Digital creators, interactive agencies and producers will have until January 19, 2009 to enter into the cross-media international competition, Content 360. The 46th MIPTV will be held in Cannes, France, from March 30-April 3, 2009.
ACM SIGGRAPH announces the call for Art Papers for SIGGRAPH 2009, taking place August 3-7, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. SIGGRAPH encourages paper submissions on topics that explore the creation of art and its place in society, helping people understand the changing roles of artists and art creation in the increasingly computerized, online world. The papers should present challenging ideas in accessible ways with the goal of informing artistic disciplines, setting standards, and stimulating future trends.
The Cut&Paste Call for Competitors is open for entries. Got skills in 2D, 3D, or Motion? You could be one of the designers selected to represent your city in two fast-paced, single-elimination rounds in 3D and one round for Motion, each with a unique design theme and set time limit.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009 Call for EntriesEdinburgh, Scotland, U.K.June 17-28-2009Deadline: February 16, 2009
The submissions process for the 2009 Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is now open. You can submit online through the EIFF website, or download a form and mail, or submit through Withoutabox.
European Independent Film Festival 2009Paris, France, USAMarch 13-15, 2009Early Deadline: December 15, 2008Late Deadline: January 15, 2009
The European Independent Film Festival (ECU) discovers, promotes and projects the best independent films from around the world every year at La Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris. This year's festival will take place March 13-15, 2009.
Reed MIDEM and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (I.A.T.A.S.) announced the launch of the fourth International Digital Emmy Awards (I.D.E.A.), to take place at MIPTV (March 30-April 3, 2009 Cannes, France). The call for entries runs until January 12, 2009.
The International Digital Emmy Awards are recognizing excellence in content created and designed for viewer interaction and/or delivery on a digital platform (i.e. interactive TV, mobile, internet, etc.) originating outside of the United States.
The 3rd Annual ELAN Awards have extended their submission deadline. Top titles from video games, animation and visual effects from all around the world are expected to enter the global award show.
The early bird deadline and material deadline has been moved to December 19 in order to accommodate submissions.
MyToons.com, has launched its latest artwork and animation challenge, Toons for Tots.
In the celebratory spirit of the upcoming holidays, the Toons for Tots challenge calls for artists to submit their holiday-inspired creations for the chance to have a donation made in their name to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Both new and old works are welcome, and artists are invited to share every holiday inspiration, from Hanukkah cartoons to New Year's e-cards.
Stuttgart received several requests whether applications for the categories Animated Series and AniMovie (animated feature-length films) will still be accepted after December 1. Since some of the pre-selection committees will start their work only in January, they decided to extend the deadline for these two categories to December 31, 2008.
The CLIO Awards, honoring creative excellence and innovation in the advertising industry, will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary in Las Vegas in May 2009. This renewed vision of the 2009 CLIO's will highlight the most cutting-edge and powerful accomplishments in the industry with five new and distinct award shows.
The online entry system for the 2009 awards is now accepting submissions at www.clioawards.com.
The five distinct award shows are:
The Wright Stuff SPORE UGC ContestDeadline: December 5, 2008
At this year's Spike Video Game Awards, Will Wright will receive the first-ever Gamer God award as a testament to his contributions to the electronic gaming medium, from the simulation genre creating SIMCITY and its subsequent sequels, to the more than 100 million unit selling THE SIMS franchise, to his latest masterpiece, SPORE, which garnered the Producers Guild of America 2007 Vanguard Award, a POPULAR MECHANICS Breakthrough Award and a POPULAR SCIENCE Best of What's New Award.
Monstra Animated Film Festival 2009Lisbon, PortugalDeadline: January 15, 2009
Monstra Animated Film Festival is a meeting and convergence point of animation film and other media and arts. Not forgetting the cinematographic character of animation film works, but instead reinforcing its essence, Monstra is a space of experimentation mixing new movements, forms and artistic proposals, where animation is presented as a creative, narrative or aesthetic expression made relevant by its interception with art.
H2O - Film on Water Call for SubmissionsDeadline: April 15, 2009
Great River Arts invites video artists both domestic and international, student and professional alike, to submit interpretive art videos on the theme of "water." The top 40 selections will be on exhibition concurrently in four venues along the Connecticut River Valley in New Hampshire and Vermont, USA.
2008 Holiday PhotoInside ContestDeadline: December 10, 2008
Red Stick International Animation Festival has extended its deadline for entries to the annual "Best of the Fest" competition. Red Stick initially set December 1, 2008, as the deadline, but now will accept entries through January 2, 2009.
Adobe Systems has announced the call for entries for the ninth annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA).
Applications for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 36th Student Academy Awards competition are now available. The Student Academy Awards is a national annual competition designed to recognize and encourage promising new filmmakers.
Applications and a complete list of rules are available online at www.oscars.org/saa. All entry forms for the 2009 Student Academy Awards must be submitted electronically. Additionally, filmmakers must send a DVD of their film and a hard copy of their signed application to the appropriate regional coordinator.
Cartoons on the Bay 2009 Call for EntriesRapallo and Portofino, ItalyApril 2-5, 2009Deadline: January 15, 2009
Enter your animation to Cartoons on the Bay 2009 at www.cartoonsbay.com.
If you have produced a new animated series, a cross media project, an interactive animation, a pilot, a TV special, a short film, a social or educational film, don't miss this opportunity to show it. Send your program and the entry form online before the January 15, 2009.
Call for Entries: LACDA 2008 Juried CompetitionLos Angeles, California, USAJanuary 8-31, 2009Deadline: December 15, 2008
LACDA announces their juried competition for digital art and photography. The center's competitions are very open ended in terms of concept and approach, choosing not impose limits on the artists. Rather, they encourage a broad range of technological creativity. Many top level academics, many self-taught outsiders, some persons of great celebrity, many entirely unknown are exhibited.
The ELANs officially put out their call to the entire world for judges to the media and industry professionals in video games, animation and visual effects. Anyone from within these industries who wish to preside over the selection of the final nominees and winners of the 3rd Annual ELANS is invited to apply.
The Board of Advisors for the 3rd Annual ELAN Awards is made up of Kelly Zmak of Radical Ent., Tarrnie Williams of Relic, Kay Gruenwoldt of N-Gage, Doug Campbell of SPIN West VFX and the prolific Producer/Director from all three sectors, Ian Verchere.
ACM SIGGRAPH announces the 2009 Call for Submissions for contributors and volunteers at the 36th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, August 3-7, 2009 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Animax Canucks Cartoon Script ContestDeadline: November 31, 2008
Animax Ent., creators of BOB & DOUG (animated series coming to Global TV in January 2009), is celebrating the opening of their new studio in Toronto with a contest to beat all contests -- for Canadians only.
Animax big-wig, Dave Thomas, knows some of the very best writers in television history have come from Canada. Now, Dave wants to find the best of the best, pay you for the work and... buy you a beer. Really!
11th Annual Scriptapalooza Screenwriting CompetitionDeadlines: January 7-April 15, 2008
Scriptapalooza, Inc. is currently accepting submissions for its eleventh annual Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition. Script submissions for the reputable competition are read by over 80 top production companies and literary agencies. The first place winner, chosen by Scriptapalooza, receives a $10,000 grand prize. In addition, the Scriptapalooza staff will promote the semifinalists and finalists for a full year after the winners are announced.
The third annual aniBoom Awards are open for submissions from independent animators of all types around the globe through December 1, 2008. More than 850 submissions have been received so far, and are now being viewed and ranked by the community on aniBoom.com and by a select panel of entertainment industry luminaries. At stake is a Grand Prize for the overall winner that includes a $25,000 investment in commercial development and a distribution deal with aniBoom that will enable the winning animator to receive significant career-making exposure through a variety of outlets and channels.
Red Stick International Animation Festival 2009Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USAApril 22-25, 2009Deadline: December 1, 2008
Red Stick International Animation Festival, the largest event of its kind in the United States, is now accepting entries for its fifth annual 2009 "Best of the Fest" competition.
