Animators have just a few more days to get their applications in to North America's biggest animation festival.

Thousands of animators, students and studio executives will flock to the Canada's capital from October 14-18 to take part in the 2009 Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF). It's a five-day whirlwind of screenings, presentations, parties and the Television Animation Conference (Oct. 14 and 15).

Press Release from Disney

BURBANK, Calif. -- May 26, 2009 -- Irascible, cranky, mischievous, outrageous -- Donald Duck has a seemingly limitless personality, and in honor of his birthday on June 9, Disney's D23 is commissioning an official portrait from those who know Donald best: his fans.

NYC's premiere animation festival, Animation Block Party, closes for worldwide submissions on May 29, 2009. All entries must be postmarked by that date in order to be considered for this summer's July 24-26 film festival. In 2008, ABP received over 800 submissions, screening over 100 of these films during its three-day annual festival at Rooftop Films and Bam Cinematek.

Press Release from Fox

SIGGRAPH is just around the corner and Autodesk is seeking fresh and exciting new work for its Best of the Best Animation Show Reel, which will be showcased during SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans, LA from August 4-6.

Anything from video game cinematics, short films, feature films, commercials, broadcast design, music videos, or episodic projects created with 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, MotionBuilder, Toxik or Mudbox is welcome.

ANIMATION CLUB!!! presents 'Secret Handshake', a monthly animation night at Loop Bar in Melbourne. Each month, animators from all around the world create a short animation upon a given topic which is then screened and voted upon by the audience. The winner receives fame and glory, and gets to choose the next month's topic.

All animation styles are welcome -- from hand-drawn, flash, claymation, stop motion, pixellation -- or any combination of these. However -- it MUST be animated! No live action allowed!

San Diego Asian Film Festival 2009
San Diego, California, USA
October 15-29, 2009
Deadline: June 10, 2009

European Conference on Visual Media Production 2009
London, U.K.
November 12-13, 2009

ANIMA'09 -- 5th Cordoba International Animation Festival
Cordoba, Argentina
October 8-10, 2009
Deadline: July 17, 2009

ANIMA'09 will take place in the city of Cordoba, Argentina, from October 8 through 10, 2009. The festival is organized by the Centro Experimental de Animacion and the Secretaria de Extension Universitaria, National University of Cordoba.

This fifth edition of the ANIMA will be dedicated to exploring the concept of Identity Traits. Therefore, we open the following:

Because the I3A Annual Conference is moving later in the year to co-locate with the 6Sight event in Montery, California, November 9-10, the deadline for submitting entries to I3A's VISION 2020 Imaging Innovation Awards has been extended to July 1.

MetroCAF 2009
Deadline: June 1, 2009
October 1, 2009

Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Deadline: May 1, 2009

Beverly Hills, CA -- The deadline to submit entries for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 24th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition is May 1, 2009. Entries must be postmarked by May 1 or submitted online by 11:59 p.m. PT on May 1.

Press Release from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Imaginaria Film Festival 2009
Deadline: August 31, 2009

Until August 31, 2009, it will be possible to send in film works in order to take part in the seventh edition of IFF (Imaginaria Film Festival) which will take place in Conversano (Italy) on November 25-29, 2009.

All the information regarding the registration and the official Call for Entry can be found on the website http://www.imaginariafilmfestival.org.

TAIS Animation Showcase 2009
Deadline: May 29, 2009

Submit Now!
Deadline: May 29, 2009 - 5:00 pm

Have you made an animated short film in the last two years? Want it to screen to a packed house as part of the fantastic TAIS Animation Showcase at the Toronto National Film Board of Canada Cinema this June? Then submit!

All Genres, mediums, themes!
Under 15 minutes in length

Screeners should be in either MiniDV or Quick Time Movie files on DVD/CD.

Send your submission to:

Too Art for TV Call for Entries
Deadline: April 30, 2009

Bitfilm Festival is looking for the world's best digital films

Deadline: July 1
Opening event in Hamburg on August 13
Online voting from August 13 to September 24
Closing event and award show in Tel Aviv on October 1
10,000 Euros prize money
New category for digital animations with a political message

Ottawa International Animation Festival 2009
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
October 14-18, 2009
Deadline: June 1, 2009

Want a chance to have the world see your film? Students, independents, and industry alike can now submit their films for the OIAF 09 Festival. With a variety of categories, "best of the rest" screenings and no entry fee, there's no reason NOT to enter!

KROK International Animated Films Festival 2009
Kiev, Zaporozhye, Kherson, Sevastopol and Odessa, Russia
September 2009

The 16th KROK International Animated Film Festival will take place in September, 2009 onboard the river cruiser "Zirka Dnipra" following the route: Kiev - Zaporozhye - Kherson - Sevastopol - Odessa.

Deadline for submitting films for selection May 10, 2009.

13th LA Shorts Fest
Los Angeles, California, USA
July 23-30, 2009
Final Deadline: May 8, 2009