Open until 29 February 2012. Approximately 24 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

Organizer(s): Spondylus Producciones.

You can enter or apply for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners Announcement Expected: April 2012

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The organization of the 1st International Animation Festival Chilemonos 2012, announces the open call of its first competition to be realized in the city of Santiago de Chile.

This festival is created to offer Chilean and foreign artists and directors of audiovisual animation a professional space for diffusion and competition, as well as the promotion of national and international audiovisual productions with artistic qualities.

Chilemonos 2012 will be realized in the City of Santiago de Chile, between the 25th and 29th of April 2012.

Chilemonos is Calling for Animations Created Before 2009

Chilemonos 2012 features three competition sections (listed below) open for animated films and videos created before 2009.

• International competition of short film animation
• National competition of Student films
• National competition of animated series

The screening formats are: 35mm - for films and HDCam, DVCAM, MiniDV - for videos. Only copies in NTSC format will be accepted. The non Spanish speaking short animation films must send an exhibition copy with subtitles in Spanish.

The jury of Chilemonos 2012 will give 3 awards in the international competition section and 2 awards in both national sections.

To enter, visit the official website, download the submission form and post your materials to the given address.

No Entry Fee!

It's free to enter.

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Open until 22 March 2012. Approximately 46 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

Organizer(s): Anima Mundi.

You can enter or apply for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners Announcement Expected: July 2012

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Anima Mundi, the international animation festival of Brazil, is calling for entries for its 2012 edition. This is a festival that aims to inform, train, educate and entertain by using the infinite possibilities of the language of animation.

In 2012, Anima Mundi will have seven competitive and five non-competitive categories and will award lots of big prizes to the best animations. Plus, selected films and videos will become part of "Anima Mundi on the Road", a special program that will tour in several Brazilian cities for 11 months after the festival.

In 2012 Anima Mundi celebrates its 20th anniversary and this is your chance to become a part of it!

The 2012 International Animation Festival of Brazil is Open for Entries

This year's Anima Mundi will feature the following competitive categories:

• Short Film - shorts intended for the general public
• Short for Children - shorts intended for children
• Brazilian Short Film - shorts by Brazilian authors, exhibited in the Short Film and Short for Children screenings
• Student Film - graduation shorts produced in animation courses or workshops, exhibited in the Short Film and Short for Children screenings
• Feature Film - films with length over 60 minutes
• Feature for Children - films with length over 60 minutes intended for children
• Commissioned Film - commissioned works for advertising, institutional campaigns, music videos or special effects sequences for live-action feature films, exhibited in the Portfolio screenings

The Festival will award six audience and five jury cash awards! Plus the Anima Mundi on the Road award and of course the Best Film Award - consisting of the Anima Mundi trophy and R$ 10,000!

Another very important thing is that, Anima Mundi is now a qualifying festival by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences. The recipient of the "Best Film Award" in the short films category may be eligible to enter the Animated Short Film competition for the concurrent Oscar® season, provided that the films meets all the requirements set forth by the Academy’s official rules for that season.

There is no restriction regarding themes or genres and no limit in the number of works submitted per entrant. However, a separate entry form is required for each work.

For entry form and further info, please visit the official website.

No Entry Fee!

It's free to enter.

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Open until 10 April 2012. Approximately 65 days remaining to apply. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

Organizer(s): La Macina di San Cresci, Provincia di Firenze.

You can enter or apply for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Selection Announcement Expected: May 2012

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La Macina di San Cresci, residence for artists member of RES ARTIS, announces that the Provincia di Firenze will award two residency fellowships to artists.

The program invites artists from around the world to apply to work for one month in a studio at la Macina di San Cresci.

All artists working in the disciplines of: Photography, Painting, Video and Installation Art, are eligible to apply for a €500 stipend, private room and studio space in Florence.

La Macina di San Cresci will welcome two artists starting 1 July 2012, until 30 September 2012.

Work for One Month in a Studio at la Macina di San Cresci in Florence

This program is open to artists between 18 and 35 years old, in the following art categories:

• Photography
• Painting
• Video-Art
• Installation art

The theme for the program is "Platform 948: where engage ideas and concepts about the environment."

You'll need to develop a composition in which the machinery of nature and machine of art become one, through a series of interventions and through the perception of the artists. A research that creates "views" and operates in-between reality and the different layers of the territory: the past, the contemporary economic culture, the temporal and spatial interrelationships. A reflection on the socio-cultural, architectural, language, habits characteristics of this place, the environment, the village , interlaced with the man and with habits whom he lives of this environment.

The Fellowship recipients will receive a €500 stipend, private room, studio space.

Applications can be submitted by e-mail or by post.

Via: Mira's List

No Entry Fee!

It's free to enter.

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Pictoplasma Berlin is open for animation entries, to be considered for the upcoming Pictoplasma Festival 2012 screening programs. If you are responsible for high-grade Characters in animation, narration, music visuals, experimental work or motion graphics, this call is definitely for you!

The Pictoplasma Characters in Motion screenings are an integral part of the Pictoplasma Conference and Festival of contemporary character design and art. The cultural screenings are organized by Pictoplasma and offer Festival visitors and Conference participants an overview of international animations, short films, motion graphics, and experimental work, focussing on stylish and fresh character-driven visuals and narratives.

Pictoplasma Berlin is Calling for Animations for the 2012 Characters in Motion Screenings

Once again Pictoplasma Berlin is on the hunt for character-driven animation, music visuals and experimental work. All entries which meet the criteria and are true to the spirit of Pictoplasma are viewed by a jury panel, which selects outstanding submissions for enclosure in the specially curated screening programs.

For final screening, only HD Quicktime (Pro Res codec) in full PAL or NTSC Broadcast format on Data-DVD will be accepted.

Authored DVD's can be considered for pre-selection only.

Each submitted film/animation must be accompanied by a completed entry form.

Please consider that documents, tapes, DVDs, CD-ROMs, photos or any other material submitted will not be returned and will remain in the property of Pictoplasma, as part of its international design & animation archives.

If you're interested in submitting, send the completed and signed entry forms and tapes/DVDs to:

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Open until 17 February 2012. Approximately 12 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

Organizer(s): PDN.

Winners Announcement Expected: June 2012

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The PDN Photo Annual Competition 2012 is open for entries! This highly anticipated photography competition awards excellence in photography annually, in several different categories. Single entries, series as well as video submissions can be entered.

This year PDN is giving away over $15,000 in cash and prizes! The winning entries will be published in the June 2012 issue of PDN Magazine, the award-winning monthly magazine for the professional photographer.

The PDN Photo Annual 2012 is open to anyone from any part of the world.

PDN Photo Annual: The Power of Imaging!

PDN invites you to enter the 2012 photo competition, by submitting entries in the following categories:

• Advertising
• Magazine / Editorial
• Photo Books
• Photojournalism / Sports / Documentary
• Corporate Design / Photo Products
• Personal
• Stock Photography
• Web Sites
• Student Work
• Video

Please consider that late entry fees apply after 25 January 2012.

Here is a brief list of the competition regulations:

• Anyone except employees of Nielsen and their families may enter.
• To qualify, photographs must be taken, published or produced between 1 January 2011 and 25 January 2012.
• Ongoing or in progress projects that contain older images are also allowed.
• You should submit JPEG images saved with max quality compression with a long dimension of at least 1,000 pixels at 72 to 300 dpi.

To enter your submissions electronically, please visit www.pdnphotoannual.com and register. Mailed submissions are also accepted, but only for some categories.

PDN Giving Away Over $15,000 in Cash + Prizes!

The following prizes will be awarded as a part of the PDN Photo Annual 2012:

• The $15,000 Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Photographic Portraiture.
• Adobe presents the Breakthrough Photography Award to celebrate artists creating compelling works through digital imaging. An award of $1,000 prize and Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Master Collection will be given to the winner.
• The Marty Forscher Fellowship Fund cash award to one professional and one student winner.
• The Sony Emerging Photographer Award to one emerging photographer who will receive a Sony camera and a $1,000 cash prize..
• Ten winners will receive a Nielsen Photo Group membership which includes; subscriptions to PDN and Rangefi nder magazines, a PDN PhotoPlus Expo Gold Expo Pass, a PhotoServe portfolio and discounts on WPPI and PDN contests.
• PDN Editor's Choice Award: one winner will receive a full-page self promotion ad in an upcoming issue of PDN.

Winning images will be published in PDN's June Photo Annual issue which is sent to over 5,000 creatives.

Entry Fee

• $45 per single entry
• $55 per series
• $25 for student

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Open until 15 February 2012. Approximately 10 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

Organizer(s): Videoex.

You can enter or apply for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners Announcement Expected: 15 April 2012

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Videoex, the International Experimental Film & Video Festival, is currently calling for entries for its next edition. Scheduled for 26 May - 3 June, 2012, Videoex 2012 will present and promote video and experimental film works from around the world.

Videoex 2012 will include an international and a Swiss competition. The total prize amount is 3,500 CHF (more than €2,800).

The 14th edition of the Videoex festival will be held in Zürich at Kunstraum Walcheturm and Cinema Z3.

We invite you to submit up to 3 works and become part of Videoex 2012.

Videoex Promotes Video and Experimental Film Works

Videoex is calling for:

• experimental films (35mm / 16mm / 8mm),
• videos (experimental, video-art, essay...)
• innovative animations,
• experimental digital & graphic productions (to be screened),
• experimental documentaries & innovative music videos.

The purpose of the Videoex festival is to promote video and experimental film works.

Videoex 2012 Offers A Total of 3,500 CHF in Prizes

Videoex 2012 will include two competitions: an international and a Swiss competition. The total prize amount is 3,500 Swiss francs, which is more than €2,800.

Submit Works Produced After 1 October 2010

• Participants may submit a maximum of 3 works.
• Only works produced after 1 October 2010 are applicable.
• The following screening formats are accepted for the competitions:
  • 35mm, 16mm, S8mm films
  • Digibeta (PAL)
  • HD Files, Blueray Disc,
  • Beta SP (PAL/SECAM)
  • HDV-, DVCAM (PAL/NTSC)
  • Mini-DV (PAL/NTSC) / DVD
  • S-VHS (PAL only) / VHS (PAL/NTSC)

Mail Your Works to Videoex Festival

Fill out an entry form for any work submitted. Submit the entry form together with the preview copy, no later than 30 January 2012 to:

Shipment must be declared as:

"art work for cultural purpose only"
"no commercial value" Maximum value 2 USD!!
(Otherwise the organizers will have to pay customs and will not be able to accept the package.)

No Entry Fee!

It's free to enter.

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Open until 18 February 2012. Approximately 13 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

Organizer(s): :output Foundation.

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Students, the :output Foundation is inviting you to register your works for the 15th :output Award! The :output Award is the biggest international competition for students in design and architecture.

The best work is honoured with the :output Grand Prix which includes a scholarship of 3,000 Euros.

Every year more than 1,000 students from more than 40 different countries submit their best projects to the competition. An international jury makes the selection which will be presented in the :output yearbook.

Calling for Student Works in Design / Architecture!

Works, not older than one year, related to any area of design and architecture, such as: graphic design / architecture / product design / typography / photography / illustration / typeface design / multimedia, moving image and television graphics / experience design are eligible for submission.

A Chance to Win A €3,000 Scholarship + Get Featured in the :output Yearbook

All projects submitted to the :output competition will be eligible for the :output Grand Prix. An international jury will choose the Grand Prix winner who will receive a scholarship of 3,000 EUR. This scholarship is meant to support young talents in Design and Architecture and to present works from students to a broader design and architectural audience.

All works which have been submitted to the :output Award will be published on the open :output platform. The Grand Prix together with about 80 selected works will not only be published in the :output yearbook but also in the :output hall of fame on the portfolio-platform open:output.org

The :output Award is an Annual International Competition for Students

• Anyone who is currently studying communication design, product design, architecture, inter- action design or film at a university or a college is eligible to participate. Students who have graduated within the last 12 months may also submit final degree works.
• Any work, which has been produced as a student project, is eligible for submission.
• The work may not be older than one year.
• The project does not have to be published.

Register Online, then Send Your Works to the :output Foundation

Submissions should be sent to the :output Foundation, no later than 15 February 2012.

Please read the award's checklist & conditions for further details.

Entry Fee

The entry fee is 30 Euros per work.

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Open until 12 April 2012, 23:59 PST. Approximately 68 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

Organizer(s): Mozilla.

You can enter or apply for free and without the need of paying an entry fee.

Winners Announcement Expected: May 2012

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Mozilla needs your help to tell the amazing story of Mozilla Firefox, the users and how one browser can build a brighter future for the Web.

Through the "Firefox Flicks" global video contest, Mozilla is inviting everyone to create a video ad that helps people better understand the issues facing them online and shows how Firefox helps them deal with these issues. In short, help Mozilla tell the story of Firefox — why they do what they do and how that helps users on the Web.

Simply by competing, your flick will be seen and voted on by millions of Firefox fans around the world, giving you exposure to a global audience. But, there's much, much more!

Help Mozilla Tell the Story of Firefox!

Mozilla wants the world to know more about what makes Firefox different: that they’re a non-profit organization aimed at keeping the power of the Web in people’s hands.

Mozilla's hope is that through high-quality videos, we can help mainstream Internet users know more about the issues that affect their online lives and, more importantly, how Firefox addresses these issues (see below).

• Privacy: How are you being tracked online? How can you take control of it? Who owns your data and how do they use it?
• Choice: How easy is it for you to experience the Web using the tools that you like and that suit your needs? Can you make it personal?
• Interoperability: Can you use your favorite tools on all your devices, different computers or in different locations? Who decides when, where and how you use the Web and access your stuff?
• Opportunity: What tools do users need to help them make the Web they want? How does Firefox help?

Entries will be judged in the following categories:

• Best :30 Spot
• Best Animation
• Best Use of New Technology (e.g. Popcorn.js, shot entirely with a mobile device, 3D)
• Best Public Service Announcement

Win Global Exposure + Video Equipment / Film School Scholarship!

Simply by competing, your flick will be seen and voted on by millions of Firefox fans around the world, giving you exposure to a global audience. You'll also get your entry in front of international advertising executives and film luminaries while working on one of the world's biggest brands — a great piece to add to any portfolio.

But there's more! The grand prize winner in each region (North America, Latin America, EU and Asia, Australia & New Zealand) will receive their choice of either $5,000 in video equipment or a film school scholarship. The top two winners in each category get $1,000 in video equipment. Top category winners for each region and the grand prize winner will also get a trip to a Firefox Flicks event in 2012. Any video that makes it into the contest will get a Firefox prize pack. On top of all that, if you win, your flick could be used to share the amazing story of Firefox with the world.

"Firefox Flicks" is A Global Ad-making Challenge

• Your flick (your video ad) should target mainstream Internet users between the ages of 25 and 54 — people who use the Web to read the news, write e-mails, bank online and connect on social networks.
• You must use the Firefox logo in your video ad.
• Your ad should be a call to action.
• Take risks, but respect the brand (i.e. please don’t make Mozilla look bad).
• Entries should be available in English. They can also be created in another language, but if so, English subtitles need to be provided.
• Individual or team entries can be submitted.

Details for Entering Coming Up Early 2012

You will be able to submit your entry for voting via a video sharing site, but high res versions will need to be sent to Mozilla. Stay tuned for details, in early 2012.

No Entry Fee!

It's free to enter.

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Open until 20 February 2012, 23:59 EST. Approximately 16 days remaining to attend. Read on to find out more details about how you can enter.

Organizer(s): Vimeo.

Winners Announcement Expected: 7 June 2012

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Vimeo recently opened submissions for the second Vimeo Festival + Awards, which celebrates the most creative and original videos online, as well as the individuals who make them. Consider this an official invitation from Contest Watchers.

This year four new categories are recognized, such as the category for fashion films and the category for advertisements.

In this edition Vimeo will award Grants of $5,000 to all of the category winners as well as awarding a Grant of $25,000 for the Grand Prize winner.

Vimeo Festival + Awards - Celebrating Creative + Original Videos Online

Beginning 13 December 2011 through 20 February 2012, all filmmakers are invited to submit their works for consideration in one of 13 different judged categories.

Vimeo is looking for submissions (original works that premiered anywhere online between 31 July 2010 and 20 February 2012, or any original work that has never been premiered) that:

• Are based upon an interesting concept;
• Are innovative;
• Are well crafted; and
• Create an emotional resonance.

With the continued exponential growth of quality online video, Vimeo is recognizing four new categories:

• Fashion: Fashion photographers are exploring creative filmmaking, blurring the line between fashion and art. Similarly, designers are able to bring to life the mood and inspiration behind their collections in greater detail and with more emotion than through still photos.
• Action Sports: As lightweight, durable, and wearable HD cameras have become more accessible, adventurers, athletes, and documentarians can go anywhere while filming it all.
• Advertising: Due to the high volume of content online, advertisers have been forced to become increasingly creative in order to reach audiences. As a result, many people now seek out commercial films as standalone entertainment.
• Lyrical: This category celebrates videos that showcase the natural world or personal experience using a dramatic creative style. With filmmaking techniques such as slow motion and time lapse now increasingly available, these videos provide thought-provoking and oftentimes heart-wrenching windows into other people's worlds.

A full list of the video categories can be found at www.vimeo.com/awards.

Vimeo Offers A Total of $30,000 in Grants!

Grants of $5,000 will be awarded to the winners of each category, and a grant of $25,000 will be presented to the winner of the Best Video Award.

The Second Vimeo Festival + Awards are Open Worldwide!

Each submission must:

• be an original work by you, meaning that you were one of the work's principal creators and have the right to submit it to Vimeo.
• have premiered (i.e., it was publicly displayed for the first time) online between 31 July 2010 and 20 February 2012 or has not premiered elsewhere at the time you submitted it.
• be in the English language or have English subtitles (to the extent it contains dialogue or text).
• fall into one of the official categories and comply with all category-specific length and content requirements.

Submissions are Accepted Online and by Mail / Courier

Submissions can be entered online, through the official website.

Entry Fee

The entry fee is $20 (U.S.) per video ($5 for Vimeo Plus and PRO members).

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Winners Announcement Expected: 22 March 2012

BAFTA in Scotland is now accepting entries for the New Talent Awards 2012. This annual New Talent Awards exist to recognize, inspire and celebrate emerging talent. It gives up and coming filmmakers that all important platform to showcase their work to the wider industry.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Scotland is inviting you to enter new films, programmes, original music, animation, games and performances and compete in the 2012 New Talent Awards.

These awards are an essential part of the film industry in Scotland, with the ceremony and after show party now an established calendar highlight.

BAFTA in Scotland is Calling for Works Completed in 2011

The BAFTA in Scotland New Talent Awards 2012 is accepting new works (completed in 2011) in the following categories:

• Fiction: under 30 minutes
  Open to first time or student narrative films/programmes of less than 30 minutes duration.
• Fiction: over 30 minutes
  Open to first time or student narrative films/programmes of more than 30 minutes duration.
• Factual: under 30 minutes
  Open to first time or student factual films/programmes of less than 30 minutes duration.
• Factual: over 30 minutes
  Open to first time or student factual films/programmes of more than 30 minutes duration.
• Acting Performance
  Open to first time or student actors for a single performance in a film or programme.
• Writer
  Open to first time or student writers for a narrative film or programme of any duration.
• Original Music
  Open to first time or student composers for music written specifically for a film, programme, game or other eligible work of any genre or length.
• Editor
  Open to students or people working for the first time in the role of Editor for a film, programme, or other eligible work of any genre or length.
• Director of Photography
  Open to students or people working for the first time in the role of DOP for a film, programme, or other eligible work of any genre or length.
• Animation
  Open to first time or student animated works of any length.
• Game
  Open to interactive games in any format. The key developers must all be students or working for the first time in their respective roles.

Recognition for Emerging Talent

BAFTA in Scotland will select and award best works in all official categories.

Open to Works Produced in Scotland or Made by Residents in Scotland

• Work entered should either have been produced in Scotland and/or predominantly cast and crewed by individuals who are resident in Scotland.
• In addition, individuals entering the awards must be either students or emerging professionals working in the relevant field for the first time. Please note that there is no age limit to entry into competition but non-student entrants must be genuinely first-time practitioners.
• All entered work must have been completed between 1 January and 31 December 2011.
• All work entered can be made for theatrical release, television, web or for viewing on any other media platform.
• As the work is new, it does not have to have been screened or broadcast prior to entry in order to qualify.

To Enter, Mail Your Submissions to BAFTA in Scotland

To enter your work(s), download the entry form from BAFTA in Scotland's website and follow the instructions in the form to complete your submission(s).

All submissions need to be mailed on the following address:

Entry Fee

There is a fee of £20 per entry per category (£10 for student entries).

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