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.

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the categories in its professional show to include three categories: children's book illustration -- both published and unpublished; animation; and a separate category for work done specifically for gallery exhibits. This year's categories include our usual advertising, editorial, institutional, books, and unpublished, including self-promotion.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 sixth annual Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge is now underway. Co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal SCIENCE, the flagship publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Visualization Challenge is a prestigious competition to find the photographs, illustrations, and digital media that best communicate science, engineering, and technology for education and journalistic purposes. Last year's winning entries were as diverse and imaginative as any yet received. They took us in close to see how nicotine creates cravings, how muscles work, how wires can heal themselves, and even what lies behind our noses. They helped us learn physics, mathematics, and the progression of breast cancer. They took us up 18 kilometers to the top of Hurricane Bonnie and down to the delicate structures of sea moss from Cape Breton Island. They even slowed time to a standstill, revealing the beautiful complexity of a bat's flight. Winning entries will be published in a special section of the Sept. 26, 2008 issue of SCIENCE and Science Online and on NSF's website. The entry deadline is May 31, 2008. For rules, entry forms, and more information, see www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis.

CGSociety and NVIDIA are hosting the first NVArt competition. The "Amazing Creations" contest for digital artists has a prize pool valued at over $21,000.

Submissions will be reviewed by a distinguished panel of judges, including:

* Pascal Blanche, Concept Artist/Art Director, Ubisoft
* Francisco Cortina, 3D Artist
* Lorne Lanning, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Oddworld Inhabitants
* Stephan Martinere, Concept Artist/Creative Visual Director, Midway Games
* JoAnne Northup, Senior Curator, San Jose Art Museum
* Shelley Page, Head of International Outreach, DreamWorks
* Mark Snoswell, President, CGSociety
* Steven Stahlberg, Lead Artist
* David Wright, Creative Director, NVIDIA

The deadline for contest submissions is Jan. 7, 2008. Winners will be announced at the San Jose Art Museum, in the heart of Silicon Valley, Feb. 1, 2008. For additional details and official rules, go to events.cgsociety.org/NVArt.

NVIDIA and CGSociety have teamed up to offer another NVArt competition, this time the focus is on architecture and landscape design. Titled Art Space: Architecture and Landscape, this digital art competition challenges participants to create awe-inspiring architecture and landscape designs. First prize is 2 NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 cards, and 1 week 'all inclusive' holiday valued at $10,000 (USD). Second prize is NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500, and a $500 (USD) American Express Gift Card. Third prize is NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500, and a $500 (USD) American Express Gift Card. Entrants must be members of CGTalk or CGSociety. The entry process will walk you through a free signup if you are not already registered. For details, visit http://events.cgsociety.org.

NewTek Inc., manufacturer of video and 3D animation products, will offer free live demonstrations of its products at http://demo.newtek.com beginning on March 18 and 19. Produced and streamed using NewTek TriCaster portable live production systems, each session will be held every two weeks and will focus on one NewTek product line. Visit http://demo.newtek.com for session focus information, dates, start times and sign-up form. The products to kick off the NewTek DEMOS are: NewTek TriCaster (March 18, 3 p.m. EST): With TriCaster, anyone can produce network-style live video and distribute the event simultaneously to Web, video and projector. A single operator or small team can produce a live show while switching between as many as six cameras with two VCR's, multi-channel effects and NewTek's proprietary LiveSet virtual sets. TriCaster is used by sports organizations, government agencies, broadcasters, schools and others to provide a new level of extended programming and content to their audiences. NewTek 3PLAY (March 19, 3 p.m. EST): A multi-channel High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) instant replay and slow motion system that delivers simultaneous display, recording, and instant replay of up to three video streams and four digital or analog audio streams per input. 3PLAY supports both NTSC and PAL formats and can be connected to any production switcher. 3PLAY gives sports broadcasters, leagues, teams and schools an affordable option to deliver instant replay and slow motion for broadcasts, webcasts, arena scoreboard displays and more. The TriCaster family of products in NTSC is available in North America starting at $3,995. The TriCaster family of products is available in multi-standard internationally beginning at $5,995. Educational pricing is also available. For more information, visit www.NewTek.com or call NewTek Sales at 800-368-5441, international callers dial +1-210-370-8000. NewTek 3PLAY is slated to ship at the end of Q1 2009. 3PLAY will be available in North America at $21,995, and internationally starting at $24,995. Educational pricing is also available. For more information, visit www.NewTek.com or call NewTek Sales at 800-368-5441, international callers dial +1-210-370-8000.