PRIMANIMA is a festival of workshop films, diploma films made by students and first films made by young professionals or non-professionals. All these categories will have a separate competition programme at PRIMANIMA. The Grand Prix of the festival is 2000 Euro, supported by the Council of Budaörs Town.

Why animated?
Why not? Why not have an animated (= fresh, exciting, innovative / related to animation film) festival in one of the most animated (= fresh, exciting, innovative / related to animation film) cities of Hungary, Budaörs?

OK, then why PRIMANIMA?
We believe that a scene is needed to get to know the prime animation film makers of the future so PRIMANIMA focus primarily on them. PRIMANIMA's competition programme, hence, is dedicated to student films, graduation films and first films.

An animated film festival?
PRIMANIMA cannot be not animated because of the
- fresh film screenings – watch the most recent pieces of young animators and animation students from all over the world!
- exciting presentations and workshops – get to know the animation film education, production and history of our neighboring countries!
- innovative forums – learn the most creative achievements of applied animation!

Why then? Why there?
28 October is the International Animation Day, which is celebrated since 2002 by ASIFA. Hungary joined the feast in 2005. Last year, in 2011 Budaörs was the main host of IAD in Hungary, located only 15 minutes from the centre of Budapest.

We are proud to present you PRIMANIMA World Festival of First Animations which will take place 25-28 October 2012 in Budaörs. We truly hope you can join us and get animated, fresh, excited at PRIMANIMA!

Keep informed about PRIMANIMA at www.asifa.hu/primanima2012!

Festival includes screenings, conferences, workshops. Introducing films and animator from all over the world. Get together masters and amateurs.

The 22th International Animated Film Festival « Les Nuits Magiques » will takes place in the following places from 2012, december 5th to 18th : « Le Festival » movie theater in Bègles, « Utopia » movie theater in Bordeaux, « L'Entrepôt » auditorium in Le Haillan, « Simonde Signoret » center in Canéjan, the « Maison des Arts » in the Bordeaux 3 University.

The festival goal is to show the diversity of animation, screening animated short and feature films which come from all over the world and which use diferents animation techniques.

All animated short and feature films are eligible if they are directed after 2009 december the 31th.

We only can accept 35mm print (optical sound), DCP print or DVD as screening copies. We only can accept 35mm film if the print is allready in France or in Europe during the festival period. Otherwise, the film will be screen on DVD.

Foreign films are eligible only if they are subtitled in french, with french dialogues or without dialogues.

Entry form will be available on our website www.lesnuitsmagiques.fr. No registration fee is required.

Entries from students + professionals are invited for PHOTOGRAPHY | GRAPHICS DESIGN | ANIMATION DESIGN categories to participate in 2nd Annual Global Photography + Graphics Festival-2012. For details kindly follow the link.

http://educationexpo.tv/awards/awards.aspx

Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-2012, Kolkata. Entries open for Students + Professionals categories. Short Films, Animations, Documentaries + Music Videos. Regular Deadline: 30 July, 2012. FPL Kolkata: 5ShiftsFilmProject- Make a short film in just 5 Shifts. 21DaysAnimationProject- Make an animation movie in just 21 days. Festival Date: 19 Aug 2012. For further queries please email us at info.kolkata@miniboxoffice.com.

http://miniboxoffice.com/submitmovie.aspx

Se-Ma-For Film Festival is organized by Se-ma-for Film Foundation operating by two-time Academy Award winning film studio. It is the only in Europe and Asia festival dedicated to puppet animation and stop motion. This year's edition will be held under the banner of animation from Eastern and Central Europe.

The festival not only gives you the opportunity to see the latest, exceptional works of animation artists from Poland and all over the world, but also the greatest classics.

It is also an opportunity to discover the beauty of the art of stop motion and participate in discussions with artists, producers, distributors, as well as representatives of international film schools and festivals.

Lodz city spirit and film tradition provides a unique atmosphere. We want the festival to be an international meeting platform for all speaking the universal language of animation.



This year's festival will include, among other things:

• International Stop Motion Animation Competition and Polish Animation Competition.

• "Animation in the neighborhood" - a project involving several countries of Eastern and Central Europe - the presentation of the most important works of the last five years.

• "Fathers of our animation" - a scientific conference, which will be attended by historians from Russia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovak, Polish, Estonian and Hungarian. It will be a series of lectures illustrated with unique films from the major European archives.

• Special screenings organized on the occasion of 65th Se-ma-for anniversary; "Mornings for children" and special educational shows for high schools.

• Panels for producers, distributors, as well as promoters of the animation. Workshops and conferences with outstanding artists from Iran, Russia, USA, Romania, Belarus and Lithuania.

• Festival zone located in culture, art and creative business center - OFF Piotrkowska and related events; concerts and exhibitions, as well as a visit to the newly opened Se-ma-for Museum of Animation.



Discover the timeless beauty of stop motion animation



"They move, move like living, what a fantastic material, able to create miracles!" Ladislas Starevich - pioneer of puppet animation, which he invented in 1910 in Kaunas, during the recreation of stag beetles fight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From October 10th to 13th Se-Ma-For Film Foundation will organize 3rd edition of Se-Ma-For Film Festival (held in Lodz, Poland) – the first stop-motion animation festival in Europe and Asia. 

You are kindly invited to submit your films – every stop-motion film produced after January 1st 2010, which running time is not longer than 35 minutes can be entered.

  

Submission deadline is August 3rd 2012.

 

Submission materials include: Entry Form, copy of the film (DVD), English translation of the film, two stills and photograph of the director (author) of the film. Materials can be send by e-mail (festival@se-ma-for.com) or addressed to:

  

ANIMAFRIK is an animation festival dedicated to African and Caribbean animation and designed to promote its  Art and animation. The festival projects films by African and Caribbean Animators on the continent and in the Diaspora. The festival has screening sessions, workshops and conferences.

The SDAF showcases unique independent animation from all over the world as well as commercial content from the region. The SoDak Fest also hosts special guest artists to share ideas and inspiration with the public audience. Animation workshops are also held for festival attendees and members of the community. For a visiting animator, the hospitality can't be beat.  Student work is especially emphasized to support animation education. Prizes are awarded in the form of the coveted "Golden Cowbell Award"!

J.J. Sedelmaier is already on-board as a 2012 special guest!  Past special guest artists include animators David Chai, Bill Plympton, Patrick Smith, filmmaker and animator PES, indie filmmaker Todd Rohal and Reid Thompson, creative director from Troika Design Group! 

The SDAF is operated by faculty, staff and student volunteers of South Dakota State University, The Animation Club of South Dakota State University and the surrounding community. SUbmission fees go toward the animator travel assistance fund.  The 2012 festival is sponsored by the Department of Visual Arts at South Dakota State University, Daktronics Inc., and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Nu Directions in Animation’ is an exciting event, free to both participants and the viewing public.  This is a great opportunity to view the work of animators based from all over London.  The exhibition will capture the diversity in the forms and styles of animation. This will be a great way to end your summer break.

Zagreb Film Festival

October 14th-21st 2012

Zagreb, Croatia

The tenth Zagreb Film Festival will be taking place from 14-21 October 2012. The screenings and events will be taking place in several venues in Zagreb: in cinemas Europa, Tuškanac, Grič and Dokukino Croatia and in Zagreb Dance Center which will be turned into an attractive cinema during the festival week. A part of the program will also be shown in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Novi Zagreb. By spreading across the Sava River, Zagreb Film Festival will merge with the city more than ever and will remain the biggest and most important film festival for the people and visitors of Zagreb. Some 90 films will be shown in seven programs. On average, the festival screenings are seen by around 30,000 viewers.

The main competition program of the festival will present new first or second films of international directors: eleven long feature films, ten short feature films and some fifteen documentary films. The films will be competing for Golden Pram Awards in their respective categories. Besides its international program, the festival will also present Checkers, the national short film competition program. It will include a dozen of films made by new Croatian authors in order to boost and promote Croatian film production.

Every year, Zagreb Film Festival presents a few additional programs the purpose of which is often educational. These programs are realized in cooperation with Croatian and foreign selectors and international festivals and institutes. Some of such previously presented programs include Red Westerns and Wheel (in cooperation with Rotterdam International Film Festival), Film: Protest, Film as Propaganda (selector: Daniel Rafaelić), Bunker (selector: Bernd Buder, Berlinale)... and many others.

Also, in order to help promote Croatian authors and short film production, for the third year in a row we are cooperating with relevant short film festivals (last year it was Tampere Film Festival). In addition to film programs, the festival features numerous presentations of festivals and institutes, book promotions, lectures, photo exhibitions and – in cooperation with Croatian Film Association – Palunko Screenwriters' Workshop.