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As of today, the official trailer of the 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS, May 3 to 8, 2022) is online and can be admired in full length. It is called "Black is Back" and was created by François Chalet. The Swiss artist teaches storytelling and expanded animation at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and works as a visual artist in the fields of illustration, animation, installation and performance as well as on cross-platform proje...
CARTOON BUSINESS DELVE INTO THE MAJOR TRENDS OF ANIMATION PRODUCTION IN EUROPE
CARTOON's annual programme of activities comes to an end with the last event of the year, CARTOON BUSINESS, a seminar on development strategies and new business models in the animation industry that seeks to provide keys to understanding the current media landscape and its growing trends. To be held on 8-10 December in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the event will feature the participation of profes...
In 2021, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival has received for the Short Films, Graduation Films, and TV and Comissionned Films categories, over 2,700 films coming from almost one hundred different countries.
2021 Selection
Check out the list of the Official Selection films in competition for Annecy 2021:
Short Films – Competition Official
Off-Limits
Perspectives
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The tenth edition for the Italian Contemporary Film Festival will kick off on June 19th with a red-carpet drive-in Special Screening featuring the new animation from Disney and Pixar.
SPECIAL SCREENING - JUNE 19th, 2021 | Ontario Place
The ICFF, presented by Lavazza, announces that the tenth edition of the Festival will open with Disney and Pixar’s upcoming original feature film “Luca”, directed by Academy Award® nominee Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”). The...
Cartoons on the Bay 2021 – International Crossmedia Animation and Children’s Television Festival
Registrations are open!
You have time until 21st June to submit your works.
The categories in competition are:
Preschool TV Series (2-4 years)
Upper Preschool TV Series (4-6 years)
Kids TV Series (7-11 years)
Interactive Multimedia Works
Live Action/Hybrid TV Series
TV Series Pilots
Short Films
Animated Feature Films
Visit...
"Only a Child" is the winning film of the SWR OnlineFilm Audience Award
After the official end of the 28th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film on May 9, 2021, viewers accredited for ONLINE+ and ONLINE PRO were able to enjoy almost the entire content of the media library until May 16, 2021.
The OnlineFestival.ITFS.de website had almost 250,000 page views by more than 6,800 users from a total of 63 countries between May 3 to 16, with an addition of almost 100,000 page v...
After six exciting days filled with highlights from the world of animation, the 28th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film has come to an end on the evening of May 9, 2021 with the grand award ceremony. And the magic’s not over yet: the entirety of the ITFS media library (including recordings of lectures and presentations) will be available to accredited users until May 16, 2021.
The motto of this year's festival was Creating*Diversity. In ...
2021 marks the 5th year of Latvian Animation Association! We have accomplished a lot in this period — we took part in festivals, organized meetings, screenings, market stands, discussions, lectures, and even gave soundscape to some beautiful student animations. Did You know? Probably not, therefore we would like to start a tradition of an occasional Newsletter that would pop up in Your emails when we have enough news to spread. We promise to keep them short, functional, and most importan...
On Friday, May 07, 18:00 CET, the first award show of the 28th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film took place! The winners of the German Animation Screenplay Award, the Animated Games Award Germany and the Trickstar Business Award have been honoured in the joint Trickstar Professional Awards Ceremony.
The German Animation Screenplay Award honours the best screenplay for an animated feature film. The German Animation Scre...
ITFS 2021 – The Highlights on Friday, May 7
ONLINE PRO
On Friday, 7 May at 18:00 CET, the first ITFS Awards Show will take place! As part of the Trickstar Professional Awards, the German Animation Screenplay Award, the Animated Games Award Germany and the Trickstar Business Award will be presented in a joint award ceremony. Presenter Anja Lange will lead through the evening with studio guests.
From Friday, 6 May, 12:00 CET, ...
La 30ème édition du Festival International du Film d’Animation "Les Nuits Magiques" aura lieu du 1er au 12 décembre 2021.
À cette occasion, un appel à films est lancé pour participer à la compétition internationale du film d'animation organisée par le festival.
Les Nuits Magiques
30ème Festival international du Film d'Animation
du 1er au 12 d&ea...
THE OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL CONFIRMS ITS 45TH EDITION WILL BE HELD ONLINE
The Ottawa International Animation Festival, one of the world’s biggest and best-known animation events, will be held online for an extended run from September 22 to October 3. Organizers were hoping that an “in person” event might be possible in 2021, but the current forecast for the pandemic indicates that a safe and enjoyable event would be difficult to stage.
“Online ...
Having spent seven wonderful days within the CEE Animation Forum, we discovered countless promising projects and encountered crowds of film professionals eager to share their knowledge and experience. And now its time to unveil the best of best.
We are thrilled to present the winning projects of the 9th edition of the CEE Animation Forum 2021.
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FMX 2021
Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media
Online, May 4-6, 2021
FMX 2021 has come to a successful close. We'd like to say a huge thank you to all our speakers, presenters, curators, partners, staff, and attendees who helped make the conference such a success.
The first online edition of FMX leaves a deep impression
During the three conference days from May 4 to 6, FMX offered 178 presentations and 100 live Q&A, presented by 388 speakers, vie...
The Los Angeles Animation Festival (LAAF), which was an online-competition-only event this year, announced its winners Sunday night. with top honors - BEST OF THE FEST and BEST COMEDY SHORT - going to Rich Webber’s beautifully paced and hilarious short BENCH (U.K).
Canada’s Ya Ma won BEST FEATURE for his powerful documentary UP WE SOAR. Swedish animator Björn Granberg Ahlmark won BEST CHARACTER BASED SHORT for his stylish ART IS ANGST and Chinese animator Mula...
FMX 2021
Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media
Online, May 4-6, 2021
In 2021, FMX - Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media will host its first online edition, offering an entirely virtual conference program dedicated to the central theme "ReImagine Tomorrow". Taking place from May 4-6, 2021, FMX will offer a digital experience featuring presentations and live sessions available to a global community. Following the confer...
The Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo is a global competition in animation and exhibition of the worlds most talented artists in the world.
Official Selections- Best Animated Shorts and Features
Nominated Animated Features
1. Over the Moon – Director: Glen Keane, John Kahrs
2. My Favorite War – Director: Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen
3. Animal Crackers – Directors: Tony Bancroft, Scott Christian Sava
4. Dreambuilders – Directors: Kim Ha...
Anima, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival, is also a meeting place for Belgian and international talents working in the sector. Futuranima and its professional meetings are set to take place online from 15th to 20th February 2021.
As part of the Festival's 40th edition, the Futuranima programme will be a special 100% Belgian affair with the master classes, conferences, panel discussions, studio presentations and work in progress meetings all highlighting...
Few days left to apply to the CEE Animation Workshop, a year-long project, designed to boost creativity and story development, to build a stable financing structure for projects, to facilitate access to markets, and to provide a basis for efficient circulation of the finished works. It is constructed around four main themes: script development, building know-how, production package and pitch preparation for accessing the market, and networking.
The Workshop is designed for film pro...
The 2020 LOS ANGELES ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Dec 5th) announces this year’s storied jury panel of filmmakers and industry professionals. Judging this year’s animation shorts, features and scripts are episodic director/showrunner Otis Brayboy, animator David B Fain, co-director of CalArts Experimental Animation program Maureen Furniss, Production Designer / Director Paul Harrod, Six Point Harness animation director Ron Myrick, animation/comedy writer Jar...
All the contents will be available on Rai Play from December 18th to 20th, 2020.
COTB is the kids crossmedia and TV animation Festival promoted by Rai and organized by Rai Com and for this special edition in cooperation with Rai Play and Rai Ragazzi.
This year the Festival presents its very first digital edition. All events will be streamed online: previews, retrospectives, round tables, masterclasses and appointments with top animation professionals. Also&nbs...
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ANA POLLAK
Australia
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Taiwan
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Sept. 25-26, 2020 | #SCADAnimationFest
SCAD AnimationFest returns for a fourth year with an all-new virtual setting, offering unparalleled access to titans of animation, special screenings, insightful presentations, and a few surprises along the way. Join the digital celebration of this lively artform and experience two days of animated excitement right from your computer, tablet, or mobile device.
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The 47th edition of Film Fest Ghent will close with the highly anticipated film, Disney and Pixar's Soul, directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Kemp Powers. Pixar's latest revelation is an accessible, enchanting and above all heart-warming escapade that also happens to ask some of life's biggest questions. An ode to living, Soul is peppered with incredible music by jazz artist Jon Batiste and represents the perfect closing film for Film Fest Ghent 2020.
What...
From May 4 to 9, 2021 will take place the 28th Stuttgart International Festival of
Animated Film (ITFS) - one of the most important events for animated film worldwide. From now on, animated films completed after October 1, 2019 can be submitted for the main competitions of the festival.
Films can now be submitted to the following competition categories:
International Competition – International Short Film Competition
Young Animation – International Student...
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