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Brazilian Film Festival of Miami presents "Boy and the World" Directed by Ale Abreu
2017-09-13 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
The Brazilian Film Festival of Miami proudly presents “Boy and the World,” 2016 Oscar nominee for Animated Feature Film.
Boy and the World (Portuguese: O Menino e o Mundo) is a 2013 Brazilian animated film written and directed by Alê Abreu. It was nominated at the 88th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. The film was created using a mix of both drawing and painting and digital animation.
Textured dreams laced with thoughtful observations on the modern human experience construct Alê Abreu’s stirring fantasia “Boy and the World,” a film so viscerally enchanting and dazzlingly beautiful that it enraptures you from the moment its subtle opening sequence appears on screen. A little boy leaves his home in the peaceful countryside to see the grandeur of urban civilization and find his beloved father, but as this musical odyssey exposes him to both unimaginable desolation and mesmerizing beauty, he finds comfort in endearing memories and future hopes.

MAGIC Fall 2017 New Student Orientation
2017-09-01 14:00 - 15:00 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
MANDATORY

MAGIC Academic Programs
MAGIC Staff and Faculty
Pitch Week at MAGIC
Film Production at MAGIC
Career & Academic Advisement
Studio Rules
Screening of the 2017 Animated Short Films
2017 MIA Animation Conference & Festival
The MAGIC Club
Calendar of Events

Fall Term 2017 Begins
2017-08-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Fall Calendar Academic Calendar
Holidays

3D Sculpting Workshop and Miami MoGraph Meet Up
2017-08-19 10:00 - 14:00, 2017-07-29 10:00 - 14:00 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
10 AM – 2 PM: 3D Sculpting Workshop – $30

11 AM – 1 PM: Miami MoGraph Meet Up & Training – FREE

UNITE Summer Program @ MAGIC
2017-06-12 09:00 - 2017-07-14 15:00 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
The UNITE Summer Program @ MAGIC will focus on Animation & Video Game Development, starting on June 12th for the period of four weeks. Participants will explore daily tech making and bursts in creativity when animating a character using Autodesk® Maya® for an original story, or simulating martial arts movements for a video game through available motion capture technology.

MAGIC Summer Camp, Animation & Video Game Design
2017-06-12 08:00 - 2017-07-14 17:00 | FL
At MAGIC, the Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex at Miami Dade College, we encourage and inspire kids and teens to become the next generation of developers, animators, video game designers, programmers and mixed reality creators. Our MAGIC Summer Camps feature hands-on, project-based learning infused with the latest in the creative industries, animation, video game development, VR, 3D printing technology and equipment. Our state of the art labs are equipped with industry standard technology and software, a motion capture studio, audio recording studio and screening room.

Click here for more information and schedule for MAGIC Summer Programs.

Commencement Ceremony 2017
2017-04-29 13:00 - 15:00 | James L. Night Center, 400 SE 2nd Ave, Miami, 33131, United States
Congratulations Miami Dade College Class of 2017! Your hard work and dedication will be recognized and celebrated on this momentous occasion. As we prepare for Commencement 2017, we would like to share with you the following information that will help make this day one you will remember proudly for the rest of your life. Each Campus information will appear as they are available. Click here to select your campus to find out more details.
James L. Knight Center
400 SE 2nd Ave,
Miami, FL 33131
Parking
Metrorail is the preferred means of transportation to and from the graduation event.
Metrorail & Metro Mover:
Take Metrorail ($2) to Government Center station. Proceed to the Metromover (FREE), Inner Loop for the most direct route and get off at Knight Center. Down escalators take you to the Miami Tower lobby. Turn right off the escalator and proceed to the Knight Center/Hyatt Regency via the air-conditioned, covered walkway.
Please visit the following link for directions to the James L. Knight Center: http://www.jlkc.com/general-information/directions/
Wolfson Campus Parking Garage (Free)
You may park in the Wolfson Campus Parking Garage, located on NE Fifth Street, between NE First and NE Second Avenues. Once you park, exit the Parking Garage, walk across the street, and take the Metromover (no charge) to Government Center Station and then take the Metrorail to Knight Center.
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Short Animation Film Premiere
2017-04-19 19:00 - 20:30 | FL

Industry/Internships/Interviews
2017-04-07 14:00 - 17:00 | FL

Pitch Week @ MAGIC
2017-04-03 09:00 - 2017-04-06 17:00 | FL
Students will propose ideas for an animated short movie or a video game design to be fully developed and produced at MAGIC. Students must register and submit ideas prior to the event, deadlines will be announced on a timely manner. Productions of both animated films and video game designs will be mentored and produced in partnership with our industry partners.
When: April 3rd – 6th, 2017

Code Art Miami
2017-03-18 16:00 - 19:00 | FL
SHOWCASING ART CREATED THROUGH CODE BY GIRLS
Join us at MAGIC — MDC’s state-of-the-art Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex — for the 2nd annual Code Art Miami event! We showcase art created by girls through computer programming and bring awareness to the need for more gender diversity in computer science. Event proceeds go towards a scholarship fund for a woman enrolled in one of MAGIC’s two-year animation and gaming programs.
Code Art Miami highlights the creative side of coding and provides a vehicle to inspire girls and young women to learn to code and to showcase their creations. It also fosters a sense of community among the participating student groups and paves the way for future collaborations.
The inaugural Code Art Miami event was held on February 6, 2016. It was a great success! There was a digital art exhibition with over 100 student submissions, a speaker symposium, interactive displays, and the announcement of the contest winners. To further the cause of gender parity in computer science, we also raised proceeds at the event for a scholarship fund for women enrolled in one of MDC MAGIC’s two-year animation or gaming programs. The event raised enough funds to fully fund a two-year scholarship for one female student.

Getting started with Z-Brush
2017-03-03 11:52 | FL
A refresher meeting for those who haven’t used ZBrush in a while and forgot everything and new artists interested in digital sculpting.
To follow along with the demo, basic 3D experience is not necessary, but it is a plus.

Spring 2017 - Classes Begin
2017-01-04 | FL
