This regional animation festival will accept all categories of film. The formats that will be accepted: 35mm, Beta or DVD. The entry form will be found through the site: http://andrelbarroso.cjb.net

Icograda Design Week brings together designers and illustrators from around the world to discussed common needs, challenges and opportunities. The conference will contain exhibitions, social events and visits to Japanese companies. For students, the conference will include an International Student Poster Competition and an International New Designers Workshop. For more information, contact the event at Kurtulus

MTA Metro Art is holding the 2004 Neighborhood Poster Series. The selected artworks will be reproduced in a range of poster formats and displayed throughout the Metro system including stations, trains, buses and various other locations. Please note that this is a qualification based call so no proposals are requested. Eligibility is limited to Los Angeles County-based professional artists and illustrators.

A panel of artists, arts administrators, graphic designers and communications professionals will review all submittals and select up to 10 finalists to develop artwork in response to a specific assignment and given one month to complete the artwork. From these finalists, up to five artists will be contracted by MTA and their original artwork will be reproduced into posters. The 5 artists will receive $3,000 and all finalists $500.

For more information, visit www.mta.net/metroart and click on "Artist Opportunities."

The Academy Awards for Scientific and Technical Achievements ceremony celebrates the technical advancements and achievement of the film industry. The Academy's Board of Governors votes on the award recipients based upon recommendations from the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee. A statuette for merit plus plaques for scientific and engineering as well as certificates for technical achievement are handed out during the black-tie gala. For more information, visit www.oscar.org/scitech.

The International CG Challenge is a set of ongoing contests called

Eovia the makers of Carrara, Amapi and VectorStyle are having a contest to celebrate their new version of Amapi 7. Here is your chance to get your hands on one of these fine packages.



This contest is moderated by users Kixum and eoviasd, who can be contacted directly from the contest Webpage within the Renderosity Website.

Real Men DO Pinups

Hunk or Flunk Mike has something special that is rarely recognized. Now is the time for him to take to the stage. Mike and his brothers/friends went to their nearest Modeling agency and did some pinup shots, Now it's your turn to show exactly how well they came out. And the best thing You get some great prizes when you win.

This contest is moderated by users AprilYSH, BlueBeard, ClintH, Stormrage and caleb68, who can be contacted directly from the contest Webpage within the Renderosity Website.

Renderosity has announced a contest to redisign their logo and the various placements throughout the website.




The contest is open to all Renderosity members. The winning entry receives a $500.00 cash prize

Digimation will be holding an ongoing series of contests. This contest has been created so that CG artists using Digimation plug-ins or Viewpoint Models can share their work. Great prizes to be awarded for the top three entries:



1st Place: 1 Plugin. Winners choice of SpeedTreeMAX, Illustrate, Shag:Hair, or Stitch

2nd Place: 1 Plugin. Winners Choice of Essential Textures, Stitch Lite, Particle Tools, or Lume Tools
3rd Place: 1 Plugin. Winners Choice of Lightning, Light Galleries, or Grow



For complete details please visit the Website listed below. The software prizes will differ for each contest and contestants may enter as many times as they like. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place entries. Contest winners will be featured on the Digimation home page, in the newsletter following completion of the contest, and in association with the software products used.

The Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) has announced an inaugural program honoring innovative work in screen-based integration of branded content, to take place June 9, 2003 at the MoMA Gramercy Theatre, 127 East 23rd Street, as part of the 12th Annual AICP Show & Brand Integration Honors.

The AICP Brand Integration Honors, chaired by H. Mitchell Kanner of Integrated Entertainment Partners, LLC, (IEP), is the first program of its kind to recognize the creative product that results from the fusion of advertising and entertainment, and to highlight the innovative screen-based campaigns being generated that demonstrate this