Following the success of the Portfolio Review Pavilion, Comic Fiesta 2009 is proud to present a new event for the year: the Comic Fiesta Industry Seminar! It will be half-day long (on Day 2) and will have speakers from the creative industry taking the stage to share their views and experiences.

The theme of the Industry Seminar is: Bridging the Creatives, with a focus on examining the current trends, performance, forecast and future demands of the growing creative industry, both within and without Malaysia.

Entrance is free for this seminar! (Of course, you still have to pay the door price for CF’09 – RM15 a day!)

Time:10.30am to 1pm, 20 December 2009 (Sunday, CF Day 2)

Venue: Hall 1 (Sponsor Hall), Left of the Stage

Schedule

Speakers and Topics Include:
Stanley Lau, Co-Founder & Creative Director (Imaginary Friends Studio)

Topic
Be A Digital Artist with Style
This session is open for those who would like to understand more about the digital art industry in general and what it takes to be a successful digital artist. Points of discussion include the challenges, opportunities as well as the myths of being a digital artist. Main factors of focus are learning how one can create a style for their art and make it commercially relevant and valuable to the industry.

Short Bio
As Co-founder and Creative Director, Artgerm plays a vital role in both the operational and creative aspects of the business. He often finds himself dividing his time between creating great art, overseeing projects and meeting up with current or potential clients. Formally trained in visual communication and advertising, he is experienced and highly-capable in a wide range of creative skills; from digital painting, graphic design to digital imaging. Artgerm’s works have garnered much attention and a huge following of fans from around the world, and his art can be found in many publications such as Spectrum, Expose, ImaginaryFX, Corel Painter and Fusion Junction.

Dinjer, Persatuan Penggiat Komik Malaysia (PeKOMIK)

Topic
Where Is Malaysia in the Comic Industry Today
The comics industry in Malaysia is relatively young compared to places like US, Europe and Japan. Where are we now and how did we arrive at this point. A deep insight as to how it all began with Gila-Gila, moved to Lat, thrived with Gempak, and now pushes boundaries with Upin & Ipin. Is Malaysia world-class? Find out!

Short Bio
PeKOMIK is a non- governmental association, newly formed in 2007. One of the objectives of the formation of PeKOMIK is to put closer ties between comic artists, comic writers, the publishers and readers in Malaysia. The inspiration of this association comes from the idea of the Azharmaa and some friends from ex-Urban Militia. The idea was put forward through unofficial meetings as well as in the Pergh.com forum.

Azlan Pa’wan, Managing Director, BigBeak Pictures

Topic
The Great Expectation
When you think you are good, there is always someone who is greater. That is why we always are in pursuit of the goal in being the best! But how do we become the best? What are the expectations we place on ourselves? What are the expectations the world burdens us with? Find out as Azlan Pa’wan, the man behind many visions for the local creative scene and then some, shares his experience, working background, and expectations of himself, the creative industry at large, and the Malaysian scene. Do expect insights into areas like Explorations (Education), Expectations (Working Environment), The Real Stuff (Market Demands), and The Deal (International Marketing).

Short Bio
BigBeak Picturesâ„¢ is a creative production and marketing company involved primarily in multimedia content creation, production, marketing, trading and distribution of knowledge, entertainment and educational contents. With the aim of being a global made-in-Malaysia production and marketing house, BigBeak Picturesâ„¢ engages in pertinent business activities related to the development of interactive technologies for content development and marketing.

Topic
Making Comics The Gilamon Way

Short Bio
Gilamon is an independent label that specializes in both storytelling – using comic books as a medium – and design. It is co-founded by three comic book artists – namely Lefty, Michael Chuah, and Chin Sau Lim. Gilamon has released its first graphic novel and a new series of T-shirts for the second STGCC it participated in last August. Gilamon has also participated in various events in Tokyo, San Diego, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. It is also one of the winners of Malaysia Multimedia Development Corporation (MDec)’s intellectual Property Grant.