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Winter Game Fest 2011

Begins: January 22, 2011

Ever wonder what the PC Ballroom at UCSD would look like if gamers took it over for a weekend? Find out at this year’s Winter Game Fest! Tournaments include: Halo Reach, DoTA, Starcraft Brood War, Starcraft II, Call of Duty Black Ops, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Street Fighter 4, Blazblue: Continuum Shift. Over $7,000 in prizes. Free play area for the new or casual gamer. There’s something for everyone! For tournament sign-ups and more information please visit http://wgf.sctechcomm.org

In Event Types: Contests, Competitive Festivals, Other

2011 Burbank International Film Festival - Early Bird Submissions End!

Begins: September 10, 2011

The Burbank International Film Festival would like to call to your attention our Official Call for Entries. If you could please spread the word regarding the festival it would be much appreciated. The link for submissions on withoutabox is http://www.withoutabox.com/login/7137

Submission Dates December 31st, 2010 Earlybird Deadline June 15, 2011 Regular Deadline July 15th, 2011 Late Deadline

In Event Types: Contests, Competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Ads/Commercials, Animation, Documentaries, Features, Live Action, New Media, Short Films, Special Effects, Visual Effects

Festival Events

2011 Burbank International Film Festival

Begins: September 10, 2011

We are accepting submissions for the 2011 festival, tentatively scheduled Sept 10-17, 2011.

In Event Types: Contests, Competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Ads/Commercials, Animation, Documentaries, Features, Live Action, New Media, Short Films, Special Effects, Visual Effects, Other

Media Events

New Media Film Festival

Begins: November 5, 2010

The New Media Film Festival, Forum & Market brings you the Best In New Media: What's New, What's Next...

In Event Types: Contests, Discussion, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings

Media Events

New Media Film Festival SF Bay Area - Call for Submissions!

Begins: October 1, 2010

NEW MEDIA FILM FESTIVAL & MARKET SF BAY AREA

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: DEADLINE OCT 15TH

SUBMIT NOW FOR OVER $9,000.00 IN PRIZES!!!!

In Event Types: Contests, New Media

Design Events

Autodesk Sponsors Rendering Revolution Contest on CGarchitect.com

Begins: October 1, 2010

Sponsored by Autodesk®, CGarchitect, and NVIDIA, the Rendering Revolution contest is a global still image architectural visualization competition in celebration of the Autodesk ® 3ds Max® 20th Anniversary and advancements in GPU-accelerated rendering solutions.Participants must create an architectural scene that incorporates the 3ds Max 20th anniversary logo in a recognizable (and creative) form and produce a still image of that scene.

In Event Types: Contests, Visualization

Design Events

CG Brains Cartoon Character Design Competition

Begins: August 25, 2010

CG Brains Cartoon Character Design Competition

Between August 25th to September 25th

In Event Types: Contests, Animation, Comics, Web / Internet

Design Events

Cut&Paste 2010 Digital Design Tournament - Call For Competitors - US Deadline

Begins: October 2, 2010

CUT&PASTE LAUNCHES 3RD GLOBAL 3D AND MOTION DESIGN COMPETITION -

CONTINUES TO ADVANCE ON THE ELEVATION AND DISCOVERY OF TOP TALENT

CALL FOR COMPETITORS NOW OPEN

In Event Types: Contests, Other

Events

Art Creations Magazine's Art Contest

Begins: August 17, 2010

August 17, 2010- December 17, 2010Art Creations Magazine “Who’s Creative?”2 Art Contest!

Description:Art Creations Magazine’s “Who’s Creative?2 “ art contest is sponsored and brought to you by Laniercreations This contest is all about creativity, composition, technique and execution. The theme of this contest is to just show your unique creative expression through your art. Anything goes. Express your creativity to the fullest!

Eligibility:

In Event Types: Contests, Other

Game Events

Game Developers Conference 2011

Begins: February 28, 2011

The Game Developers Conference® (GDC) is the world’s largest professionals-only game industry event. Presented every spring in San Francisco, it is the essential forum for learning, inspiration, and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, and online games.

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Competitive Festivals, Discussion, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Business / Management, Interactive, Licensing, New Media, Special Effects, Visualization, Visual Effects, Web / Internet

Design Events

Communication Arts Design Competition

Begins: April 21, 2010

Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in graphic design, the Communication Arts Design Competition. Any design project printed, published or aired for the first time within the last twelve months prior to the deadline is eligible. Selected by a jury of leading design professionals, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Design Annual and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.

Motion Graphics: $100 single entry/$200 series

In Event Types: Contests, Ads/Commercials

Work Events

Nature's Toolbox - Call for Entries

Begins: April 9, 2010

NATURE’S TOOLBOX : call for entries

ART WORKS FOR CHANGE INVITES VIDEO ARTISTS TO SUBMIT SHORT VIDEO ARTWORK FOR CONSIDERATION FOR EXHIBITION IN CHINA AND JAPAN, 2010

In Event Types: Contests, Exhibits, Animation, Interactive, New Media, Special, Visualization, Visual Effects, Other

Game Events

3rd Annual Oklahoma Electronic Game Expo and Multimedia Conference

Begins: April 10, 2010

The Oklahoma Electronic Game Expo and Multimedia Conference (OEGE) is a one day conference that seeks to bring together students, educators, professionals and enthusiasts in all areas of Computer-Aided Technology and highlight Oklahoma as a creative outlet for these industries.

Computer-Aided Technology encompasses all creative industries that use computers for the development of their designs, such as video game, multimedia, graphic design, web design, CAD, GIS, video editing, animation, and digital art.

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Exhibits, Non-competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, User Group Meetings, Animation, Comics, Features, Interactive, New Media, Visualization, Visual Effects, Web / Internet, Other

Events

Bayou Savage

Begins: February 19, 2010

Calling all Graphic Artists, Animators and gamers...bring the character of Bayou Savage to life!

In Event Types: Contests, Comics

Tricky Women 2010

Begins: March 4, 2010

TRICKY WOMEN 2010 – International Animation Film Festival March, 4th – 8th Tricky Women is the first and only festival of animated film in Europe that is dedicated exclusively to animation by women. With its international competition, retrospectives, presentations by renowned film schools, its special programmes and its forum Connecting Animation, Tricky Women offers a unique, up-to-date overview of animated filmmaking around the world. Since 2007 it has been held annually in Vienna each March.

In Event Types: Contests, Competitive Festivals, Discussion, Screenings, Animation, Documentaries, Short Films

Game Developers Conference(r) 2010

Begins: March 9, 2010

The Game Developers Conference® (GDC) is the world’s largest professionals-only game industry event. Presented every spring in San Francisco, it is the essential forum for learning, inspiration, and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, and online games.

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Competitive Festivals, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Business / Management, Interactive, Licensing, New Media, Special Effects, Visualization, Visual Effects, Web / Internet

Film Events

ACEFEST 2010

Begins: August 20, 2010

Call For Entries

CELEBRATE THE AMERICAN CINEMATIC EXPERIENCEAccepting Entries Jan 11 - Jun 16, 2010

In Event Types: Contests, Competitive Festivals, Screenings, Animation, Documentaries, Features, Live Action, New Media, Short Films, Special Effects, Television, Other

YU-GI-OH Tournament: It's DDDDDDUEL!!!!

Begins: February 20, 2010

DC Anime Club invites all Duelist to our Yu-Gi-Oh tournament on Saturday February 20, 2010 Martin Luthur King, Jr Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington, DC 20001 at 2:30pm in room A5 on the A Level of the Library. Sign up for the tournament starts at 2:00pm.

Age range for this tournament is 13 and Up. This event is free and open to the public. DC Anime Club’s Yu gi oh tournament is sponsored by Anime Wallscrolls dot com.

In Event Types: Contests, Competitive Festivals, Other

Awards Events

87th Annual Academy Awards

Begins: March 7, 2010

The Oscars reward the previous year’s greatest cinema achievements as determined by some of the world’s most accomplished motion picture artists and professionals. The Academy’s roughly 6,000 members vote for the Oscars using secret ballots, which are tabulated by the international auditing firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The auditors maintain absolute secrecy until the moment the show’s presenters open the envelopes and reveal the winners on live television.

In Event Types: Contests, Animation, Features, Live Action, Short Films, Special Effects, Visual Effects

Awards Events

37th Annual Annie Awards

Begins: February 6, 2010

The Annie Awards will take place on Saturday, February 6, 2010, at UCLA's Royce Hall, in Los Angeles, California. General Admission tickets are $25. Award Ceremony starts at 7:00 p.m.

ASIFA-Hollywood member VIP tickets are $150, and non-member VIP tickets are $250. (VIP tickets include: Champagne Reception at 5:00 p.m., Ceremony at 7:00 p.m. and Post Award Party immediately following the ceremony)

Click here to order tickets.

In Event Types: Contests, Animation, Features, Short Films, Television

Animation Events

EXPOTOONS 2009

Begins: November 25, 2009

CARTOON, European Animation Film Association has chosen EXPOTOONS, the most representative international animation festival in Latin America, as a strategic partner in that region to organize CARTOON CONNECTION, the first meeting between European and Latin American animation professionals.

The most representative animation event in Latin America. It hosts selected films, conferencists, trainers, production and distribution companies, buyers and more!

This year more than ever it's becoming a bridge to Europe and Asia. And since 2008 it is allied with Annecy Animation Festival.

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Competitive Festivals, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Trade Shows, Animation, Business / Management, Documentaries, Short Films, Television

Nokia Mobifest Toronto 2009

Begins: November 2, 2009

Nokia Mobifest Toronto, Canada's premier made-for-mobile film festival, is now accepting submissions for its fourth annual event. Filmmakers -- from amateur to professional -- are invited to submit original films of 90 seconds or less for programming consideration. Entry is free and open to both local and International content creators, aged 18 or older. All genres are welcome and entrants may create and edit video using any equipment of their choice. Submissions will be accepted until 11:59pm EST on Monday, September 28th, 2009.

In Event Types: Contests, Competitive Festivals, Screenings, Animation, New Media, Short Films

Animation Events

FIA09: International Festival of Animation

Begins: October 26, 2009

International Festival of Animation FIA 09:Universidad ORT Uruguay, organizer of FIA 09, is pleased to invite animators, producers and specially students and graduates of animation schools to present works to be selected for an exhibition and subsequent awarding between the 26th and the 27th of October of 2009 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Objective:

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Screenings, Animation, Short Films, Special Effects, Visual Effects, Web / Internet, Other

Anime Events

YU-GI-OH Tournament: It's Time to Duel!

Begins: October 17, 2009

CONTACT: katsuya Weller 703-862-4317 katsuyadanna@yahoo.comYu-Gi-Oh Tournament It’s time to DUEL!!!

DC Anime Club invites all Yu-Gi-Oh enthusiast to our Yu-Gi-Oh tournament on Saturday October 17,2009 Martin Luthur King,Jr

Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington, DC 20001 in room A9 on the A level of the library at 2:15 pm. Sign up for The Yu-Gi-Oh tournament starts at 2:00pm.Age range for this tournament is 13 and Up.This event is free and open to the public. For more information please visit DC Anime Club website at http://dcanimeclub.org

In Event Types: Contests, Other

Animation Events

ANIMA'09 -- 5th Cordoba International Animation Festival

Begins: October 8, 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: