Calling all independent musicians! Let your voice be heard and start submitting your entries in the Alab: The Independent Musician Rising Awards. This latest competition from Carat Philippines aims to encourage budding artists, particularly in the genres of rock, pop, and hiphop/rnb, to show your talent and be an advocate of Original Pinoy Music. All you have to do is record a clip of your performance at a gig, a music video, or a home-recorded performance. Upload it upon registration via the contest website. You can only submit one (1) track regardless of genre. Alab will only consider the last track submitted. Wait for your entry to be approved and uploaded on the contest site gallery then encourage your friends to vote for your video. The selected Top artist per genre will be toured on different touchpoints, and groomed for one whole month. The Grand Finals winner will be awarded with P300,000 CASH while the Top artist per genre will each receive P20,000. Aside from the money, all winners will each get a Talent contract and management + Recording label and production + Artist grooming and exposure + Spot in Fusion 2017.

If you didn't get lucky in the previous competition, your design might be recognized in this year's Asia Young Designer Award. Focusing on the theme "Be Bold. Be Free. Be You.", unleash your creativity and impress the judges with your ideas as you explore, propel and exceed the boundaries of design. Choose which category you belong to: Interior Design or Architecture. Work on your presentation boards and create a unique, brave and well-though-out design that carries commercial value and at the same time cautious of the welfare of its surrounding community. Download the entry kit online, attach it to your entry before submitting via mail. The Gold winners in both categories will each receive P50,000 CASH + 6 months internship at LOR CALMA & PARTNER (for Interior Design) and AIDEA, Inc. (for Architecture) + Once-in-a-lifetime learning program overseas + Opportunity to represent the Philippines in the Regional AYDA 2016 Competition with a USD1,000 cash prize. In the same way, P30,000 CASH + Plaque of Appreciation will be awarded to the Silver winners. There are also eight (8) finalists who will each receive P10,000 CASH. Other prizes also include P5,000 (Best Color Design and Best Green Innovation), P10,000 (Best College/University), and  P10,000 + P10,000 Paint Voucher (Best Supporting College/University and Gold: Best College/University).
 

Start forming your group and prepare to send in your entries to Greenwich's #UltimateBandkada Search Season 2. Team up a band of 3 members who are all well versed on different genres specifically Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Reggae or EDM. There are two ways to audition. If you want to submit online, log on to the #UltimateBandkada website, register and upload your 1-minute video performance of a song that incorporates two (2) or more musical genres. Or you may choose to perform live by going to the participating venues on the audition dates. From the pool of submitted entries, only eight (8) Bandkada finalists will be selected and will perform their original composition in the Grand Finale Concert Event in front of judges and experts. There will also be a voting period for your favorite Bandkada. The #UltimateBandkada will receive P100,000 + Management and Recording Contract. The 2nd and 3rd Placers will be awarded with P60,000 and P40,000 respectively. A special "Favorite ng Barkada Award" that gathered the most number of votes will take home P10,000.

The country's most prestigious and longest-running literary awards is now accepting entries for the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards For Literature 2016. If you want to become part of the Philippine literary circle, submit your most outstanding literary craft in any participating division (English, Filipino, Regional Languages and Kabataan) under your preferred category (Short story, Short story for children, Essay, Poetry, etc). Don't forget to fill out the Official Entry Form and Grant/Assignment of Rights and Consent (for adaptations) which can be downloaded on the contest website. You may submit your entry in three (3) ways: Via direct submission at the CPF Office, mail or courier, or online. Cash prizes worth P18,000, P12,000 and P9,000 await the winners of the Short Story/Maikling Kuwento/Regional Languages (Hiligaynon, Ilokano, Cebuano, Poetry, Essay, One-act Play, Short Story for Children, Poetry Written for Children/Tula, Sanaysay, Dulang May Isang Yugto, Maikling Kuwentong Pambata, and Tula Para sa mga Bata. On the other hand, winners in the Full-length Play/Dulang Ganap ang Haba will receive cash prizes worth P23,000, P14,000 and P9,000 respectively. Higher prizes amounting to P35,00, P20,000 and P17,000 will be also be awarded to the Dulang Pampelikula winners. And, P11,000, P7,000 and P4,000 will be given to the Kabataan Essay/Kabataan Sanaysay winners. Lastly, those who have garnered multiple first prizes will receive The Hall of Fame Award or The Kabataan Award of Distinction.

Love designing clothes? Showcase your talent and join the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' Ready to Wear (RTW) Clothing Design Competition! There are three (3) categories to choose from: Student, Professional and Fashion/Clothing Line Companies. Create contemporary and practical designs for RTW garments which can be used everyday in school, office, while shopping or for other events. The design should promote the amazing textiles from different cultural communities of our country. You may opt to have it sewn by a seamstress but make sure that the final product clearly bears the ethnic source, i.e. Gaddang, Ilokano, Kapampangan, Subanen, Tboli, Yakan. The entry form can be downloaded on the contest website. Submit that, along with your entry to the Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts Section. An exhibit of all the entries will be mounted at the NCCA lobby for judging. Five (5) winners per category will each receive a cash prize plus a trophy. For the Student Category, prizes at stake are P40,000, P35,000, P30,000, P25,000 and P20,000. For the Professional Category, winners will take home P75,000, P65,000, P60,000, P40,000 and another P40,000 respectively. Lastly, for the Fashion/Clothing Line Companies, winners will be awarded with P60,000, P55,000, P50,000, P45,000 and P40,000.

Do you have a great vision that you would like to share? Show your visual magic through a 5-15 minutes flick and enter it at Sinag Maynila Short Film 2016. Your entry can be in English, Filipino or any local dialect (with English subtitles). If you have an online link to your film, you may submit it via email. You can also opt to snail mail or personally drop off your entry at Solar Entertainment Corporation office. Don't forget to attach your curriculum vitae, 2x2 photos, synopsis and other required documents to get your work qualified for judging. Submit your best film for a chance to take home the Grand Prize worth P150,000 CASH.

Didn't get lucky in last year's competition? No worries! Submission is still open for the 4th PAGCOR National Photography Competition. Running on the theme "Throwback", travel back in time and reminisce our country's glorious past. Take strong photos depicting the Filipino's cultural history from food, traits, historical sites, culture, celebrations, etc. Choose your category or you can submit on both: Conventional Photography and Mobile Photography. Register online first before uploading your entry. Since you are allowed to submit only two (2) entries, we encourage to enter your best shot. There will be screenings in Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and Metro Manila. From these entries, five (5) will move on to the Grand Finals. Cash prizes worth P75,000 and P30,000, plus trophy, will be awarded to the Grand Prize winners of the Conventional and Mobile category. For the non-winners, each will receive P20,000 and P5,000 plus a Certificate of Merit. Moreover, a special prize worth P5,000 + Certificate of Recognition will be granted to the Most Popular Photo with outstanding number of online votes.

In celebration of World Water Day, the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department (EMB) of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling all college students to join the "Water and Jobs" 60-second Video Contest. The aim of the competition is to give recognition to the men and women in our own communities whose work centers on different sustainable water strategies. Record a 60-second creative video highlighting the water sustainability heroes" in your area. Like and upload your entry at the National Search For Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools FB page. Don't forget to include a short paragraph describing your entry. Aside from that, you must also enclose the original and duplicate copy of your video (in DVD) plus a photocopy of your school ID in a short brown envelope. Then, label it with the required important information before sending it to the Environmental Education and Information Division office. Cash prizes at stake are P20,000, P15,000 and P10,000 respectively. Three (3) winners will also receive a consolation prize worth P5,000 each.

Calling all talented poets out there! Start composing your craft and showcase your writing flair in the Kokoy F. Guevara Poetry Competition. This event, organized by the late poet's friends and family in partnership with the De La Salle University (DLSU), Department of Literature and the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC), aims to continue Guevarra's work by encouraging interest in poetry in the country and at the same time give talented writers a chance to be recognized in their field. Prepare at least five (5) and not more than ten (10) unpublished poems written in English. Along with the other required documents, submit your entry to kokoyguevaraprize@gmail.com. You can only submit one (1) entry for this competition so submit your best shot for a chance to take home P25,000 cash. The 2nd and 3rd Placers will also each receive cash prizes worth P15,000 and P10,000 respectively.

Power Mac Center, in cooperation with Adobo Design Awards Asia 2016, is calling all aspiring and professional artists who have a passion for digital storytelling to join the Cinemansanas Digital Short Film Competition. Find your angle and be the digital storyteller you were meant to be. There's no entry fee for both Student and Professional Category. However, for Professionals who want to be included in the Adobo Design Awards Asia 2016, you must pay a P500 entry fee. Using only your iPhone or iPad, release your creativity by creating a 5-10 minute digital short that runs on the theme "Designing for a Bold New World". Download the entry form online and submit it along with the required documents and your artwort at any participating branches of Power Mac Center. The winner in the Professional Category will receive P50,000 worth of Power Mac Center gift cards while P30,000 gift cards await the winner in the Student Category. The Runner-ups will also get Power Mac GCs + products.

Calling all filmmakers. Get your creative juices running and start submitting your entries for the 2016 Cinemalaya Short Film Category Competition. Produce a 20-minute film in Filipino or any Philippine language as appropriate, with English subtitles. Make six (6) DVD copies of your final work and submit it along with the other required documents at the CCP Media Arts Division. Don't forget to include your duly accomplished entry form which can be downloaded online. You may submit a maximum of three (3) entries, but only one (1) movie per proponent may be considered as a finalist. From all the submissions received, ten (10) best films will be shortlisted and will be screened during the 2016 Cinemalaya Festival. The Best Short Featured film will take home P150,000 cash and Balanghai trophy. Showcase your creativity and use this as an opportunity to get recognized in the film industry.

Calling all creative Vikings! Join the I AM Vikings contest for a chance to win exciting prizes. Create a 30-second video that relates to the campaign theme "I AM Vikings". You need to show memories or scenes that best describe Vikings brand. Don't forget to include the Vikings logo and tagline 'The Philippines' Largest Buffet Restaurant' at the end of the video. Post your entry using your Facebook  and YouTube account with the caption/title "I AM VIKINGS". Your profile must be set up on public so that judges may view your entry. Then, tag Vikings' Official FB page and five (5) of your friends. They must also like Vikings and Nikon Philippines FB page. The judges will select the Top 5 video entries and will be posted on Vikings FB and Youtube account for voting. Submit your best entry and win one (1) Nikon 1 J5 kit with 10-30mm + P10,000 worth of GCs from Vikings and NIU (1st Prize), one  (1) Nikon Coolpix S33 + P5,000 Vikings GC (2nd Prize) or one (1) Limited edition Nikon luggage + P3,000 Four Seasons Hotpot City GCs (3rd Prize).

Calling all budding comic book creators! Flipside Publishing, a known distributor, publisher and retailer of Ebooks and other digital reading products, is looking for The Next Great Comic Book. You can join as solo or with a group. What you need to do is create an original 12-page comic book in any theme or genre. It must be a stand-alone entry, written in English or Filipino, in full color or black & white. Once you're happy with your work, submit it via email along with you or your group member's name and contact details. You retain copyright of your submitted work. Three (3) most promising comic books will receive cash prizes worth P5,000, P2,500, or P1,000 respectively plus a publishing contract with Flipside. Not only that. All the winning entries will be published in Ebook format.

To give new meaning and help uplift the state of the arts in the Philippines, E. Zobel Foundation, in collaboration with 4As Creative Guild of the Philippines and Publicis JimenezBasic, launched the #ArtLotto project. This public service effort aims to make people be more conscious of the art around, and eventually, help you become richer, mentally and financially. So here's how to join. Capture any art you see in underpass tunnels, along highways, in coffee shops and restaurants, in offices, in schools, on streets, or everywhere. It could be a photo or a 15-second video of your choice. Then, upload it on your Twitter or Instagram account, caption it, and include the hashtag #ArtLotto. Don't forget to set it on Public for validation. You can submit multiple entries but one account cannot submit the same art twice. Each properly hashtagged photo and video will be counted as one raffle entry, assigned with a unique number. This promo is very easy. So send in as many entries as you can for more chances of winning P450,000 cash!

Do you have a special gift or talent in creating animated movies? Then share it with a wider audience by joining the 2015 MMFF New Wave Animation Competition. This is in support to the growing art of animated filmmaking in the local film industry. Moreover, the main objective of the competition is to recognize the country's pool of talents in producing such type of movies and the creativity in telling stories through visual narratives. You may request for the application form by leaving a message via the MMFF New Wave FB page. Create a twelve-minute, frame by frame animated film that also depicts Filipino values. Then, along with the completely filled out form, submit your entry at the Office of the MMFF Secretariat. From among all the entries, only five (5) will be shortlisted as finalists and will be shown at a selected cinema(s). Prizes at stake are P100,000 for Best Picture and P50,000 cash for Special Jury Prize.

Calling all shutterbugs, photoholics, and professional photographers! The Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA), in cooperation with the National Volunteer Month Steering Committee (NVM-SC), is launching the #Volunteerism4Devt Photo Contest as part of the 2015 National Volunteer Month. This contest aims to capture the bayanihan spirit in Philippine development through photography. To join, download first the entry form via the contest website or FB page. Then, prepare your original photo taken in the country from 2013-2015. This should focus on the theme, "Volunteerism for Development". Seal your entry, along with the other required documents, in an envelope and submit it at the PNVSCA office. You can enter up to two (2) photos so submit your best shot for a chance to win P12,000 in the First Prize or P8,000 in the Second Prize. Three (3) Runner-ups will also each receive P4,000 cash. On top of that, all qualified participants will each get a Certificate of Participation.