The 45th San Francisco International Film Festival has put out a call for entries for its 2002 festival to run April 18 - May 2. Submissions are open to narrative features, documentaries, shorts, animation, experimental and television productions on film, video and digital media. The entry deadline is November 30, 2001.

LEVEL13.NET and DIRECTV are inviting all aspiring animators to participate in their first co-sponsored Animated Film Festival. The deadline for submissions is September 28. Winners in three categories will be selected by a panel of judges in the field of entertainment, animation and broadcasting and will be announced in December. The winners will receive a US$2,500 cash prize. The three categories are 2D animation, 3D animation and experimental animation.

* Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival: Friday, February 01 - Saturday, February 09, 2002, Clermont-Ferrand, France.


Entry Deadline: Friday, October 19, 2001

* Sunday, September 9, 2001. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.



Entry Deadline: July 15, 2001

* Thursday, September 20 - Sunday, September 23, 2001. Woodstock, New York, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: July 1, 2001.

* Friday, November 9 – Sunday, November 18, 2001, Derry, Northern Ireland, U.K.



Entry Deadline: September 1, 2001

* Saturday, November 10, 2001, Glendale, California, U.S.A.



Entry Deadline: August 3, 2001



Every year, ASIFA-Hollywood, the Los Angeles area-based branch of the International Animated Film Society, honors the best in film, television and Internet animation with their Annie Awards. The award ceremony will take place at the famed Alex Theater in Glendale, California. For more information contact: ASIFA-Hollywood: Tel.: (818) 842-8330; E-mail: info@asifa-hollywood.org; or Web: www.asifa-hollywood.org.

* Saturday, August 11 – Sunday, August 19, 2001, Seoul, Korea.



Entry Deadline: June 23, 2001

* Saturday, December 1, 2001 – Saturday, August 31, 2002, Valence, France


Submission Deadline: October 15, 2001

* Wednesday, May 23 – Friday, June 29, 2001, London, U.K.


Entry Deadline: June 29, 2001

* Thursday, September 27 – Sunday, September 30, 2001, San Diego, California, U.S.A.



Entry Deadline: July 15, 2001

* Monday, November 5 – Sunday, November 11, 2001, Espinho, Portugal



Entry Deadline: August 1, 2001

* Thursday, August 2 – Monday, August 6, 2001, Hollywood, California, U.S.A.



Extended Entry Deadline: May 30, 2001

* Wednesday, August 1 – Wednesday, August 8, 2001, 2001, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.



Entry Deadline: June 1, 2001

* Tuesday, May 1 – Sunday, July 22, 2001, Online.

* Friday, October 5 – Sunday, October 7, 2001, Hope, New Jersey, U.S.A.



Entry Deadline: June 30, 2001

* Monday, October 22 – Wednesday, October 24, 2001. Montreal, Canada.


Submission Deadline: August 15, 2001

* Tuesday, August 7 – Sunday, August 12, 2001, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: June 11, 2001

* Sunday, August 19 – Tuesday, August 21, 2001, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.

Portland, Oregon’s Vinton Studios announced The Tiki Challenge, an unusual contest aimed at advertising agency employees only. The winner will be awarded a certificate worth $50,000 off the cost of a computer-generated commercial production at Vinton Studios, or an all-expenses-paid weekend for two in Las Vegas. Runners-up will receive invitations for an all-expenses-paid trip to the studio’s renowned Animation Camp in Portland, or other prizes including a MP3 player, a digital camera and a Palm Pilot.