The “Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts announce ninth annual Poster Design Competition”. This non profit organization has been carrying out these competitions for the last 8 years and this is the ninth one. They have invited students from different locations to participate in this competition. The last date for sending the entries is 3^rd February 2021. All the students who are interested in art have an opportunity to participate in this poster making competition and make their dream come true. The winners of this competition will have the option of enrolling in any of the 45 art institutes. They would be receiving the scholarship worth the amount of the tuition fee of the course.

The students from Canada, US and Puerto Rico have also been invited for this year’s competition. They have to send in a poster on the theme of this year’s competition and that is, you can create tomorrow. There are two categories through which the contestants can enrol themselves, one is that of the high school seniors and the other one is that of the high school graduates. If you want to pursue your career in the field of art, this is certainly a great opportunity that you should not miss.

Take a look at the list of the highest grossing films of 2010 and you will see that two main sub-categories unsurprisingly dominate. The sequels and the franchises held a huge number of the top spots, while the children’s features also featured highly in the lists of the high grosser.

It seems that those heading to their local Odeon or other cinema chain in 2010 then, were the loyal fans of ongoing Saga, and families looking for a little light relief in a year that was marred by ongoing financial crisis. So it comes as small surprise that the Top 10 Grossing Films of 2010 were:

1.    Toy Story 3 – Children and grown ups alike flocked to their local cinema to soak up this final instalment in the tale of Buzz, Woody and friends. Mums across the country sniffed into their Kleenexes as little Andy grew up and headed off to University, while a whole new generation of movie buffs were introduced to the delights of Disney Pixar’s longest running movie franchise. The film took the Oscar for Best Animated Feature

2.    Alice in Wonderland – Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp star in Tim Burton’s signaturely dark adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic, which also features Burton’s wife Helena Bonham Carter in a suitably eccentric role. The film took home the 2010 Oscars for both Art Direction and Costume Design as well as being a box office hit.

3.    Iron Man 2 – Robert Downey Jr reprises the action adventure superhero role adapted from the Marvel comic’s character. Directed by Jon Favreau the film was a hit with audiences but missed out on being awarded anything by the academy.

4.    The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – The teen swoon-fest continues with the third film in the Twilight series, following the exploits of the teen vampires and werewolves as they continue on their exciting journey. Loved by girls and their mums across the globe, the Twilight films continue to bring box office gold.

5.    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – the first instalment of the final book of the world’s favourite wizarding adventure was a big draw for theatre audiences. Fans flocked to watch Daniel Radcliffe reprising the role of the boy wizard as he approached the final showdown with Lord Voldemort.

6.    Inception – Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Christopher Nolan’s mind bending epic which took four Oscars including those for Cinematography and Visual Effects.

7.    Despicable Me: 3D animated adventure featuring the voices of Russell Brand and Julie Andrews, following the exploits of super-villain Felonius Gru.

8.    Shrek Forever After: Comedians Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy come together once again as Shrek and Donkey in this final animated adventure. Also stars Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas.

9.    How to Train your Dragon – Based on the book by Cressida Cowell this animated feature is so good it was also nominated for the Best Animated Feature but beaten to the Oscar by Toy Story Three – still an enchanting story that has little ones entranced

10.    Tangled – this irreverent animated Disney take on the traditional Brothers Grimm tale of Rapunzel was a hit with audiences across the world.

Artist Ridd Sorensen has made some pretty spiffy top movies poster fan art one-sheets for the Super Summer Action Show at Planet Pulp. He’s got a whole cadre of 1980s action classics including Predator, Rambo, and Die Hard.

As the 6th season of the HGTV design star is about to begin from July 11 the panel of judges have already delivered their expert evaluation. The expert evaluation so far released indicated that this competition is going to be the most competitive of the HGTV design star so far organized. The setting of the 6th season is not all that different from the other seasons the differences are in the areas of judges. The panel is now composed of more guest judges who would help the returnee judges to deliver fair and unbiased judgment while the competition lasts.

As usual the competition will be determined in two phases and any of the contestants can be removed in the process until there is only one contestant remaining. Already the list of contestants who are made public at the evaluation report indicated that known names in the fashion and design industry are taking the event serious. The names so far listed are known names in the industry who know what it takes to win the competition.

This 6th season of the HGTV design star competition would last for two months starting from July 11 to September 12 2011. There would be elimination for each week until the final winner emerges.

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