About eDIT 14 Filmmaker’s Festival

As a filmmakers’ platform the eDIT Filmmaker's Festival promotes the exchange of information about innovations and the tips and tricks of filmmaking.

International filmmakers use their most recent productions to discuss filmmaking in the digital era.

The festival programme consists of workshops, presentations, screenings and fringe events. Central themes are camerawork, animation, visual effects, editing and production.

The social highlight of the event is the opening gala, during which outstanding filmmakers are presented with Festival Honors.

The event for up-coming talent, eDIT: eDucation, provides information on work and careers in the film and media industry.

eDward – The Young Filmmaker’s Award is directed at filmmakers under the age of 30.

Best of Film Festival presents a selection of award-winning films from international festivals.

The Festival Party offers excellent entertainment and opportunities for networking.

The website filmmakersfestival.de provides a thematic platform for exchanging ideas on filmmaking in the digital era. The online magazine presents interviews and contributions that go beyond the scope of the festival.

Program

The heart of the Filmmaker’s Festival as an international platform for filmmaking in the digital era is the programme itself: international experts present outstanding productions and the latest developments in film production.

Screenings, detailed making-ofs, presentations, workshops and discussion panels deliver knowledge transfer of the highest quality.

Central themes are camerawork, animation, visual effects and editing and production for various media.

30 October – 1 November 2011

FLIP International Animation Festival returns this October with a host ofspecial guests from the exciting world of animation and an eclectic mix of experimental animation for all ages to the West Midlands.

The festival, which takes place at Light House Media Centre in Wolverhampton from Thursday 27 – Saturday 29 October, will include a mix of feature film screenings, retrospectives of short films and international showcases of animation from around the world from as far afield as Brazil, Canada, Norway, Estonia, Russia, Tel Aviv and Beijing. There will be education workshops for young people, masterclasses and industry led panels for students, budding animators and professionals along with unique spotlights on leading animation studios. Tickets and festival passes will be available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk from Monday 26 September. Keep an eye on www.flipfestival.co.uk to view the full programme.

The festival will feature a number of special industry guests including Jim Parkyn, Animator and Modelmaker at Aardman, Barry Purves, Stop Motion Animator for Cosgrove Hall and Warner Bros, and Marc Silk, Voice-over Artist for major film releases including Johnny Bravo, Star Wars and Chicken Run. There will be a special Aardman workshop when participants can make their own Gromit character using traditional animation techniques, along with a chance to ask Jim Parkyn, the Wallace and Gromit model maker, questions about his work.

The festival will this year have a strong Gaming strand with a workshop on how to develop your own games using the X-Box XNA game platform and a session on how to develop games for the iPad run by Gamer Camp.

Back by popular demand, the ‘How to Create a Great Showreel’ session will attempt to demystify the process of creating that all important showreel to show off work in the best possible light. This example led section will impart wisdom from some of the most hardworking animators, producers and directors involved in the animation and games industry.

There will also be a number of festival premieres throughout the weekend including a screening from the award winning Brothers McLeod of their animated comedy, Isle of Spagg. Greg and Myles McLeod will also be talking about the production process for creating their new film,from concept to screen.

FLIP International Animation Festival takes place from Thursday 27 – Saturday 29 October at Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton. Flip 2011 is organised by Light House Media Centre and is part funded by Wolverhampton City Council, Screen WM and the BFI Transitional Fund.

Tickets and festival passes will be available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk from Monday 26 September. Keep an eye on www.flipfestival.co.uk to view the full programme and for more information contact Light House Box Office on 01902 716055.

VIEWFest – A global network of digital movie festivals.

A selection of the best of every fest is screened, through the net, to all others fests.

This is VIEWFest. Turin is the Italian knot of the net.

VIEWFest, the italian evolution of Resfest, the successful global touring digital film festival, is not a festival like any other. It doesn’t have a mere spatial location, rather, it is a knot in a net.

Imagine a network of festivals everywhere in the world, from São Paulo to Seoul, from Amsterdam to Istanbul. Now, draw some virtual lines, communication channels among all these cities. The result is a worldwide festival, where every knot in the net is connected to the others. For Italy, this knot is Turin.

So… Get ready for the new era of the vanguard of digital filmmaking.

Three days of film, art, video clips, music, workshop, parties, and much more, and more…

Cinekid for Professionals is a four day event (26 to 29 October) held during the nine day kids festival. Over 300 makers, financers, producers, distributors and buyers come to Amsterdam to inspire each other and enter into co productions and joint ventures. They close deals, network, watch new films and programmes and find new partners. Cinekid for Professionals consists of co production markets, the ScreeningClub (Buyers Market) and the Cinekid for Professionals Conference.

The professional program of the 25th edition of Cinekid, the Film, Television and New Media festival for children will take place October 18th - 21st 2011 in Amsterdam and we are now open for entries.

Submit your completed film and television productions for the ScreeningClub, where 250+ new productions will be screened by children’s media professionals from all over the world.

Also, please submit projects in development to The Junior Cinekid Co-Production Markets.

The markets bring together cutting edge producers with international financiers for a day of one-on-one meetings to further development and production of Cross Media, TV and Film projects.

Deadline for submitting an entry and accreditation is August 15th 2011.

Save the date:

18-21 October   2011      : ScreeningClub

20 October 2011               : The Junior Cross Media & Film Markets

21 October 2011               : The Junior TV Market

For more information, the regulations and entry forms, check out our website www.cinekid.com

Universidad ORT Uruguay, organizer of FIA'11, is pleased to invite animators, producers and specially students and graduates of animation schools to present works to be selected for an exhibition and subsequent awarding between the 17th and the 18th October 2011 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Córdoba International Animation Festival - ANIMA, is both an academic and cultural event, devoted specifically to animation in its artistic and technological dimensions. ANIMA merges the energy, enthusiasm and joy of an Animation Festival with the scientific aspects of a Conference. Held every odd year since 2001, ANIMA is the main animation event in Argentina and a very influential player in its field in Latin America and the Caribbean.

 

ANIMA is no ordinary event. Its main objective is to gather creative individuals devoted to the art and craft of animation into a meeting point where all discussion and exchange can be directed into the scope of animation, in its many dimensions of analysis: as artistic expression, as cultural industry, as educational resource, as corpus for research, etc… Or just as fun!

The Festival is open to animation films of every genre, topic, format and screening media (film, video, television, Internet). Special interest is granted to those works where the filmmaker’s expressive intention stands out from marketing requirements; and also to school productions. Participation is open for artists all over the world, with special interest in those from Latin America. There is no limit in the number of works an author can send, but a separate Entry Form must be completed for each work, and shipping instructions must be respected.

There is no entry fee.

Categories
Feature Animation Animated films over 50 minutes running time.
Animated Stories Animated shorts with a strong narrative profile.
Themes and Rhythms Animated shorts with a strong experimental and/or abstract interest.
Music Video
Animated TV Series for children
Animated TV Series for adults
Advertising Animation

After the very successful 2010 Edition, I'VE SEEN FILMS International Film Festival announced, along with its founder, international artist Rutger Hauer, that the Festival’s 4th Edition will be held from October 5 to 14, 2011 in Milan, Italy.

The deadline to submit films for the 2011 I'VE SEEN FILMS International Film Festival is Monday, April 11, 2011

The 2011 Festival edition competition also anticipates the submission of feature and short films in stereoscopic 3D format.

The competition categories as follows: Fiction, Animation, Experimental, Documentary and Videoclip, which include various sections such as: "Children Are Watching Us", "Things Women Don't Tell", "Dreams and Needs", "Poor But Beautiful", "His Master's Voice".

In addition, there is also a section dedicated to Social Awareness issues, as well as one that deals with themes and images from the Arts, called "Art e-Motion" (painting, sculpture, theater, poetry and literature).

Submission forms, Call for Entry document and complete information regarding eligibility and entry rules and regulations are available at:  www.icfilms.org/eng/regulations.asp

The I'VE SEEN FILMS International Film Festival was founded in 2007 by Rutger Hauer and the goal is to promote, both on a world-wide basis, and through the internet streaming medium, the works of filmmakers desiring powerful exposure and visibility to their films.

The I'VE SEEN FILMS Festival stands out among other film festivals because the film authors can have their works screened in digital high definition. This professional approach allows a superlative high-quality projection which, during the past editions, gathered enthusiastic praises from the audience and film authors alike.

I'VE SEEN FILMS provides a unique platform for up-and-coming filmmakers to demonstrate their artistic capabilities and for the public to recognize their talent. A prestigious Jury of internationally-known film experts enhances the complexity and uniqueness of this Festival.

In an agreement between I'VE SEEN FILMS and Microcinema Digital Network, the competing films are aired via satellite in the 170 theaters of this digital network.

Furthermore, the I'VE SEEN FILMS Internet Contest offers film authors additional exposure to their works, by the assignment of Internet Audience and Internet Jury awards. The 2010 edition totaled 278 online competing works (from 58 countries), that received a staggering number of more than 2,000,000 views.

For the competing film authors, in the true I'VE SEEN FILMS tradition, the Award Evening will evolve into an unforgettable moment that makes them the real protagonists of the Festival.

The Burbank International Film Festival would like to call to your attention our Official Call for Entries. If you could please spread the word regarding the festival it would be much appreciated. The link for submissions on withoutabox is http://www.withoutabox.com/login/7137 

Submission Dates 
December 31st, 2010 Earlybird Deadline 
June 15, 2011 Regular Deadline 
July 15th, 2011 Late Deadline 
July 25th, 2011 WAB Extended Deadline

Gary SchwartzOttawa International Animation Festival 2011
Wall Photos‎************************OPEN CALL*********************
Submit your answer to the unanswerable question
" What is your definition of animation?"
...without using the word animation.
Submit as a sound file to:
singleframefilms@sbcglobal.net
The results will be incorporated in a short animated film
Produced on location during the 
Ottawa International Animation Festival 2011
September 21-25, 2011By: Gary Schwartz 

 

Silicon Valley Film Festival - International Awards

The Second Annual Film Festival Accepting submissions under 8 categories, Internationally and judges from International Countires. The real prestigious Awar

Best Short Film We accept shorts of lengths, styles and genres, including DOCUMENTARY shorts and ANIMATED films. Films can also be shot in any format or media as long as the submitted format is on DVD, in which we ultimately screen from. We try to put as few limits on the filmmakers as possible. Time limit: Under 30 minutes in length. Best Music Video This film section is one of the most exciting during our festival. Time limit: Under 10 minutes in length. Best Documentary Documentary films under 30 minutes. Best Animation Animated short films under 30 min in length Best Innovation & Entrepreneurship Film Best initiative film that emphasis , inspires, promotes Innovation & entrepreneurship Best Green Earth Film Best initiative film that emphasis a Green Earth. Best Vision of the Future Predict the future World. The most possible and accurate visionary film wins the 'Best Vision of the Future - Silicon Valley Award' Best Film By SVFF AUDIENCE 'Best film chosen by all the attendees of Silicon Valley Film Festival '