DigitalPeers (www.digitalpeers.com), an industry-leading developer of video chat applications, has announced a Flash animation contest for CamTrack with $1,250 in prizes for winning animations. CamTrack is webcam add-on software that allows users to personalize their appearance in video chat environments with Flash animations that are overlaid on the webcam video. Entries will be judged by the DigitalPeers staff on their usefulness in chat rooms, good taste, creativity, innovation and clever use of the webcam medium. The contest's top three prizes will be $500, $200 and $100. In addition, the next top 30 submissions will receive a user license for CamTrack. For contest guidelines, submission instructions and tips, visit www.digitalpeers.com/webcam-animations-contest.htm.

The Accolade recognizes exceptional achievement in craft and creativity in film, television, documentary and video. Widely respected, the Accolade is an award that matters to clients, distributors and festival organizers. Entries are screened by award-winning, senior-level judges against a high standard of excellence.

Winning an Accolade validates the quality of a production and gives credibility to a film or television production. The Accolade results in publicity that generates buzz and will help your production get noticed by those who matter. The Accolade provides clients and employers the confidence they need to retain your services.

Go to http://www.accoladecompetition.org for rules and entry form.

aniBOOM.com , the largest collection of original content animation on the web, hosts the first annual international animation contest for filmmakers of all experience levels. 25 Semifinalists in 5 categories will be selected and screened on January 15, 2007, based on the votes of the worldwide animation community.

Both the general public and the panel of professional judges will then cast their vote for the best in each category, with one overall winner to be announced on January 30.

More than 1,500 films have already been submitted. The aniBOOM Awards seeks to discover new talent and gives the animation community a forum for sharing and receiving feedback on their work.

The Streaming Festival is a progressive film festival that takes place exclusively on the internet. Films are streamed full screen with high image quality.

The Streaming Festival presents carefully selected independent films to a worldwide audience. Film-makers and viewers from all over the world can join in and share without any costs for tickets, subscription fees or travel costs.

The festival encourages the development of media technologies with a special emphasis on streaming media. The festival wants to create a platform for audiovisual art.

The next edition of the Streaming Festival will take place from March 22nd to March 25th, 2007.

Join the United Nations of Animation in its first experimental project: to create a series of randomly compiled, short animations consisting of original contributions from participants all over the world. To participate, download one of our character files at cias/rit.edu/~UNoA and create an original animation using Flash, Maya, or other animation software. Your finished file can then be emailed to UNoA.Rit@gmail.com. Entries will be accepted between February 5 - 19, 2007. Submitted files will be combined to create a completely unique sequence of animations.

The United Nations of Animation online collaboration event is the result of a team effort designed and implemented by the Advanced Computer Graphics II class in Rochester Institute of Technology

Australian composer Rebecca Lloyd has recently joined the staff at the post-production studio "World Wide Audio Inc" as the resident composer. The award-winning composer brings a wealth of experience from scoring numerous film and television projects including the theme television series "History of the World" which was screened to over one billion people. For more information about Rebecca, please visit: www.rebeccalloyd.com

Since moving to New York in June 2006, Rebecca has already scored music for two major Warner Bros Feature Films.

Call for Entries 4th Annual Pcom Creative Awards ~Deadline for Entries is March 15, 2007~ The 2007 Pcom Creative Awards, the premiere international creative award show, is currently accepting all entries for the 2007 competition. Entries for the Pcom Creative Awards are judged by an elite international jury of award-winning art directors, graphic designers, illustrators, photographers and creative directors. Winners will receive Gold, Silver, Bronze or Merit Awards and have their award-winning work published on Portfolios.com in the winners' circle. Portfolios.com is one of the most highly trafficked creative websites in the world, providing stellar exposure for winners. To enter the Pcom Creative Awards, prospective entrants are asked to visit http://www.portfolios.com/award/2007 to access Portfolios.com's innovative on-line system exclusively designed to streamline the entry process. The user-friendly navigation and simple log-in will allow all entrants to add or change entries at any time during or after the entry process. For additional information on the Pcom Creative Awards, please visit the Portfolios.com web site at http://www.portfolios.com , or contact Jessica Richmond at 800-303-9277 ext. 221.

3X3 MAGAZINE is entering its fourth year judging the world's best contemporary illustration judged by some of the world's best illustrators. It has expanded the categories in its professional show to include three categories: children's book illustration -- both published and unpublished; animation; and a separate category for work done specifically for gallery exhibits. This year's categories include our usual advertising, editorial, institutional, books, and unpublished, including self-promotion. And three new categories: children's books, animation and art-for-sale. For the animation category, the judges include: Mario Cavalli, Dave McKean, Run Wrake, Oscar Grillo and Eric Goldberg.

The Accolade recognizes exceptional achievement in craft and creativity in film, television, documentary and video. Widely respected, the Accolade is an award that matters to clients, distributors and festival organizers. Entries are screened by award-winning, senior-level judges against a high standard of excellence.

Winning an Accolade validates the quality of a production and gives credibility to a film or television production. The Accolade results in publicity that generates buzz and will help your production get noticed by those who matter. The Accolade provides clients and employers the confidence they need to retain your services.

Go to http://www.accoladecompetition.org for rules and entry form.

In its second year, PSAid challenges students to create a 30-second public service announcement (PSA) that will raise public awareness of and rally support for appropriate donations for international disaster victims. The goal of PSAid is to convey the message that "cash is best" when donating to disaster victims and to educate the American public about the importance of appropriate international disaster relief.

The first-place winner will receive $12,000 in cash and the chance for their PSA to be broadcast on national television. The second- and third-place winners will receive $5,000 and $3,000 in cash, respectively.

Details about the contest, official rules and guidelines, and registration materials can be found at www.psaid.org. If you would like this information sooner for incorporation of the contest into semester curriculums and/or to share with your students, contact the contest coordinator at psaid@cidi.org.

The Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI) is based in Arlington, Virginia, and was created in 1988 under a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. CIDI provides individuals, groups, embassies and corporations with information and guidance in support of appropriate international disaster relief efforts.