Flashforward Film Festival Finalists Announced

Sixty film festival finalists vying for top honors in Flash Design and Development

Ojai, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- The Flashforward team is pleased to announce the sixty finalists (http://www.flashforwardconference.com/finalists) for the 16th Flashforward Film Festival, taking place in Austin, TX, September 13, during Flashforward2006 Austin.

The public is encouraged to select one of our finalists as their choice to be the recipient of the prestigious People’s Choice award, given to the one site that receives the most votes from our viewers. Voting is open now.

http://www.flashforwardconference.com/peoples_choice

About the Finalists

Flash® web sites nominated by the public were carefully reviewed by our panel of expert judges, who selected four finalists in each of fifteen categories. Taken collectively, these finalists represent the state of the art in Flash web design and development around the world. Anyone looking for insight or inspiration is encouraged to visit these remarkable sites and congratulate their creators.

About the Flashforward Film Festival

The 16th Flashforward Film Festival will culminate in a live awards ceremony to be held during the Flashforward2006 Austin conference.

All sixty finalists will be showcased at the ceremony, and the fifteen category winners will be revealed, along with the winner of the People’s Choice voting. All winners will receive the prestigious Big Orange Rubber Arrow, a mark of respect from their peers in the Flash community.

The conference will take place September 11-14 at the Hilton Austin, and the festival awards ceremony will begin at 7:15pm on Wednesday, September 13. Admission to the ceremony is included for attendees of the conference, and tickets are also available separately for anyone who wishes to join the fun.

https://store.flashforwardconference.com/

About Flashforward

Flashforward is the world’s first, largest, and most-renowned conference focusing on Flash®, which was recently acquired by Adobe. Since its inception six years ago, more than 20,000 professionals in the industries of design, interactivity, animation, video, and motion graphics have attended 15 events in cities such as San Francisco, New York, Amsterdam, and London. The Flashforward Film Festival takes place in conjunction with the conference, and showcases the most innovative and cutting-edge Flash techniques on the web around the world.

Flashforward is produced by lynda.com [www.lynda.com and sponsored by Adobe Systems.

For more information on Flashforward2006 Austin, please use the following URL:

http://www.flashforwardconference.com

For more information on the speakers who will attend Flashforward2006 Austin, please use the following URL: http://www.flashforwardconference.com/speakers

For more information on the sessions planned for Flashforward2006 Austin, please use the following URL: http://www.flashforwardconference.com/sessions

For more information on the workshops planned for Flashforward2006 Austin, please use the following URL: http://www.flashforwardconference.com/workshops

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