Spring is around the corner and so is DigiFest® 2023! What is DigiFest® you may ask? It is a digital-media festival and competition that celebrates all digital-art mediums. This creative festival honors short films and videos, web series, animation, gaming, graphic design, music videos, digital art, photography, and more! DigiFest® takes place on April 21, 22, and 23, 2023 at JDS Studios in Temecula; it brings together various media forms that share original stories, diverse perspectives, and rich emotional journeys through the collaboration of digital mediums.
This festival will be broken up into a span of three days. Opening night includes a Blue Carpet Event with hors d’oeuvres; opening ceremonies with comedian emcee Donna Maine and special guest speakers: ABC’s Big Sky’s Ryan O’Nan and actress and advocate Eileen Grubba. Sammy Listoe kicks off the after-party with live entertainment.
Saturday consists of a meet-and-greet panel of award-winning directors and cinematographers: Narseen Alkhateeb, Alex Bram, Pryde Pierce, and Chris Nolan. That presentation will be followed by a panel of two top industry-professional voice actors: Bob Bergen, who voices Porky Pig, and Candi Milo, who famously voices Dexter from Dexter’s Laboratory. Saturday will also include a podcaster panel consisting of the top downloaded experts from across the country. The evening wraps up with film, video, and animation festival competition screenings, all of which are vying for Digi Awards.
Sunday continues the three-day extravaganza with various interactive workshops. First up is Adobe Certified Trainer, David Creamer, who will share all the inside tips of the Premiere Pro editing platform. Next, DigiFest®presents award-winning composer Bryon Fry with a Music Arrangement Workshop. Then attendees will learn how to create their own podcast/TV show with Diane Forster from the acclaimed award-winning show, I Have Today.
The festival wraps with its Awards Celebration at Temecula City Hall Conference Center with our Comedian Emcee, Donna Maine, headlining the ceremonies is Adrian Paul from the Highlander Series and Honorable California State Treasurer Fiona Ma giving an address on arts and economics. The celebration also features live entertainment from Lee Coulter who will perform into the after-hours. The festival and celebration culminate with the Digi Awards Ceremony.
Festival competition participants enter DigiFest® both domestically and globally by submitting their creative digital content. Submissions are critiqued by an industry professional judging panel and the winners of each category are awarded with a Digi Award, an Honorable Mention, or a Peoples’ Choice Award. Moreover, this festival cultivates creativity, showcasing all mediums of the arts, bringing education and network opportunities for those seeking to enter the industry. If you are interested in any digital art medium as a creator or enjoyer, this is exactly where you want to be on April 21, 22, and 23.
DigiFest® Temecula has been a staple in the Temecula region for seven years and was founded with passion by JDS Creative Academy Co-Founder and Executive Director Diane Strand. JDS Creative Academy, the host of DigiFest® Temecula is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides a place to learn about industry advancements, how to pursue a career in the industry, and how to incorporate digital arts into the economic culture. JDS Creative Academy reinvented what the City of Temecula recognized as the International Temecula Film and Music Festival into what is now referred to as DigiFest® Temecula, which is a vehicle for the community and region to come together and experience digital media in many creative and artistic forms.
Tickets went on sale on March 1st and are expected to sell out for the in-person experience, so don’t wait to purchase. There is also a virtual ticket option available for purchase. DigiFest® Temecula takes place on April 21, 22, and 23, 2023, at JDS Studios and the Temecula Conference Center in Temecula, California. Tickets can be purchased for individual event access or for the entire three-day event with an “All Access” ticket/pass. Purchase your tickets now before they are sold out at https://www.DigiFestTemecula.org. For more information on all things #JDSFamily check out https://jdscreativeacademy.org/ or call 951-296-6715.
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