Rio de Janeiro Genre Fest is excited to announce that their call for entries is now open. They encourage filmmakers everywhere and from all backgrounds to submit their work. Feature films are eligible to participate in the festival’s international competition section, while short films can be selected for one of our informative sections. There is no entry fee. The deadline for receiving completed and signed entry forms for films and for receiving all pre-selection materials is 15 February 2008. The entry form and regulations can be downloaded from their website: www.riofan.com.br.

Works carried out by students usually disappear into drawers after presentation to a relatively small college audience. There the work remains invisible. :output, the biggest international competition for students in design and architecture, wants to change that. The works selected by the jury will be published in the yearbook :output. The Deadline for submission will is 15 February 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

Anyone who is currently studying communication design, product design, architecture, interaction 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. Work 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 is eligible for submission.

Latest date for submissions is 15 February 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

For nearly five decades, the Clio Awards has been committed to the mission of celebrating and rewarding creative excellence in advertising and design, honoring one of the most influential forms of communication and its impact on modern culture. The Clio Awards, part of Nielsen Business Media, receives more than 19 000 entries from over 60 countries in a broad range of mediums including Interactive, Television/Cinema/Digital, Content & Contact, Print, Poster, Billboard, Innovative Media, Integrated Campaign, Radio, Design and student work, and are judged by world-class juries made up of more than 100 top creatives from 65 countries. The culmination of the competition takes place each May at the annual Clio Awards Festival, in Miami’s South Beach, attended by an international who’s who of advertising and digital marketing.

Deadline for entry submissions is 15 January 2008 for all entries first appearing between 1 January 2007 - 31 December 2007. Deadline for entries that originally appeared in the first quarter of 2008 is 29 February 2008. The online entry system for the 2008 awards program is currently open at www.clioawards.com.

BravoTV is seeking undiscovered interior design stars for the second season of its hit competition series TOP DESIGN! They’re looking for all types of artists, interior designers - up-and-comers, established professionals and those aspiring to greatness. The winner will receive a spread in ELLE DECOR, $100,000 and lots of media coverage.

Completed applications and videotapes must be received by 15 February 2008 at 12:00PM ET to be considered; however, the earlier you send in that tape, the better. The video will become the property of the Producers and will not be returned to you, whether or not you are selected as a contestant. Visit the site to learn more.

Entries are currently being accepted for I.D. magazine’s 2008 Student Design Review. They are searching for the best work from design schools around the world in industrial, graphic, interactive and “miscellaneous” design. One Best of Show winner will get US $1,000 in cold, hard cash. Plus, all winning projects may be posted on the I.D. website (www.id-mag.com) with links to winners’ online portfolios, and will be featured in the I.D. September/October 2008 issue.

The 2008 Student Design Review is open to any student enrolled in a collegiate-level design program (undergraduate or graduate), anywhere in the world. All projects entered must be the result of a classroom/academic assignment, and must have been designed/completed during the 2006-2007 academic year. Deadline is 1 February 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

Well, the image above says it all, but I’ll repeat some of it here for you. Get your art showcased in one of the hottest, best, and widely respected CG portfolio books created by Ballistic Publishing. You get a hot reputation yourself if your work is selected, as your art will be seen by studios, art directors, and fellow artists.

Images can be created in any 3D or digital illustration application. Photoshop and digitally manipulated photography is also welcome. They are interested in digitally-created fine art, whether it be 2D or 3D, for commercial use, or personal satisfaction.

There is no cost or limit to enter work for inclusion in EXPOSÉ 6. Deadline for entry is Monday, 25 February 2008 at midnight GMT. Visit the site to learn more.