Established in 1991, the annual DISCOP East market brings together sellers and buyers of finished programs, scripted and unscripted formats, and packaged TV channels.

DISCOP East takes place for three days in Budapest during the third week of the month of June, on a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, at the recently renovated 5-Star Sofitel Atrium Hotel located in the heart of the city, on the banks of the Danube river.

The market is built around the pre-organization of meetings between buyers and sellers of television content, formats and packaged TV channels.

Thanks to the efficiency of online “meetings-organization” platform and the expertise of our highly-trained staff, most participants average 40 to 50 meetings over the 3-day DISCOP East.

DISCOP East 08 will take place from Wednesday June 18 to Friday June 20, 2008. Information: www.discop.com.

Anima Mundi is the International Animation Festival of Brazil, which brings to the Brazilian audience the best selection of films and videos from around the world. Categories in competition: Short Films, Feature Films, Shorts for Children, Brazilian Animation, Portfolio, First Work and Animation in Progress. The event runs in Rio de Janeiro July 11-20, then moves to Sao Paulo July 23-27. For more information, visit www.animamundi.com.br.

Major League Gaming (MLG), the professional video game league, is bringing its Pro Circuit tour to San Diego June 13-15, the only West Coast MLG stop in 2008. Thousands of pro gamers, aspiring competitors and spectators will come together for three days of intense competition and entertainment, with over $60,000 in prizes at stake. MLG's season opener at the Meadowlands, New Jersey, USA in March attracted 12,000 attendees and its live broadcasts generated 1.5 million live and on-demand video streams. Admission to the event is free, and spectators can enjoy gaming activities and merchandise giveaways throughout the weekend, as well as be in the audience for MLGPro.com's live broadcasts of ESPN Saturday Night and MLG Championship Sunday. The San Diego MLG Pro Circuit competition will feature HALO 3 and Tom Clancy's RAINBOW SIX VEGAS 2. The San Diego event also marks the debut of the MLG PC Circuit, played on HP Blackbird 002, featuring WORLD OF WARCRAFT: THE BURNING CRUSADE and $30,000 in prizes. The event will be located at the Town and Country Resort Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, California, 92108 USA.

The four-day Banff World Television Festival combines a prestigious international program competition, the Banff World Television Awards, with a comprehensive conference agenda. Within this festival, production deals are secured and advanced, new business relationships are formed and future trends in the industry are identified and examined.

Banff World Television Festival is a not-for-profit event produced by Achilles Media Ltd., an international events management company serving the television and digital media industries. Achilles Media Ltd events include: the Banff World Television Festival; the World Congress of History Producers; nextMEDIA - The Future of Digital Content; and NATPE Mobile++.

The early bird deadline is Jan. 31, and the final deadline is Feb. 14.

To register, visit www.bwtvf.com.

From June 4 to 9 2008, the 24th International ShortFilmFestival and the 10th Mo & Friese Children's ShortFilmFestival are going to present the best international short films, chosen from more than 4,000 submissions. The best among these productions are going to compete for a total of 30,000 Euros in prize money. These prizes will be awarded by both the jury and the audience in the International and No Budget-Competition, the German, Hamburg and the Mo & Friese Children's ShortFilmCompetition. In the Three-Minute Quickie section, there will be an audience award. TV stations Arte, ZDFdokukanal and the GEMA Foundation will also award prizes. For further details, visit www.shortfilm.com/festival.

The Webby Film and Video Awards, the leading international honors for original film and video premiering on the Internet, has added 19 new categories, including Music, Sports, Technology, and Travel, as well as new technical categories recognizing excellence in editing, sound design, writing and use of animation. Launched last year, the Webby Film and Video Awards is judged by a panel of more than 85 entertainment industry leaders that includes The Sundance Channel's Larry Aidem, director Darren Aronofsky, Showtime chief Matt Blank, 20th Century Fox Chairman Jim Gianopoulos, and Harvey Weinstein. Nominees will be announced in April and winners will be honored at a star-studded New York ceremony in June 2008. In addition to winning a Webby, nominated and winning entries will become part of the collection of the Museum of the Moving Image (www.movingimage.us), which includes more than 125,000 moving image-related artifacts, the nation's largest and most comprehensive collection. To enter work in the Webby Film & Video Awards, visit www.webbyawards.com. The early entry deadline is October 26, 2007.

The 11th Brooklyn International Film Festival lineup will include some 150 films selected from over 2,000 submissions. The festival will present more than 75 film programs at multiple venues throughout Brooklyn. BiFF's mission is to discover, expose, and promote independent filmmakers while drawing worldwide attention to Brooklyn as a center for cinema. For more information, visit wbff.org.

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.

Florida Supercon is the largest multi-genre convention in South Florida. For 2008, the event moves to the new "super-sized" location, The Hyatt Regency Bonaventure Resort in Weston, Florida.

Florida Supercon is a convention for comic book, anime, animation, sci-fi, fantasy and manga fans. The show will include celebrity guests, artists, writers, vendors, industry guests, Q&As, parties, costume contests, anime programming, manga, cosplay, workshops, panels, cosplay photo shoots and more.

Celebrities attending include four actors from the HARRY POTTER films: James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasly), Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum) and Devon Murray (Seamus Finnegan).

For more information and updates, visit www.floridasupercon.com.

Seoul Animation Center under SBA (Seoul Business Agency) is seeking cartoon and animation projects for "SPP 2008 Project Competition" hosted by the SPP (SICAF Promotion Plan), which is part of the 12th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF). The application can be sent via mail or delivered in person by Feb. 29, 2008.

The annual SPP Project Competition is a public competition held by the Asian cartoon and animation market, aiming to identify and nurture commercially viable new projects. Any cartoon and animation being planned or produced in the Asian region is welcome to submit an application.

Last year, 56 projects from seven Asian countries applied for the SPP Project Competition and 15 were selected as finalists, attracting keen attention from renowned international buyers. The finalists this year will be given the opportunity to pitch their projects in front of buyers, investors, and judge committee members from Korea and abroad at the SPP event, with serious follow-up meetings.


The application form is available at www.ani.seoul.kr or www.sicaf.org.