We are pleased to inform you that the entries to ours 3 short film competitions are now open:

- 5th NO WORDS - International no-dialogue short film competition.
In this competition, the film/video must be understood through the strength of the images only. Music, sounds, environment background noises, etc. are accepted. Films/videos without dialogues, about any topics, produced 2006, 2007 or 2008 can be submitted.

- 4th SHORT FILM EXPERIMENT - Short film competition for experimental films.
Experimental short films produced 2006, 2007 or 2008 can be submitted.

Overview

Everyone knows the statistics – half the world’s population, over 3 billion people, live on less than two dollars a day. The images out of Africa, Latin America, Asia, and even here in the United States, show the ravages of poverty - starving children with bloated bellies; dusty huts without electricity or clean water; countryside blighted by drought and war. These images of poverty are stark, evocative, powerful, and persistent.

Prize winner wins $3500 or chance to meet with an executive and show reel* See our site for guidelines for/details about the contest and how to enter. http://www.thegeenadavisinstitute.org/contest_info.php

POPVOX - The People's Choice Awards for Digital Media @ The 5th Annual Vancouver International Digital Festival

ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT TO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN!

Submission Deadline - April 30th 5pm PST
Voting Occurs - May 1 -12th
Winners Announced at Gala Awards - May 23rd

BE THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE IN ONE OF 11 CATEGORIES

This election season, the WGBH Lab and P.O.V. are offering you a chance to make your voice heard BEFORE the voting booths open: TELL AMERICA YOUR ELECTION STORY on PBS.

The WGBH Lab and P.O.V. want your pitch for a compelling video short about the 2008 Election. If selected, receive $2,000 production funds, feedback from industry professionals, and the chance to see your short broadcast nationally. Help PBS put the "public" back in public broadcasting this election season!

DEADLINE FOR PITCHES:
May 2nd, 2008

MORE DETAILS:
http://lab.wgbh.org/open-call/election2008

Pyxix Corporation (www.pyxix.net) has launched PyxWorld/2008, a year-long program for filmmakers, comedians and musicians.

Artists are invited to submit original content as part of the program, competing for $50,000 in cash, prizes and promotions, and winners will be showcased at a year-end awards gala in Hollywood.

Finalists will be selected by a group of judges and the winners will be selected by audience vote.

Check out the following participating sites to learn more: DocuPyx.com, ComedyPop.com, UrbanChillers.com or PyxTunes.com.

Antipode Entertainment is looking for short animated films for it’s spring line of per-show entertainment. Ideally we are looking animated films that run, 30 seconds to one minute long, not including credits. Films should be available in High Definition. The pre-show entertainment program is designed to show animated films between ads and sponsors in the pre-show videos shown in theatres, film festivals, and other entertainment venues.

To submit you can send web links to i...@antipodemedia.com or mail a DVD to
Antipode Entertainment Inc.
PO box 19204
Reno, NV 89511

The Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition

Create a short film, 1-10 minutes in length, focused on responsible water use. Narrative, documentary, animated, experimental and/or student-made productions should explore methods and ideas to manage and utilize earth’s most precious resource more responsibly.

Submissions
All entries must be uploaded (in English) as a .mov, .wmv, .avi or .mpg file at www.iuowfilm.com.

Judging and Prizes

Tequel Poetry Film Festival

October 18, 2008 at the Brava Theater in San Francisco#8232; #8232;

Call for Entries

The SEXY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, created by local Filmmaker Jason Turley (Welcome Stranger) is a week long event to be held each September in Melbourne with the winning films travelling to Perth, London AND Paris in October for public screenings.

The festival will showcase shorts and features from across the globe which explore love, relationships and sexuality.

The festival has a competition, the sexy awards, with framed certificates and prizes donated by sponsors up for grabs.

Call for Entries March 1 to June 30.