The call for entries has commenced for the PopVox Awards, a people's choice awards event for the digital media industry. Submit potentially award-winning work for a chance to launch a new or existing project. The categories are: --Best Digital Animated Short --Best Digital VFX --Best Game (Console/PC) --Best Game (Casual) --Best Mobile (Game) --Best Mobile (Application) --Best Digital Campaign --Best User Generated/Crowd-Sourced Content Site --Best Digital Score --Best Do-Gooder Site (Social Change Initiative) --Homegrown Award (Best BC-based Venture) Nominations are open through April 30, and content creators can submit their work at www.popvoxawards.com. The public voting period is open from May 1-12 on the PopVox website, and winners will be announced at the VIDFEST gala (www.vidfest.com) in Vancouver, Canada on May 23.

The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the premiere film festivals in the world. The event features many debuts of films that will go on to be box-office and critical successes. This major industry event is a place where studios test their films and seek out independent features.

Programs in 2008 include Wavelengths, Sprockets Family Zone and Midnight Madness.

Stop-motion, 3D, claymation, Flash or flip book. If it's animated, you could win $2,500. Beginning in September 2008, Super U and TAC.tv (a.k.a Tetes a claques) will be presenting quarterly animation contests. A jury, including TAC.tv creator Michel Beaudet will be awarding a prize for the best of the best at the end of August 2009. The winning film in the first round will get $2,500, be featured on www.TAC.tv and have the chance for broadcast on Super Channel. Contest entries are being accepted until October 30, 2008 so check out the contest today. For more information, head to http://www.superu.ca/contests/view/42. TAC.TV is former ad man Michel Beaudet's original Canadian production of Web-based short, animated clips. Through a unique combination of claymation and video that superimposes live action on dolls and clay, the absurdly funny storylines feature a wide cast of unforgettable characters. Since its launch in mid-August 2006, the website www.tac.tv has garnered 520 million page-views and attracts more than a million fans each month. Super U.ca is the online venue to watch the latest Canadian short films. Viewers enjoy high quality content, qualified by the viewers themselves. Filmmakers enjoy on-site contests and exposure to broadcasters like Super U's partner Super Channel, Canada's national pay television network. As Super U grows, filmmakers will share in the advertising revenues generated on the site.

Nokia Mobifest Toronto, Canada's premier made-for-mobile film festival, is now accepting submissions for its fourth annual event. Filmmakers -- from amateur to professional -- are invited to submit original films of 90 seconds or less for programming consideration. Entry is free and open to both local and International content creators, aged 18 or older. All genres are welcome and entrants may create and edit video using any equipment of their choice. Submissions will be accepted until 11:59pm EST on Monday, September 28th, 2009. Festival details and complete online submission instructions can be found at: www.mobifest.net. Set to culminate with a finalist screening in Toronto on November 3rd, all official selections will be eligible to win in one of three Nokia Mobifest Toronto award categories. The first award, Shot on Mobile, will go to the entry that best exemplifies compelling and creative content specifically shot using mobile technology. The festival's second award will be given out to the top Animation entry, and the final honour will be awarded to the winner of the prestigious Best of Festival category. An esteemed industry jury will select the award winners by screening each submission on a Nokia device.

Presented by Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan R.O.C in the public art festival "Techno Dream Sphere" in Taiwan Nankang Software Park, Future Imprint is an international animation competition for all who are interested in forwarding future to the world of animation. With the ever-updating technological media, our dreams and imagination are easier to visualize with the extension of virtual reality. Our depictions of the future may welcome true possibilities to alter tomorrow's world. Future Imprint aims to trace our ultimate fantasy, and cluster the best imagery of our time. For more information, contact Acer Digital Art Center: 8F, No. 88 Sec 1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd, Hsichih, Taipei Hsien 221, Taiwan.

The 11th Beijing Student Film Festival is scheduled its opening on April 18th, 2004. This anual event draw almost all Chinese celebrities and showcase most high rated movies produced in mainland China judged by academy standard. Organized by Beijing Normal University School of the Arts and Communications, it has been a successful for 10 yeas since 1993 and considered one of the best film festivals in China which involves filmmakers and college students. It is highly distinguishable of festival

The 2004' China International Cartoon and Digital Art Festival is sponsored and supported by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China. The main events of the festival will include: The China International Cartoon Competition and Awards Ceremony; screenings of Chinese and international cartoon films; forum on cartoon industry and cartoon art and the China International Cartoon Product Market from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1. The competition is open to cartoons from around the world in the following categories: short films, full-length films, television series, single TV programs, special TV programs, educational, scientific or industrial films, advertising and promotional films, animated program titles or clips, Internet short films, Internet film series and student or graduating works. To commemorate the 200th birthday in 2005 of great Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen, a special "Andersen Fairy Tale Award" competition will be organized during the festival. All works based on H. C. Andersen's fairy tales are welcome to this competition. For more information, visit www.cicdaf.com.

Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) is Asia's leading international film and television market. Running in conjunction with the Entertainment Expo, from March 22

The Guangzhou International Animation & Comic Exhibition is an official stage for the animation and cartoon industry to establish industry connections, strengthen the industry, standardize the protection of intellectual properties and popularize healthy animation and comic culture. The event will combine an exhibition, trade show and competition. For fans, the event will feature showcases of hot properties, workshops and Cosplay. For more information, visit www.toprepute.com.cn.

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