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The  Jalloo Festival of Animation and Games is bringing in guest speakers from all over the world to speak about the Animation and Games industry. In addition to guests from local industry (NB, PEI, NS), experts from Boston (US), Hamburg (Germany), and Reykjavik (Iceland) are coming to talk about Games and Animation at the first annual Jalloo Festival on June 11-12 in Miramichi NB.

Guests include animator Willy Ashworth (Babar, Ewoks, CareBears, Tiny Toon Adventures), 3D artist Chaz Sutherland (The Matrix: Path of Neo, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, The Golden Compass), animator Ron Doucet (Johnny Test, Oliver's Adventures, Speed Racer), game designer Ryan Shwayder (EverQuest II, Fighting Legends), and game artist Ben Mathis (Tony Hawk Project 8, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Ghost Recon 2).

"The Miramichi [campus of NBCC] has been producing graduates in Animation and Gaming for over 10 years." says Heather Fowler, Head of the Applied Arts Department which is home to the Animation and Gaming programs. "Our graduates are working all over now. The Jalloo Festival helps to serve as a focal point for the local Animation and Games industry allowing them to mingle with international companies, network, and learn. Industry related panels, workshops and networking events make up most of the Festival activities."

The Jalloo Festival will be showcasing clips from Animation companies, games and demos from Game companies, and work from students in both Canada and the US. The festival will close with a showcase of work by graduates of the two-year Animation, 3D, and Electronic Game Design programs as well as graduates from the Advanced Applied Arts Diploma program, an optional one-year "post-grad" program where graduates from the two year programs complete a 1 year internship with the Department of National Defence at CFB Gagetown.