MyToons.com, the world’s first and only online animation community to offer HD animation, today announced the launch of its ground-breaking Digital Portfolio System. Using the Digital Portfolio System, artists and animators can easily customize a variety of pre-designed layouts or build their own portfolios from scratch. MyToons.com also reinforces the efforts of the artist by supporting each portfolio with an engaged community, trustworthy technology, and dynamic marketing efforts. The MyToons.com Digital Portfolio System will allow animators and artists throughout the world to present their portfolios online while maintaining their unique brand identity.

“An animator’s portfolio represents his or her brand identity, and we believe that the creator should have absolute control over how that identity is managed and presented to the world,” said Paul Ford, co-founder and president of MyToons.com. “We are honored to be able to offer animators a powerful, yet easy-to-use tool that provides such broad creative freedom and complete command of their online portfolio. With this robust system we aim to empower artists and animators with the ability to present their portfolios to a global audience with control, creativity, and confidence.”

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Every animated short entered into this contest will receive personal comments from international animation experts. They will review films, make comments and select award winners.

This is just one of a new series where, each quarter, AniMazing Spotlight will present two awards for “Excellence in Animation.” The “Best Naimated Short” will be selected from the eight Quarterly Winners at a final awards ceremony at the world-renowned Egytian Theatre in Hollywood, CA on 8 November 2009.

The AniMazing Spotlight contests are open to undiscovered and/or rarely-seen short animation (no more than 12 minutes long)…no age limits, no school requirements, any production year, any animation format, even professionals in the animation industry, who are testing out the independent world, are eligible. In other words, anyone is eligible, as long as the short, or shorts, have never been seen by a wide audience, or received any major award, prior to AniMazing Spotlight.

Fees are charged. Deadline for the awards are as follows: 29 Dec 2008; 30 March 2009; 29 June 2009; 30 August 2009 and final awards 30 August 2009. Visit the site to learn more.

MyToons.com, the world’s first and only online animation community to deliver HD animation, today announced the launch of its latest artwork and animation contest, Creepy Cartoons. Creepy Cartoons invites artists and animators worldwide to upload their Halloween-inspired creations in celebration of this ancient Druid holiday. Halloween, much like animation, has transitioned from a kid-centric phenomenon to one increasingly enjoyed by adults.

In the spirit of Halloween, MyToons will award winning animators with Disney & Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Collector’s Edition DVD, along with the Nightmare Revisited soundtrack CD, as well as celebratory exposure on the highly-trafficked MyToons.com homepage. The 2-Disc collection has been digitally remastered and restored with state-of-the-art technology, and is the first Disney DVD to include a downloadable Disney file. The Nightmare Revisited soundtrack is a frightfully fun collection of cover songs from the cult-classic movie, and features covers from artists such as Danny Elman, Polyphonic Spree, All American Rejects, and Marilyn Manson.

“Halloween is a fun holiday that brings out the kid in all of us. Who can resist the opportunity to play a little dress-up or, in this case, toss some gore into our toons?” asks Stacey Ford, CCO and co-founder of MyToons.com. “We are definitely fans of All Hallow’s Eve here at MyToons, and we invite all artists and animators to celebrate the season and share in our enthusiasm. So, dig your animated skeletons out of the closet and send shadowy shivers up the spines of all your fans by uploading your creepiest animations to MyToons.com!”

MyToons.com is accepting submissions throughout the month of October. Members are invited to enter by uploading their artwork or animation and tagging them as “Creepy Cartoons – Halloween.” Selected artwork and animations will be featured daily on the MyToons blog, The Animation Snack, as well as the Creepy Cartoons Channel on the MyToons.com homepage, where it will be available through November 2nd.

The Creepy Cartoons artwork and animation contest begins today and continues through November 2nd. For more information please visit The Animation Snack.

MyToons.com, the world’s first and only online animation community to deliver HD animation, today announced the launch of its latest artwork and animation contest, Red, White, and Who? Focusing on the funny aspects of the political arena, Red, White, and Who? invites artists and animators worldwide to upload their political creations and share in a little positive reprieve from this year’s election battlefield between Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin and Democrats Joe Biden and Barack Obama.

“Politics are a serious business and one that should be closely monitored and constantly questioned,” says Paul Ford, president and co-founder of MyToons.com. “Of course, there’s no reason that we can’t do what animators do best and have a little fun while we keep those politicians in check! Bust out your best impressions and most-biting sarcasm, and help spread comical consciousness!”

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Anima, the international animation festival, will take place February 20-29, 2009 at Flagey, Brussels in Belgium. Anima, Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival, seeks to promote cartoons and animated films from all over the world. It also seeks to foster a dialogue between professionals, filmmakers and the public, and to raise awareness of quality animation among film and television distributors. The Festival is organizing an international competition as well as a national competition for films produced in Belgium; both competition are open to all animated films and make no distinction between formats or techniques, regardless of its geographic origin. Official categories: Short-film, Student film, Music videos and Commercials, Feature-film, Feature-film for children, Belgian shorts. There is no registration fee.

Deadline is 15 October 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

PISAF (Puchon International Student Animation Festival) celebrates its 10th edition from 7-11 November this year with its Festivity of imagination. Expect about 1,000 educational, artistic and popular pieces by international competitors from more than 30 countries, showcasing ten very special student - Indy directors from around the world. All applicants must have been enrolled in a college, university, or graduate-level institution at the time of production. Computers, films and/or other media in the frame-by-frame method are qualified for submission. Two categories available: Short Animated Films (Less than 30 minutes), New Media Contents: Internet, Spot, Mobile, Motion graphics, Interactive animations, etc. (Approximately 2 minutes). There is no entry fee.

Deadline is 16 September 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

Over $15,000 in prizes to be awarded in the latest MyToons animation contest including trip to NYC to see winning animation in Times Square! Deadline is 4 September 2008.

MyToons.com – now in HD – today announced the launch of its latest innovative and imaginative contest for animators all over the world. “Get with the Times!,” an HD animation contest sending one Grand Prize Winner to New York City to see their animation played on a Clear Channel billboard, powered by Adobe Flash technology, in Times Square. Animators are invited to submit their HD animations at MyToons.com/contests/TimesSquare.

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New HD Animation Technology Provides Highest Quality Experience For Animators And Fans Around the World On MyToons.com. Global animation community MyToons.com becomes the first animation website to showcase member’s animations in high definition online.

MyToons.com, the world’s premier online animation community, today announced the launch of HD Animation; a first for any online animation site. Animators and animation fans around the world can now experience both independent and studio animations in glorious high definition color and clarity – precisely as the creators intended them to be viewed – at MyToons.com

“MyToons has reached a significant technological and artistic milestone, making us the first animation community to showcase high definition animations,” explained Paul Ford, co-founder and president of MyToons.com. “Animators everywhere are really excited about this opportunity to upload and share their HD creations with MyToons’ global fan base.”

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MyToons.com, the premier online animation community, will mark its first anniversary by collaborating with Adobe to deliver content to Adobe Media Player. High-quality, member-created animations from MyToons.com, along with video from television broadcasters and leading content publishers, will now be available on Adobe Media Player.

Adobe Media Player is a lightweight, revolutionary desktop application that allows viewers to watch content online or download and view their favorite videos and shows offline, all with full-screen playback. Viewers can subscribe to their favorite shows or podcasts and automatically receive new episodes as they become available.

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This category of the Prix Ars Electronica is open to:
works of 2D or 3D computer animation, digital short films and narratives, character animation, abstract CG animation, scientific visualizations, commercials, music videos, visual effects, CG for the creative manipulation or enhancement of live action scenes, real-time CG, game cutscenes, machinima, generative visuals, etc.

CATEGORIES

• COMPUTER ANIMATION / FILM / VFX
• INTERACTIVE ART
• DIGITAL MUSIC
• HYBRID ART
• DIGITAL COMMUNITIES
• u19 – FREESTYLE COMPUTING
• MEDIA.ART.RESEARCH AWARD

For entry details, please visit www.aec.at