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May, 2026

MetroCAF 2026 Open for Submissions

We are now accepting submission to MetroCAF 2026, our annual NYC Metropolitan Area College Computer Animation Festival. The deadline is Friday June 5 at 11:59PM EDT

New for 2026: Extended Area of Eligibility

We will now accept entries from all schools in NY state.

This is In addition to all schools, inside or outside of NY state, that are located within a 170-mile radius of Times Square in Manhattan. That radius used to be 160 miles.

If your school is within this area, please submit your work to our festival!

If your school is withing this area, your work may be submitted to MetroCAF
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Apr, 2025

MetroCAF 2025 open for submissions

Show us your work! Next to all kind of computer animated short movies, we love to receive works exploring different applications of computer animation, including Visual Effects and Virtual Reality. As long as it was created while attending college in the NYC metropolitan area during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Check out MetroCAF.org/2025 The deadline to submit is June 6, 2025

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May, 2024
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Call for Nominations

It is once again time to elect members to our Board of Directors, including for the position of President and Treasurer.

Please fill out the form below (also accessible through https://forms.gle/oedQe7N8bXef5AK38) to nominate yourself. If you want to nominate somebody else, please contact us.

To run in the election you need to be a member of NYC ACM SIGGRAPH

The deadline for nominations in Friday, July 5.

23
Apr, 2024

MetroCAF 2024 Call – soon!

NYC ACM SIGGRAPH is excited to announce that we will soon be opening our submission portal for MetroCAF 2024. MetroCAF is the annual NYC Metropolitan Area College Computer Animation Festival organized by the New York City Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH. Started in 2003, MetroCAF has grown into the most important local festival of its kind. It provides an exciting opportunity for all students in the NYC metropolitan area to show their work not only to their fellow students, but also to industry professionals.

We will be accepting submissions through Friday, June 14, July 12, 2024.

The website will appear shortly at metroCAF.org/2024

MetroCAF 2024 Co-Chairs: Patty Wongpakdee & Danesh Taraporevala

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Sep, 2023
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Fall 23 In Person Events

We are happy to announce the return of Industry Spotlight and MetroCAF as in person events.

Industry Spotlight, which we had to postpone from April, will take place on Thursday October 19. The premiere screening for MetroCAF 2023 is planned for Thursday November 2. Both events will start at 7pm. More details will be posted soon.

Of course we will also continue our monthly Bring Your Own Animation gatherings, the next one will be on September 19 and feature Hornet as special studio guest!