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Anima 2027 – Brussels Animation Film Festival

Anima 2027, the Brussels Animation Film Festival, has opened the call for entries to its selection programmes for the 46th edition of the festival.

Image source: Folioscope

4+ months remaining

Latest Contests

Verzasca Foto Festival 2027

Image source: Verzasca Foto Festival

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Architecture & Design Collection Awards 2026

Image source: Architecture & Design Collection Awards

4+ months remaining

iF Design Award 2027

Image source: iF International Forum Design

5+ months remaining

Graphic Design

International Design Awards (IDA) 2026

Image source: Farmani Group

4+ months remaining

Communication Arts 2027 Typography Competition

Image source: Communication Arts

3+ months remaining

Art Moves 2026 – Billboard Art Competition

Image by Art Moves Festival

1+ month remaining

Photography

Vincent Van Gogh Photo Award 2027

Image source: Rotary Club Nuenen

10+ months remaining

Black and White Photo Awards 2026

The kingdom of flies, by João Coelho - Absolute Winner of the Black and White Photo Awards 2025

7+ days remaining

LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2026

© Peter Hinsmann

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Filmmaking

Pictoplasma Berlin 2027 – Characters In Motion

Characters by Jack Sachs, one of artists featured in last year's Pictoplasma conference

8+ months remaining

Animage 2026 – International Animation Festival of Pernambuco

Image source: Animage Festival

3+ weeks remaining

International Uranium Film Festival 2027

Image source: International Uranium Film Festival

7+ months remaining

Architecture

Seoul Design Award 2026

Image source: Seoul Design Foundation

3+ weeks remaining

Houzee Awards 2026

Image source: Architecture Collection Magazine

2+ weeks remaining

Radicepura Garden Festival 2027 – Call for Ideas

Image source: Radicepura Garden Festival

5+ months remaining

Industrial Design

The Design Masterprize (DMP) Award 2026

Image source: Design MasterPrize

2+ months remaining

Taipei Design Award (TDA) 2026

Image source: China Productivity Center

3+ weeks remaining

James Dyson Award 2026

Bradley Wagman and Viktor Bokisch, the creators of Sole, a lightweight, wearable robotic device to help people with foot drop.

1+ month remaining

Visual Arts

Arte Laguna Prize 2026 – International Art Contest

Image source: Arte Laguna Prize

3+ weeks remaining

Poster Stellars 2026 – 6th Intercontinental Poster Competition

Image source: Poster Stellars

3+ weeks remaining

Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2026

Image source: Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC)

1+ month remaining

Multimedia

2026 Golden Pin Design Awards

Image source: Golden Pin Design Award

7+ days remaining

Communication Arts 2026 Advertising Competition

Image source: Communication Arts

1+ month remaining

Design Skill Awards 2026

Image source: Design Skill Magazine

3+ months remaining

Video

GIRAF 22 – International Festival of Independent Animation

Image source: Quickdraw Animation Society (QAS)

2+ months remaining

Pro Carton Student Video Award 2026

Image source: Pro Carton

2+ weeks remaining

Communication Arts 2027 Illustration Competition

Illustration by Liangliang Luo from the collection "Hit", awarded in the Communication Arts 2026 Illustration Competition

8+ months remaining

Multiple Disciplines

Communication Arts 2027 Interactive Competition

Image source: Communication Arts

5+ months remaining

International Digital Art Contest 2026

Image source: Josip Mijić, PhD, Associate Professor, Academy of Fine Arts at the University of Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2+ months remaining

Good Design Korea 2026

Image source: Korea Institute of Design Promotion (KIDP)

3+ weeks remaining

Results soon

European Design Awards 2026

Image source: Design Federation OÜ/European Design

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026

Kofi, 2024 by Michelle Liu. © Michelle Liu

Applied Arts 2026 Student Awards

Image source: Applied Arts Media

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