Pedram Goshtasbpour-Parsi (Born in Tehran-Iran, August 1 1975) is a Canadian director and animator who has worked at Sony Imageworks as animator on such productions as Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 and . In the late 1990s, he worked at Nelvana as designer on such productions as Ned's Newt, Birdz, Dumb Bunnies as well as at Amberwood Entertainment as storyboard supervisor on Hoze Hounds series. At Production Pascal Blais Pedram was a commercial animator and director for clients such as Del Monte, Oscar Mayer, Hydro-Québec, Wonder Bread and Gansito; and at IMAX Sandde Animation he was a software consultant as well as senior animator on "Cyber World".
Anthony Lamolinara, the animation director on both Spider-Man feature films, first recruited Pedram from Sheridan College among a host of young animators from that institution to join him at Square USA for pre-production CG animation on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. In 2005 Pedram returned to Nelvana as senior animator on the Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends series as well as The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie CG Feature.
Most recently, Pedram has served as animation director on such projects as Paramount's G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom feature, 16 episodes of Jetix/Disney's ' and 10 episodes of Jetix/Coneybeare/Disney's ' series; and as visual effects supervisor on MTV's Wonder Showzen series.
He is the founder of Ministry of Motion -MoM Studio in Toronto, Canada.
Anthony Lamolinara, the animation director on both Spider-Man feature films, first recruited Pedram from Sheridan College among a host of young animators from that institution to join him at Square USA for pre-production CG animation on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. In 2005 Pedram returned to Nelvana as senior animator on the Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends series as well as The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie CG Feature.
Most recently, Pedram has served as animation director on such projects as Paramount's G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom feature, 16 episodes of Jetix/Disney's ' and 10 episodes of Jetix/Coneybeare/Disney's ' series; and as visual effects supervisor on MTV's Wonder Showzen series.
He is the founder of Ministry of Motion -MoM Studio in Toronto, Canada.
Linda Bel is a Canadian animator who spent five years as a Character Animator with Disney Animation working on such classics as, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. In 1994, Bel left Disney and joined Industrial Light & Magic to work on Casper. Bel spent 9 years at ILM and was the Lead Animator for Yoda and Watto in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. After leaving ILM, Bel was hired by PDI/Dreamworks as a Lead Character Animator on Shrek, Shrek 2, and Madagascar.
Bel studied traditional animation for three years at Sheridan College in Canada. She also spent a year studying computer graphics there before beginning her career as an animator in Toronto at Omnibus, where she did animation for commercials and broadcast television.
Bel currently teaches Advanced Animation and Lip Sync at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA.
Filmography
Disney Credits:
*Fantasia 2000, "Pines of Rome" - Animator
*The Prince and the Pauper (1990) - Animator
*The Rescuers Down Under (1990) - Animator
*Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Animator
*Aladdin (1992) - Animator
*The Lion King (1994) - Animator
ILM Credits:
*Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Animator
*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Animator
*Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) - Lead Animator
*Galaxy Quest (2000) - Lead Animator
*Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) - Lead Character Animator
*The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) - Digital Character Animator
*' (1996) - Lead Character Animator
*Dragonheart (1996) - Character Animator
*Casper (1995) - Character Animator
PDI/Dreamworks Credits:
*Madagascar (2004) - Lead Animator
*Shrek 2 (2003) - Lead Animator
*Shrek (2000) - Lead Animator
Commercials:
Budweiser "Come Home" (2000) - Animator
LucasArts Games:
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002) - Computer Graphics Animator
Bel studied traditional animation for three years at Sheridan College in Canada. She also spent a year studying computer graphics there before beginning her career as an animator in Toronto at Omnibus, where she did animation for commercials and broadcast television.
Bel currently teaches Advanced Animation and Lip Sync at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA.
Filmography
Disney Credits:
*Fantasia 2000, "Pines of Rome" - Animator
*The Prince and the Pauper (1990) - Animator
*The Rescuers Down Under (1990) - Animator
*Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Animator
*Aladdin (1992) - Animator
*The Lion King (1994) - Animator
ILM Credits:
*Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Animator
*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - Animator
*Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) - Lead Animator
*Galaxy Quest (2000) - Lead Animator
*Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) - Lead Character Animator
*The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) - Digital Character Animator
*' (1996) - Lead Character Animator
*Dragonheart (1996) - Character Animator
*Casper (1995) - Character Animator
PDI/Dreamworks Credits:
*Madagascar (2004) - Lead Animator
*Shrek 2 (2003) - Lead Animator
*Shrek (2000) - Lead Animator
Commercials:
Budweiser "Come Home" (2000) - Animator
LucasArts Games:
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002) - Computer Graphics Animator
CAMP- Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals(CAMP)
www.campnet.net
History
The Council of American Muslim Professionals (CAMP), is a not-for-profit organisation founded in Chicago in 1993. It has made considerable strides in growth in North America. Founded originally to cater to the needs of Muslim professionals to network and build community ties, CAMP continues to add member cities in major metropolitan areas, with a combined membership in the tens of thousands. In 2005, CAMP revised its mission, vision and goals to accommodate Muslim professionals looking to network from other parts of the world. In an effort to become an international organization, CAMP renamed itself to the “Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals”.
Mission
The Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals is a professional networking organization dedicated to serving the needs of the Muslim community. CAMP strives to provide professional networking events, community outreach efforts and exciting interactive educational opportunities to foster the personal and professional growth of its members through an atmosphere of professionalism and mutual respect. With activities such as community service and Islamic education, we hope to improve the strength and cohesiveness of our Muslim community.
Vision
The main objective of CAMP is to promote unity for the global Muslim community by encouraging professional networking development through educational, social and intellectual activities within an Islamic framework. This includes, among other things, working to build understanding and cooperation between the different faiths and cultures of the world.
Goal
The goal of this group is to be strong and collectively successful as Muslims and leaders of tomorrow. Together, we hope to enrich the lives of Muslims and those of all others we encounter.
Structure
CAMP is a unique not-for-profit organization for Muslim professionals, based in North America. CAMP is not an exclusive organization and welcomes members of all faiths, cultures and sects who are professionals in their communities. There is a great need for an Islamic association such as this, which strives to promote the collective professional growth of its members.
CAMP will serve as a forum for facilitating support and networking to collect and disseminate ideas and resources from Muslims. By encouraging and facilitating group activities and projects, we hope to strengthen ties among professional Muslims, to learn from other Muslims and to promote the professional successes of other Muslims.
Organisational Structure:
Chairperson- Uruzurum Heer (2006, 2007, 2008)
Co-Chairperson & Treasurer- Sabrina Qureshi (2008)
Vice-Chairperson US- Zeba Iqbal
Vice-Chairperson Canada- Mohamed Sheibani
Executive Assistant- Mona Ilahie
Marketing Strategy- Sajjad Sayeed
Financial & Organisational Strategy-Kashif Zubair
Newsletter Coordinator- Mohammed Qureshi
Advisor- Ahsan Faiz
Advisor- Nouman Raja
Advisor- Dr. Ingrid Mattson
Advisor & Scholar- Imam Zaid Shakir
Advisor Corporate USA- Syed Jafer Hasnain
www.campnet.net
History
The Council of American Muslim Professionals (CAMP), is a not-for-profit organisation founded in Chicago in 1993. It has made considerable strides in growth in North America. Founded originally to cater to the needs of Muslim professionals to network and build community ties, CAMP continues to add member cities in major metropolitan areas, with a combined membership in the tens of thousands. In 2005, CAMP revised its mission, vision and goals to accommodate Muslim professionals looking to network from other parts of the world. In an effort to become an international organization, CAMP renamed itself to the “Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals”.
Mission
The Council for the Advancement of Muslim Professionals is a professional networking organization dedicated to serving the needs of the Muslim community. CAMP strives to provide professional networking events, community outreach efforts and exciting interactive educational opportunities to foster the personal and professional growth of its members through an atmosphere of professionalism and mutual respect. With activities such as community service and Islamic education, we hope to improve the strength and cohesiveness of our Muslim community.
Vision
The main objective of CAMP is to promote unity for the global Muslim community by encouraging professional networking development through educational, social and intellectual activities within an Islamic framework. This includes, among other things, working to build understanding and cooperation between the different faiths and cultures of the world.
Goal
The goal of this group is to be strong and collectively successful as Muslims and leaders of tomorrow. Together, we hope to enrich the lives of Muslims and those of all others we encounter.
Structure
CAMP is a unique not-for-profit organization for Muslim professionals, based in North America. CAMP is not an exclusive organization and welcomes members of all faiths, cultures and sects who are professionals in their communities. There is a great need for an Islamic association such as this, which strives to promote the collective professional growth of its members.
CAMP will serve as a forum for facilitating support and networking to collect and disseminate ideas and resources from Muslims. By encouraging and facilitating group activities and projects, we hope to strengthen ties among professional Muslims, to learn from other Muslims and to promote the professional successes of other Muslims.
Organisational Structure:
Chairperson- Uruzurum Heer (2006, 2007, 2008)
Co-Chairperson & Treasurer- Sabrina Qureshi (2008)
Vice-Chairperson US- Zeba Iqbal
Vice-Chairperson Canada- Mohamed Sheibani
Executive Assistant- Mona Ilahie
Marketing Strategy- Sajjad Sayeed
Financial & Organisational Strategy-Kashif Zubair
Newsletter Coordinator- Mohammed Qureshi
Advisor- Ahsan Faiz
Advisor- Nouman Raja
Advisor- Dr. Ingrid Mattson
Advisor & Scholar- Imam Zaid Shakir
Advisor Corporate USA- Syed Jafer Hasnain
Born Free(Born Frees) describes children born after the liberation struggle in Zimbabwe (Independance) and the collapse of Apartheid in South Africa
Zimbabwe
After 1980 when the country was returned to the people, children born after this year are described as "born free", this term is used to describe children that have been born in an environment and social climate where opportunity and potential were no longer limited by racial differences.
South Africa
After the collapse of Apartheid in South Africa regime between 1990 - 1991, more walls were broken down and more young people had equal opportunities.
Being "Born Free" is about being born with opportunity and a chance to be a success in your life, what ever your dreams may be, with out the restrictions based on race or class.
Zimbabwe
After 1980 when the country was returned to the people, children born after this year are described as "born free", this term is used to describe children that have been born in an environment and social climate where opportunity and potential were no longer limited by racial differences.
South Africa
After the collapse of Apartheid in South Africa regime between 1990 - 1991, more walls were broken down and more young people had equal opportunities.
Being "Born Free" is about being born with opportunity and a chance to be a success in your life, what ever your dreams may be, with out the restrictions based on race or class.