Teodora Tošić took first place for her animation, ‘TV Warming,’ with second place going to Jovana Martinović for her illustration, ‘The Unknown,’ and third place to Andrija Martinović for his illustration series, ‘The1 and The2.’
Out of the 3,900 films submitted from around 100 countries, 72 films from 33 countries were selected to compete: 36 in the Official category, 9 in the Off-Limits category, 17 in the Perspectives category, and 10 in the Young Audiences category.
The international animation festival’s ‘Animated Cosmos’ theme will be reflected across all the pillars of the event; the festival returns to Syros Island, Greece September 22-28.
The annual event returns to the village of Salamiou from August 8-10 with a selection of the world’s latest productions, focusing on independent and non-commercial films.
The 16th edition returns to the picturesque city of Peja, Kosovo July 14-20 with screenings, workshops, classes, and exhibitions.
International Festival of Animation, Transmedia and Meta-Arts returns to Pescara, Italy May 29 – June 1, 2025.
Out of a record 103 submissions, 50 works are chosen, including 28 TV series, 10 feature films, 4 TV specials, and 8 cross-media projects; conference runs May 6-8 in Stuttgart.
The Festival returns to Syros island, Greece, September 22 - 28 for a cosmic themed edition; film entries being accepted until June 1.
Italy’s premiere animation and visual effects event runs in-person October 12-17 in Torino, Italy with a focus on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming and VFX.
The annual festival returns to Annecy June 8-14, 2025.
The 4-day event returns to Stuttgart, kicking off May 6; on-demand presentations are available May 10 – June 10.
Highlights for the upcoming festival include screenings of ‘Memory Hotel’ ‘Vengeance Most Fowl,’ with a masterclass hosted by Aardman’s Will Becher; ITFS runs from May 6-11.
9 animated short films recognized for their excellence by an international jury include Grand Prize winner ‘Inkwo for When the Starving Return’ and Jury Award winners ‘Have I Swallowed Your Dreams’ and ‘Jour de Vent;’ View Conference 2025 runs October 12-17.
Films selected include ‘Ghost Cat Anzu,’ ‘Pelikan Blue,’ ‘Rule Of The Heart,’ ‘A Boat In The Garden,’ and ‘The Colors Within;’ festival runs February 28 - March 9.
Returning for its 8th edition, the festival runs January 21-26; seven feature-length films and five short film programs will screen, with a special focus on Swiss animation.
Returning for its 8th edition, the festival runs January 21-26 2025, and will present 7 feature-length films and 5 short film programs, with a special focus on Swiss animation.
Screenings of the award-winning animated film will be held at the School of Visual Arts Theatre November 25 and December 7; Plympton will also appear at the Big Apple Holiday Con on November 23.
Paul Debevic named chair of the 4-day conference on animation, VFX, interactive and immersive, which runs May 6-9, 2025 in Stuttgart.
The UK animation festival, which brings together the animation industry's top talent, leading professionals, and a program with fans of animation in mind, runs November 10-14.
‘Time Flies, and ‘Chelita, Como Me Duele Quererte,’ though completely different films, share the concept of lost time; they also share the use of exciting new software, developed by SCAD alum Noah Catan, that enables 3D lighting effects on 2D animation.
Adam Elliot’s funny and emotional stop-motion tale of separated twins in 1970s Australia takes home the top award for features at the UK’s leading celebration of cinematic culture.
Gintz Zilbalodis' feature takes home the Grand Prize, while Adam Eliot's takes the Special Jury Prize along with the Audience Award in a tie with ‘The Colors Within;’ in shorts, ‘Wander to Wonder’ won the Grand Prize and ‘A Crab in the Pool’ earned the Special Jury Prize.
Dr. Maria Elena Gutierrez’s annual ‘must attend’ confab in Turin, Italy has been bringing the industry together for a quarter century, an event where top professionals from across animation, VFX, and games share their latest achievements and future plans… whether in front of an eager audience or a gleaming white bowl of pumpkin risotto; this year’s celebration of all things animated runs next week, October 14-19.
‘The Truth rejects you, Cornelius’ by Marc Torices and Khris Cembe won the Movistar Plus+ Short Film Project Award, while The RTVE Interactivo/Fallo de Sistema Awards went to ‘Neon Blood’ (Best Video Game Project), ‘Worldless’ (Most Innovative Video Game), and ‘Barraka’ (Weird Plus Video Game).
The latest info for Madrid’s Cartoon Springboard; Vancouver’s Spark Animation; Bordeaux’s Cartoon Movie; South Africa’s Durban FilmMart Institute’s DFM Pitch and Finance Forum, and Greece’s Animasyros 2024 Festival.
