The Brooklyn summertime film festival for animated shorts, the Animation Block Party is gearing up for it’s 4th annual fest and will run July 27-30, 2007. This post is comin’ at ya a little bit late. The early deadline has already passed (back on March 2), but the the standard and late deadlines are as follows:

Standard Deadline:
April 30
Submission fee: $25
Student submission: $15

Late Deadline:
June 4
Submission fee: $30
Student submission: $20

You can visit the Block Party website for submission info or go directly to their Without a Box entry page. Awards will be given to select films and their basic mission statement is:

Some call it punk rock, some call it grass roots, but labels aside – NYC based Animation Block is dedicated to exhibiting the world’s best independent, professional and student animation.

You can also visit their blog and watch an animated short a day. And for your real animation buffs, you can buy compilation DVDs of the Block Party’s first and second year.