The Hollywood Post Alliance issues a call for entries for the 8th Annual HPA Awards, taking place November 7th at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Nickelodeon announces the first ever “SpongeBob SquareShorts: Original Fan Tributes,” and invites fans and filmmakers of all ages from around the world to create and submit original, SpongeBob-inspired short films.

The tenth annual Animation Block Party, taking place in Brooklyn from July 25 to 28, issues a call for entries.

The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival issues a call for entries for the fifth edition of the festival, which will take place in October.

Me Books and Show Me the Animation partner to launch a children’s book contest to unearth one of the UK’s best budding author/illustrators.

The deadline for submission to the Ottawa International Animation Festival is May 17, with preview DVDs due by May 31.

Project: Rooftop launches “Green Lantern: Emerald Ensemble,” a costume redesign contest for the DC Entertainment hero Green Lantern.

Global online design collective Threadless.com launches a new contest based on Cartoon Network’s hit animated comedy series “Regular Show.”

Dimension 3 Festival launches a call for entries and announces that they will now accept productions in 4K.

The Academy makes a final call to submit entries for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2013 Student Academy Awards competition.

The Scratch! International Animation Film Festival, to be held June 14-15, 2013, in Lecce, Italy, issues a call for entries.

The BFX Festival, a brand-new festival designed to celebrate the UK’s visual effects and animation industry, announces a student competition designed to give participants direct exposure to cutting-edge practices while showcasing their skills.

The Discovery Science Center, Broadcom Foundation and Marvel Studios team up to sponsor a nationwide Marvel’s Iron Man 3: Inventor and Innovator Fair in conjunction with the May 3rd release of Marvel's "Iron Man 3."

Boston FIG announces that registration for their digital game showcase submissions is open.

The deadline for submissions to the 2013 3D Artist CG Student Awards, an annual event which showcases and rewards excellence in computer graphics from students and recent graduates, is May 13, 2013.

The late deadline for submissions to the second annual New York International Short Film Festival is March 29, 2013.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ 2013 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is now accepting entries.

Autodesk kicks off its “Gwen & Dave” animated vacation getaway contest with prizes including a license of the Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate, a Lenovo ThinkPad W530 Mobile Workstation, a license of Autodesk Mudbox, and an NVIDIA Quadro card.

Animation studio Blue Sky announces its 2013 summer internship program.

Ballistic issues a call for entries for the latest edition of the premier computer arts annual, “EXPOSÉ 11.”