The DIY Film Festival honors films from the growing field of cutting edge, do-it-yourself storytelling. Dramatic, documentary, animation, student and comedy feature and short films made after Jan. 1, 2002 and shot in DV, Beta, HDTV, 16mm or 35mm will be considered. All entries must be created using commonly-available tools of independent filmmaking without financing from a major film studio or corporate backer. Submitted films will be judged by a panel of industry experts using the following criteria: 1) The filmmaker's ability to tell an interesting and amusing story. 2) The unique use of DIY marketing resources in making and marketing the film. For more information, visit www.diyconvention.com.

STASH DVD MAGAZINE will host the First Annual Global Student Animation Awards. Animation, visual effects and motion design students are invited to go head to head with their peers from around the planet as the first annual Global Student Animation Awards gear up to find brilliant emerging talent and connect them to the best companies in the industry. Students are encouraged to enter their most outstanding projects in three categories

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.

The Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences will present the 2005 Machinima Film Festival, a full-day of Machinima (animated filmmaking using 3D videogame technologies), taking place at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. The one-day event will include screenings of Machinima films, special presentations, talks with award-winning independent filmmakers and seminars about Machinima production techniques. For more information, visit festival.machinima.org.

The 2005 Script Pimp Screenwriting Competition allows fledgling writers the chance to break into the industry. All 20 finalists are invited to the Script Pimp Awards Ceremony at the Hollywood Improv on July 28, 2005. Prizes include $10,000 in cash, $8,000 in prizes and the opportunity to have your script read by executives at more than 200 production companies. Four of last year's finalists were optioned following the awards ceremony. In February 2004, Warner Bros. purchased one of the 2003 Script Pimp Winner's, SLAMMIN', for six-figures. This annual competition has been widely lauded as one of the most writer-friendly and accessible contests around. For more information, visit www.scriptpimp.com.

Hosted by the Sundance Institute, the 2005 Sundance Film Festival will screen a total of 120 feature films, including 87 world premieres, nine North American premieres and 19 U.S. premieres. As the premier showcase for American independent film, and an important new platform for international independent film, the festival screens films that embody risk-taking, diversity and aesthetic innovation. For more information, visit www.sundance.org.

Women's Image Network produces The WIN Awards to honor media-makers who create films, commercials and television that either feature female leads or are created, directed and/or are written by a woman. Former WIN Award recipients include: Linda Wolf, Jane Campion, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Lange, Pierce Brosnan, Lauren Graham, Lauren Shuler Donner, Lauren Bacall, Tom Wilkinson, Ryan Phillipe, Lynn Redgrave, Jennifer Garner, Lily Tomlin, David E. Kelley, Robert Downey Jr., Lesli Linka Glatter, Gavin Scott and Luke Wilson, to name a few. For more information, visit www.thewinawards.com.

The Angelus Student Film Festival cultivates and honors future filmmakers as they explore and create works that respect the dignity of the human person. Angelus Award winning films reflect values such as redemption, spirtuality, dignity, tolerance, equality, diversity, hope and triumph of the human spirit.

Family Theater Productions created the Angelus Awards in 1996 to showcase and award emerging filmmakers and encourage them to continue creating visionary projects that honor the fundamental dignity of the human person.

Visit http://www.angelus.org for more information.

Following up on last year's huge success, CGarchitect.com is hosting the 3rd annual Architectural 3D Awards to be awarded at this year's VisMasters Design Visualization Conference. The Awards Competition is open to everyone in the Architectural Visualization industry to highlight the best imagery and animations done in 2005/2006. This year's awards will be divided into two categories: Still Imagery and Animation. From the submitted entries our group of expert judges will select the top five in each category. The winner of each category will be awarded the exclusive CGarchitect.com 3D Awards trophy during the VisMasters Design Visualization Conference. For more information, visit www.cgarchitect.com/3dawards/.

ASIFA-East celebrates the best in animated short films, television programming and commercials. First, second and third place prizes will be given for overall excellence within each of the entry classifications