Call for Entries

LA Shorts Fest

Begins: July 24, 2014

The 18th Annual LA Shorts Fest is accepting film submissions. Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences accredited. We are the only film festival with seven award categories recognized by the Academy. In the past, 44 films have received Oscar nominations with 13 winning the coveted Oscar statue. The Festival annually attracts more than 7,000 moviegoers, filmmakers and entertainment professionals looking for the hottest new talent.

Submit online www.LAshortsFest.com

In Call for Entries, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films | Event Types: Competitive Festivals

Ottawa International Animation Festival Issues Call For Entries

The 2014 Ottawa International Animation Festival, taking place this year September 17-21, announces its worldwide call for entries.

In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Festival, Places, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America

Gumby Fest Headline News

Gumby Fest 2014 Invites Amateur Animators to Submit Stop-Motion Videos

Amateur animators are invited to submit stop-motion videos to be featured on the website of and possibly shown at Gumby Fest 2014.

In Call for Entries, Event, Interactive, People, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival Headline News

Montreal Stop Motion Fest Issues 2014 Call for Entries

The deadline for film entries to the 2014 edition of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival -- taking place this year September 26-28 -- is June 20, 2014.

In Call for Entries, Festival, Films, People, Places, Short Films, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

SUPERTOON 2014 Headline News

Croatia’s SUPERTOON Fest Issues 2014 Call for Entries

The fourth annual Supertoon International Animation Festival, held in Held in Šibenik, Croatia, July 27 - August 1, 2014, makes a call for submissions.

In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Commercials, Festival, Short Films | Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe

The Foundry Headline News

The Foundry Seeks Submissions for 2014 Showreel

The deadline for submissions to The Foundry’s 2014 Showreel is March 17, 2014.

In Call for Entries, CG, Commercials, Films, Games, Interactive, Short Films, Technology, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News | Geographic Region: All

Tony White Headline News

2DLIB Launches Character Design Comeptition

2DLIB launches a character design competition for BAFTA-winning animator Tony White’s newest project, The Spirit of the Game.

In 2D, Call for Entries, People, Short Films | Headline News | Geographic Region: All

SIGGRAPH 2014 Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2014 Issues Final Call for Submissions

With the general submissions deadline for SIGGRAPH 2014 only five days away, conference organizers issue a final call for entries.

In Call for Entries, CG, Films, Games, Interactive, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America

Annecy Headline News

Annecy Deadlines Are Here!

Submission deadlines for the Annecy International Film Festival and Market are here; MIFA’s Head of Projects, Géraldine Baché, discusses the special focus and new vigor of the MIFA Pitch Sessions.

In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Interactive, Places, Short Films, Television | Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: Europe

Nickelodeon Headline News

Nickelodeon Announces 2014 Global Animated Shorts Program

Nickelodeon announces a call for submissions for its 2014 global Animated Shorts Program, designed to identify and develop new animation talent and provide a platform for new content for kids.

In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Interactive, Short Films | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, North America

ANÌMATOR 2014 Headline News

Poland’s Anìmator Fest Issues Call for Entries

The deadline for submissions to the 7th edition of Poland’s International Animated Film Competition is March 3, 2014.

In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Festival, Films, Places, Short Films | Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe

Animafest Zagreb Headline News

Animafest Zagreb Issues Call for Entries

The deadline for submissions to Croatia’s Animafest Zagreb is February 1, 2014.

In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Festival, Places, Short Films | Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe

ITFS Headline News

ITFS Extends Animated Com Entry Deadline

The deadline for submissions to the Animated Com Award at the 21st Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film is extended to February 14, 2014.

In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Commercials, Event, Festival, Places, Short Films | Headline News | Special Events: ITFS | Geographic Region: Europe

AMPAS Headline News

2014 Student Academy Awards Competition Now Underway

The Academy is now accepting applications for its 2014 Student Academy Awards competition.

In Awards, Call for Entries, Education and Training, Short Films | Headline News | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All, North America

APD Headline News

2014 Animation Production Day Issues Call for Entries

Animation Production Day, hosted by the FMX Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia and the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, takes place April 24-25, 2014; the deadline for submissions is February 28.

In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Event, Games, Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, Short Films, Television | Headline News | Special Events: FMX, ITFS | Geographic Region: Europe

s2014 Headline News

SIGGRAPH Issues 2014 Call For Submissions

Organizers for SIGGRAPH’s 41st International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques issue a call for submissions.

In Call for Entries, CG, Digital Media, Films, Games, Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America

Cartoons on the Bay Headline News

Cartoons on the Bay Returns for 2014

Following a brief hiatus in 2013, the 17th edition of Italian international animation festival Cartoons by the Bay takes place in Venice April 10-12, 2014.

In Call for Entries, Event, Festival | Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: Europe

illustration Headline News

Win $2,000 and Manga Studio 5 EX in Soccer Superhero Comic Contest

Smith Micro sponsors a comic illustration contest for Aaron D’Errico, son of pro soccer player David D’Errico, with a prize of $2,000 and a copy of comic illustration software Manga Studio 5 EX.

In Call for Entries, Illustration, Technology | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

Autodesk Headline News

Autodesk Opens Entries for NAB 2014 Show Reel

Autodesk opens call for submissions for Best of the Best 2014 Show Reel.

In Call for Entries, CG, Commercials, Films, Television | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, North America

Festivals Headline News

Helsinki’s Animatricks Fest Issues Call for Entries

Animatricks Festival issues a call for entries for its 2014 edition, taking place in Helsinki April 25-27.

In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Event, Films, Places, Short Films | Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe

Animation Block Party Headline News

ABP Issues 2014 Call for Entries

The eleventh annual Animation Block Party film festival is now open for submissions, with prizes including software from Toon Boom, DigiCel, Dragonframe and much more.

In Call for Entries, Event, Festival, Places, Short Films | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

VIEW Conference Headline News

Italy's VIEW Conference Announces 2014 Dates

The 2014 edition of Italy’s VIEW Conference will be held October 14-17; submissions for the 2014 VIEW Award and VIEW Social contest for short films employing animation or visual effects are now being accepted.

In Call for Entries, CG, Event, Festival, Places, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Geographic Region: Europe

Festivals Headline News

VAFI 5 Issues Call for Submissions

Croatia’s International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival Varaždin issues a call for entries to VAFI 5, to be held April 22-27, 2014.

In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Event, Festival, Places, Short Films | Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe

ASIFA-East Headline News

ASIFA-East Issues Call for Submissions

ASIFA-East is currently accepting entries for the 2014 ASIFA-East Animation Film Festival; the deadline for submissions is January 3, 2014.

In Call for Entries, Cartoons, Event, Festival, Places, Short Films | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

NFB Headline News

NFB Makes Call for Entries for Norman McLaren Celebration

To celebrate what would have been Norman McLaren’s 100th birthday in 2014, the National Film Board of Canada and the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership are inviting artists from around the world to respond to a call for projects entitled McLaren Wall-to-Wall.