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.

* June, 2001. Online.


Entry Deadline: May 31, 2001

* Friday, September 14 - Thursday, September 20, 2001. Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: June 1, 2001.

* Thursday, September 27 - Tuesday, October 2, 2001. Lake Tahoe, California, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: June 29, 2001

* Friday, August 3 – Sunday, August 12, 2001. Minnesota, U.S.A.



Entry Deadline: June 1, 2001.

* Thursday, September 27 - Sunday, September 30, 2001. Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy.


Entry Deadline: July 7, 2001.

* Monday, June 11, 2001. Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.



Entry Deadline: May 19, 2001

* Friday, January 25 – Sunday, January 27, 2002. Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.


Early Deadline: June 1, 2001

Late Deadline: October 1, 2001

* Thursday, May 17 – Friday, May 18, 2001. Córdoba, Argentina.


Entry Deadline: April 30, 2001

* Friday, November 16 – Sunday, November 18. Bradford, U.K.


Entry deadline: July 27, 2001

* Tuesday, September 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2001. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.


Early Deadline: April 30th, 2001

Late Deadline: July 5th, 2001

* Thursday, October 25 – Sunday, November 4, 2001. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Entry Deadline: May 15, 2001.

* Friday, September 14 – Thursday, September 20, 2001. New York, New York, U.S.A.

Entry Deadline: May 15, 2001

* Saturday, September 1 – Thursday, September 6, 2001. Linz, Austria.

Entry Deadline: April 7, 2001

* Thursday, July 19 – Sunday, August 12, 2001. Glen Ellen, California, U.S.A.

Early Entry Deadline: April 1, 2001

Final Entry Deadline: April 31, 2001

* Tuesday, June 26 – Sunday, July 1, 2001. Melbourne, Australia.

Entry Deadline: April 30, 2001

* Friday, May 24 – Sunday, May 26, 2001. Hornu, Belgium.

Entry Deadline: May 10, 2001.



The 8th Edition of the Festival Synthesis is a festival dedicated to CG movies and animations. Last year the event had 10,000 visitors. This year's Synthesis will feature a retrospective on the work of ILM. The event will also include screenings, discussions, company presentations and product demos. For more information contact the festival at: 360 Amphitheatre d'Hades, 7301 Hornu, Belgium; or E-mail: arboit@hotmail.com or sigridjarz@hotmail.com.

* Thursday, December 6 – Sunday, December 9, 2001. Telluride, Colorado, U.S.A.

Early Entry Deadline: March 31, 2001

* Thursday, July 12 – Sunday, July 22, 2001. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Earlybird Entry Deadline: April 13, 2001

Final Entry Deadline: May 11, 2001

* Thursday, May 17 – Friday, May 18, 2001. Córdoba, Argentina.

Entry Deadline: April 30, 2001