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ITFS 2021 – The ITFS 2021 Winners | Glamour, Diversity and (almost) Personal Interaction

After six exciting days filled with highlights from the world of animation, the 28th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film has come to an end on the evening of May 9, 2021 with the grand award ceremony. And the magic’s not over yet: the entirety of the ITFS media library (including recordings of lectures and presentations) will be available to accredited users until May 16, 2021.  The motto of this year's festival was Creating*Diversity. In ...

Latvian Animation Spring 2021 comes with some great news

2021 marks the 5th year of Latvian Animation Association! We have accomplished a lot in this period — we took part in festivals, organized meetings, screenings, market stands, discussions, lectures, and even gave soundscape to some beautiful student animations. Did You know? Probably not, therefore we would like to start a tradition of an occasional Newsletter that would pop up in Your emails when we have enough news to spread. We promise to keep them short, functional, and most importan...

FMX's 2021 online edition a great success

FMX 2021 Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media Online, May 4-6, 2021 FMX 2021 has come to a successful close. We'd like to say a huge thank you to all our speakers, presenters, curators, partners, staff, and attendees who helped make the conference such a success. The first online edition of FMX leaves a deep impression During the three conference days from May 4 to 6, FMX offered 178 presentations and 100 live Q&A, presented by 388 speakers, vie...

Call for Entry – 19th International Animation Film Festival Baden, Switzerland

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Fantoche calls up innovative, courageous, and creative filmmakers to submit their new films now on filmfreeway.com/festival/Fantoche or fantoche.ch/submit. Fantoche is looking forward to the latest short films in any possible animation technique! Animated shorts are eligible for Fantoche’s 2018 competitions if they’ve been completed after 31 March 2018 and last no longer than 40 minutes.   Submission is free of charge and will close on 16 May 2021....

Mirror Mountain Film Festival now open for 2021 submissions

Are you an independent filmmaker with an original and unique creative voice? Mirror Mountain Film Festival is officially open for submissions for our 2021 online festival, and we want to see your work! Shorts, medium-length films and features in all genres are being accepted now through FilmFreeway. More info: https://filmfreeway.com/festival/MirrorMountainFilmFestival ...

Silard Somorjay《 The Guardian ’ 守护者 ‘ 》

Silard Somorjay The film ; 《 The Guardian ’ 守护者 ‘ 》 Universal Studios Singapore. Music " The Guardian " written and performed by Silard Somorjay.           Link for the film ;   silard somorjay (vimeo.com)       https://vimeo.com/487914819  

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2020 line up of the Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo

The Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo is a global competition in animation and exhibition of the worlds most talented artists in the world.   Official Selections- Best Animated Shorts and Features Nominated Animated Features 1. Over the Moon – Director: Glen Keane, John Kahrs 2. My Favorite War – Director: Ilze Burkovska Jacobsen 3. Animal Crackers – Directors: Tony Bancroft, Scott Christian Sava 4. Dreambuilders – Directors: Kim Ha...

Last few days to apply to the CEE Animation Workshop

  Few days left to apply to the CEE Animation Workshop, a year-long project, designed to boost creativity and story development, to build a stable financing structure for projects, to facilitate access to markets, and to provide a basis for efficient circulation of the finished works. It is constructed around four main themes: script development, building know-how, production package and pitch preparation for accessing the market, and networking. The Workshop is designed for film pro...

Cartoons on the Bay Digital comes to life in December!

  All the contents will be available on Rai Play from December 18th to 20th, 2020. COTB is the kids crossmedia and TV animation Festival promoted by Rai and organized by Rai Com and for this special edition in cooperation with Rai Play and Rai Ragazzi. This year the Festival presents its very first digital edition. All events will be streamed online: previews, retrospectives, round tables, masterclasses and appointments with top animation professionals. Also&nbs...

Animaze returns online this month with 8th edition

  “R” ANA POLLAK Australia 2:29 100% GIRL CHEN LIANGYU Taiwan 3:09 2019 GOLDEN BELL AWARD 54TH SHORT FILM OUTERSPACE LEO Taiwan 3:45 24 BRIAN YULO NG ...

LA Crime and Horror Film Festival

The 6th season of the Los Angeles Crime & Horror Film Festivals, scheduled to take place in the heart of Hollywood in May 2021, is now accepting submissions of feature films and short films in the many crime and horror subgenres. From zombies and demons to mobsters and murderers, the crime and horror genres have captured the cinematic experience since the invention of film. Today, they remain some of the most memorable stories in independent film. The LA Crime and Horror Film Festival has ...

Fruity Robo new animation acquisition from Flame Node Entertainment

  Fruity Robo A heroic journey full of surprises. An intrepid orange named Chengliuxiang, recruited the help of a little boy Le Le, to help him free his friends and family from the evil mouse king.   Trailer:        Fruity Robo Trailer from Flame Node Entertainment on Vimeo.   ...

Call for Entry - IISFF - CINEMASCOPE AWARDS 2020

Indian International Short Film Festival - CINEMASCOPE AWARDS Coming Soon . Date - 16th to 24th Dec 2020 Time - 10-7pm Online Screening Submit Your Film Now for EXCLUSIVELY DISCOUNT ON FilmFreeway - Now Special 50% discount on entry fees of any category Use Waiver code - IISFF2020 Standard Fees - $29.00 Student Fees - $24.00 Gold Member Fees - $20.00 Last Date of Submission 30 Nov,2020 We welcome all the dedicated people to join us in our festival and make this festiva...

ADDAMS FAMILY 2 nabs Bill Hader, Javon “Wanna” Walton to voice starry two-peat & here’s your casting chance

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent It’s a running joke right now in Los Angeles that Halloween will be shortened to Half-o-ween this year due to Social Distancing, No Hands Candy, and Trick or Trick no Treats. But not for MGM, which has something really fun planned for the homebound and the Hollywood-bound with a chance to be in their new movie, along with the talent-heavy cast already signed, read on… Curated by Screenmancer Ghostwriter - The sequel ...

Disney and Pixar's new animated feature 'Soul' will close the 47th edition of Film Fest Ghent

The 47th edition of Film Fest Ghent will close with the highly anticipated film, Disney and Pixar's Soul, directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Kemp Powers. Pixar's latest revelation is an accessible, enchanting and above all heart-warming escapade that also happens to ask some of life's biggest questions. An ode to living, Soul is peppered with incredible music by jazz artist Jon Batiste and represents the perfect closing film for Film Fest Ghent 2020.   What...

SUBMISSION START NOW IISFF - CINEMASCOPE AWARDS 2020

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!! SUBMISSION START NOW !! 2nd Indian International Short Film Festival CINEMASCOPE AWARDS 2020 The competition will be held on the online premiere screening, from 10 am to 7 pm. Date - 16th to 24th December. Mail Id – cinemascopeawards@gmail.com  Ph No – +91 9748275141 / +91 7044298663 /+91 9875615399   Please send your film details AND share your film link by Google Drive/We Transfer/YouTube Link for online submission.   Entry F...

International Thai Film Festival 2020

International Thai Film Festival 2020 (ITFF2020) is open for submissions! (short film, feature film, animation and music video) Submit your production via FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/thaifilmfest or via FestHome: https://festhome.com/en/festival/international-thai-film-festival Website: https://www.thaifilmfestival.com/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thaifilmfest  

PLUS AND MINUS CREATION is an Official Selection of the McMinnville Sci-Fi Film Festival

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbSsDOGiRE8 I hope all is well for you.  My latest animation film, PLUS AND MINUS CREATION was recently made an Official Selection for the McMinnville Sci-Fi Film Festival. This film is a GREATLY condensed history of our universe from before the Big Bang to the end of our sun;s life. It can be viewed at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbSsDOGiRE8  Thank you  Jim Hawk   ...

aS iT'S: Call for exhibitors and attendees

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Hey :) We're working to debut a makeshift space/store and membership-based digital platform to allow creatives to present work the way they want. One month from our launch, on September (if the current situation gets better, that is), the company will be hosting full day touring events related to film, music and fashion for the public, our members, and industry members.  We're building up our own roster alongside a list of exhibitors and attendees for the event. We license work o...

The Online Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film presents its free live stream from May 5 - 10, 2020

  True to the motto "Stay Animated - Go Online with ITFS", the free live stream will be running at OnlineFestival.ITFS.de from May 5 to 10, 2020. More than 100 guests will be with us during the six days of the festival in the OnlineFestival Studio in the foyer of the cinema "Cinema" or join us virtually. Strict adherence to the hygiene regulations will be in place on site. Every day we offer a various entertainment programme for young and old, for film...

Rai Kids and Sergio Bonelli announce the first Bonelli cartoon production based on the highly successful comic Dragonero

    While the coronavirus emergency is putting new focus on kids’ content offerings, the production of animation in Italy is going on, even in this difficult period, with a stronger commitment.  Rai Ragazzi, the kids division of the Italian public broadcaster, and Sergio Bonelli Editore, the leading comic publishing house in Italy, announce the first Bonelli cartoon production based on the highly successful comic Dragonero, created by Luca Enoch and Stefano Vietti. ...

COVID-19 positive update: International solidarity reactions to Cartoon Italia

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Immediate solidarity reaction from France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Finland, Poland, UK “The Italian animation industry and community are compact in facing this difficult moment”, says Anne Sophie Vanhollebeke, president of Cartoon Italia, the National Association of animation producers, to the European colleagues of the animation industry. The email was sent Thursday to reassure all foreign partners and raise awareness of the measures to be taken also in the rest of Europe...

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