Ottawa International Animation Festival

Sept 19th-23rd Ottawa, Canada

From September 19th to 23rd, the nation's capital will once again become the center of the animation universe.  The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is the largest event of its kind in North America, a major film event attracting attendees from around the world. Film buffs, art lovers and cartoon fans won't want to miss this year's great line up of screenings taking place at ByTowne Cinema, National Gallery of Canada, Empire Theatres Rideau Centre and Arts Court Theatre.

This year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival received a total of 2377 entries from 81 different countries. Of those, 94 short films and 4 feature films were chosen for competition. In addition, 49 showcase films were chosen to represent the efforts of the Canadian, International, and Student communities.

Professional Development events take place Saturday, September 22nd. If you are working in animation or think you may want to, join industry professionals, animation schools, software companies, and recruiters for a day of presentations and the annual Animarket Tradeshow.

Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, one of the UK's leading showcases and meeting points for emerging talent, returns to Bristol's harbourside from 18-23 September 2012. Join the festival for six days packed with screenings, workshops, networking, special guests and gala events, with a dazzling programme spanning film, visual art, animation, performance and music.

The full programme is now available online where you can also find delegate passes and tickets on sale. www.encounters-festival.org.uk

Roma Creative Contest - Short Film Festival wants to enhance young emerging directors and new technologies.

The participation fee is free: To register you must visit the website romacreativecontest.com and send the form along with the requested material by July 15, 2012. 

The first edition involved over two thousand spectators at the Victoria Theatre in Testaccio, recording a significant feedback from the media. The jury of cinema professionals was chaired byPupi Avati.

With its second edition 2012 the Festival wants to step forward and open the doors to the rest of the world, with a new international section, devoted to animated shorts.

The festival will be hosted by the Victoria Theatre (Piazza Santa Maria Liberatrice, 10- Rome) for four consecutive Sundays: 16-23-30 September and October 7, the closing night.

The competition is divided into three sections:
Images hunters, the main section, which accepts only fiction shorts, Animation, the international section; Mockumentaries, "fake documentary" feeding the doubt in the viewer that what he's seeing is real.

Cartoon Forum

Sept. 11th-14th Toulouse, France

Then the Cartoon Forum is the place where you will spot the best brands and discover the latest trends in European animation. The Cartoon Forum is neither a fair nor a festival, but rather a European co-production forum for TV and new platform animation programmes. For three days each year, European producers have the opportunity to pitch their animation project in front of decision-makers, buyers and investors in order to speed up financing and find cross-border partners. The highly professional yet very friendly atmosphere makes it easier to consolidate commercial links, meet new contacts, and deal with all aspects of partnerships - whether commercial or artistic - at leisure. On average, one project presented at Cartoon Forum out of three secures financing and enters into production.

We are pleased to announce that starting today we are open to your submissions for the 8-th World Festival of Animated Film in the city of Varna. The final deadline for your application is 5-th of June 2012.

Submission is free.

The World Festival of Animated Film, once a biannual event, will now be held annually and it’s next edition will take place from 10th to 15th of September 2012 in the Festival and Congress Center in Varna. In the rapidly changing world of animation, a two year interval between festival editions seems like a lifetime, so the organizers, with the support of the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture and Varna Municipality, decided that from now on, the World Festival of Animated Film will be held every year. This gives the opportunity for the audience always to be on the very edge of animation and at the same time it will keep the festival interesting and fresh.

In other exciting news, it is our privilege to announce a new award that will be handed out for the first time this year – Award for best comedy short film in the name of Donyo Donev.

Additional information on the regulations of the festival and the deadlines to submit your films can be found on our website http://www.varnafest.org.

So stay tuned and keep animating.

 

We are expecting you and your amazing films!

We are open to your submissions Posted on Thursday March 22nd, 2012 by WFAF Team

We are excited to announce that starting today we are open to your submissions for the 8-th World Festival of Animated Film in the city of Varna. The final deadline for your application is 5-th of June 2012.

On your right you will find quick links to the full Rules & Regulations, as well as a link to our Entry Form, which you can fill directly on the website. Please read the Regulations thoroughly before you start filling in the Entry Form. There you can find information on how to prepare your films for submission, what are the technical requirements, the categories of participation and detailed information about the selection process.

If you have any questions that are not mentioned in the Regulations, please do not hesitate to contact us through the Contact form on the website or write us an e-mail.

We are expecting you and your amazing films!

Event for Independent Comic Book Artists and Writers in the Los Angeles area.
This event is for creators at all stages of their craft wanting to meet others seeking collaborators, work-for-hire or partners.

It is a great networking opportunity for both writers and artists interested in independently created comic books.
In attendance will also be a managing editor for a comic book news site, to answer questions regarding promotions and publishing.

Seating is limited and registration is required:

More details regarding the event can be found on the website at: http://www.SoCalCreatorsUnite.com
Event registration is on the website, but can also be found by going directly to: http://socalcreatorsunite.eventbrite.com/ 

We like our films short, sweet ... and silent!

The Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) returns for a sixth year to digital platform screens across the Toronto subway system, September 7 - 17, 2012, concurrent with the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Named one of MovieMaker Magazine's "20 Coolest Film Festivals" (2010), TUFF is a 10-day long celebration of the art of the urban silent screen. TUFF films screen on the Pattison Onestop network of digital platform screens to over 1.3 million daily commuters.

Filmmakers, video artists and animators are invited to submit their work to TUFF now at http://www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com

The festival accepts all genres of silent, one-minute film, video and animation that are of interest to a cosmopolitan audience.

Submission deadline is July 15, 2012. Submit free before May 31, 2012. After June 1, 2012 a $20 fee will apply.

TUFF is open to Canadian and international artists, and awards thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. Animation prizes include softward from Toon Boom Animation. 

TUFF is co-produced by Pattison Onestop and Art for Commuters.

Deadline: July 15, 2012
Free Submission: Before May 31, 2012
Paid Submission: $20 CAD. After June 1, 2012.

Films can be submitted online through the TUFF Website or visit http://www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com/submit for more details.

2012 IBC Conference and Exhibition

Sept 6th-11th

Amsterdam

In an industry that is constantly changing and evolving IBC provides an essential guide to the latest technologies, business models and innovations at the forefront of electronic media and entertainment. From mobile video to automated playout, stereo 3D to cloud production - whatever your interest, IBC has it covered. There are fourteen themed halls to browse housing the latest innovations from more than 1,300 leading brands alongside a wealth of free to attend activities and events designed to enrich your business, your knowledge, and your one to one relationships.

Stimulating debate and sharpening strategy, the IBC Conference attracts the industry’s most influential and authoritative speakers. Join in this 6-day programme packed with headline-grabbing keynotes, masterclasses, revered technical papers and posters, Q&A’s, panel discussions and more.There is nowhere else you can network with representatives of Microsoft, The Walt Disney Studios, Facebook, Sony, the BBC, Google and the European Commission. Only IBC combines such invigorating debate and definitive overview of the roadmaps that will govern the future of electronic media and entertainment.

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.