On May 18th, for second consecutive year, animation film professionals will gather to celebrate the art of animation in Cannes, during the annual film festival. Animation Day in Cannes features market screenings, panel awards and accolades, discussions and networking events, taking place in various festival locations.
Animation Day in Cannes in partnership with www.filmfestivals.com and Animaze: The Montreal International Animation Film Festival invites all animation film professionals attending the Cannes Film Festival to join our events and benefit from exclusive opportunities to see first previews of new animation projects, promote their activity and network with fellow experts in the field.
The Market screenings will take place on May 14 and May 18 as follows:
May 14, Olympia Theatre, 8.30 pm: Bilal opening film by Ayman Jamal; by invitation only (Press, buyers, Animation Day in Cannes registered members)
May 18, Palais B Theatre, 1.30 pm: Reserved for buyers and press
May 18, Salon la Renaissance Theatre, 1.30 pm (10 Boulevard du Midi Jean Hibert 06400 Cannes): Reserved for registered guests of Animation Day in Cannes
Feature Animation Films will have their special presentation during Animation day in Cannes:
Bilal by Ayman Jamal and Khurram H. Alavi & Ayman Jamal (UAE / USA)
with introduction from Ayman Jamal (producer, co-director)
The Shonku Diaries: A Unicorn Adventure, story: Satyajit Ray, dir. by Kamal Bensal
Special VR project: APES VR Project by Georges Snow
with introduction from the creator Georges Snow
Short Films to be presented during Animation day in Cannes:
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*The clock makers dream by Cashell Horgan Dream
*Maze Without Walls by Cecilia Gragnani
*Morning Coffee by tracy miller-robbins
*Borrowed Time by Amanda Jones
*Lucky and the Pirates by Karen Goldfarb
*Fantasy on Sarabanda by Gudbjorg Hlin Gudmundsdottir
*20 Coups de pied by Dimitar Dimitrov
*Two Years by Naaman Azhari
*Before Dying by Montagut Chuen
*Limites by Giulia Landi
*Mikumentary REMIX by Tara Knight
*Dawn by S.Mansour Bani Hashemi
*Sushi by Jacob Greenawalt
*The Curse of the Were-Rat by Jan Julian Rospond
*In a Good Way by Yi Ju Tsai
*Pokey Pokey by Jake Zhang
*That Fat Cat Ate Dad's Hat by Darran Kuah
*Die Slow by Robert Crispe
*I am not a Mouse by Evgenia Golubeva
*What they believe by Shoko Hara
*White by Luce Grosjean
*Tea Time by Luce Grosjean
The above selection will be followedd by the presentation of Best of Fests:
animation films awarded at recent festivals or major film events (European Film Awards, Oscars, Cesar, BAFTA, Clermont Ferrand, Houston WorldFest, Mecal).
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*Cafard by Jan Bultheel
*What I want by Leonardo Roma
*Borrowed Time by Amanda Jones
*September Sketch Book by Ronnie Cramer
*The Mandarin Garden by Joe Chang
*The Return by Mohammad Hamedani
*Bob and the Magic Camera by Adam Kemp
*Morning Coffee by Tracy Miller-Robbins
*Milky Ways by Honami Yano
Venue partners include the Cannes Film Market and the Salon La Renaissance (in partnership with AVIFF: Art Video International Film Festival).
For trailers and video, visit the Animation Day in Cannes YouTube Channel
Please get in touch for further information:
Contacts in Cannes May 11- 21
Bruno Chatelin: brunochatelin@gmail.com +33 6 0 99 57 34
Laurie Gordon: laurie@animazefestival.com
Martin I. Petrov: martin@lemiaff.com
about ADIC
A lively meeting place dedicated to animation for discovery and fun networking
A comprehensive catalogue of international long and short animation works presented and represented at Cannes
A directory of animation professionals attending Cannes
A promotional platform for recent films, projects in development on the site AnimationDayinCannes.com, filmfestivals.com and Youtube
A dedicated video channel on youtube to discover trailers, showcase and Best of Fests
Buyers/media channel on youtube featuring Showcase, demo reel, excerpts with password protection
Increased visibility of awards and award recall of winning films at large animation festivals
Benefit from press coverage of 5 000 medias and the presence of key players attending the international market (1MM transactions)
Register for a day pass for some of our events for free
About filmfestivals.com
Since 1995 we connect films to festivals and document the world of festivals worldwide.
We offer the most comprehensive festival directory of 6 000 festivals, the site has close to a million unique vistors and 125 000 subscribers.
Portal with Film & Festival News (80 000 articles) and Social network for the festival community.
www.filmfestivals.com
Cannes Festival News and Dailies I Cannes Market Dailies I Animation Day in Cannes
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About ANIMAZE
Montreal International Animation Film Festival Agust 18 - 21, 2016
Animaze is an international animation film festival and industry conference in Montreal, Canada. The 2016 edition of the festival will bring together cinema, technology and education. With hours of innovative programming from all genres and styles of animation, Animaze is sure to inspire and entertain. Last year, over 150 shorts from animators in 63 countries were screened. This year we’re broadening our offerings beyond the traditional film festival to include:
An industry and technology conference
Public events and outdoor screenings in Parc des Amériques
A showcase for new content for new technologies: virtual reality, augmented reality and 360º domes.
www.animazefestival.com
VENUE PARTNERS
The Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC) serves as a one-stop shop for producers, crew and filmmakers to ensure that filming in Dubai is as easy and efficient as possible and drives cost savings across all areas of production through unique incentives. DFTC is the sole entity authorized to issue shooting permits in Dubai for the purpose of media production – whether on public or private locations.
http://www.filmdubai.gov.ae
About AVIFF
The “AVIFF-Art Film Festival” Cannes is a 3 days long Festival event during Cannes Festival, dedicated to Video Art and artists’ films. For the past 6 years it has become one of the preferred places of promoting contemporary art in the field of Artists’ films associated with an emerging art market.
Daily program :
Market 15.00-18.00/ Sessions : 15.00-16.30 & 17.00-18.30
Interventions / Debates : 16.30-17.00/ Cocktail / Meetings every evening : 17.00+
‘Art films do their cinema in Cannes’
http://art-film-festival.com/aviff/
AVIFF IS LOCATED NEXT TO HOTEL RADISON BLUE
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