The Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film was founded in 1982 and is one of the biggest and most important festivals of animation film worldwide. More than 50.000 spectators and 1.500 professionals are attending the festival. Over 50,000 euros prize money in total is awarded in seven competition categories. The Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film works in close relation with fmx 2010, Europe’s biggest conference on animation, effects, games and interactive media.

The 17th International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart / Germany (4.-9. May 2010) invites international advertising agencies, filmmakers and production companies to submit their films to our international competition Under Commission until January 29th 2010. Under Commission is the competition for commissioned animations. Prizes are awarded in the categories animated music video, commercials and TV trailer. Any animated commissioned film of the categories commercial spot, music video and TV ident including computer generated animation and combinations of life action and animation completed after October 01, 2008 may participate. There is no entry fee.

Four films will be nominated in each category. The award ceremony will be taking place during the festival (4.-9. May 2010). The Art Directors Club of Germany ADC, the Art Directors Club of Europe ADC*E and the Art Directors Club New York are cooperation partners.

More information is available at our homepage. There you can also download the submission form, rules & regulations as well as the call for entries. Online submissions can be made at Reelport.

The 17th Woods Hole Film Festival is one of the premiere independent film festivals in New England and is dedicated to showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers, with a special section for filmmakers from New England. Held each summer on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the Woods Hole Film Festival is seeking film and screenplay entries. More information can be found at www.woodsholefilmfestival.org or by emailing info@woodsholefilmfestival.org.

The 18th annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival and Awards will showcase more than 100 films by students graduating from the BFA Film, Video and Animation Department at the School of Visual Arts. The program includes three days of screenings of short films, videos and animations; a screenwriters night, where professional actors read excerpts of screenplays by graduating seniors; and an awards ceremony and gala reception with notable presenters from the film industry.

Each year, outstanding achievements awards are presented in the following categories: screenwriting, cinematography, video, editing, directing, film, acting, traditional animation and stop-motion animation.

2007 Festival Schedule
* Tuesday, April 24: Screenwriters Night
The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, 7:00 pm

* April 25 - 27: Screenings
Directors Guild Theater, 110 West 57 Street, 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

* Monday, April 30: Awards Ceremony
Directors Guild Theater, 110 West 57 Street, 6:30 pm

* Monday, April 30: Gala Reception
Le Parker Meridien Hotel, 118 West 57 Street, 8:30 - 10:30 pm

All events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.sva.edu.

The 18th Annual Society for Animation Studies Conference, held at Trinity University, has a theme

Launched in 1987, the Singapore International Film Festival sets out to promote film as an artistic medium, provide the opportunity to audiences to view films not otherwise released commercially, create awareness of the finer points of filmmaking through seminars and workshops by overseas professionals, pave the way for a Singapore film industry and provide an international showcase for Asian Cinema.

The Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) is an annual film event, which screens about 300 films from more than 45 countries. Besides screening award winning and critically acclaimed films, we also organize workshops, seminars and exhibitions on filmmaking for the film students and the film industry.

The Festival is recognized by international film critics for its programming and focus on Asian Cinema and has a platform for new Singapore films and a window to South East Asian films. Many festival programmers and critics attend our Festival to discover new Asian talents. Tributes to the SIFF have been organized by the Cine Vegas Film Festival and the European Institute of Cinema.

For more information, visit www.filmfest.org.sg/.

The Abuja International Film Festival would afford the Abuja auephiles an opportunity to experience a feast of top films from around the world; fresh films with cutting edge approaches to the cinematic art of storytelling, most of which are proudly, premiere screenings in Nigeria.

The festival is a four-day event with workshops and panel discussion featuring local and international filmmakers. Abuja has over the course of the last one-year demonstrated positive moves towards stimulating the film industry in this city and in this region.
The festival thus has an expanded program of panel discussions and workshops, an ambit of screening venues, the enriching presence of filmmakers, and of course a fantastic array of films which all contribute towards ensuring that the Abuja International film festival is a cinematic celebration to remember.

Raised Around It...ENT (Grasshopper Philms) is holding its 1st Annual "Urban2Suburban" Film Fest Show. All entries are free. The event will take place in a local theater in Maryland and will feature other independent and not so impendent producers/directors/filmmakers/artist. It will be a great meet and greet as well as a night where everyone is a star on the silver screen. For more information, contact Raised Around It... at 1615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, Maryland 21213, visit www.GrasshopperPhilms.com/fest.html or e-mail info@grasshopperphilms.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

First Annual Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival Comes to the Fine Arts Theatre Dec. 22 -31

10-Day Event is Beverly Hills

On May 9, 2007, Hollywood's elite movers and shakers will converge at the historic Castro Theatre for the Academy of Art University's 1st Annual Epidemic Film Festival. Featuring infectious work from a new generation of artists on the verge of graduating from the nation's top art and design school, the festival will showcase the best student work from the Academy's School of Motion Pictures & Television and School of Animation and Visual Effects. Hundreds of students will submit their films for entry in the following general categories: short narrative, documentary, commercial, music video, experimental and animation. A jury, comprised of some of the entertainment industry's top execs with a keen eye for talent, will select the finalists who will earn a coveted spot in the screening lineup. Some of this year's esteemed jurors include the Dean of Pixar University, Randy Nelson, and Michael Nankin, director and writer of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. In addition, the finalists will be invited to an exclusive VIP Industry Reception before the screening to mingle and network with some of the animation and film industry's key players. An Honorary Doctorate will also be awarded to a member of the entertainment industry who has made a significant contribution to the business. Emmy award winning actor Chad Lowe will be on hand to emcee the event. Lowe is best known for his starring role on LIFE GOES ON as a man suffering from AIDS, in which he won an Emmy. He plays Deputy Chief of Staff, Reed Pollock on the hit series 24. Winning students will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the most important national conventions in their industries, sponsored by the Academy of Art University. Winners in the film categories will attend the 2008 National Association of Television Program Executives convention in Las Vegas, and winners in the animation categories will attend SIGGRAPH in San Diego. Running from 7:00-9:30 pm, the event will take place at The Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, California 94114. Tickets will be available to the public at the Castro Theater Box Office on the day of the event, one hour before show time, on a first come, first served basis. Guests to the festival are encouraged to arrive early. For more information, visit www.academyart.edu or call (800) 544-2787.

In partnership with the Coolidge Corner Theatre, the Brattle Film Foundation's 1st Annual New England Animation Bash promises to be an event for all things "toony." Covering all the bases, the theatres will show independent and network pieces, as well as professional works and college projects. On June 6, The Brattle Theatre will host "An Evening with Soup2Nuts," kicking off at 6:00 pm. Audiences can catch a special behind the scenes glimpse when Soup2Nuts presents a panel discussion followed by a showcase of some of the studio's work over the last 10 years such as Comedy Central's DR. KATZ: PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST and Cartoon Network's HOME MOVIES. Then, at 7:30pm, Soup2Nuts will air a showcase of some of their greatest work, both old and new, including a number of never-before-aired pilots featuring the voices of comedians Jack Black and Dave Cross. For more information, fans and curious spectators alike can visit www.brattlefilm.org and www.coolidge.org.