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9th GOLDEN KUKER INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 7 – 13 May 2018 Sofia, Bulgaria

The theme for the 9th edition of the Golden Kuker International Animation Festival was Time Machine, taking us into the future to look at the animation of tomorrow.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: STOPTRIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN SLOVENIA AND POLAND

The non-red carpet celebration of worldwide stop motion animation strikes again! We're looking for the best 3-dimensional hand-made films, experimental and traditional alike.

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ANIFILM INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILMS 2018 – 1 to 6 May 2018, Trebon, Czech Republic

For a festival noted for puppet and 2D animation, the emphasis on 3D this year was a big departure.   Anifilm program director Pavel Horacek explained “Animators sometimes unjustly view 3D computer animation as a bad, cold, commercial technique, usually associated with mainstream entertainment.

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Call for Entries - ANIMARKT Pitching 2018

ANIMARKT Pitching 2018 – submit a project of your stop motion short

Projects of animated shorts and TV special episodes made with the use of puppet technique can take part in the pitching organized for the second time during ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum. The deadline for submissions is July 31st.

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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF ITFS and CREATING WORLDS AT FMX

The 25th birthday celebration edition of the International Trickfilm Festival in Stuttgart, Germany was bigger than ever with an expanded game zone and more than 200 individual events. Running concurrently with the Trickfilm Festival for four days, the FMX Conference on Animation, Effects, Games, and Immersive Media provided an excellent over view of the industries’ present state and even more important its future.  This year FMX was completely sold out with 4,000 visitors who listened to 264 speakers.

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Submissions are now open for the 14th DOK Leipzig Co-Pro Market!

The DOK Co-Pro Market will take place 29 & 30 October 2018. We schedule 800 curated individual meetings with possible co-producers, co-financiers, broadcasters and other professionals in order to finance new ambitious creative documentaries.

 

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ANIMA BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 9 – 18 February 2018 - Brussels, Belgium

The 2018 edition of Anima Brussels was an exceptional mixture of special events and competition screenings.  First and foremost was the salute to Estonian animation in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Estonia.

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All Competition Categories Now Complete for Anifilm 2018 in Třeboň, Czech Republic

Anifilm 2018 - the International festival of animated films - Třeboň, Czech Republic; May 1st - 6th 2018, announces  that All Competition Categories are Complete!

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KLIK’S 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION IS SERIOUS FUN! 17 – 22 October 2017 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The opening night ceremony began in true KLIK fashion with guests being given armfuls of blown up tube balloons.  We were told to connect them to the people sitting on either side of us and in the end the theatre became one long chain of balloons with lots of silly balloon hats too.

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Call for entries - Animakom Festival, Bilbao from 11 to 15 April 2018. The submission deadline is 20 February 2018.

Animakom, the second edition, is an international animation festival with live screenings and with awards that will take place in Bilbao from 11 to 15 April 2018. The submission deadline is 20 February 2018.

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BOOK REVIEW - INDEPENDENT ANIMATION Developing, Producing, and Distributing Your Animated Films , by Ben Mitchell

Christmas is fast approaching so if you are looking for that perfect gift for the independent animator in your life or you feel like you deserve a treat, than look no further than Ben Mitchell’s new book INDEPENDENT ANIMATION Developing, Producing, and Distributing Your Animated Films.

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CALL FOR ANIMATION: ANIMAFEST ZAGREB WORLD FESTIVAL of ANIMATED FILM

World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb invites you to submit your films for the 28th edition of the Festival, taking place 4-9 June 2018 in Zagreb.

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WOMAN POWER AT THE VOLDA ANIMATION FESTIVAL - 14 – 17 September 2017 Volda, Norway

Volda, Norway is home to the Volda University College Animation Department and the Volda Animation Festival.  The festival is a completely student run undertaking and this year the four festival organizers were women as befits this year’s theme, Women In Animation.

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