In an unprecedented campaign to turn the spotlight on the country

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced a nationwide contest to promote the development of computer and videogames that improve people

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BlueCat Screenplay Competition offers entrants written feedback on their scripts. All screenplays entered between Nov. 1-30 will receive feedback by Feb. 1. All other feedback will be sent after the semi finalists are announced on July 1 and before July 15.

Since 1998, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition

The Art Directors Club will host the 86th annual ADC Awards. Winners take their place in the industry's revered archive of the best work ever produced in advertising, graphic design, photography, illustration and interactive media. The ADC Annual Awards has kept pace with the changing nature of visual communications since its inception in 1920.The Hybrid category transcends traditional uses of media, and Playground was created to give great unproduced advertising work a chance at daylight. Strenuously and scrupulously judged, the not-for-profit ADC Annual Awards is one of the most venerable shows in the world. The professional deadline is Jan. 10, 2007, and the student deadline is Jan. 31. For more information, visit www.adcawards.org/.

The 8th Annual Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition, supported by the Writers Guild of America, west, is quickly becoming a premier screenwriting contest for people wanting to break into the industry. First place prize is $10,000. The contest has more than 50 production companies reading all entered scripts. All 13 winners will be considered by Scriptapalooza's participants. The early bird deadline is Jan. 5, 2007, first deadline is March 5 and the final deadline is April 13. For information visit www.scriptapalooza.com or call (323) 654-5809.

Adobe Systems is hosting the 7th annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA). The program honors and recognizes the most talented and promising student designers, photographers, illustrators, animators and digital filmmakers from the world's top design, film, interactive and Web higher education programs. This year, the competition will accept entries from 30 participating countries. Now in its seventh year, this world leading design competition has been expanded to include more students from across the globe by adding Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. These students are invited to join students from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, U.K. and the U.S. in submitting projects. The nine submission categories include: animation, digital illustration, digital photography, interactive and Web design, live action, motion graphics, environmental graphics and packaging, multiple page print design, and single page print design. The designers of the 2007 ADAA marketing campaign were a collaboration of winners and finalists from the 2006 competition. A team of seven submitted the unique concept

Stream your films full screen on the internet!

Call for submission Streaming Festival {The Hague}
the progressive online film festival

The 2nd edition of the Streaming Festival accepts features, documentaries, shorts, animation and experimental films.

- Deadline for submission : 15 January 2007
- No entry fee for submission

About the Streaming Festival
Films do not play in cinemas. They are streamed online full screen with high image quality.
Just like at a regular film festival, visitors can choose from several programs. However, unlike at a regular film festival, they are able to switch easily between viewing locations.

For more information and submission form please visit http://www.streamingfestival.com

MOVIEGUIDE and The John Templeton Foundation have announced the 2nd Annual Kairos Prize after a tremendously successful first year. The primary purpose of the prize is to further the influence of moral and spiritual values within the film and television industries. The prize has been set up to help inspire first-time screenwriters to produce compelling, entertaining and spiritually uplifting scripts. Last year's winner was read by the top executives in the industry, including Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks, Amy Pascal of Sony, Dick Cook of Disney and Jeff Robinoff of Warner Bros. Grand Prize is $25,000 with the 1st runner up receiving $15,000 and second runner up receiving $10,000. For complete information, visit www.kairosprize.com.

From Wednesday, November 22 to Wednesday, November 29, 2006, anyone with Internet access will be able to bid on animation-related items put on eBay by fps. These items include books, CD soundtracks, animation software, posters, DVDs, original artwork and more. This auction directly benefits the Canadian Cancer Society. It is the reader choice for the second year in a row. Some of the items for auction this year include: * Original artwork from Steve Rude, Joel Trussell and Dave Alvarez, donated by the artists * 2D and 3D animation software from Toon Boom Animation, Softimage, Autodesk, and e frontier * A signed copy of Amid Amidi's book, Cartoon Modern: Fifties Animation Design, personalized for the bidder * A signed copy of Jeff Smith's Bone Volume One in hardcover * Anime DVDs, UMDs, CDs, and posters * Ninja Tune's ZenTV compilation DVDs, including animated videos from Mr. Scruff and Kid Koala Auction information, including a list of auction items and donors, is available on the Auction page, www.fpsmagazine.com/auction.php.