Climate Cartoons is looking for short, creative, humorous, inspiring films that motivate people to change their lives in small ways and encourage people to “Do Something” to help fight global warming … These “Do Something” short films are distributed without charge to all forms of media including the Internet, airlines, theaters, television and cell phones.”

Rated PG or G, with a run-time of ninety seconds or less and proving that each individual on this planet can do something to impact the future of the Earth, the call for entries leaves open stage for several animators and educators to voice their opinion. Submissions are due by 15 January 2008, with Climate Cartoons submitting the accepted animation to their clients for distribution come the following month of February.

Next Generation Awareness Foundation (”NGAF”) seeks notable films and participants for its 2008 Urban Film Series programs. Urban Film Series is comprised of several highly-acclaimed film-related programs that enhance awareness and provide exposure of the arts, independent cinema, media, and the motion picture industry to under-served communities across America.

Or be a part of NGAF’s historic programs! Be a volunteer, speaker, vendor affiliate, sponsor, poet or author. Submit your film or your proposal to bring one of the Series to your area. Sign-up and get information so you can pass the word to all relevant sources, persons and organizations.

Deadlines are as follows (All will be noted on calendar):

• 5th Annual Black History Month Film & Discussion Series ~ January 1st
• Black Docs Film Series ~ February 25th
• Urban Film & Discussion Series ~ April 1st
• Urban Film Series Tour ~ March 1st; June 1st
• Children’s Film & Education Festival ~ June 1st
• Health and Wellness Film Festival ~ September 1st
• Exclusive Screenings and Marketing Assistance ~ Year-Round

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Make Your Mark in Fashion is setting you the challenge of creating a new range for an established, sustainable fashion label. Choose from a selection of leading sustainable fashion businesses and come up with a proposal for a sustainable fashion range that you feel will complement and enhance the existing business.

This is an exciting challenge for UK residents from ages 14 to 30. Applicants will work as teams from 3-6 people, and the work will be accomplished in stages with various prizes along the way. The last three winning teams will work in conjunction with their business of choice to create samples from their range to be showcased on the catwalk at OnlOff www.thedoll.org/onoff/ in London Fashion Week September 2008.

Deadline for registration is 5pm on 31 January 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

Via: The Urban Shop

The World Photography Awards, sponsored by Sony, is an international showcase of the best images taken by renowned and undiscovered photographers alike. From landscape to music and photojournalism to fashion photography, the WPA is the first awards of its kind and is supported by hundreds of the industry’s top photographers, critics, gallerists, directors, founders and more.

Featuring eleven different categories, both professional and amateur photographers will be invited to enter work to the World Photography Awards from 9th October 2007 until mid-January 2008. The winners will be announced at a black tie awards ceremony in Cannes at the Palais des Festivals on 24th April 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

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Don’t miss the 18 January 2008 entry deadline for Professionals and the 31 January 2008 deadline for Students from the Art Directors Club. It’s your chance to win a Gold Cube in the 87th Annual Awards. Enter your Advertising, Design, Interactive, Photography and Illustration, even unpublished work in Playground. There are also breakout categories, ADC Hybrid and ADC Design Sphere, and sponsored awards from Corbis and Yahoo! Visit the site to learn more.

For more than a decade, ad:tech has recognized talented visual and technology designers and strategic thinkers who demonstrate excellence in interactive marketing.

They are thrilled to announce the kickoff of the 2008 ad:tech Awards Program. In keeping with last year, they will select award winners in the Limelight, People’s Choice, and Industry Achievement categories. With continuous development in the industry, the fusion of creative and strategy are being pushed to new heights. They are confident that 2008 will be a dynamic program, truly representing the successful work of the industry.

Entry deadline: Friday, 18 January 2008, 6pm PST. Visit the site to learn more.

MyToons.com is inviting contestants to create original animated 30-second bumpers as part of its “Bumper Blastoff” contest. Winners will share in $7,000 in cash prizes. The closing date for submissions is 21 January 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

The Michael Kellicutt 2008 International Juried Photo Competition this year is entitled, “Through a Lens: Patterns of People or Patterns in Nature.” The photographer has always seen through his lenses the nuances and changes that most of us do not grasp. This competition invites the artist to share what the artist experiences through the eye of the camera. With your lens show us images that examine patterns in the world either natural or man made.

Competition is open to all photographers and to all photographic processes from traditional to digital. First prize is $1,000 with second and third prizes. Work must be received before 31 January 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

The deadline is fast approaching for entries to the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival.

Running June 19 through June 29, 2008, this event will feature everything from free director lunch talks with indie icons like Danny Boyle and French femme fatale Julie Delpy to a film financing conference that shares the ins and outs of the money angle. Deadline is 11 January 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

Via: Talent Speaks

The deadline for entering the 2008 One Show, One Show Interactive, and One Show Design awards is 31 January 2008. The online entry system is now live and accepting submissions. For the first time in its 33 year history, all three shows will be held during one festival week, with the complete international jury meeting in New York City for a final round of judging the week of the shows.

To download a Call for Entries PDF, including the full list of categories with detailed instructions for entering online and preparing your entries, go to www.oneclub.org.

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