News
IMATS London Breaks Records
posted Monday January 25, 2010
We’ve had more presale orders for IMATS London tickets than any show in IMATS history! Presale tickets are still available, but they’re going fast—the last day to purchase them and save £5 is 5 p.m.GMT Thursday, Jan. 28. (A limited number of tickets will be available at the door.) Follow this link to purchase tickets. DON’T FORGET: You must bring photo ID to pick up your presale tickets at registration; students must bring student ID. For any ticket questions, visit the FAQ page.
Alex Box to be Keynote Speaker
posted Tuesday January 12, 2010
Alex Box, the high-profile make-up artist and cofounder of the cosmetics line Illamasqua, will be a keynote speaker at IMATS London. Box has done international issues of Vogue, created looks for fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld and Stella McCartney and just launched a book, Alex Box, with photographer Rankin. For a complete bio and a link to the show schedule, visit the Speaker Bios page on this site.
Special Guest Terry Barber Added to IMATS Lineup
posted Friday October 16, 2009
IMATS London has added special guest Terry Barber, director of make-up artistry for M.A.C. to the roster of speakers. More guests will be announced soon, and a complete schedule will be posted on this site in the coming months. For a complete bio and a link to the show schedule, visit the Speaker Bios page on this site.
Bill Corso Announced as Keynote Speaker
updated Monday October 26, 2009
Oscar® (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) and Emmy® (Grey Gardens) winner Bill Corso has been announced as a keynote speaker for the 2010 International Make-Up Artist Trade Show (IMATS) in London. Corso often collaborates with actors Harrison Ford and Jim Carrey, and his work can be seen on such movies as How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Click, The Number 23, Enchanted, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and the TV show Nip/Tuck. Corso will take time out of his busy schedule of working on the upcoming movie John Carter of Mars to speak at IMATS. For a complete bio and a link to the show schedule, visit the Speaker Bios page on this site.
Tom Savini to be a Keynote Speaker
posted Monday September 21, 2009
Saturn award-winning (Day of the Dead) special make-up effects artist 
Tom Savini has been announced as a keynote speaker for the 2010 London IMATS. Savini’s film make-up credits also include Dawn of the Dead and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter; he also founded the Tom Savini Special Make-Up Effects Program. For a complete bio and a link to the show schedule, visit the Speaker Bios page on this site.
New IMATS Site Under Construction
posted Monday August 10, 2009
Welcome to our all-new International Make-Up Artist Trade Show (IMATS) Web site! This site will incorporate all five of our trade shows: London, Vancouver, B.C., Los Angeles, Sydney and Toronto. 
Starting with the Sydney show, the Web site will incorporate information on how to exhibit, a list of participating exhibitors, speaker bios, show schedules, press services and photo and video galleries—among other links. Look for details on the other IMATS events during the coming months.
Make-Up Artist magazine, which presents IMATS, offers these five shows in four countries to further serve the international make-up artist community. The magazine covers professional make-up artistry in film, fashion, TV and theater. It was created in 1996 by Emmy® Award-winning make-up artist Michael Key and is circulated in more than 50 countries.
