One of the driving ideals behind F5 is the celebration of creativity for creativity’s sake. Money might make the world go ’round, but it doesn’t necessarily help you jump out of bed every morning.

In that spirit, we created the F5 RE:PLAY film festival. We invited some of our favorite studios and independent directors to create short films ranging in length from 15 seconds to 2 minutes on the topics of rejuvenation, regrowth, rebirth and/or revival. There’s no real brief; we just want people to express themselves and stretch their wings a bit.

The films will be shown on the main stage at F5 between speakers, on plasmas around the F5 event space, on Motionographer (after the event) and on the F5 website.

The RE:PLAY lineup is as follows:

• Blacklist
• Buck
• Click 3X
• Cody Cobb
• Crush
• Digital Kitchen
• Imaginary Forces
• Luis Torres/La Flama
• Matt Lambert/1st Ave Machine
• Not To Scale/Ubik
• Psyop
• Ryan Rothermel/Sean Pecknold
• Saiman Chow
• Sehsucht
• Shilo
• Superfad

I’m really excited to see what everyone creates. Join us as we gather to revel in radness and restart our collective engine. Out with 2008, in with 2009!

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F5’s Early Bird tickets have sold out! It seems people understand that this is the time to come together. And we are so happy to have everyone meet in one of the greatest cities in the world to share their creativity and passion.

Ticket prices will now go to the regular price of $280. (Student prices will remain at $150, but we’re nearing our limit on student discounts, too.)

Tickets include two full days of inspiration, learning and networking; drink tickets for F5 RE:LAX bar; and admission to the Media Temple After Party.

Give yourself a treat that just might change your life forever.

I’m very pleased to share our initial lineup of speakers for F5. This is not the complete list—there are some hidden surprises to come, but this gives you a good idea of just how special this event is going to be.

We’ve got artists, designers, filmmakers, advertisers, architects, photographers, writers, comedians, programmers and futurists (to name a few) coming together to share their creative vision with you—and to be exposed to your vision in turn.

Head over to the Speakers page to see what’s in store. And make sure to lock in your Early Bird Registration for a discounted rate of $200 (normally $280) while supplies last.

As those of you who signed up on the F5 mailing list before September 9th know, F5 started selling super-secret advance ticket sales at the early bird price of $200 ($150 for students). Now we’ve sold out of our advance tickets, and we’re opening up early bird tickets to the general public. Hooray!

Due to the economics of pulling off an event like F5, we only have a limited number of early bird tickets available. Based on how quickly the advance tickets sold, I can tell we’re going to sell out of the early bird tickets fast. Grab yours before they’re gone:

http://f5fest.com/register

We’re really excited about how rapidly we’re selling tickets. It seems people are as hungry for F5 as we are. We can’t wait to meet you all here in New York for an event that we hope will change your life forever.

F5 is a new festival exploring the intersection of art, design and entertainment. Organized by passionate people who truly understand the value of community and creativity, F5 seeks to be a meeting place for the brightest minds in the world.

Founded on the belief that true insight and lasting inspiration come from unexpected places. The two-day festival gathers creative directors, motion designers, filmmakers, digital artists, photographers, producers, interactive designers, graphic artists, agency executives, visual effects experts, musicians and industry visionaries—to name only a few.

F5 is more than just the pulse of creativity; it is its heart.

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Join us this April 16th and 17th in New York City for an event that will change the way you think about work, life and everything in between.