Competitive Festivals

Animation Events

Playboy's Comix And Animation Contest

Begins: June 12, 2000

Be a part of Playboy's rich heritage of cartoon humor. Participate in Playboy's Comix and Animation Contest. Win $25,000 and a one-year contract with Playboy. All multimedia formats welcome: Shockwave, Flash, videotape, pen and ink and more. Animation entry running time must not be over 5 minutes. Grand prize winner receives $25,000. Five honorable mentions will also be selected. Judges include Scott Adams, Award winning creator of Dilbert, and Kevin Smith, Writer/Director of hit films "Chasing Amy" and "Dogma." As with any contest there are lots of rules and regulations.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Animation

Film Events

The Nashville Independent Film Festival (NIFF)

Begins: June 7, 2000

Early deadline for entries: December 17, 1999.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Documentaries, Live Action, Short Films, Television

Films Events

The 6th Annual Toronto Short Film Festival

Begins: June 5, 2000

The festival will have the following categories/programs: Computer Animation, International, Visions Canada, Children's Cinema and Midnight's Mania. Films must have been completed after June 1998, and not exceed 40 minutes. Films will be selected based on quality and originality. In conjunction with the festival, a marketplace will be set up for TV buyers, distributors, producers, exhibitors, development and acquisition executives and networks to view all films submitted on video. Over 1,600 videos will be included in the market catalogue.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Animation, Short Films

Animation Events

The First World Internet Animation Competition

Begins: May 30, 2000

This new competition is organized in association with the World Animation Celebration. The organizers invite a panel of artists and celebrities to preside over the international competition, presenting cash prizes and awards to the best works competing in 18 Website categories.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Animation, New Media

Events

41st Annual Clio Awards

Begins: May 22, 2000

The Clio Awards honor advertising excellence worldwide. They welcome entries from professionals and students interested in advertising arts. All Print and Poster entries must have appeared in newspapers or magazines, or be posted on billboards or public sites. All TV & Radio entries must have been broadcast or appeared in movie theaters. All Interactive entries must be in English, or sent with an exact written English translation.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Animation, Live Action, New Media

Kids Events

First Annual Amazing Kids! Animation Contest

Begins: May 19, 2000

The First Annual Amazing Kids! Animation Contest will give young animators a chance to be mentored by professional animators from DreamWorks Animation. The contest is part of a partnership between Amazing Kids!, a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring excellence in children, and DreamWorks Animation. The event is hosted on the Amazing Kids! Web site and is open for kids 6-17 years old. As part of the contest, DreamWorks is providing original content for the Amazing Kids! Web site, including animation lessons for kids taught by DreamWorks animators.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Animation

Festival Events

Large Format Cinema Festival

Begins: May 17, 2000

LFCA 2000 will mark the the Large Format Cinema Association's 4th annual Conference and 3rd annual Large Format Film Festival. The competition is open to all member of the international large format industry. The Festival highlights new and classic works in 15/70 and 8/70, an historical tribute to a pioneer of the large format film industry, and a closing gala featuring a 5/70 Hollywood widescreen classic. The Conference will feature panels, technical sessions, historical tributes, awards, and a keynote presentation.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Documentaries, Live Action

Awards Events

Canada's Golden Sheaf Awards

Begins: May 11, 2000

Golden Sheaf Awards or the Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival offer awards in various categories which include Children's Production, Documentray Over 30 Minutes, Documentray Under 30 Minutes, and Drama Under 60 minutes. Films must be 16mm, BETACAM, BETACAM SP NTSC or VHS NTSC. The entry fee for the competition is CA$100. All films entered must have been completed between March 13, 1999 and February 10, 2000.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Documentaries, Live Action

Festival Events

Nordic and Baltic Animation Festival Fredrikstad

Begins: May 3, 2000

After 6 years, the organizers of the Oslo Animation Festival have moved operations to Fredrikstad. Even with a new name, the Festival invites both animators and spectators to take part in five days of animated fun to promote the screening and better understanding of animation. The festival presents: Nordic and Baltic films in competition, Nordic and Baltic Panorama, International highlights, a Focus on Canadian animation, Paul Driessan as Guest of Honor, Animated Special Effects, a Celebration of Oskar Fischinger, Jury Progams, Exhibitions and even more.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Exhibits, Screenings, Animation, Special Effects

Festival Events

First Roma Cinema Web Festival

Begins: May 2, 2000

This Festival has six categories: features, shorts, TV fiction, cartoons, shorts and documentaries. One panel of judges will be composed of show business and communications professionals and the other by Internet users. The winning works will be presented on the Website for the rest of the year; the works that are not selected for the festival will be presented on-line for a limited period of time immediately after the event.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Animation, Documentaries, Live Action, Short Films, Television

Awards Events

Harvey Awards

Begins: April 29, 2000

The Harvey Awards are one of the comics industry's oldest and most respected awards. The Harveys recognize outstanding achievements in 24 categories, ranging from Best Artist to the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame. These industry awards are both nominated and selected by the full body of comics professionals.

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals

Zoomgo Film Fest 2000

Begins: April 1, 2000

First annual Zoomgo Film Fest 2000 is celebrating creativity, talent and achievement through the use of streaming media and the Internet. The festival will showcase works from around the world ranging from animations to shorts. There will be 100 films/animations selected and posted on the festival site where a panel of professionals from the Independent Film/Animation Industry will judge the top 10 voted films. There will be three overall cash awards: 1st place - US$5,000, 2nd place - $1,000 and 3rd place - $500. Voting will start on June 1, 2000 at zoomgo.com.

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

2nd World Film Festival of Bangkok

Begins: November 30, 1999

The 2nd World Film Festival is the annual festival held from 15 - 24 October 2004 at EGV Metropolis Bangkok Thailand. More than 80 films worldwide is participating and the competition is for the Harvest of talents awards in Best Picture, Best Script, Best Art Direction, Special Jury Prize Award and People Choice. Pls. visit www.worldfilmbkk.com

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Competitive Festivals, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Documentaries, Features, Short Films

Festival Events

Cortoons Festival 2006

Begins: November 30, 1999

Cortoons 2006 (third edition).

Cortoons is an International Animated Short Films Festival which will take place 26/27/28 April 2006 at Palladium Theatre in Rome (Italy).

The competition

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings

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Film Events

FIAE 09 - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EROTIC ANIMATION

Begins: November 30, 1999

FIAE 09 - INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EROTIC ANIMATION

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Our online submission form is now available, so submit your film! The Regulation and the answers to all your questions can be found via our submissions page. The deadline for submitting your online form is August 31st, 2009, and we must receive your DVD by September 15th, 2009. We are waiting your film!

In Event Types: Competitive Festivals, Discussion, Exhibits, Screenings, Animation, Features, Short Films, Other