The Zimbabwe International Film Festival (ZIFF) is back for its 9th edition. The event screens feature films, documentaries and short films from any genre. The films will be up for 11 coveted Mweya awards at the annual Closing Night ceremony on Saturday Sept. 2, 2006. In 2006, the festival will be bringing audiences in Harare, Chitungwiza and Bulawayo the best in world cinema. For more information, visit www.ziff.co.zw.

The International EMMA Awards recognizes excellence in digital media content creation. Organized by the EMMA Foundation, the awards has the following categories: Business: Advertising and Marketing; Business: Commerce; Business: External Communication; Business: Internal Communication; Business: Training; Digital City; Education: 12-16 Years Old; Education: 16-Adult; Education: 4-11 Years Old; Entertainment: Children's On-line; Entertainment: Family; Entertainment: Family On-line; Games: Action/Simulation; Games: Simulation; Games: Strategy; Arts & Culture; Information & Reference; Interactive Publications; Leisure, Science & Technology; CD/On-line Integration; On-line Education/Home Learning; Gold Award for Excellence; plus new categories for Student Web Sites and Interactive TV. In connection with the awards, the EMMA Foundation offers a Masterclass in New York, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Hamburg and London. EMMA Foundation members receive a profile entry into the on-line directory; opportunity to submit press releases for distribution to the international press; opportunity to submit news items for display on the site News page; discount on entries into the EMMA awards; feedback from the jury on entry submissions; and priority booking for the EMMA Masterclass programme.

Backed by entertainment leader Showtime Networks, alt.SHO.com has launched its inaugural Alternative Media Festival. alt.SHO.com is accepting original content submissions from digital artists, animators, directors and programmers to be judged by a panel of technology and entertainment industry leaders based on artistic merit and innovative use of technology. alt.SHO.com accepts only entertainment shorts created using digital tools, and those specifically designed for viewing through existing Internet bandwidth constraints. The Alternative Media Festival will have nine categories: comedy, drama, action, documentary, sci-fi, horror, family, experimental and toys/games.

Penton Media's Internet World Media & Entertainment Festival (ME Festival) highlights live-action films, animation, Web commercials, Web series and experimental works under 15 minutes in length. Winners will be announced March 13, 2001, during the two-day Internet World D2M2 Spring Conference in Los Angeles. Selection will go live February 7 at www.internetworldmefestival.com. Viewers, who log on, can vote for an Audience Award of their favorite short. Filmmakers will vie for five prizes that include cash and all-expense paid trips to national and international Internet World 2001 conference sites. Entry fees and deadlines are US$40 by November 4; $60 by November 15; and $75 by 5 pm on December 4.

The Mogra Festival 2001 is an online exhibit highlighting work from motion designers from around the globe. The idea is to create a comprehensive gallery of both creative and corporate work created in After Effects and motion graphics. The online gallery will be located at www.pitchtv.com, similar to the Interactive Playground. There are plans in the works to create a physical exhibit in New York City.

The Reel Film Festival 2001 is an international online visual arts festival for independent artists and student artists around the globe. Our goal is to offer a forum for the arts that allows for recognition of artistic talent and the fusion of artists from different fields, including film, screenplay writing, sculpture, painting, drawing, photography and architecture.

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Anima Mundi Web 2004 is the 5th edition of the Internet Animation Contest of the International Animation Festival of Brazil, Anima Mundi. The contest is open to works specially created for the Internet, which may or not be previously released, produced by professional or amateur animators. There is no restrictions on themes and genres. Works are accepted in a single category: animations produced in the ".swf" format only and not exceeding 1MB in size. A cyber-jury -- anyone who registers online in the Anima Mundi Website -- and the professional jury, will decide the winners. There will be two prizes of R$ 1,500. For more information, visit www.animamundiweb.com.br.

ZOOLOOK Ent. and MediaTemple Inc. are hosting the 2nd Annual TGSNT competition. TGSNT seeks to recognize and reward independent storytellers worldwide who use Macromedia Flash MX or any third party software that exports to the swf format as a storytelling medium to produce original stories for the Web, DVD, TV, film and wireless entertainment. This year, the competition will offer double the exposure and double the prizes. Participating animators are also allowed to submit their original stories using the following software programs: Macromedia Flash 5/MX/MX 2004 Toon Boom Studio Electric Rain Swift 3D Softimage XSI LightWave 3D 3ds Max 6 Maya 6 Cinema 4D TGSNT competition is open to animators, filmmakers, independent storytellers and students worldwide. This year's entry fee is $30 per entry, $15 per student entry. Launch date for the new TGSNT Website is August 23, 2004. Call for Entries begin Sept. 17, 2004. For more information, visit http://www.tgsnt.com.

The Haydenfilms Online Film Festival is open to all student and independent films that have been created for production of all media. All genres will be accepted for review, including shorts, animation, experimental and documentary. All qualified films will be shown on the Haydenfilms Online Film Festival Website beginning June 30, 2005 through August 30, 2005. Grand prize Online Film Festival winner will receive $10,000. Top three finalists will receive a HF Filmmaker's prize package including Movie Magic Screenwriter software by Write Brothers, and other affiliate prizes valuing up to $1,500. The winner of the festival will be based on Haydenfilms