Created to discover emerging talent and help launch graduates into careers at the world’s top studios, over the past six years The Rookies has placed more than 70 young artists with internships at companies such as Weta Digital, Double Negative, The Mill, Gameloft, Crytek, Framestore and Epic Games.
OIAF40 runs September 21-25, 2016; deadline for submissions of short films, features, TV series, music videos, PSAs and commercials made after May 29th, 2015 is Friday, May 13.
Deadline for submissions to the Shanghai TV Festival is March 10, 2016; animated features can be submitted to the Shanghai International Film Festival through April 15.
Deadline for submissions to the Disney Art Challenge is April 15; public voting for 10 shortlisted entries takes place July 4-23.
Deadline for applications to the Stoopid Buddy Stoodios internship program is April 1st, 2016.
The deadline to submit animated shorts with a maximum length of five minutes to the HAFFTube web competition is Friday, March 4.
Twenty-two pitches selected from 2015 program to be developed into animated shorts.
To be held August 18-22, the deadline for submissions to HIROSHIMA 2016 is April 1.
Entries open for 10-18 year-olds as well as nominations for new mentorship award.
‘Le repas dominical’ by Celine Devaux named best international short; ‘Tarboz’ by Chad VanGaalen wins best Canadian short; Seth Boyden’s ‘An Object at Rest’ wins audience award.
The New York International Short Film Festival is now accepting submissions of live-action, documentary and animated short films and videos; the deadline for entries is February 13.
Open to 20 selected applicants, six-month program designed to train to train filmmakers from the U.K. and France in VFX and Stereo 3D techniques runs June through November 2016; deadline for submissions is March 1.
Deadline for Finland’s only short film competition is January 31st.
Last Call deadline for film submissions is 15 January for the Anifilm festival in Trebon in the Czech Republic.
Deadline for submissions to the ASIFA-East Animated Film Festival is January 31.
Given in memory of political cartoonist Timothy Patrick Moynihan, award honors gold and silver medalists in the Society’s Comic and Cartoon Art Annual.
Nineteen creative jury members from seven countries to judge the best global work in Motion Graphics, Animation and Production based on excellence in idea and craft.
International animation pitching event runs alongside the Czech Republic’s Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films running May 3-5, 2016.
Forty-third International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques will be held July 24-28, 2016 in Anaheim, California.
International Animation Film Market, held in conjunction with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, issues a call for submissions to 2016 pitch sessions.
Hornet Films seeking animated concepts -- shorts and series -- for all ages with a fresh take on storytelling and strong characters.
Deadline for the International Competition at the 23rd Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film is December 1; Animated Com Award deadline is January 15.
Deadline for applications to the NFB’s Hothouse program for emerging Canadian animators is December 11.
Post-production and storytelling spotlighted in new innovative editing competition.
Animation Block Party to present its 13th annual edition July 28-31, 2016; submissions open on Friday, December 4.
