The Creative Technology Network launches tomorrow night at Watershed with a special event featuring Michael B. Johnson of Pixar.

Networking people and ideas across computing, communications and the creative industries, The Creative Technology Network is a new Bristol-based venture, initiated by iShed and 3C Research.

To sign up to the network for news and details of forthcoming events, visit The Creative Technology Network site

There are still a few tickets remaining for the event, which can be booked here. Places are free, but limited and are on a first come first served basis:

Pixar: Collaboration, innovation and imagination with guest speaker Michael B. Johnson

Date: Thursday 19 July 2007

Registration: 5.30pm. Talk starts: 6pm

Venue: Watershed Media Centre, Bristol, BS1 5TX

From Toy Story to Cars, Ratatouille to Finding Nemo, Pixar Animation Studios has produced some of the most successful films of the last decade. Once the computer graphics branch of Lucasfilm, Pixar’s unique commitment to collaboration and innovation has not only resulted in seven Academy Awards but also the development of industry standard animation software Renderman.

Moving Pictures Group Lead Michael B Johnson gives an illustrated behind the scenes glimpse into some of the programmes and applications developed by his team to enable the production of these award winning features. Michael previously worked for Thinking Machines, NCSA, and IBM and received his MA in Visual Studies and PhD in Media Arts & Sciences from MIT’s Media Lab.

The launch is supported by South West Screen.