earliest days tuning in on the radio to modern day streaming across multiple devices, NAB Show has been THE preeminent event driving innovation and collaboration across the broadcast, media and entertainment industry. And they’re just getting started…
See what comes next! Technologies yet unknown. Products yet untouched. Tools yet untapped. Here the power of possibility collides with the people who can harness it. Storytellers, magic makers, YOU.
Use code: 100YEARS to get a *FREE* Exhibits Pass!
NAB Show and Future Media Conferences Expand Training for Creative Professionals
2023 NAB Show to feature four unique training conferences for specific production and post-production disciplines —
NAB Show and Future Media Conferences (FMC), producer of Post|Production World (P|PW), are adding three unique and comprehensive training conferences for creative professional at NAB Show, April 15 – 19 in Las Vegas. In addition to the legacy P|PW conference for production and post-production specialists, the 2023 NAB Show will feature:
Visual Storytelling Conference
- (April 14 – 15, 2023)
- The Visual Storytelling Conference is a two-day, multi-track conference designed for photographers and creators of online video who wish to maximize their creativity and technical skills in storytelling. The conference, led by experienced digital creators, offers interactive training focused on photography, online video, business solutions and social media. Content creators of all skill levels are encouraged to attend to learn how to produce compelling stories through digital content creation. The conference will take place Friday, April 14 – Saturday, April 15, 2023, and will feature a virtual day in May 2023.
- (April 16 – 17, 2023)
- The Remote Production Conference is a two-day, multi-track training event focused on the best and most common practices of remote connectivity in media production and entertainment. Session topics include remote collaboration between artists, shared editing access and producing high-resolution graphics for cinema, gaming and virtual production. The conference will run from Sunday, April 16 – Monday, April 17, 2023 with a virtual day in May 2023 to showcase the best sessions from the conference.
Director of Photography Creative Conference
- (April 18 – 19, 2023)
- The Director of Photography Creative Conference is a two-day training event focused on cutting-edge techniques and best practices for cinematographers, camera operators, owner operators, digital imaging technicians and other camera and sound crew members. Sessions are tailored to attendees from various backgrounds, from DPs and crew members to freelancers. The conference, running Tuesday, April 18 – Wednesday, April 19, 2023, will feature a virtual day in May 2023 for remote attendees.
Industry-leading experts will host all sessions and cover an extensive array of topics, including new and emerging media trends and business management solutions, while providing comprehensive training sessions on industry-standard software. P|PW also offers opportunities to network with peers from around the globe, including access to the highly anticipated NAB Show Content Creator Party on April 16 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. P|PW takes place Saturday, April 15 – Wednesday, April 19, 2023 and is sponsored by Dell, Nvidia and Intel.
“FMC has provided world-class technical training for NAB Show’s creative community for nearly 20 years through their renowned Post|Production World conference,” said NAB Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Global, Connections and Events, Chris Brown. “The addition of these three unique conferences adds substantial depth and reach to the show’s slate of training offerings, so much so that no matter what end of the content spectrum a creator may be on – from feature film to online video to episodic TV and everything else beyond – this program provides impactful skills development.”
Post|Production World, now in its 19th year, is the world’s leading training conference for content creators, designers, producers, and editors of TV, film and video. P|PW will feature 150+ live and interactive training sessions. FMC also offers dynamic field workshops and certifications and prep courses from Apple and Adobe.
MAY 2023
AES Europe 2023
May 13-15, 2023
Helsinki, Finland
www.aes.org
JUNE 2023
Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles 2023
June 1-4, 2023
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.cinegearexpo.com/la-expo/
14th Annual New Media Film Festival®
June 7 online & June 8 2023 in person
Los Angeles CA
28 categories of Screenings, Q & A, Int’l Art Exhibit, VIP Soiree, Awards, VR experience
Filmscape Chicago
June 24 & 25, 2023
Filmscape Chicago brings together filmmakers, artists, technicians, and students from across Chicago and the greater Midwest for two days of networking, education, and training – all completely for free.
CineCity Studios, 1414 S Western Ave, Chicago IL 60608
Euro Cine Expo
30 June- 1 July, 2023
International Expo of Cine Equipment & Tech • Seminars • Networking
Munich, Germany
JULY 2023
AUGUST 2023
SIGGRAPH 2023
Biennale Cinema 2023
Lido di Venezia
SEPTEMBER 2023
IBC Conference & Exhibition 2023
September 15-18, 2023
RAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands
https://show.ibc.org
OCTOBER 2023
CineGear Expo Atlanta
October 6-7, 2023
Atlanta, GA
https://www.cinegearexpo.com/atl-expo/
Broadcast India Show 2023
8 – 10 October, 2023
Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai
SMPTE Media Technology Summit 2023
October TBD, 2023
Loews Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood, CA
www.smpte.org
61st New York Film Festival
2023 TBD
Lincoln Center, New York, NY
www.filmlinc.org/nyff
MIPCOM
Oct. 16-19, 2023
Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
www.mipcom.com
153rd AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention
October 25-27, 2023
Javits Convention Center, New York
www.aes.org
The 36th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF)
October or November TBD, 2023
Tokyo, Japan
TIFFCOM 2023 -the Marketplace for film and TV in Asia
October TBD, 2023
Tokyo, Japan
Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival.com
October TBD, 2023
https://www.evolutionfilmfestival.com/https://mallorcafilmfestival.com
NAB NY
October 25-26, 2023
New York
Post|Production Conference
at the NAB Show New York
Oct. TBD, 2023
New York
https://www.ppw-conference.com
The Post|Production Conference offers a blend of hands-on interactive workshops and technical training sessions at NAB Show NY. Brush up on your skills with a full day of training sessions on production, post-production, and business topics. Whether you are just starting your career or are a trained professional, you will be able to learn new skills to further your creative career!
For those looking for a hands-on learning experience, attend the Small-To-No-Crew Corporate, In-House & Remote Production Workshop on October 16! In this workshop, you will learn about effective project planning, production, gear, audio recording tips & tricks, and, of course, lighting techniques that are best suited for small crew video productions.
NOVEMBER 2023
Energa CAMERIMAGE International Film Festival
11 – 18 November 2023
Toruń, Poland
DECEMBER 2023
CineAsia
4-7 December 2023
True Icon Hall, Bangkok Thailand
https://www.filmexpos.com/cineasia
JANUARY 2024
CES Conference and Trade Show 2024
January 9-12, 2024
Las Vegas, NV
www.ces.tech
Hamburg Open
January 2024, Hamburg, Germany
Germany’s Innovation and Networking Event for Broadcast and AV Technology Professionals.
January TBD, 2024
Park City & Salt Lake City, UT
https://www.sundance.org/