3rd Beverly Hills Film Festival
Begins: May 6, 2004
Beverly Hills Film Festival began in 2001 to showcase and promote the most auspicious non-studio films to the entertainment elite. Beverly Hills Film Festival
Events: Contests
11th Annual Kid Power Awards
Begins: May 4, 2004
Kid Power Xchange, the leading information resource for youth marketers, is hosting the 11th annual Kid Power Awards. The awards program honors, recognizes and promotes the most innovative kids marketing campaigns in the U.S. and worldwide. All entries will be judged anonymously by a panel of senior-level marketing professionals who represent the youth marketing industry.
3D Festival 2004
Begins: May 3, 2004
3D Festival is Europe
Cortoons Festival
Begins: May 3, 2004
Cortoons first international animated short film festival will be a celebration of animation shorts. The international competition hopes to bring greater awareness to short animated cinema. There are no entry fees. For more information, visit www.cortoons.it or e-mail info@cortoons.it.
Open Door Contest Screenwriting Contest
Begins: May 1, 2004
scr(i)pt magazine and Writers and Artists Group Intl. will be sponsoring the next Open Door Contest. The winner receives $3,000, consideration for literary representation by Writers and Artists Group Intl., screenwriting software provided by Final Draft, a $200 gift certificate from The Writers Store, a two-year membership to Script P.I.M.P.'s Writer's Database and a copy of DR. FORMAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS.
FirstGlance 2nd Short Screenplay Competition
Begins: May 1, 2004
FirstGlance Film Festivals: 2nd Annual Screenplay Competition
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline December 15 2004
FirstGlance Film Festivals is proud to announce it
Communication Arts magazine's 45th Design and Advertising Annuals
Begins: May 1, 2004
Design and advertising professionals are invited to submit work to the most prestigious juried competitions for graphic design and advertising: Communication Arts magazine's 45th Design and Advertising Annuals. If selected, your award-winning pieces will be reproduced in Communication Arts magazine, either the November Design Annual or December Advertising Annual. Over 74,000 copies of each Annual will be in circulation worldwide, providing outstanding exposure to both potential clients and colleagues.
Deadline: June 4, 2004
Guidelines and FAQs can be found at:
Wondercon
Begins: April 30, 2004
Sponsored by Comic-Con International, Wondercon is a comic book and sci-fi/fantasy convention. The event features screenings, game rooms, exhibits, panel discussions and workshops. Wonderful World of Animation art Gallery (WWA) along with Clampett Studio Collections, Home of the Warner Bros. Gallery Art Program, will host the award-winning Directors, Writers and Producers Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, and Bruce Timm for an exclusive authorized signing event at the WWA Booth # 508. For more information visit http://www.comic-con.org/Pages/WCWhatsNew.html.
4th Annual Filmmakers.com Screenwriting Awards
Begins: April 30, 2004
The Radmin Co and FILMMAKERS MAGAZINE presents the 4th Annual 2004 Screenwriting Competition. First prize is $ 5,000, second prize: $1,000, third prize: $ 500, fourth prize: $ 250 and fifth prize: $100. Top ten finalists will receive Script Notes and consideration for representation as well as five minutes to pitch their winning scripts to producer looking for and accepting scripts written by unproduced/unrepresented writers. Top five will each get three pitches.
Universal Classic Monster Illustration Contest
Begins: April 27, 2004
Universal Studios and Visionary Cinema are conducting the Universal Monsters Amateur Art Contest. Open to citizens of the U.S., Mexico and Canada, the contest will pick the best renderings of one of either Count Dracula, Frankenstein
VES Art Book Call for Entry
Begins: April 22, 2004
Ballistic Publishing and the Visual Effects Society are teaming on VESAGE, the definitive art book celebrating the creative talents of the members of the Visual Effects Society (VES). Ballistic Publishing has enlisted an advisory board boasting high profile VES members who will help define entry categories and guide entry selections.
da Vinci Master Colorist Awards
Begins: April 19, 2004
da Vinci Systems will host the first annual Master Colorist Awards competition. The company will feature the winning show reels at the NAB2004 exhibition. In addition to the prestigious Master Colorist title and prominent exposure at the exhibition, winning colorists in the TV and long form, theatrical release, commercial and music video categories will receive a trophy and three days of all-expenses-paid training with Kevin Shaw, the company's director of training, at da Vinci's facilities in Coral Springs, Florida.
Beijing Student Film Festival
Begins: April 18, 2004
The 11th Beijing Student Film Festival is scheduled its opening on April 18th, 2004. This anual event draw almost all Chinese celebrities and showcase most high rated movies produced in mainland China judged by academy standard. Organized by Beijing Normal University School of the Arts and Communications, it has been a successful for 10 yeas since 1993 and considered one of the best film festivals in China which involves filmmakers and college students. It is highly distinguishable of festival
NAB 2004
Begins: April 17, 2004
The National Association of Broadcasters presents the NAB conference every year. The event is The World's Largest Electronic Media Show. NAB consists of a wide array of exhibits and educational sessions in production and post-production. Visitors will discover the latest tips and tricks in digital video production and post-production.
WorldFest Houston 2004
Begins: April 16, 2004
Founded in August 1961, WorldFest is the third oldest competitive International film festival in North America. It gave first honors and awards to Spielberg, George Lucas, Randall Kleiser, Ridley Scott, Ang Lee, The Coen Brothers, Robert Rodriguez and many more. It screens 50-60 new features and around 100 new shorts, in 35mm and digital video DLP projection in a large commercial theater complex. The event provides great networking as more than 450 international filmmakers attend, and the general audience exceeds 25,000 at the 10-day event.
Discreet Art Book Competition
Begins: April 16, 2004
Entries are now being accepted for a deluxe publication showcasing artwork created with Discreet products. ELEMENTAL will contain a premium collection of artwork reflecting the diverse fields that Discreet products occupy including Film/Visual Effects, Broadcast Graphics, Game Development, Visualization and Other "artistic 3D creations." Artists of selected imagery will receive worldwide exposure. Artwork for consideration must be submitted before April 16, 2004, and artists must register at http://ballisticpublishing.com/call_for_entries/discreet/guidelines.php.
Newport Beach Film Festival 2004
Begins: April 15, 2004
Set along the beautiful Southern California Coastline, this festival had more than 20,000 filmgoers attend this past year. 300 films will be selected to compete for more than two-dozen audience and jury awards at one of the country
T-MODE 2004
Begins: April 2, 2004
EndGame Tournaments will take video game competition to new heights with T-MODE 2004 which is scheduled for April 2-3, 2004. This milestone in video gaming competition will be held at the Holiday Inn, Washington Dulles International Airport.
First of its kind, T-Mode or (Tournament Mode) is gunning to be the premiere event in video gaming where the most elite of players compete in an all-out-melee of video game competition complete with smoke, spotlights, entrance music and entourage
Key West IndieFest 2004
Begins: April 1, 2004
Key West IndieFest 2004 (April 1 - 4). Entry Deadline: December 31, 2003. An international event that showcases the *best* independent films and screenplays in the world- by the sea! Limiting entries to 1000 (total of all films, videos, and screenplays) - so enter *early* - and save money on *reduced* entry fees! Complete information - and *online* entry forms - are available by going to: http://keywestindiefest.com
VFX011 - HOLD THE LINE
Begins: April 1, 2004
VFXTalk.com & eyeon Software Inc. have announced VFX011 - HOLD THE LINE, which allows entrants the chance to win eyeon
Canada. The Innovation Nation
Begins: March 30, 2004
The Government of Canada will be opening a new Embassy building in Berlin, Germany in 2004 and it is looking for films to play on three screens as visitors enter the building. Public access will be granted to the ground floor of the Embassy and people will be using a passageway through the Embassy building, called the "Northwest Passage." Part of the passage will be a set of three plasma screens, which will be used to promote an innovative and inspiring image of Canada.
MIP-TV 2004
Begins: March 29, 2004
MIP-TV is the world
MILIA: World Interactive Content Forum
Begins: March 29, 2004
MILIA is the leading global forum for the interactive industries. Now in it
The 4th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
Begins: March 24, 2004
The Game Developers Choice Awards recognize games and developers that are truly worthy. The recipients are chosen by creators, who know what it takes to make great games. To submit your nominations, go to: www.igda.org/awards/nominations.htm. All game developers are eligible to submit nominations. In order to nominate, a developer must be registered with the igda. only those game developers who submit nominations will be eligible to participate in the voting process for the finalists. The Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony will be held at the Game Developers Conference.
PROMAX&BDA Europe
Begins: March 22, 2004
The 8th annual PROMAX&BDA Europe convention is two days dedicated to two days the branding and marketing business. As part of the event, the conference will hold an awards ceremony to showcase the best in advertising from around the globe. For more information contact PROMAX&BDA Europe at: 61 Webber Street, London SE1 ORF, tel: +44 207 401 05 71, fax: +44 207 401 05 72, e-mail: europe@promax.tv, or Web: www.promax.tv/europe.
