Anima Mundi Web 2004 is the 5th edition of the Internet Animation Contest of the International Animation Festival of Brazil, Anima Mundi. The contest is open to works specially created for the Internet, which may or not be previously released, produced by professional or amateur animators. There is no restrictions on themes and genres. Works are accepted in a single category: animations produced in the ".swf" format only and not exceeding 1MB in size. A cyber-jury -- anyone who registers online in the Anima Mundi Website -- and the professional jury, will decide the winners. There will be two prizes of R$ 1,500. For more information, visit www.animamundiweb.com.br.

VFXTalk.com & eyeon Software Inc. have announced VFX011 - HOLD THE LINE, which allows entrants the chance to win eyeon

1st Annual Portfolios.com Awards Show will highlight the best advertising, graphic design, Web design, photography and illustration of 2003. An international panel of judges will judge online, and the Winners' Showcase will be announced and shown online. For more information, visit www.portfolios.com/award, e-mail customerservice@portfolios.com or call (800) 303-9277 ext. 261.

The NAB ICE Award is an honor bestowed by industry leaders to the best and brightest artists in the digital media arena. It is designed to recognize those who stretch their creativity to the limit and craft outstanding works. Those who are considered could be independent filmmakers or represent entertainment media giants. They could come from large authoring houses or be private videographers. Artists from the ranks of ad agencies, corporate communications, publishers, museums and academia are all eligible to compete. Winners will receive: NAB ICE Award statue imprinted with winner's name, NAB ICE Award Winner Certificate suitable for wall-hanging, Right to use the "NAB ICE Award Winner" logo, NAB press release featuring the names of the Winners and Listing of Winners on NAB's Website. The entry fee is $125 for the first piece of work submitted, and $100 for each additional piece of work (or for consideration of the piece in additional categories). Students (with a valid student identification) may submit their entry for a $35 fee. For more information, go to http://www.nabshow.com/iceawards.asp.

Winterfresh Gum and Dreaming Tree Films is sponsoring the Fresh Films Teen Filmmaking Contest. The contest gives teens a chance to enter their film ideas for the opportunity to film their story. Two winning ideas will receive help from Dreaming Tree Films to produce the short film along with help from the winner's friends. For more information, visit http://www.winterfresh.com/films.

Sponsored by TV Writer.Com. and Cloud Creek Institute For The Arts, People's Pilot is looking for great new series ideas. Contestants must submit a proposal/presentation. The show can be for any genre -- drama, action, sitcom, reality, game, lifestyle, kids show, animation -- and can be intended for broadcast networks, cable channels, local stations, even the Net. Prizes include: a paid-for option by co-sponsor, Pendle View LLC, representation by agent Terry Porter, admission to Guy Magar's Action/Cut Film Making Seminar, Final Draft software and The "Why Didn't I Think Of That Award" -- a five-minute promo video to be made at Cloud Creek Institute For The Arts. In addition, all "lifestyle" entries, regardless of whether or not they place in the Top Three, will be considered for development and syndication by Cloud Creek Institute For The Arts and Reynolds Media as part of a new joint distribution venture between the two of them. For more information, visit www.peoplespilot.com.

The Spec Scriptacular is for spec scripts written for TV. Entries can be drama, action, sitcom, original TV movie or pilot in any genre. The script can be intended for broadcast networks, cable channels, local stations, even the Net. Prizes include: $500 from Cloud Creek Institute For The Arts, representation by Terry Porter, admission to the next TV Writer.com Summer Intensive Seminar, admission to Guy Magar's Action/Cut Film Making Seminar, Final Draft software, a Featured Creator Page at www.writesafe.com, "Killer Coverage" on your next work from www.hollywoodlitsales.com, two registrations at www.writesafe.com, a "First-Look" at the Top Winners by members of the Cloud Creek Institute For The Art Board of Advisors, and inclusion on the TVwriter.com list of recommended writers. More information can be found at www.tvwriter.com/specscript.

GiGi Books is looking for fun and creative, original children's stories. The winner will receive $250 and their book will be published and adapted to audio. Three additional winners will be chosen and their books will be published and adapted also. Submissions must be 400 words or less. There is a $5 entrance/processing fee that should be included with each manuscript submitted. Make checks or money orders payable to GiGi Books, LLC. Send manuscripts to GiGi Books, LLC, 17486 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg, Virginia 20176. Visit www.gigiaudiobooks.com/contest for more information.

The Screenwriting Expo 3 Screenplay Competition is giving away $50,000 in cash and prizes. The Expo 3 Screenplay Competition is supported by the Writers Guild of America, west. Top 20 writers will receive substantial prize package. Top winners will receive their prize in front of 1,000 people at the final ceremony at the Screenwriting Expo 3, the world's largest tradeshow for screenwriters, which takes place in LA from November 5-7, 2004. HIGHLIGHTS: Grand Prize: $10,000 + script consultation with Linda Seger 2 Writers Boot Camp Awards: Entrance into WBC's 22-month Think Tank 4 $1000 genre prizes (Animation/Family, Comedy, etc...(plus trip to Expo 3) Each and every finalist and semifinalist (20 total) will receive: -an extensive script consultation from a group that includes some of the top screenplay consultants in the country. -Final Draft software. -Access to producers, agents and managers. www.screenwritingexpo.com/competition.html Contact: ExpoCompetition@aol.com

"Comic Book Idol" is an amateur art competition hosted by CBR. The second edition will be hosted by J. Torres, author of the "Open Your Mouth" column at CBR (www.comicbookresources.com). It's a five-week, five-round contest in which contestants will be asked to complete an art assignment each week by a deadline. Their art will be posted in a CBR forum designed especially for judges to post comments on and critique said art, as well as for CBR readers to view and vote on their favorites. CBR fans select which contestants move on in subsequent rounds, and two artists will be eliminated from the competition in each round until we have the one and only "Comic Book Idol." The regular panel of judges for our second competition consists of Mike Carlin (senior group editor, DC Comics), Jeff Mariotte (editor-in-chief, IDW Publishing) and Eric Stephenson (managing editor, Image Comics). There will also be "surprise" comic creator guest judges to be announced, one per round, as the competition progresses. This year, all 10 of the contestants invited into the competition will receive a CBR T-Shirt, comic boards courtesy of BCEMylar.com and free passes to Comic-Con International San Diego 2004. The winner of Comic Book Idol will be given a pin-up assignment for an IDW publication to be selected by Jeff Mariotte based on the artist's interests and abilities, a short story assignment written by Eric Stephenson to be published in the forthcoming FOUR LETTER WORLDS anthology from Image Comics, Mike Carlin personally handing your art samples to editors at DC Comics for their review and consideration and airfare, accommodation and passes for Comic-Con International San Diego 2004. To enter, potential contestants must have samples of their work on a Website or online portfolio. Contestants must have the ability to scan in their artwork and post it online to participate, and should be prepared to draw everything from covers to actual comic pages. Contestants will be given approximately five days to complete each art assignment. The contest begins with an open call for submissions kicking off May 27, 2004. Those wishing to be considered for the five-round competition must post links to their work in the designated CBR "Comic Book Idol" forum. A selection committee consisting of five of last year's CBI contestants, including winner Patrick Scherberger, will visit all the links posted and choose 10 artists to face the judges and CBR readers. The first official round of competition starts June 3 and the event continues through till July 8 when the winner is officially announced. Visit CBR at http://www.comicbookresources for more information.