Submissions Open: ASIFA-Hollywood’s 2024 Student Animation Showcase
The organization’s Animation Educator’s Forum showcases and celebrates graduates’ final projects and provides exposure to industry recruiters; the submission deadline is June 13.
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Fest Anča Reveals 2024 Competition Selections
Out of 1,340 film submissions from 71 countries, 206 films were selected to participate in this year’s event; The Slovak Republic’s only multimedia festival focused on animation runs June 25-30.
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New Vimeo Staff Pick - Watch: ‘Bye Little Block!’ 2D Short
Éva Darabos’ award-winning hand-drawn animated film tells the personal story of her own surreal farewell to the ‘beloved blockhouse’ where she grew up.
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2024 Animation First Festival Winners Announced
Celebrating the legacy and innovation of Francophone animation within the U.S., the 2024 festival wrapped up January 28 with 6 films receiving awards in the ‘Francophone Shorts’ and ‘Student Short Film Competition’ categories; winning films are available for online viewing through February 12.
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Call for Entries: 2024 Anibar Animation Festival
The 15th edition now accepting submissions in multiple award categories; event runs July 15-21, 2024, in Peja, Kosovo.
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FLAnimation Film Fest
Begins: January 27, 2024
Florida’s newest animation festival returns to Jacksonville January 27, celebrating bright up-and-coming animators from around the globe.
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FIAF’s Animation First Festival Announces Program Lineup
The event celebrates the legacy and innovation of Francophone animation with U.S. and NYC feature film premieres, ‘First Look’ presentations, filmmaker talks and a Student Short Film competition; event runs January 23-28 in NYC.
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Call for Entries: Animest International Animation Film Festival
The 19th edition of the festival is accepting submissions for competition in multiple categories; the festival runs October 4-13, 2024, in Bucharest.
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‘Slide,’ ‘The Voice in the Hollow’ Lead LAAF 2023 Winners
Indie legend Bill Plympton takes home awards for ‘Best Feature Director’ and ‘Best Music Video’ while the Columbian director nabs ‘Best of the Fest’ and ‘Best Short’ awards.
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Animation Mentor’s 17th Student Showcase Continues School’s Creative Evolution
For Disney’s Brendan Gottlieb, the showcase director and a program mentor, helping students push their artistic capabilities, especially since they’re focused on character performance typically without lighting, sound, or even clothes, means getting a team together to give each project the ‘feature treatment’ and bring its story to life.
2023 Student Academy Award Medalists Revealed
In animation, ‘Boom’ takes Gold, with ‘Diplomatie de l’Éclipse,’ and ‘Mum’s Spaghetti, earning Silver and Bronze respectively; winning films now eligible for 2023 Oscars.
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Call for Entries: 7th Edition Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards
The event promotes the Ibero-American animation market and its talent; deadline for submissions is December 14, 2023 - the event runs May 9-10, 2024.
AnimationFest Award Winners Ted Ty and Adam Muto Talk Unwavering Passion and Animation’s Fragile Future
The Outstanding Achievement in Animation and Spotlight Award honorees, respectively, at this past weekend’s SCAD festival in Atlanta discuss their recent projects ‘Nimona’ and ‘Fionna and Cake’ and how recent industry upheaval makes it even more important to stay dedicated, flexible, and determined in pursuing your career.
President and Founder Paula Wallace Talks SCAD’s 45 Year Legacy and AnimationFest 2023
In the 45 years since 71 students made up the university’s first class, ‘Starship SCAD’ has grown to four locations, over 100 degree programs, more than 17,000 current students and 60,000 alumni, with more than 2,200 alone in the School of Animation and Motion… and a brand-new Midtown Atlanta expansion that includes a 700-seat theater, SCADshow, that will host the festival, running September 28-30.
2023 Student Academy Award Winners Announced
‘Boom,’ ‘Diplomatie de l’Éclipse,’ and ‘Mum’s Spaghetti’ honored in animation; all winning films now eligible for 2023 Oscars.
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SCAD AnimationFest 2023 Coming to Atlanta
Running September 28-30, the 3-day digital media festival features screenings, panel discussions, and presentations from SCAD Alumni students, alumni and industry creatives; tickets go on sale August 31.
‘The Last Dungeon’: SCAD Animation Studio’s ‘Unreal’ New Short
For Junior animation student Alexandra Young, jumping into Unreal Engine to direct the school’s latest animated film, having never worked in 3D, was at first like drinking water from a firehose; however, she and her team quickly and effectively embraced the powerful real-time animation platform to tell an epic fantasy story in ways they couldn’t have done otherwise.
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Fest Anča 2023 Reveals Official Selections
Almost 230 films were selected to participate in this year’s event, including original contemporary domestic and international animation featuring films by renowned filmmakers and young emerging talent; the event runs June 29-July 7.
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Animac 2023 Announces Official Selections
Oscar-nominated ‘The Flying Sailor’ leads the 40-film shorts field for the upcoming festival, which runs onsite February 23-26 and online March 3-12.
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2022 Student Academy Award Winners Announced
‘Laika & Nemo,’ ‘An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It,’ and ‘The Seine’s Tears’ win honors in animation; all winning films now eligible for 2022 Oscars.
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SCAD AnimationFest 2022 Returns to Atlanta
Running September 22-24, the festival will feature screenings, panel discussions, presentations, and talent from Hulu and Netflix, SCAD Alumni, as well as the debut of SCAD Atlanta’s new XR stage; passes are now on sale.
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‘Bad Seeds’ and ‘Affairs of the Art’ Lead LAAF 2021 Winners
Claude Cloutier takes home awards for Best of the Fest and Best Comedy Short, while Best Director and Best Character-Based Short honors go to Joanna Quinn; live awards ceremony honored both 2020 and 2021 winners.
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Virtually Sensational: Previewing SCAD AnimationFest 2021
This year’s festival showcases the animation industry’s explosive growth with a program of special screenings and talks with the makers of ‘Star Trek: Prodigy,’ ‘The Harper House,’ and ‘ Star Wars: Visions,’ as well as with industry professionals from Nickelodeon, Fox Animation, Paramount+, Bento Box, and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios; event runs now through September 25.
SCAD AnimationFest Announces Full Program Lineup
Talks on ‘Star Trek: Prodigy,’ ‘The Harper House,’ and ‘Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.’ are just a few of the highlights from the upcoming September 23-25 virtual festival, which also includes exclusive screenings and panels with industry professionals from Nickelodeon, Fox Animation, Paramount+, Bento Box, and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.
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SCAD AnimationFest Returns Virtually September 23-25
The acclaimed event will offer online access to a global audience of creatives and enthusiasts; program includes panels with industry professionals from Nickelodeon, Fox Animation, Paramount+, Bento Box, and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.
