On August 14, 2004 Bay Area Film Events held its first show, a one night event called DYNAMATION CELEBRATION. Special guests included Academy Award winning SPFX artist Phil Tippett and a panel of stop motion animators including Jim Aupperle, Webster Colcord, Justin Kohn. Brian Freisinger and Tom Gibbons.

Pristine, newly struck prints of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and 20 Million Miles to Earth were shown to an excited and awe struck audience.

Phil Tippett with a Mighty Joe Young armature	Jim Aupperle talks about his influences onstage with (from left to right) Brian Freisinger, Tom Gibbons, Phil Tippett, Webster Colcord and Justin Kohn.
Dealers table with Harryhausen figures	Artifacts display case

Artifacts from stop motion animation history were on display showing animation models and armatures from A Nightmare Before Christmas, several George Pal movies and many popular short films.