The Hollywood Post Alliance issues a call for entries for the 8th Annual HPA Awards, taking place November 7th at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Nickelodeon announces the first ever “SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes,” and invites fans and filmmakers of all ages from around the world to create and submit original, SpongeBob-inspired short films.

The tenth annual Animation Block Party, taking place in Brooklyn from July 25 to 28, issues a call for entries.

The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival issues a call for entries for the fifth edition of the festival, which will take place in October.

Me Books and Show Me the Animation partner to launch a children’s book contest to unearth one of the UK’s best budding author/illustrators.

The deadline for submission to the Ottawa International Animation Festival is May 17, with preview DVDs due by May 31.

Project: Rooftop launches “Green Lantern: Emerald Ensemble,” a costume redesign contest for the DC Entertainment hero Green Lantern.

Global online design collective Threadless.com launches a new contest based on Cartoon Network’s hit animated comedy series “Regular Show.”

Dimension 3 Festival launches a call for entries and announces that they will now accept productions in 4K.

The Academy makes a final call to submit entries for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2013 Student Academy Awards competition.