Balkanima Call For Animation
Balkanima is a well run excellent festival in Belgrade, Serbia - I urge you all to submit your film.
Sprockets
Call for Entries - PUPPET IS A HUMAN TOO - International Festival of Puppet Theatre and Animated Films
Call for Entries for the International Festival of Puppet Theatre and Animated Films for Adults - October 10 - 16, 2016 - a festival that combines two worlds, the world of theatre and cinema.
MONSTRA: 15th Festival of Animated Film 3 to 13 March 2016, Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon Has a MONSTRA of a Festival! The 15th Monstra Festival of Animated Film took place from 3 to 13 March 2016.
July 10 Deadline: Call for Entries for Cinanima 40th International Animated Film Festival in Espinho, Portugal
The Cinanima 40th International Animated Film Festival in Espinho, Portugal is accepting entries until 10 July, 2016.
Nik and Nancy's Saturday Afternoon picnic at Annecy
Come to picnic with Nancy and Nik Saturday afternoon on Lake Annecy by the paddleboats. 12h til 17h, bring something to eat or drink to share.
ANIMA BRUSSELS - A Ray of Sunshine in the midst of the gray Belgian winter 5 -14 February, 2016
Anima Brussels, from 5 February to 14 February, is packed full of film, workshops and special informative sessions.
FIKE Short Film Festival 2016 - Call for Entries
The call for entries for FIKE 2016 is open to Fiction, Animation and Documentary films, premiered after January 1st 2014, with up to 40 minutes of total running time. Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2016.
Call for Entries - Festival of European Student Animation in Belgrade: Deadline 18 July
Call for Entries: On 27 and 28 August the student animation festival FESA will be held, and the deadline is 18 July.
Animated Dreams Animation Festival - Tallinn, Estonia, 18-22 November 2015
Estonians are natural story tellers and many of their films are metaphoric stories about very human problems. If you take the time and effort to dig deeper beyond the surface the stories are extremely layered.
ANIMATON A WORLD HISTORY Volumes 1, 2, and 3 by Giannalberto Bendazzi
After 7 years of extensive research Giannalberto Bendazzi’s long awaited three volume set of Animation A World History is finally here! More than just a continuation of his 1994 ground breaking Cartoons, these three volumes thoroughly cover the history of every phase of animation over the last three centuries.
Call for entries for the Tindirindis International Animation Festival - 21 - 27 November, 2016
Call for entries for the Tindirindis International Animation Festival - 21 - 27 November, 2016
Call for interactive projects - Dok Leipzig 2016
Call for interactive projects - Dok Leipzig 2016, the submission deadline is July 7, 2016
Frederikstad Animation Festival - 12 through 15 November 2015 - Fredrikstad, Norway - Putting Nordic/Baltic Animation in the Spotlight
Putting Nordic/Baltic Animation in the Spotlight - The Frederikstad Animation Festival presents the opportunity to see the best of the Nordic and Baltic animation, much of which is not shown at any other festival.
The call for entries for Anibar Animation Festival in Peja, Kosovo will be open until 30 April 2016
Call for entries - Anibar Animation Festival in Peja, Kosovo deadline is 30 April 2016
58th International DOK Leipzig Festival - 26 October to 1 November 2015 in Leipzig, Germany
With 37 animated documentaries and 94 animated films plus live action films and a special Simpson’s event the Dok Leipzig Festival was so full of content it was impossible to see everything.
10th International Festival of Puppet Theatre and Animated Films for Adults 12 through 20 October Warsaw, Poland
A PUPPET IS A HUMAN TOO - When most people think of puppets they think of films and performances for children, but the International Festival of Puppet Theatre and Animated Films is different.
To Live (And Almost Die) In Russia . . . But All’s Well That Ends Well
Over the years animators have asked me “aren’t you afraid to go to Russia?” and “what would happen if you got seriously ill there?” The answer to the first question has always been no, attending KROK is very safe and I have never been afraid in Russia. Now I can answer the second question with firsthand knowledge. The KROK staff will make sure that you get excellent medical treatment if you should get seriously ill.
18th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION ANIMAEVKA, Mogilev, Mogilevskaya Region, Belarus: 9 - 13 September 2015
My only previous encounter with Belarus was when I was thrown off the train in Minsk and sent back to Poland because I didn’t have a Belarus travel visa on my trip from Belgium to Moscow. This all changed when I was invited to be a juror at the Animaevka Animation Festival.
Call for entries
Call for entries for the 7th International Animation Film Festival - Golden Kuker in Sofia, Bulgaria, held from May 9 - 15 May, 2016.
15 January Deadline for Film Submissions - Anifilm Trebon
Last Call deadline for film submissions is 15 January for the Anifilm festival in Trebon in the Czech Republic.
THREE DAYS ON THE “ISLAND IN THE SKY” La Citta Incantata Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy July 10, 11, and 12 2015
Civita di Bagnoregio is a step back into the past, with stone houses and narrow passages leading to hidden gardens. Except for the numerous tourists, you feel that you time has passed this town by. Luca Raffaelli, one of Italy’s top experts on comics and animation, conceived the idea of La Cittá Incata, bringing together, there, over fifty of Italy’s most distinguished animators, designers, cartoonists, storyboard and visual artists to demonstrate and talk about their work. The meeting was promoted by Regione Lazio with Roma Capitale, realized by Progetto ABC (Arte Bellezza Cultura) together with Nufactory.
MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST: ANIMATION – A WORLD HISTORY (3 volumes) , by Giannalberto Bendazzi
Esteemed animation historian Giannalberto Bendazzi has just completed a 3 volume set of books titled Animation – A World History.
This comprehensive animation history took Giannalberto 9 years to write and is a greatly expanded and more detailed addition to his 1994 book Cartoons. The three volumes treat animation as the serious art form that it is, deserving of its own place in film history.
40 GREAT YEARS: THE MAKING OF BOB GODFREY’S GREAT
A teaser for Bob Godfrey's Great has been released as part of the crowdfunding campaign for new documentary.
Change in dates for the International Animation Film Festival (IAFF) Golden Kuker in Sofia
Change in dates for The International Animation Film Festival Golden Kuker in Sofia, Bulgaria: May 9 -15, 2016.
14th Edition of the Euganea Film Festival 2nd to the 19th of July 2015 Este/Euganea/Padova, Italy
The 14th Euganea Film Festival takes place over 3 different weekends in 3 different Northern Italian cities where over 60 films were screened. The first weekend in the beautiful city of Este was devoted to animation. The documentary and short live action films were shown in two other cities on following weekends with different juries.
