Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘World of Tomorrow’ Wins Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize
‘Storm Hits Jacket’ from French director and screenwriter Paul Cabon receives the Short Film Jury Award for Animation.
Category: Festival
New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival Announces 2015 Slate
Program highlights include East Coast premiere of new Aardman feature, ‘Shaun The Sheep The Movie,’ North American premiere of new Studio Ghibli film ‘When Marnie Was There,’ U.S. premiere of ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet,’ and more.
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SPARK FWD Returns to Vancouver January 29-31
Visual effects festival, conference and job fair to include presentations on the invisible effects of ‘Birdman,’ ILM’s work on ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ the making of ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,’ the miniature effects of ‘Interstellar,” and more.
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Blackmagic Design Powers Sundance Films
Oscar winner Daniel Junge and Johnny Knoxville’s feature, ‘Being Evel,’ was shot using Blackmagic Design cameras, while more than 20 films at this year’s festival were color graded using DaVinci Resolve.
ITFS Extends 2015 Animated Com Award Submissions
Films falling into the category of applied animation can be submitted to the Animated Com Award until February 13, 2015.
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World Animation Masterclasses
Begins: April 10, 2015
Today, tomorrow and the future - adapt to the changing animation industry.
Animex to Spotlight Independent Game Development
Teesside University’s annual Animex Festival to include a full day dedicated to Britain’s independent games studios and developers.
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Animate Dubai - Call for Animation
The Animate Dubai Animation Festival, running April 22 - 25, 2015 is looking for submissions. The deadline is February 8, 2015.
Animation Block Party Opens 2015 Call for Entries
Twelfth annual short film festival is set to run July 30 - August 2 at Rooftop Films and BAMcinématek in Brooklyn, NY.
Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2015
Begins: November 11, 2015
Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2015: Call For Entries
This year's Edinburgh Short Film Festival is once again open for entries,
screening the best in contemporary International short cinema alongside
Scottish & UK short films in Scotland's ancient capital!
www.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com
All forms of animation are welcome.
The deadline for applications is Monday 29th June 2015.
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London International Animation Festival
Begins: October 23, 2015
The London International Animation Festival proudly showcases the whole spectrum of creative animation, showing that animation is for everyone.
Founded in 2003, LIAF aims to dispel the popular misconception that animation is just cartoons for kids by screening the broadest possible range of intelligent, entertaining and provocative current films on offer from all around the world as well as retrospectives and specialised sessions from countries and animators who don't normally elicit such attention.
KROK SAILS SMOOTHLY THROUGH TROUBLED WATERS
KROK SAILS SMOOTHLY THROUGH TROUBLED WATERS - the KROK International Animated Film Festival took place 29 September to 5 October 2014 along the Volga River, Russia
Annecy 2015 to Spotlight Women in Animation
Focus on women in animation to include an all-female jury, programs of films by women directors, and a tribute to female animation pioneers.
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2015 Stuttgart Fest to Spotlight Spain
ITFS 2015 program highlights to include stop motion specialists Anna Solanas and Marc Riba, as well as an exploration of the work of Spanish stop motion pioneer Segundo de Chomón.
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APSA Names Ghibli’s 'Princess Kaguya' Top Animated Feature
Directed by Isao Takahata and produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is the first Studio Ghibli film to win an APSA.
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Anima Fest to Spotlight Latvia, The Netherlands
With a special spotlight on projects from Latvia and The Netherlands, the 2015 edition of the Brussels International Animation Film Festival will be held February 13-22.
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Sundance Film Festival Announces 2015 Short Film Program
Thirteen animated shorts are selected for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Short Film program.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2014 Wraps in Shenzhen, China
Leading industry professionals share top-notch innovations at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center.
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The Animation Pimp: Big Time Wrestling
How can we describe the now? Is it the space between "then" and "next," a tablecloth deftly pulled from beneath the cutlery?
Fest Anča Issues 2015 Call for Entries
International animated film festival based in Žilina, Slovakia runs June 24-28, 2015.
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THE 7th XIAMEN INTERNATIONAL CYBER SOUSA ANIMATION FESTIVAL - 15 to 19 August 2014 in Xiamen, China
A five day Animation, Comics, and Technology Exhibition held in conjunction with the 7th Xiamen International Cyber Sousa Animation Festival, August 15 - 19.
Melbourne International Animation Festival
Begins: June 21, 2015
ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR MIAF 2015!
> INTERNATIONAL ENTRIES
MUST BE RECEIVED BY
MONDAY 15 DECEMBER 2014
> AUSTRALIAN ENTRIES
MUST BE RECEIVED BY
FRIDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2015
The Melbourne International Animation Festival (MIAF) is one of the largest animation festivals in the world. It usually screens around 400-450 films each year in competitive, panorama, student, curated and retrospective programs. MIAF generates a smaller touring festival called the Australian International Animation Festival (AIAF), is a submissions base for the London International Animation Festival, the New Zealand Film Festival, the Sydney Film Festival and assists in programming a number of other festivals in Australia, Taiwan, South Korea and the USA.
When you submit your film to MIAF, your film is automatically considered for each of these festivals although these other events will send you a separate and specific invitation if they wish to invite your film.
For full guidelines and entry form: www.miaf.net/2014/entries.html
iPi Soft Sponsors Machinima Expo 7
iPi Soft will sponsor Machinima Expo 7 on November 23; the just released iPi Motion Capture V. 3.0 software will be awarded to the grand prize winners of the filmmaking contest.
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SIGGRAPH 2015 Issues Call for Submissions
SIGGRAPH 2015 officially opens its Call for Submissions; deadlines for entries begin in January.
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Portugal’s Cinanima Hosts Brittany Retrospective
Portuguese festival to spotlight cartoons produced in western region of France with its first retrospective running November 12 & 13.
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