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La relève en 4 Temps – Photography exhibit

October 22, 2009 by admin, under Misc., Photography.

Freshly back from vacation and already an update!

I have been picked by the Tzara gallery in Québec City to exhibit a couple of photographs along with three other artists -Amélie Bedard, Mathieu Fortin and Catherine Potvin-.

The vernissage will take place  today, friday 23rd @ 5pm at the Hotel de Ville (City Hall) in the presence of the mayor and city officials.
The show is called La relève en 4 Temps and is going to run from the 23rd of October until the 6th of December. If you are in the area, please stop by and let me know what you think!

P.S: The flyers/posters/billboards for the exhibit are commissioned pieces designed by me for the City of Québec/ Tzara Gallery.

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Issam Z.

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Ed Hooks Acting Classes – Montreal

February 8, 2009 by admin, under Animation, Misc..

On January 20th (Inauguration day…couldn’t make it back to DC) I went with my colleagues (Ubisoft) to Montreal to attend an acting workshop given by non-other than the great Ed Hooks! We had a blast. This is the second time I have had the chance to meet Ed and it was just amazing. I would really advise anybody who is into animation and/or acting to attend his lectures if you can…There is a lot to be learned from our Shaman friend! :)

Issam Z.

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2008 – The year in pictures!

February 8, 2009 by admin, under Misc..

Hey guys! Happy new year! (a month late! :( )

As much as I loved the simplicity of my website, it was just not convenient enough to update it as often as I would have liked…so…I decided to make a new one. It will be much easier to update and it is also a format that will make room for feedback and suggestions. Feel free to stop by and contribute, give your opinion etc…

Below is a quick recap of what I thought were the highlights of this past year for me.

China! A dream come true – January

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CGTalk and AnimationMentor Frontpage! -February

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I had the honor of being featued on the frontpage of CGTalk and AnimationMentor! A couple of other blogs also featured my short which is also really cool! :)

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Got married! + Trips to the Ivory Coast and Morocco! – July

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A trip to the motherland never fails to inspire me.

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Who is that?! – July

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I painfully walk in front of this guy everyday! :( (Ubisoft Studios) For those who don’t know, the cheesy smile on the poster is…me.

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AnimationMentor Summer Showcase!!!- July

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This past summer’s Animation Mentor Showcase was totally AMAZING! It was an honor to be featured in it! My short Film (Starry Night) made the cut and is somewhere halfway through the video. Congrats to all the talented people who were involved in it.

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ADAPT – September

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I had an amazing week at the ADAPT conference (in Montreal)! (Pictured above is Pixar’s own Carlos Baena…great guy!)

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Symhio Project / Renaud Armanet – September

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A very cool project I am involved with! Be on the lookout for updates!
Visit the site: http://www.symhio.com

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Voted for Barack Hussein Obama! :) – November

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I Voted for Hope! :) …I hope I won’t be disappointed!

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Trip to Dubai – December

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What a beautiful country!

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Issam Z.

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