If you are in or around New York City here is your chance to show your skills live on stage in a 20 minute head to head contest at the first of the Cut&Paste events to be held this year. This qualifier for the global championships will be held on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 – 6:00PM – 10:00PMSoho House29-35 Ninth Avenue but you need to apply to compete by Friday, October 14, 2011..(yes, tomorrow)

Cut&Paste
is THE Digital Design Tournament, a live action battle
in 2D, 3D and Motion design facing off the best of the best across
twelve cities worldwide. Once again the finalists from all international
events will converge in New York to conclude the tour with the Global
Championship, where one winner in each field will be crowned the victor.
This is a design battle royale to launch designers into the spotlight
and offer the audience the unique experience of sharing the creative
process. This year’s tour will extend beyond the stage with audience
meet and greets and the Cut&Paste: Show&Tell series, presenting
an insightful how-to with some of the brightest minds in the design
community.

For those outside of NYC the deadline to apply for Cut&Paste in the following cities is:

Mexico City – October 28th, 2011

Sao Paulo – October 28th, 2011

Tokyo – November 11, 2011

Seoul – November 11, 2011

Shanghai – November 11, 2011

Tel Aviv – December 9, 2011

London – December 9, 2011

Berlin – December 9, 2011

San Francisco – December 9, 2011

Los Angeles – December 9, 2011

12th City To Be Announced – December 9, 2011

If you don’t have the 3D chops to enter you can still head on over to the event and see the New York 2D, 3D and Motion Graphics masters go head to head. Tickets at Eventbrite.