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.

Hey All,

I wanted to share an event with you taking place in March of 2013. The Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival is running a competition called JUICED! This is a 24hr animation competition where teams are given a few texture assets and a theme, and they are given the task of creating an animated short in a mere 24hrs.

This is our second installment of JUICED!, and we would love to get some of you talented animators from the 11 second club to participate. You do not have to be present at the festival to participate and all animation can be done remotely, and submitted to the competitions sponsored YouSendit drop box.

For more information about the festival, or to register for the competition, feel free to visit http://www.citruscel.com/juiced2013/

Do you have what it takes to get JUICED!?

Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival, organized in Krakow since 1994, is the oldest international film event in Poland confronting the achievements of art and film school students from all over the globe with the works of the authors of artistic animation including professional, student and independent filmmakers.

Among events accompanying international contest of animated films and student etudes there are: the annual award for the outstanding artist and pedagogue, Etiuda&Anima ”Top Tens” – unique sets of the best of the best animations chosen by experts, ”Classic Artists of European Animation” enabling to familiarize oneself with those achievements of the world’s animation which still remain little known in Poland,  ”Animators’ Self-Portraits”, a cycle which provides the audience with unique opportunity to watch some of the best authors of various animation genres creating their film works live, or the premieres of the most interesting feature animated films from all over the world.

For the past four years the festival has also included various film workshops in: scriptwriting, directing, cinematography, editing and animation conducted by well-known artists and pedagogues from the world’s leading film schools.

The festival enjoys highly reputable position among world’s film events of similar type and every year is becoming more and more popular among both artists and oustanding personages of the film world, as well as viewers who come to Krakow to attend it in large numbers.

 

19. Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy Etiuda&Anima

19th International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima

23rd – 29th November 2012, Kraków, Poland

 

Call for entries – deadline 17th September 2012

 

Stowarzyszenie Rotunda, ul. Oleandry 1, 30-060 Kraków, Poland

tel.: +48 12 633 35 38, fax: +48 12 633 76 48

www.etiudaandanima.com 

e-mail: biuro@etiudaandanima.com

 

 

Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival, organized in Krakow since 1994, is the oldest international film event in Poland confronting the achievements of art and film school students from all over the globe with the works of the authors of artistic animation including professional, student and independent filmmakers. Among events accompanying international contest of animated films and student etudes there are: the annual award for the outstanding artist and pedagogue, Etiuda&Anima ”Top Tens” – unique sets of the best of the best animations chosen by experts, ”Classic Artists of European Animation” enabling to familiarize oneself with those achievements of the world’s animation which still remain little known in Poland, ”Animators’ Self-Portraits”, a cycle which provides the audience with unique opportunity to watch some of the best authors of various animation genres creating their film works live, or the premieres of the most interesting feature animated films from all over the world. For the past four years the festival has also included various film workshops in: scriptwriting, directing, cinematography, editing and animation conducted by well-known artists and pedagogues from the world’s leading film schools. The festival enjoys highly reputable position among world’s film events of similar type and every year is becoming more and more popular among both artists and oustanding personages of the film world, as well as viewers who come to Krakow to attend it in large numbers. 19. Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy Etiuda&Anima 19th International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima 23rd – 29th November 2012, Kraków, Poland Call for entries – deadline 17th September 2012 Stowarzyszenie Rotunda, ul. Oleandry 1, 30-060 Kraków, Poland tel.: +48 12 633 35 38, fax: +48 12 633 76 48 www.etiudaandanima.com e-mail: biuro@etiudaandanima.com

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

THE TRAGEDY OF MAN (North American Premiere)

HUNGARIAN ANIMATION FILM

“Man, I have spoken: struggle and have faith.”

Written and directed by Marcell Jankovics, based on the play by Imre Madách

Cannes Palme D’Or winner and Oscar-nominated Hungarian legend of animation, Marcell started the process of adapting his film in 1988 and after two decades has finally finished.  The film follows the structure of the play and consists of 15 acts that guide us through the past and the future of mankind.  It opens with the creation of the world and we are introduced to Adam and Eve and follow them through space and time in search of the meaning of life with the guidance of Lucifer.  We watch them travel from the Garden of Eden and other historic periods until we arrive in 19th century London and from there the film explodes past 150 years and we get a glimpse of the future.  The film is a dramatic version of the play while it keeps the philosophical profoundness of Madach’s book.  The film is visually unique with its wit and makes Lucifer’s fight for the souls of Adam and Eve more compelling than ever.

The Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles has become one of the leaders in presenting contemporary Hungarian cinema not only to the Hungarian community but to all foreign film lovers everywhere. Movies inspire us and teach us to look at the world differently and with our movies and documentary selection this year we feel we have accomplished just that. This year we are proud to present an array of different films that focus on human rights 

 For a full listing of films please check out our website www.hufestival.com 

CALL FOR ENTRY
Participate in the 17th edition of the BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL FESTIVAL in November 2013.

We invite directors, screenwriters, producers, and students to submit their audiovisuals for all ages. Any type of audiovisual will be entered into pre-selection with photochemical or electronic media support. The audiovisuals competing for the Humanitarian prize should contain certain humanitarian values which favor democratic coexistence and growth of social citizenry, especially directed toward children or about childhood.

THEME: Children and youth – values that favor coexistence – all genres
-Productions for children and youth, productions about children and/or those that deal with childhood issues
-Productions made by children or teens in a framework of media literacy
-Productions made by students in audiovisual schools or universities
-Productions of general subject matter, for all audiences, that contain values and favor coexistence.

As in previous years, we are particularly interested in audiovisuals and that not only entertain but also educate and teach. The prestigious HUMANITARIAN and CREATIVE prize categories will be awarded.

Included this year:
-Professional Area, organized by the Association of Audiovisual Professionals of Catalunya (CPAC)
-Visit to the CaixaForum Mediatheque and CaixaForum exhibits
- Workshop and feature films in the afternoon

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 31, 2013
To register online and obtain more information about the rules and regulations of the Festival visit our website: www.oeti.org
Please submit audiovisuals to the following address so that they arrive no later than June 30, 2013 for the pre-selection:

Doina Bird – Barcelona International Audiovisual Festival
Aragon, 290-292, 5O B
08009 Barcelona SPAIN
And if you would like to program a visit to the Festival with a group of students:
• call 34 93 488 1914
• email: fiab@oeti.org

Pegbar returns to the Science Gallery on Friday the 9th of November

 

There will be inspiring presentations from Jordie Bellaire (Marvel Comics) and Nora Twomey (Cartoon Saloon)

 

Pegbar is an Animation Networking Organisation operating in Dublin since 2008.
 Since then, they have facilitated a number of presentations from celebrated artists,
 filmmakers and storytellers such as Norton Virgien, Tomm Moore, Eamonn Butler
and Bruce Block. Pegbar has hosted a number of networking events, showcasing 
animators’ work, as well as allowing animators to build new relationships and
 generate possible opportunities within the animation industry.

This years event kicks off on the 9th of November at 5.30 pm.

There will be a wine reception at the Science Gallery before guests settle down to presentations in the Paccar Theatre. The presentations will be given by esteemed artist Jordie Bellaire (Marvel Comics) and the renowned filmmaker Nora Twomey
(Cartoon Saloon).

 

There will be some amazing raffle prizes up for grabs on the night with the winners 
being announced in the Science Gallery before the after party. The after party will be located in the Lombard pub,
 Pearse Street. Log on to Pegbars Twitter or Facebook page for prize details and to
 enter their exclusive online giveaway!

Tickets to this event cost just €6 and can be bought in the Science Gallery. It is 
recommended tickets are bought early due to the phenomenal demand in previous
 years.

Too Art for TV 6
Sixth Annual Group Exhibition for the Animation Industry

Grand Opening of Bunnycutlet Gallery
Opening reception – Friday, November 9th, 6-10pm
Show runs November 9th, 2012 through December 14th, 2012

 

Bunnycutlet Gallery is pleased to debut its new space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with the 44-person group exhibit Too Art for TV 6, New York’s sixth annual exhibition for artists in the animation industry.

Too Art for TV started in 2006 for artists who, by virtue of working collaboratively (and semi-anonymously) in the work-for-hire profession of broadcast animation, needed a public showcase for their individual artistic endeavors – no matter how un-TV they were. Curated by animation painter Liz Artinian, Too Art combined well-known animation artists with up-and-coming ones, their conceptual cohesion being an embrace of the experimental and the whimsical, with comics, animation, and illustration working as an aesthetic thread.

Orphaned in 2008 when its original host gallery left New York, Too Art continued its annual life thanks to yearly pop-up galleries, funded and organized by Liz Artinian, and built with the help of exhibitors and countless volunteers. Distinctive from previous years, Too Art for TV 6 also debuts the new Bunnycutlet Gallery, an art space founded by Liz as a permanent home for Too Art, as well as for a broader art culture that embraces figurative art, pop art, and "geek" art.

Featuring new works by 44 artists, including first time Too Artexhibitor Vincent Scala, whose large acrylic paintings combine animation, horror, and comedy with vibrant colors. Also featuring paintings by Too Art veterans Kelly Denato and Jessica Milazzo - though their work differs aesthetically, they share a unique ability to mix metaphor and humor with a beautiful illustrator’s hand. Isam Prado’s drawings, while delicately drawn, are portraits of internal distress and bitter violence, contrasted with Christy Karacas’s massive-scale drawings, which energetically explode with cats, robots, and comic violence.

 

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS:Peter Ahern 
Edward Artinian
Liz Artinian
Chris Beaumont
Robbie Busch
Devin Clark
Jared Deal
Kelly Denato
John Dilworth
Maya Edelman
Alan Foreman
Chris George
Frank Gresham
Niko Guardia
Anna Hakopian
Jen Hill
Meghan Jean
Heather Faye Kahn
kaNO
Christy Karacas
Efraim Acevedo Klein
Andres KwonMichael Lennicx
Adam Levine
Todd Lown
Robert Lyons
KJ Martinet
Richard Mather
Jessica Millazzo
Dagan Moriarty
Mike Mucci
Stephen Neary
Justin Offner
Douglas Einar Olsen
Joohee Park
Dan Pinto
Gabriel Pinto
Isam Prado
Lyla Ribot
Mike Ricca
Derek Rippe
Vincent Scala
Justin Simonich
Irra Verbitsky