The New York Anime Festival takes place September 26-28, 2008 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan and was organized by Reed Exhibitions, the creators of New York Comic Con. The New York Anime Festival showcases the best of anime pop culture, including the latest anime, manga, Japanese cinema, music, and games, and anime-influenced comics, animation, and films from around the world.
The 5th Abuja International Film Festival and Market accepts films in the the following genres -- features, shorts, animation, experimental on video, 16MM, 35MM. There are no entry fees and the deadline for entry submission is June 30, 2008.
The Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival is in September-October 2008. We produce an annual festival of more than 100 short films (animation, live action and documentaries) from around the world made for children and teens, plus animation and filmmaking workshops, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and other L.A. venues. Read more about us at www.lachildrensfilm.org If you would like to submit a film, send us an e-mail at lachildrensfilm@cox.net(link sends e-mail) asking for an entry form.
Fantastic Fest is a week-long festival featuring the best in new science-fiction, fantasy, horror, animation, crime, Asian, and all around badass cinema. The event was created to offer exposure to genre films which are often overlooked by the traditional festival circuit. We strive to offer acquisition, media and exhibition opportunities for undistributed films as well as to spotlight upcoming genre theatrical releases and give audiences a chance to see 35mm prints of repertory classics.
The 2008 edition of the AsoloArtFilmFestival will be held in Asolo (Treviso) from August 29 to September 7. AsoloArtFilmFestival upholds the cultural traditions and embodies the concepts established by the Festival Internazionale del Film sull'Arte e di Biografie d'Artista.
Created in 1973 by Flavia Paulon, the former Festival enjoyed great international success for over two decades, until it was interrupted in the middle of the '90s.
The Woodstock Museum is hosting its 9th film/video festival with the theme of "Freedom." The festival screens completed features, documentaries and shorts in all genres, including animation and digital media, as well as works in progress. All films must be in English or have English subtitles. The early deadline is March 31, the regular deadline is June 30, and the late deadline is July 31, 2008.
For more information, visit www.WoodstockMuseum.org or e-mail hello@WoodstockMuseum.com(link sends e-mail).
Ray Harryhausen Presents; The PIT AND THE PENDULUM short film to screen at HORRORFIND WEEKEND 10, August 15-17, UMUC Marriott Inn & Conference Center, Adelphi, Maryland.
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM screens as part of the Saturday INdy Screenings, AUgust 16, 10:15- 12:115 AM in the Convention Ampitheatre!
Tix, info and schedules can be found on the HORRORFIND WEEKEND website: www.horrorfindweekend.com
Design Festa is an international art event open to all artists from all over the world to exhibit their creative talent. Anyone who has original work can take part and express themselves through this freestyle event. There are no restrictions. Express your ideas at Design Festa for an opportunity at experimentation and the next step in your artistic lives. About 7,000 artists attended last time with more than 55,000 visitors.
The best way to keep you and your little monsters entertained this summer.
The Family Friendly Film Festival returns to Manchester for the third year, with an even more exciting line up of events and activities that the whole family can enjoy together.What can you do?• Spend a NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM at our Manchester Museum pyjama party
• Get out your peg legs and patches for PIRATES ARRRRGGGHHH COOL day at The Stockport Plaza (parents can dress up too!)
The Brainwash Movie Festival, the original Drive-In, Bike-In, Walk-In outdoor festival, is accepting entries of shorts and feature movies for this year's edition. The festival will also be showing some of the best of more than 500 movies in the Brainwash catalog from shows over the past 13 years. Many of the Brainwash selections chosen for their daring and uncompromising style will never be seen on television or in other more restrictive venues. It will take place at the Alliance for West Oakland Development Parking Lot, 1357 5th St. at Mandela Parkway, Oakland, California.
Comic-Con International is the largest gathering of comic book, science fiction, film and television fans in the nation. Featuring celebrity guests, seminars on breaking into filmmaking and near 24-hour film retrospectives. Comic-Con is the place for fans of all things pop culture. For more information, visit www.comic-con.org.
Industry professionals are invited to attend the next Portfolio Review show for The Art Institute of California-Orange County, scheduled for Wednesday, June 11.
This free recruiting and networking event will be held at:Extreme Indoor Karting1670 Sunflower AveCosta Mesa, California 92626 USA
Employers, recruiters, and other design professionals are invited to stop by between 4 and 7 p.m. to meet the new talent graduating from The Art Institute.
The 2008 MoCCA (Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art) Art Festival will take place the weekend of June 7-8 at the historic Puck Building (293 Lafayette Street at Houston) in downtown Manhattan's famed SoHo arts district. The festival will be open to the public from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm both days. Admission starts at $10/day or $15/weekend but is only $10/weekend for MoCCA members.
By hosting the second edition of Dimension3 Festival during four days at Espace des Arts, Chalon-sur-Saone in France becomes the European capital of 3-D, with an exceptional collection of images You will be able to witness film previews, exclusive screenings and original images! All program formats will be represented, with contents of all types (feature films, animated films, documentaries, corporate films, theme park attractions, concerts ).
The Art Institute of California-San Francisco is proud to present its second annual Animation Festival. The festival is no charge and open to the public. This entertaining hour-long program showcases the school's best animated works by students, alumni and faculty. This year's festival will feature the world premiere of short films by the first graduating class of the Master of Fine Arts in Computer Animation program. Time: 7-8 p.m. Location: Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California, 94102, USA.
Screening more than 100 animated short films in two days in six separate shows. Tickets are $10 per show at the Giggleshorts Theatre in Toronto. Submit animated shorts (less than 15 minutes long) at www.giggleshorts.com.
Sundance Institute and Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) today announced the third annual Sundance Institute at BAM program: 22 feature films and 36 live-action and animated short films fresh from the 2008 Sundance Film Festival; filmmaker Q&A sessions, theatre and musical performances, panel discussions, screenplay readings, art installations and more. This unique event celebrates the artists and work which the Sundance Institute supports year round through its Film Festival and the Feature Film, Documentary Film, Theatre and Film Music Programs.
Greetings Earthlings! You are invited to join HAPPY TREE FRIENDS, JIBJAB, 30 SECOND BUNNY THEATER, ODD TODD, JOE CARTOON, XETH, LOW MORALE, ITS JERRYTIME! and many more of your favorite animated webtoons, all together on the big screen for the very first time in WebJam 2008, the first film festival dedicated to animation on the Internet. You can see LOLtoons, ROFLtoons, OMGtoons and even WTFtoons.
Design Festa started in 1994, and is a freestyle International Art Event open to artists from all over the world to exhibit their creative talent. Design Festa is the biggest art event in Asia! The event features a wide diversity of creative work, including painting, sculpture, fashion and installations, as well as multimedia, film-screening, live music, and performance art. Design Festa is held twice a year in spring and fall at Tokyo Big Sight.
Animate! is the first Festival for Adult Animation of Uruguay. It started in 2005 and it had a second release in 2006.
This third edition will be held at the Plaza Arts and Events in Montevideo, Uruguay May 17-May 18, 2008.
Animation of any kind and technique are welcome to be screened in this great Cinema of Montevideo, during "Montevideo Comics", the greatest Convention for Comics, Animations and Games Arts with over 3.000 people in its last edition.
Animate! 08 -- Segunda Edicion -- is the oldest animation film festival in Uruguay. This year it is the second edition of "Centro Cultural de España" in Montevideo, in its third year. The works accepted to this festival will be exhibited at the Cinema Auditorium of the Centro Cultural de Espana, sponsored by Animation Campus and Centro Cultural de Espana del Uruguay.
The festival has its focus in short adult animations of any kind, no matter the technique. This is a non competitive festival, and there are no fees for submission.
Now in our 5th year, CSU Animation and Visual Effects are proud to present the Australian International Animation Festival 2008. This year has secured amazing exclusives from more than 2,200 submissions from over 30 countries.
Big Island Film Festival takes place at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawai'i. One indoor venue and two under the stars, as well as filmmaker panels, awards and social events, great weather, beautiful beaches and outstanding resorts of Waikoloa Beach make this a very special location for a film festival. Submit narrative films only -- no documentaries -- by Feb. 1, 2008. For more information, visit www.bigislandfilmfestival.com.
This festival will show more than 200 selected animations from 20 different countries and will show animation produced through diverse techniques and various thought processes and systems in the world.?There is an opportunity for the people of Kanagawa as well as the Japanese public to choose exhibits for distribution by those in the animation circle and for international exchanges, as well as for information exchanges among people in the animation industry.
The New Strand Film Festival, held in an historic downtown theater, will feature three days of independent films, with Sunday highlighting children's films. This small Iowa festival offers independent filmmakers the opportunity to get involved with their audiences without the hassles of larger festivals. For further information, visit www.newstrandfilmfestival.org or email jmcmahon@wlpl.org(link sends e-mail).
