EndGame Tournaments will take video game competition to new heights with T-MODE 2004 which is scheduled for April 2-3, 2004. This milestone in video gaming competition will be held at the Holiday Inn, Washington Dulles International Airport.

First of its kind, T-Mode or (Tournament Mode) is gunning to be the premiere event in video gaming where the most elite of players compete in an all-out-melee of video game competition complete with smoke, spotlights, entrance music and entourage

Key West IndieFest 2004 (April 1 - 4). Entry Deadline: December 31, 2003. An international event that showcases the *best* independent films and screenplays in the world- by the sea! Limiting entries to 1000 (total of all films, videos, and screenplays) - so enter *early* - and save money on *reduced* entry fees! Complete information - and *online* entry forms - are available by going to: http://keywestindiefest.com

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The Government of Canada will be opening a new Embassy building in Berlin, Germany in 2004 and it is looking for films to play on three screens as visitors enter the building. Public access will be granted to the ground floor of the Embassy and people will be using a passageway through the Embassy building, called the "Northwest Passage." Part of the passage will be a set of three plasma screens, which will be used to promote an innovative and inspiring image of Canada. The films that will be selected for screening at the new Canadian Embassy in Berlin should incorporate this vision as Canada being an innovative nation. The filmmakers are free to adopt their vision of this statement. The Canadian Embassy gives cash prizes to the selected filmmakers in form of a contract. The first prize will be CA$3,000, the second prize CA$2,000 and the third prize CA$1,000. The maximal length of the film should be 10 minutes. To be eligible, the project must have been completed after January 2000. The film can be submitted in English, French or German and may include sound. The film must be available on DVD or MiniDV (preferably PAL-version). There are no entry fees for submission. For more information, contact the Canadian Embassy

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The Game Developers Choice Awards recognize games and developers that are truly worthy. The recipients are chosen by creators, who know what it takes to make great games. To submit your nominations, go to: www.igda.org/awards/nominations.htm. All game developers are eligible to submit nominations. In order to nominate, a developer must be registered with the igda. only those game developers who submit nominations will be eligible to participate in the voting process for the finalists. The Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony will be held at the Game Developers Conference. For more information, visit www.igda.org/awards.

The 8th annual PROMAX&BDA Europe convention is two days dedicated to two days the branding and marketing business. As part of the event, the conference will hold an awards ceremony to showcase the best in advertising from around the globe. For more information contact PROMAX&BDA Europe at: 61 Webber Street, London SE1 ORF, tel: +44 207 401 05 71, fax: +44 207 401 05 72, e-mail: europe@promax.tv, or Web: www.promax.tv/europe.

The 5th Annual British Animation Awards will relocate to a new central London showcase, The Shaw Theatre, Bloomsbury. Previously it has taken place at the National Film Theatre on London's South Bank. The awards, a bi-annual celebration of the best British animation talent, will feature five new categories

The Ann Arbor Film Festival is a non-profit arts organization that has along-standing tradition of showcasing all genres of independent experimental film. Its mission is to provide a worldwide public forum for independent and experimental moving image exhibitions, to encourage and showcase artists of the moving image, to promote the moving image as art and to offer educational outreach. The week after the festival the festival will host a traveling tour of colleges, museums and theaters across the U.S. A total of $18,000 in cash prizes will be awarded by jurors in 22 categories. For more information contact the festival at: P.O. Box 8232, Ann Arbor, MI 48107; tel.: (734) 995-5356 and Web: www.aafilmfest.org.