The Los Angeles Independent Film Festival has put out a call for
submissions for its April 13-18, 2000 event. The deadline for submissions is January 7th, 2000.
The six year-old festival showcases the best in independent music videos from
North America. Music videos that were completed after January 1, 1998 can be
submitted on 1/2" VHS. If selected for exhibition, you must have a 16mm or
35mm print. For further information or submission application, please call (323)
951-7090 or check out the LAIFF website at www.laiff.com.

Lovebytes Digital Arts Festival 2000 invites entries of film, video,
multimedia and net art to feature in a substantial exhibition of digital work for
exhibition in April, 2000. In its fifth year, the festival features a
mixture of digital art and media including exhibitions, seminars, screenings, specially
commissioned artworks, alongside workshops and live performances from some of
the world's most innovative digital sound and multimedia artists. All events
will be staged in Sheffield's Media and Exhibition Centre. If you produce

Imagina 2000 with FIFI (Festival International du Film de l'Internet) have opened their competition for animation created specifically for the Internet. The FIFI is the first festival dedicated to films made for the Web. As the major European meeting point for digital image professionals, Imagina 2000 will provide a solid forum for launching this joint competition. The deadline for submissions is December 15, 1999 and all entries must be accessible through a URL only. The award will be presented during the Imagina 2000 ceremony in Monaco (January 31 to February 2, 2000).

The 10th International Trickfilm Festival takes place in Stuttgart, Germany
from March 16 - 21, 2000. The entry deadline is December 1, 1999. The
International Competition will present the best animated productions from
the past two years. More than 500 films will be screened at the festival.
The Best of Animation includes a selection of the most interesting films in
the history of artistic, animated film. Young Animation is a competition
featuring animated films from schools and colleges. The festival will also

The Tampere 30th International Short Film Festival takes place in Tampere,
Finland from March 8 - 12, 2000. Entry deadline is December 7, 1999. As the
biggest short film event in Northern Europe, the Tampere Festival features
80 screenings, a film market, and seminars. For more information contact:
Tampere International Short Film Festival, Box 305, FIN-33101, Tampere,
Finland; Tel. + 358-3-213 003; Fax: + 358-3-223 0121; or E-mail:
film.festival@tt.tampere.fi. Also visit www.tampere.fi/festival/film.

The 21st International Monitor Awards, the postproduction and digital media industry's most prestigious
prize, has issued its annual "Call For Entries" in eighteen categories and
nine craft areas. Entrants who take advantage of the early entry deadline -
December 17, 1999 - will enjoy a substantial discount. The final deadline
is January 28, 2000. The Awards, sponsored by ITS: The Association of
Imaging Technology and Sound, which is dedicated to furthering excellence
in all fields of film, video and audio electronic production and

Milia 2000, the World's Interactive Content Marketplace, which takes place
from February 14 - 18, 2000 in Cannes, France, is calling for entries for
the Milia New Talent Competition. Since its creation five years ago, the
New Talent Competition has provided interactive entertainment and new media
professionals with the opportunity of discovering students' fresh creative
ideas, and offered a new forum for recruiting new talent. A jury composed
of international experts will meet in Paris in December in order to select

The third annual British Animation Awards is calling for entries from UK
animators. The awards will be announced on Thursday, March 9, 2000.
Deadline for entries is December 1, 1999. For more information Tel. 0171
383 4387; or Fax 0171 388 3782.

The 16th EuropaCinema & TV Film Festival takes place November 27-December 3, 1999 in
Rome, Italy. The deadline for entries for the animated shorts competition
is October 10, 1999. For more information contact EuropaCinema & TV, Via XX
Settembre, 3 - 00187 Roma, Italy; or Tel. +39 06 42011184 or +39 06
42000211; Fax +39 06 42010599; or E-mail: europa.cinema@agora.stm.it. Also
visit //rg.unicri.it/europacinema/.

Animation Magazine and Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc., a producer of
3-D animated content on the Internet and a developer of animation tools and
technology, have announced that they will co-host the Dancing Pixel
Festival. Dancing Pixel will be the first all 3-D real-time animation
festival on the Internet. Animators, both professionals and aspirants, are
invited to submit their work for public viewing and judging on the festival
site. Submissions will be taken from October 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999.

MILIA 2000, the World's Interactive Content Marketplace, will take place
February 14-18, 2000 in Cannes, France. The sixth edition of the MILIA d'Or
Awards - The World's Interactive Content Awards will be sponsored for the
second consecutive year by DVD FORUM, an international association
dedicated to developing DVD formats and promoting its broad acceptance.
Awards categories include interactive (games, family entertainment and
learning), as well as Interactive TV, e-commerce and online entertainment.

The 19th Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival takes place February
28-March, 11 2000. The deadlines for entries is November 1, 1999. Each year
the Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival programs the crème de la
crème in international animation, and chooses its candidate for the Cartoon
d'Or. For more information contact The Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film
Festival, Rue de la Rhétorique 19, 1060 Brussels, Belgium. Tel: 32 2 534 41

The Fifth Annual Toronto Digital Image Festival (TDIF) is accepting
computer animation and special effects entries until September 24, 1999.
Narrative and experimental CGI entries are strongly encouraged. The
festival takes place October 28, 1999 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more
information visit www.interlog.com/~dolish/tdif; or Tel. (905) 438-1659.

Art In Motion focuses on innovative content and diversity. The criteria for
entry is time rather than medium based, and therefore video, film and
digital projects, animations, Websites, CD-Roms etc. are all eligible.
Hybrids are particularly welcome. The festival will take place on January
28, 2000 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The
deadline for entries is November 1, 1999. There will be a $1000 "Best of
Show" award and "first place" allocations in each exhibition category. For
more information visit www.usc.edu/go/aim.

NPAR 2000 is the first international
symposium dedicated to non-photorealistic animation and rendering,
including cartoon animation systems and techniques. It takes place at the
International Animated Film Festival of Annecy, France, July 5-9, 2000 in
conjunction with ACM/SIGGRAPH and Eurographics. The symposium will bring
together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry, showcase
cutting-edge research in non-photorealistic animation and rendering systems
and techniques, and present examples of these techniques in original

The East Coast's largest film festival for young people seeks works for
ages 3-16. The festival takes place February 4-13, 2000 in New York City.
It accepts shorts, features, animation, documentary, narrative and
experimental film and video. To qualify, works must be completed no earlier
than July 1, 1997. Foreign language films must be dubbed or subtitled in
English. The festival is looking for passionate, creative, intelligent,
entertaining film and video for ages 3-16. The entry deadline is October 1,

The 31st Annual Nashville Independent Film Festival 2000 takes place in
Nashville, Tennessee from June 7-11, 2000. The competition will include new
two categories, Television Pilot/Episodic Television and Family and
Children's Films, in addition to the already existing features, animation,
documentary, short films, and young filmmakers categories. The early
deadline is December 17, 1999, and the final deadline is February 1, 2000.
For more information call (615) 742-2500; or visit
www.nashvillefilmfestival.org.

Cinequest San Jose Film Festival is accepting submissions of features and
short films (16mm & 35mm all genres) of artistic, social, or stylistic
merit. The festival is celebrating Maverick Films, Filmmakers and
Technologies. The festival takes place in San Jose, California from
February 24 to March 5, 2000. The entry deadline is October 29, 1999. For
more information contact Cinequest 2000, P.O Box 720040, San Jose, CA
95172-0040, USA; Tel: (408) 995-5033; Fax: (408) 995-5713; E-mail:
cineqst@wenet.net; or visit www.cinequest.org.

The Rotterdam International Film Festival includes a shorts and animated
film section. The categories are Fiction, Documentary, and Experimental.
The entry deadline is October 1, 1999. The festival takes place in
Rotterdam, The Netherlands from January 26 to February 6, 2000. For more
info contact Rotterdam International Film Festival, P.O. Box 21696, 3001 AR
Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Tel: + 31 10-8909090; Fax: + 31 10-8909091;
E-mail: tiger@iffrotterdam.nl; or visit www.iffrotterdam.nl.

The Action Young Independent Talent Award is an annual contest organized by
Films Action Inc., in partnership with Ina-Imagina. This 3D contest's goal
is to promote new 3D computer artists talents. Prizes include hardware and
software packages. The best animation will be transferred to 35 mm. Entry
deadline is October 10, 1999. The festival takes place in Paris, France
January 28-February 3, 2000. For more information contact Films Action,
Laurent Rodon, 25 rue Le Peletier, 75009 Paris, France; Tel: +33 1 47 70 45