Organised by the film festival Film Sokolov, Czech republic, everybody can take part in this contest, no matter whether a professional or an amateur. The work must reflect the main topic of the festival, a work containing or describing a scam in any way is the basic idea. The technique of your work is not set and limited. You can send your works in the A2 formate, 3 mm over print, bit maps 150 dpi. The file must have max 10MB. In case your work has more than 10MB you can use their web depository or mail a DVD. The author of the best work, elected by the audience, is going to win a gift certificate from the Student Agency, for 4150 Kc(. All participants of the contest get a free accreditation and accommodation during the festival.

Deadline is 31 August 2007. Visit the site to learn more.

Via: Graphic Competitions

The PixelPops! 2007 international moving image showcase has the theme of “Short & Fast� and will take place in the Orkney Islands in October of this year.

They are looking for moving image work that is small in file size and quick in linear time. Maximum Length: 2 MINUTES (approximately equal to “The Worlds Shortest Scheduled Flightâ€?). Selected works will be screened at various airfields in the northern Orkney Isles, Scotland, home of the “The Worlds Shortest Scheduled Flight.”

DEADLINE: 25 August 2007. Submit instantly online (free) at ttp://www.poppingpixels.org.

Via: NewmediaFIX

Sponsored by the International Academy of Visual Arts, the W³ is the first major web competition to be accessible to the biggest agencies, the smallest firms, and everyone in between.

In addition to honoring great Websites and Web Marketing programs, this year the W³ will also award the best in web video, reflecting the explosion of video content created particularly for the internet. It’s time to show off your award winning interactive and web work.

The deadline has been extended to 17 August (like today?), so get your ‘tocks moving. Visit the site to learn more.

Unleash your creativity, express yourself, and join the Breakthrough Design Art Competition 2007, a nationwide digital art design contest. Artists are invited to submit an artwork that effectively expresses the theme: Breakthrough. Artworks should also express four important concepts gleaned from the core values of Motorola, Shu Uemura, Globe Platinum and Metro Magazine.

The Breakthrough Design Art Competition 2007 is open to all amateur and professional graphic designers, painters and all artists who can create artworks that express the brands’ core values in a “breakthrough” manner. Registration is on going! You can still sign up until 31 August 2007 to submit your work or view other artworks. Visit the site to grab all the details.

Corbis (www.corbis.com), a creative resource for advertising, marketing and media professionals, today announced the call for entries for a new award in partnership with the Golden Drum Festival called the “Corbis Award for Creative Photography” to honor the best photography created for advertising and promotions in 2006 and 2007.

This is the second consecutive year that Corbis is sponsoring the Golden Drum Festival, the European advertising conference that will take place 14 - 19 October in Portoroz, Slovenia. The award competition will recognize print and online advertising, direct mailing, packaging and outdoor display, and is open to any agency or individual worldwide, as long as the campaign was created for use in Europe. Unpublished work will also be accepted. There is no submissions fee, and the deadline for entry is 31 August 2007 at www.goldendrum.com/competition/corbis.

Via: CreativePro

Create the Ultimate Bumbershoot CD—you choose the tracks and you design the cover. If other music fiends like you decide YOURS is the coolest, then Bumbershoot, The Seattle Times and the Seattle P-I will reward you with the Ultimate VIP Weekend at the Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival (September 1–3), where you will bypass all the lines, and get reserved seating in all indoor venues (including comedy, performance, theater and film), the Samsung Mainstage, two VIP hospitality areas, and the exclusive, invitation-only Bumbershoot Music Lounge. They’ll also send three runners-up to Bumbershoot with two (2) standard 3-day passes.

Choose your Ultimate Bumbershoot playlist, design your Bumbershoot CD cover, and upload your art and song selections, then complete the entry form. Entries will be accepted until 15 August 2007. Visit the site to learn more.