Cartoon Network U.K. Online is urging people to send their work to their Animation Awards before the closing date of August 31, 2001. The U.K. toon channel is offering £10,000 (US$15,000) in prize money with the winning films to air on both TV and the Web. First prize is £5,000 ($7,500), second prize is £3000 ($4,500) and third prize is £2000 ($3,000). The competition is open to all U.K. animators using Flash and entries will be judged by industry professionals. The winning entries will also be shown on both CartoonNetwork.co.uk and CartoonNetwork.com.

LEVEL13.NET and DIRECTV are inviting all aspiring animators to participate in their first co-sponsored Animated Film Festival. The deadline for submissions is September 28. Winners in three categories will be selected by a panel of judges in the field of entertainment, animation and broadcasting and will be announced in December. The winners will receive a US$2,500 cash prize. The three categories are 2D animation, 3D animation and experimental animation.

* Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival: Friday, February 01 - Saturday, February 09, 2002, Clermont-Ferrand, France.


Entry Deadline: Friday, October 19, 2001

* Thursday, September 20 - Sunday, September 23, 2001. Woodstock, New York, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: July 1, 2001.

* Sunday, September 9, 2001. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.



Entry Deadline: July 15, 2001

* Friday, November 9 – Sunday, November 18, 2001, Derry, Northern Ireland, U.K.



Entry Deadline: September 1, 2001

* Saturday, November 10, 2001, Glendale, California, U.S.A.



Entry Deadline: August 3, 2001



Every year, ASIFA-Hollywood, the Los Angeles area-based branch of the International Animated Film Society, honors the best in film, television and Internet animation with their Annie Awards. The award ceremony will take place at the famed Alex Theater in Glendale, California. For more information contact: ASIFA-Hollywood: Tel.: (818) 842-8330; E-mail: info@asifa-hollywood.org; or Web: www.asifa-hollywood.org.

* Saturday, August 11 – Sunday, August 19, 2001, Seoul, Korea.



Entry Deadline: June 23, 2001

* Saturday, December 1, 2001 – Saturday, August 31, 2002, Valence, France


Submission Deadline: October 15, 2001

* Monday, November 5 – Sunday, November 11, 2001, Espinho, Portugal



Entry Deadline: August 1, 2001