User:Purenews/X Media Lab
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| Industry | Events |
|---|---|
| Founded | Sydney, Australia June 2003 |
| Founder | Brendan Harkin |
| Headquarters | Global |
Key people | Brendan Harkin (Founder and Director), Megan Elliott (Director)[1] |
| Products | X Media Lab conference and lab |
X Media Lab (XML) is a global set of conferences formed to create a meeting place that assists companies and people take their creative ideas successfully to market. This is through concept development, business matching, and direct access to international networks of creative professionals. [2]
"X Media Lab brings together the world’s outstanding digital media creatives and powerbrokers, including representatives from Google, Apple Inc. and HBO" says NSW Minister for the Arts Virginia Judge. [3]
History[edit]
X Media Lab began at the Sydney Opera House in June 2003. As at 2010, over 40 XML events have been held in 13 cities: Beijing, Mumbai, London, Sydney, Amsterdam, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, Seoul, Singapore, Suzhou, Auckland, Wellington and Los Angeles. [4]
Previous Events[edit]
2011[edit]
2010[edit]
- "X Media Lab: Animation and Games" Putrajaya, Malaysia as part of the Kre8tif! Conference [6]
- "X Media Lab: Global Media Ideas" Sydney Opera House, Australia as part of the Vivid Festival [7] [8]
- "X Media Lab: Immersive Media" Beijing, China [9]
- "X Media Lab: FilmXtended" Melbourne, Australia [10]
- "X Media Lab: China Animation Market" Suzhou, China [11]
Event Partners[edit]
- Sydney Film Festival [12]
- Broadcast Asia [13]
- ICCIE in Beijing
- KOCCA in Korea
- Vivid festival in Sydney [14]
- Melbourne International Film Festival [15] [16]
- FICCI-FRAMES in India
- NPOX in Amsterdam [17]
- AFI in Hollywood
- MDeC in Malaysia
Other X Media Lab Programs[edit]
- Al Jazeera Internship Doha, Qatar [18]
- X Media Lab University Internship Program [19]
Honors and Awards[edit]
Brendan Harkin (X Media Lab Founder and Director)[edit]
- China Creative Industries Award 2010 [20] [21]
- International Jury Member for the Interactive Emmy Awards held at MIPTV in Cannes
- Appointed “Foreign Expert Advisor” to the Beijing municipal government on Digital Media industry development
- Appointed Visiting Professor to Beijing Culture and Language University
- Consultant to the Suzhou Industrial Park on Animation industry development
- Named as one of the “Top Ten Most Influential People” in the Australian Digital Media industries
- Named as one of the “50 Most Influential Australians in Asia” by the NY-based Advance Organization
- Panelist at the 4th Al Jazeera Media Summit in Doha
Megan Elliott (X Media Lab Director)[edit]
- Advisor to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of NSW [22]
- Academic Advisor to the School of Media Technology, Singapore
- Judge of the Asia Television Awards, Singapore
- Panelist at the 4th Al Jazeera Media Forum Doha
References[edit]
- ^ XMediaLab about page Retrieved January 29, 2011
- ^ XMediaLab.com Retrieved January 29, 2011
- ^ "X Media Lab Sydney at Sydney Opera House" streetcorner.com.au June 18, 2010
- ^ XMediaLab about page Retrieved January 29, 2011
- ^ "X Media Lab Sweden Announces 2011 Location-based Services Conference" screenmediadaily.com November 22, 2010
- ^ "X Media Lab "Wealth of Animation: Co-Production"at Kre8tif" animationxpress.com Retrieved January 29, 2011
- ^ "Digital and Entertainment Luminaries Step into the Spotlight at X Media Lab Global Media Ideas Summit" aimia.com.au May 7, 2010
- ^ "Screen NSW Events" screen.nsw.gov.au June 18, 2010
- ^ "X | Media | Lab Beijing: Immersive Media" colab.org.nz Retrieved January 29, 2011
- ^ "X MediaLab: Film X-tended" australiancreative.com.au July 9, 2010
- ^ "ACAA Supported Event: X|Media|Lab: China Animation Market" austchinaalumni.org Retrieved January 29, 2011
- ^ "Serious games showcase to crash the Sydney Film Festival" develop-online.net June 10, 2009
- ^ "Mumbai media stars return home to mentor local companies" indiaprwire.com March 12, 2007
- ^ "Sydney's creative industries to shine at 2010 Vivid Sydney Festival" business.nsw.gov.au March 4, 2010
- ^ "X Media Lab and Screen Australia showcase the digital innovators behind Avatar and Lost" aimia.com.au July 6, 2010
- ^ "Screen Australia & X|Media|Lab Showcase the Digital Innovators Behind 'Avatar' & 'Lost'" filmink.com.au July 6, 2010
- ^ "Line-up van NPOX X-Medialab Future of Journalism is bekend!" npox.nl May 18, 2010
- ^ "X Media Lab and the Al Jazeera Internship Programme" XMediaLab.com Retrieved January 29, 2011
- ^ "QUT students creating history at Kre8tif! and XML KL 2010" creativeindustries.qut.edu.au December 24, 2010
- ^ "X Media Lab Founder, Brendan Harkin, Receives Prestigious China Creative Industries Award" apo.org.au November 22, 2010
- ^ "XML's Brendan Harkin gets Big Chinese Gong" mediawave.tv December 5, 2010
- ^ "Megan Elliott" avance.org Retrieved January 29, 2011
External links[edit]