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Edinburgh 's MOVE Summit announced for 19-21 February 2020

Scotland’s largest animation festival MOVE Summit is launching a dedicated business strand to match independent studios and producers with UK-wide commissioning agencies and industry representatives.

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ANIBAR ANIMATION FESTIVAL EDITION X - 15-21 July 2019 Peja, Kosovo: 10 Years of Hopes and Fears

This year Anibar Animation Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary and against all odds this Kosovo festival has grown into a first-class animation event.

FMX 2020 Headline News

FMX 2020 Announces ‘Imagine Tomorrow’ Theme, First Program Confirmations

25th Anniversary Edition will focus on visions of the future for media & entertainment; Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Volker Engel and Annecy Cristal-winning animation director Regina Pessoa among first confirmed speakers.

Creativity Blogs

A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CREATIVITY

I want to take a step back from screenwriting and discuss a more basic principle—

Festivals Blogs

UNDER THE RADAR SYMPOSIUM AND ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL 1 – 5 July 2019 Vienna, Austria: Small is Beautiful

Under the Radar is an annual animation festival and interdisciplinary conference for animation, experimental film, media arts, and connected fields of research and production.

Events Headline News

Call for Submissions: Animation Production Days 2020

Deadline for entries to the 14th APD co-production and financing platform event is February 20, 2020.

Books Headline News

Mark Simon Releases New Book ‘Start at the Top – Stories to Help You Succeed’

Author, cartoonist and story artist on productions including ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Woody Woodpecker’ shares dozens of lessons learned from a 30-year career filled with both successes and failures.

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ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 10 – 15 June 2019 Annecy, France The Good, the Bad, and the Really, REALLY Ugly

     Each year the size of the Annecy Festival boggles my mind as it continues to grow.  This year there were 3,139 films submitted, 93 of which were animated features.  With more than 500 films screened throughout the week and more than 12,000 attendees at the festival and the MIFA market, it was impossible to see and do everything.

Awards Headline News

Sam Gainsborough’s ‘Facing It’ Takes Home 2019 VIEW Award

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 3:14pm

Francesco Filippi’s ‘Red Hands’ wins the Italianmix for best short; ‘Trois Francs, Six Sous,’ and ‘Blieschow’ also take top honors.

VIEW Conference 2019 Blogs

VIEW Conference 2019: Celebrating the Best in Animation, VFX and Visual Storytelling

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 10:07pm

Grab your notepad and fashionable wool scarf; a packed roster of talent led by Brad Bird, Dean DeBlois and Rob Legato will rub elbows and share insights at the digital media conference and symposium set for October 21-25 in Turin, Italy. 

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