5th Animarte – International Animation Festival

Animarte is a showcase that focuses on short animated films. The show tours cities in South America bringing some of the best animated shorts from around the world. The show is offered free of charge and we try reach large audiences. We believe in bringing animation shorts to the largest number of people possible to spark their creativity and open their minds to this innovative form of art.

Animarte’s Artistic Director, Javier Saldeña, was born and raised in Argentina. He studied filmmaking in Buenos Aires and later moved to the United States to further his studies in filmmaking and animation. During regular trips back home he would bring animated shorts with him that he had seen in the United States to share with friends and family. Javier soon discovered how excited people in his home country of Argentina and the surrounding countries were about this unique form of art.

That’s when we decided to partner up with friends, fellow animation lovers and other artists to mount an animation show that would bring the best animated shorts to cities throughout South America!

ANIMARTE showcases the best animation shorts from around the world and brings them to cities throughout South America. Already three major cities have been confirmed for our sixth edition: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mendoza, Argentina and Viña del Mar, Chile. We continue to work hard to add more cities to our tour!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!

The 5th Animarte – International Animation Festival is receiving submissions until October 31, 2010. Animarte is open to animated and mixed media shorts with a duration of 15 minutes or less. There is no entry or registration fee and all animation techniques are accepted.

Animarte is a showcase that focuses on short animated films. The show tours cities in South America bringing some of the best animated shorts from around the world. The show is offered free of charge and we try reach large audiences. We believe in bringing animation shorts to the largest number of people possible to spark their creativity and open their minds to this innovative form of art.

Animarte’s Artistic Director, Javier Saldeña, was born and raised in Argentina. He studied filmmaking in Buenos Aires and later moved to the United States to further his studies in filmmaking and animation. During regular trips back home he would bring animated shorts with him that he had seen in the United States to share with friends and family. Javier soon discovered how excited people in his home country of Argentina and the surrounding countries were about this unique form of art.

That’s when we decided to partner up with friends, fellow animation lovers and other artists to mount an animation show that would bring the best animated shorts to cities throughout South America!

ANIMARTE showcases the best animation shorts from around the world and brings them to cities throughout South America. Already three major cities have been confirmed for our sixth edition: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mendoza, Argentina and Viña del Mar, Chile. We continue to work hard to add more cities to our tour!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!

The 5th Animarte – International Animation Festival is receiving submissions until October 31, 2010. Animarte is open to animated and mixed media shorts with a duration of 15 minutes or less. There is no entry or registration fee and all animation techniques are accepted.

Comic-Con International: San Diego, the largest comics convention of its kind in the world, today announced it will be staying in San Diego for the foreseeable future.

Cortoons, International Short Animated Film Festival, is opening registrations for its eighth  edition, that will be held next April 2011 (6-10th) at Palladium Theatre in Rome (Italy).

The competition’s categories are seven:

Italian Short movie ; International Short movie from 1 to 4 minutes and from 4 to 20 minutes; Graduation Film; VFX ; Videoclip ; Feature Film

The subject is free.
Admission free.
All techniques of animation accepted.
The short films must be realized after 1st of January 2009
Deadline: 1st of Genuary 2011

The festival is totally free

WE PREFER ITALIAN OR (AT LEAST) ENGLISH SUBTITLED MOVIES

To download the entry form and for further informations visit:
http://www.cortoons.it/

Contacts:

info@cortoons.it

redazione@cortoons.it

skype: cortoonsfest

Visit our web TV
http://cortoons.twww.tv/?onair
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http://cortoons2d.twww.tv/?onair
http://cortoonskids.twww.tv/?onair

 

Foghorn Leghorn, the lovable, mischievous rooster and his pals Tweety and Sylvester are the next to headline Warner Home Video’s (WHV) Looney Tunes Super Stars releases, the newest series of DVDs celebrating classic Looney Tunes characters.

Aardman Animations have broken a Guinness World Record for Smallest stop-motion animation character in a film, with their new short film: "Dot."

Method has just completed work on a massive, VFX-filled campaign for Halo: Reach--one of the most anticipated game releases of all time.

The Holland Animation Film Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary! Therefore the festival invites you to take part in the programme Shareware.

The ANIM!ARTE 2010 - 9º Brazilian Student Animation Festival aims at the stimulation of culture, professional and artistic growth in the area of animation in Brazil, mainly to incite the increase of audiovisual animation productions among students. The event's ninth edition will occur at the Matilha Cultural (São Paulo – SP) and at the Federal Fluminense University - UFF (Niterói - Rio de Janeiro). 

The International Animation Movies Category will award a prize to the best international animation (made by students from all over the world) with the ANIM!ARTE trophy. The movies will be judged by a jury indicated by the festival's coordination board and also will be judged by the public choice.  

The inscription is free. The Online´s Inscription form and the rules are available at the website of the Festival. Submissions until October 21 !

The movies can be sent by e-mail through download link to: animarte@vouanimarte.com.br or by post mail to: 3 Moinhos Produções - Rua (Street) Santa Clara - 313/ 605 - Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil - Zip Code: 22041 - 011.

Send it Now !!

Hosted by William Shatner, the Myouterspace Contest calls the greatest talent in the creative galaxy to come forward and shine! The Contest is scheduled from September 1 until December 1, 2010 and is open to the talent of this world and beyond.

Dr. Toon recounts the life and death of the theatrical animated short.

It’s all smiles for animators taking the new facial animation masterclass from Chris Landreth.

LA ACM SIGGRAPH to screen 2010 SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater

 

The Los Angeles Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH will host a one night only event, showcasing the world's finest animation and visual effects in a special screening version of the "Electronic Theater" from the SIGGRAPH 2010 Conference's Computer Animation Festival.

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announces its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 38th Annual Annie Awards.

The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival

Official Program

 

Montreal - Wednesday, October 13, 2010 – The second Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival is proud to announce the release of the official program for 2010. This year, the Festival will be taking place on October 29, 30, and 31, in the J.A. de Sève Theater at Concordia University (1453 Mackay Street, Montreal). 

 

“The Stop Motion Film Festival celebrates this unique art form and helps support the already vibrant Stop Motion community,” says Festival Manager Erik H. Goulet. “For years, Stop Motion has been used in television and feature films.  And, we have seen significant box office success for films like Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and The Corpse Bride.  Despite this, many animators struggle to have their work shown on the big screen.  Now, with the Stop Motion Film Festival, everyone can experience these films as they deserve to be seen.”

 

This year's program has something for everyone. As well as the official film selection, conferences, and guest artists, the festival is also offering family and school programs.

 

Opening Night: A Master Class with BARRY JC PURVES

Friday October 29 – 7:30 p.m.

 

Friday evening, at the incredible Galla Award Ceremony at the 25th Odense International Film Festival in Denmark, the winners of The Danish Animation Society's Animation Award was announced.

Kihachiro Kawamoto, famed Japanese puppet animator, has died of pneumonia, reports Anime News Network.

23rd Annual VideoFest– Sept. 23-26, 2010

ANIMATION PROGRAMS

For press information:

Lisa Taylor

Taylor-Made Press

lisatmp@swbell.net or 214-914-1099

 

Dallas, TX – The 23rd Annual VideoFest will be at the Angelika Film Center Sept. 23-26,2010.  The oldest and largest video and film festival in the nation, VideoFest shows a diverse range of works by regional, national and international video and film artists that are hard to find at the local video store, the movie theater or on Netflix. Because VideoFest is different than a traditional film festival or just going to a movie, expect something different! For the third year in a row, the VideoFest will be presented thru I-Tunes. VideoFest is presented by Video Association of Dallas.

Patrons may purchase day passes ($25 or $35 depending on day) or All-Festival passes ($75) for over 150 programs making this Festival the best deal in town. Buy tickets online in advance or at the door day of show. Visit www.videofest.org for more information or call 214-428-8700.  Sponsors include HBO, Kodak, Texas Film Commission, Dallas Film Commission, Dallas Film Society, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, and Texas Commission on the Arts. 

 Schedule of Animated Films

Friday, Sept. 24, 2010

8:30 p.m. Cafe

Alone in the 475th

George Gantzer

Inspired by journals written amid World War II this animated short explores a subjective interpretation of a soldier's written words. As these journal entries are recited the filmmaker uses a mixture of animation and photographs to visualize a surreal experience based on the soldier's actual written words.

Friday, Sept. 24, 2010

8:30 p.m. Cafe

Lake

Sean Capone

Animazing Spotlight has announced its nominations for the 2010 Second Annual Weekend of Animated Shorts, to be held September 4 & 5 at Woodbury University.