Hollywood Shorts 4th Annual Women in Filmmaking Festival.

Hollywood, California, USA.

Sunday, March 17, 2002.

Entry Deadline: Monday, February 25, 2002.

Telluride IndieFest 2002, Telluride, Colorado, USA.

Friday, August 30 – Monday, September 2, 2002.

Early Entry Deadline: February 28, 2002.

Entry Deadline: June 1, 2002.

media_city Seoul International Animation Festival 2002, Seoul, S. Korea.
Saturday, May 4 to Sunday, May 12, 2002.
Entry Deadline: March 15, 2002.

Anima Mundi, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil.
July 12 to July 21 and July 24 to July 28, 2002.
Entry Deadline: April 15, 2002.

SPX Comics Festival and Anthology, Bethesda, Maryland

Friday, September 6, 2002 – Sunday, September 8, 2002

Entry Deadline: Monday, April 15, 2002

The 3rd Annual Directors Board Awards (The Pixie Awards), World Wide Web.

Entry Deadline: Sunday, September 1, 2002.

The Pixie Awards are given for excellence in online/broadband films, animation and Websites that incorporate motion. The 3rd Annual Pixie Awards are now requesting submissions. All nominated films will be invited to the annual black tie gala that honors filmmakers, animators and Web designers who work in the online/broadband medium. Submission information can be found at www.pixieawards.org.

The Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ontario, Canada.

Wednesday, October 2, 2002 – Sunday, October 6, 2002.

Entry Deadline: Monday, July 1, 2002

Kecskemét Animation Film Festival, Kecskemét, Hungary.

Wednesday, July 12, 2002 - Tuesday, July 16, 2002.

Entry Deadline: Sunday, March 10, 2002.

The Star Wars Fan Film Awards, Indianapolis, Indiana and the World Wide Web.

Friday, May 3, 2002 – Sunday, May 5, 2002.

Entry Deadline: Tuesday, April 5, 2002.

deadCENTER Film Festival, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA.

Friday, June 7, 2002 – Saturday, June 8, 2002.

Early Deadline: February 1, 2002. * Entry Deadline: April 1, 2002.

This two-day event at the University of Central Oklahoma campus celebrates independent filmmaking. Now accepting submissions in both short & feature format from all genres. The festival offers awards for Best Animation, Short, Feature, Sci-Fi/Star Wars, Grand Jury, Regional and Audience. The festival features a filmmaker dinner and awards, plus after-parties during the event.

Kansas City Jubilee 2002 - US/International Short Film Division, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Sunday, April 7, 2002 – Sunday, April 14, 2002.

Entry Deadline: January 15, 2002.

For submissions in the below categories, all entries must be 30 minutes or under. Work may originate in any film, video or digital medium unless otherwise noted. Cash or inkind prizes are awarded for first place in each division & genre. A single work may be entered in multiple divisions with separate entry forms and screener tapes (VHS NTSC).

Animated Encounters, Bristol, UK.

Thursday, April 25, 2002 – Sunday, April 28, 2002.

Entry Deadline: Friday, January 11, 2002.

The Second Annual Puppet Short Film And Video Festival.

Los Angeles, California. May 2002.

Entry Deadline: March 21, 2002.

CRESTED BUTTE REEL FEST. Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

Wednesday, August 14 - Sunday, August 18, 2002

Entry Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2002; Student entries by May 10, 2002

AUSFEST 2002. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Wednesday, August 28 - Sunday, September 01, 2002

Entry Deadline: Thursday, May 30, 2002

5th Annual California Sun International Animation Festival. Northridge, California. Thursday, April 4, 2002 – Saturday, April 6, 2002.
Entry Deadline: January 31, 2002. All genres welcome; traditional, experimental, computer, TV commercial and visual effects. Entry forms and additional info are available on line at
http://www.csun.edu/animate

Knitting Independent Film Series. Beginning on January 29, 2002, the Knitting Factory–Hollywood will present an on-going showcase of short and feature-length films from around the world. Space is also available for private screenings. For more information or to submit your film, go to: http://www.knittingfactory.com/kifs

Cartoons On The Bay. Positano, Italy. Thursday, April 18, 2002 – Monday, April 22, 2002. Entry Deadline: January 20, 2002. The festival includes the Pulcinella awards, the Showcase, a three day international conference on television animation, various special events and many movies and television premieres. There are eight categories of competition: Best Series for Infants, Children, Young Adults & Adults, All Audiences, Best TV Movie, Best Short Film, Best Web Program, Best Pilot (new prize); as well as Best Program of the Year and Best Character of the Year.

Tampere Film Festival Calls For Entries.

Tampere, Finland. Tuesday, March 5 - Sunday, March 10, 2002.

Entry Deadline: Friday, January 4, 2002.

Houston International Film/Video Festival — 35th Annual WorldFest

Houston, Texas, USA. Friday, April 5 - Sunday, April 14, 2002.

Entry Deadline: Tuesday, January 15, 2002.

The 35th Annual WorldFest is one of the oldest film and video festivals in America and the world. The festival selects 60 new features and 100 new shorts, documentaries, student and experimental films. For more information email: entry@worldfest.org. Or visit: http://www.worldfest.org