Call for Entries - ANIMAKOM FEST 2020 in Bilbao
ANIMAKOM FEST 2020 in Bilbao opens its call for entries: International, Students and Animated Music Video Competitions - Deadline: January 15, 2020
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CEE Animation Forum Opens Call for Animated Projects and Launches New VR Category
CEE Animation Forum (5–8 May, Liberec, Czech Republic) deadline for submission 10 January 2020.
FMX 2020 Announces ‘Imagine Tomorrow’ Theme, First Program Confirmations
25th Anniversary Edition will focus on visions of the future for media & entertainment; Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Volker Engel and Annecy Cristal-winning animation director Regina Pessoa among first confirmed speakers.
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Two holiday gift ideas!
I received two early presents this year that I want to share with you
Animation Studio Lab – Call For Applications
Animation Skillnet are currently seeking applicants for the second iteration of its successful Animation Studio Lab Programme 2020.
Anifilm Discounted Festival Passes are available Anifilm 2020 in Liberec, Czechia
Those who hurry and buy visitor festival passes before 31st January 2020, will get them without waiting and almost 50% cheaper.
A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CREATIVITY
I want to take a step back from screenwriting and discuss a more basic principle—
UNDER THE RADAR SYMPOSIUM AND ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL 1 – 5 July 2019 Vienna, Austria: Small is Beautiful
Under the Radar is an annual animation festival and interdisciplinary conference for animation, experimental film, media arts, and connected fields of research and production.
Call for Entries for Animafest Scanner VII 2020 international symposium in Zagreb
The World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb invites all interested professionals and scholars to apply for the Animafest Scanner VII 2020 international symposium 8-10 June, 2020.
Call for Submissions: Animation Production Days 2020
Deadline for entries to the 14th APD co-production and financing platform event is February 20, 2020.
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Preparing for the Future of Animation
Interactive, Immersive, Intelligent.
In 3D, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Films, People, Technology, Television, Virtual Reality | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: All
Call for Entries, Anifilm 2020
Beginning next May, Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films will be taking place in Liberec, Czechia, and is now accepting entries for its international competition.
Mark Simon Releases New Book ‘Start at the Top – Stories to Help You Succeed’
Author, cartoonist and story artist on productions including ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Woody Woodpecker’ shares dozens of lessons learned from a 30-year career filled with both successes and failures.
‘Sonic Boom’: Bill Freiberger’s Hilarious Trope-Busting Kids’ Show
After stumbling upon the series on Amazon Prime, AWN’s Miscweant talks to the showrunner of Sega’s 2014 pop culture parody gem.
ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 10 – 15 June 2019 Annecy, France The Good, the Bad, and the Really, REALLY Ugly
Each year the size of the Annecy Festival boggles my mind as it continues to grow. This year there were 3,139 films submitted, 93 of which were animated features. With more than 500 films screened throughout the week and more than 12,000 attendees at the festival and the MIFA market, it was impossible to see and do everything.
Sam Gainsborough’s ‘Facing It’ Takes Home 2019 VIEW Award
Francesco Filippi’s ‘Red Hands’ wins the Italianmix for best short; ‘Trois Francs, Six Sous,’ and ‘Blieschow’ also take top honors.
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VIEW Conference 2019: Celebrating the Best in Animation, VFX and Visual Storytelling
Grab your notepad and fashionable wool scarf; a packed roster of talent led by Brad Bird, Dean DeBlois and Rob Legato will rub elbows and share insights at the digital media conference and symposium set for October 21-25 in Turin, Italy.
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It Pays to Play
Expounding on the vicissitudes of children’s content creation in China.
Thomas Renoldner Definitely Knows What He’s Doing
Director mixes slapstick with elegant avant-garde in ‘Dont Know What,’ his OIAF 2019 grand prize-winning experimental animated short film.
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Film and Project Submissions are Open for Annecy 2010
To compete in the official selection with your films at Annecy Festival, or to be selected at the Mifa Pitches with your projects, register now!
Complete VIEW 2019 Program Released
Last minute confirmations pack an already expanded roster featuring top industry speakers; directors Jill Culton, Brad Bird, Dean DeBlois, Conrad Vernon, Sergio Pablos, Peter Ramsey and Eric Darnell lead an all-star lineup.
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SUBMISSIONS OPEN: SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 THRU OCTOBER 10, 2019
Have you written a script that embraces our common humanity? Do yourself and the world a favor! Enter it!
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‘Walk in China’ VR Trilogy
An immersive ode to Chinese cultural treasures premieres in Beijing.
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Disney VFX Supervisor Steve Goldberg to Present ‘Frozen 2’ at VIEW 2019
Conference attendees get early, extended look at highly anticipated sequel to the studio’s 2013 hit musical adventure, the highest grossing animated feature film of all time.
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ART AND ANIMATION FLOW SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER: ANIMAFEST ZAGREB 29th World Festival of Animated Film - 3 to 8 June 2019 Zagreb, Croatia
Animafest Zagreb is a festival that captures the child in all of us and mixes it with a level of sophistication that every world-class city aspires to.
