* Friday, January 25 - Sunday, January 27, 2002 in Boulder, Colorado.



Entry Deadline: Monday, October 15, 2001

The Europe-Japan Media Exchange (MEX2001) has announced the BANJA-IN-THE-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP and is accepting submissions for animated shorts (no longer than 5 minutes) featuring characters from BANJA, the free Internet-based game. Submitted works will be posted on the MEX2001 Website, and the champion and second place finalist will win the opportunity to attend the celebration ceremony to be held in Shibuya, Japan on November 23, 2001. The application deadline is October 15, 2001. For more details, visit www.mex2001.com

* Future Animators Of The Future 2nd Annual Animation And Video Festival


Friday, November 2 - Friday, November 16, 2001. Boston, San Francisco and New York, USA.


Entry Deadline: Sunday, September 30, 2001.

Friday, April 5 - Tuesday, April 9, 2002. San Francisco, California, USA.
* Entry Deadline: Friday, January 18, 2002

* Sunday, October 7, 2001. Cascina (PI), Italy.



Entry Deadline: Thursday, September 20, 2001.

* Tuesday, October 23 - Thursday, October 25, 2001. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


Entry Deadline: Friday, September 14, 2001

* Friday, October 04 - Wednesday, October 09, 2002. Szolnok, Hungary.


Entry Deadline: Friday, March 01, 2002

* Tuesday, February 12 - Thursday, February 14, 2002, Monte-Carlo, Monaco.


Entry Deadline: Saturday, December 1, 2001

* Tuesday, November 27 - Sunday, December 2, 2001, Viareggio, Tuscany Italy.


Entry Deadline: Sunday, September 30, 2001

The 45th San Francisco International Film Festival has put out a call for entries for its 2002 festival to run April 18 - May 2. Submissions are open to narrative features, documentaries, shorts, animation, experimental and television productions on film, video and digital media. The entry deadline is November 30, 2001.