Call for Entries
ImagIna And FIFI Want Your Net Animation.
ImagIna 2000 with FIFI (Festival International du Film de l'Internet)
have opened their competition for animation created specifically
for the Internet. The FIFI is the first festival dedicated to films
made for the Web. As the major European meeting point for digital
image professionals, ImagIna 2000 will provide a solid forum for
launching this joint competition. The deadline for submissions is
December 15, 1999 and all entries must be accessible through a URL
only. The award will be presented during the ImagIna 2000 ceremony
in Monaco (January 31 to February 2, 2000). Participation forms
are available on the FIFI site at www.internet-film.org.
Stuttgart Calls For Entries. The 10th International Trickfilm
Festival takes place in Stuttgart, Germany from March 16 - 21, 2000.
The entry deadline is December 1, 1999. The International Competition
will present the best animated productions from the past two years.
More than 500 films will be screened at the festival. The Best of
Animation includes a selection of the most interesting films in
the history of artistic, animated film. Young Animation is a competition
featuring animated films from schools and colleges. The festival
will also present the International Panorama, Tricks for Kids, a
retrospective of William Kentridge's work, as well as workshops
and exhibitions. For more information contact: Internationales Trickfilm
Festival e.v., Teckstrasse 56, 70190 Stuttgart, Germany; Tel. +
49 711 925-46-0; Fax + 49 711 925-46-15; or E-mail: info@itfs.de.
Also visit www.itfs.de.
You can read more about William Kentridge in Philippe Moins' article
"William
Kentridge: Quite the Opposite of Cartoons" in the October
1998 issue of Animation World Magazine.
Tampere Calls For Entries. The Tampere 30th International
Short Film Festival takes place in Tampere, Finland from March 8
- 12, 2000. Entry deadline is December 7, 1999. As the biggest short
film event in Northern Europe, the Tampere Festival features 80
screenings, a film market, and seminars. For more information contact:
Tampere International Short Film Festival, Box 305, FIN-33101, Tampere,
Finland; Tel. + 358-3-213 003; Fax: + 358-3-223 0121; or E-mail:
film.festival@tt.tampere.fi. Also visit www.tampere.fi/festival/film.
A Shout Out, Films For The Sprockets Fest. The Toronto International
Festival for Children is holding their third annual film festival
for children's films. The submission deadline for entries is December
17, 1999. Targeted at children 4 to 14, Sprockets prides itself
on giving children an opportunity to learn about different cultures
around the world. The event runs from April 10-18, 2000 with two
public weekends on the 8th and 9th and again on the 15th and 16th.
For more information call Patrick Hubley or Gabrielle Free at (416)
934-3200 or check them out on the Web at www.bell.ca/filmfest.