The Rotterdam International Film Festival includes a shorts and animated
film section. The categories are Fiction, Documentary, and Experimental.
The entry deadline is October 1, 1999. The festival takes place in
Rotterdam, The Netherlands from January 26 to February 6, 2000. For more
info contact Rotterdam International Film Festival, P.O. Box 21696, 3001 AR
Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Tel: + 31 10-8909090; Fax: + 31 10-8909091;
E-mail: tiger@iffrotterdam.nl; or visit www.iffrotterdam.nl.

The Action Young Independent Talent Award is an annual contest organized by
Films Action Inc., in partnership with Ina-Imagina. This 3D contest's goal
is to promote new 3D computer artists talents. Prizes include hardware and
software packages. The best animation will be transferred to 35 mm. Entry
deadline is October 10, 1999. The festival takes place in Paris, France
January 28-February 3, 2000. For more information contact Films Action,
Laurent Rodon, 25 rue Le Peletier, 75009 Paris, France; Tel: +33 1 47 70 45

DEPTH is a project of Village Arts (Animha Productions). DEPTH is looking
for challenging contemporary Puppet or 3D Model animation of any genre.
DEPTH accepts films from around the world in any of the following
categories: Experimental, Professional, and Student & Non-Professional. All
films submitted will be considered equally for screening. Provisional entry
deadline is July 30, 1999. For more information contact DEPTH, Village
Arts, Stable House, Water Lane, Loftus, Saltburn, TS13 4JT, England; Tel:

The San Francisco Independent Film Festival (aka SF IndieFest) seeks
feature length film and video and short animation films for its second
annual festival to take place December 9-12, 1999. All films in the
festival will compete for the Audience Awards for best feature and best
animated short and for a prize (new this year) which will be awarded to the
IndieFest Staff Favorite. Early deadline with no entry fee is September 1.
Late deadline with $20 entry fee is September 17. For an entry form contact

The British Academy of Film and Television Art's (BAFTA) Interactive
Entertainment Awards are open to entries from all parts of the world on all
interactive platforms. Categories include: Entertainment Website,
Innovative Game, Moving Images, Sound, Interactivity, Design, Computer
Programming, and more. Entry deadline is August 6, 1999. Awards will be
announced October 20, 1999. For more information contact BAFTA,
195 Piccadilly, London, W1V 0LN, UK; Tel: + 44 171-7340022; Fax: + 44
171-341792; e-mail: helenw@bafta.org; or visit www.bafta.org.

The International EMMA Awards are prestigious European-based interactive
media awards. In 1999, there will again be an online announcement of
nominations and winners. In the months following the announcement, another
series of winners' celebration events will be organized to coincide with a
number of new media related events such as Invision in San Francisco and
Milia in Cannes. Categories include: Business, Entertainment, General
Interest, Technology, Education, Games, Interactive, and Digital City.

Affiliated with the World Science Fiction Convention, the North American
Science Fiction Convention which takes place in Anaheim, California, August
26 - 29, 1999, is held whenever the WSFC is outside of North America (as it
is this year in Australia). The convention includes hundreds of authors,
artists, and filmmakers as speakers; an art show; a dealers room; films;
costume competition; dances; parties and more. The film competition accepts
entries in 16mm and VHS (NTSC only), to be judged by a panel of working TV

Women in Animation L.A. showcases short animated films and works by WIA
members at every WIA General Meeting. Have your film screened in front of
several hundred of Los Angeles' animation leaders! If you have a film, or
can suggest a film to be screened, contact Wendy Jackson at (213) 441-9340;
or e-mail animationist@geocities.com.

The Third Annual MadCat International Women's Film Festival will feature independent and experimental works by women from around the world. MadCat will be featured on Tuesday evenings in September, 1999 at El Rio Outdoor Cinema, a seasonal screening venue in San Francisco. MadCat is seeking innovative and challenging works by women. All lengths and genres will be considered. Entry Fees range from US$ 10.00 to $30.00 per entry (pay whatever you can afford!). No fee is requested for international entrants. Entry deadline is July 10, 1999. For more information contact MadCat c/o A.

The September edition of HOLLYWOOD SHORTS, a monthly short film series, will select ten animated shorts that will be screened at THE GIG on September 12, 1999 in Los Angeles, California. Shorts must be no longer than 30 minutes. A special edition of HOLLYWOOD SHORTS will be broadcast via the internet covering the Los Angeles fest. The deadline is July 31, 1999.