Countryside Animafest Cyprus 2025
Begins: August 8, 2025
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.
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Annecy Festival 2025
Begins: June 8, 2025
The annual festival returns to Annecy June 8-14, 2025.
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OIAF 2024 Panel Set: Go Behind the Scenes of ‘The Wild Robot’
Writer/director Chris Sanders will lead a discussion exploring the story and artistry of DreamWorks Animation’s new film at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, North America’s leading animation festival, which runs September 25-29.
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OIAF 2024 is Around the Corner – Get Ready!
Here’s what you need to know to make your festival stay a bit easier; the oldest and largest North American animation runs September 25-29, 2024.
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Shorts in Competition Revealed for Countryside Animafest Cyprus
33 short films from 14 countries have been selected to compete in the international category, with another 14 films from 7 countries selected in the children’s category, at the 23rd festival edition, coming to Salamiou August 9-12.
Ottawa International Animation Festival 2024
Begins: September 25, 2024
North America’s leading animation festival returns September 25-29, featuring interactive artist talks, workshops and meetings with schools and recruiters; TAC takes place during the festival and offers industry professionals networking opportunities.
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Alkemy X Launches New Independent Film Services Division
The Philadelphia-based production company expands its focused support of independent feature film production; new effort to be led by Andrew Greenblatt, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Philadelphia Film Society.
Call for Entries: The 23rd Animafest Cyprus - Views of the World
Submissions are being accepted in the international short film competition and the Cyprus National short film competition; the festival returns to Salamiou this August.
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Countryside Animafest Cyprus 2023 Winners Announced
Daria Kashceeva’s ‘Electra’ takes top honors with Grand Prix Dimitris Eipides - narrative film and the International Competition Audience Award; Paul de Nooijer and Menno de Nooijer’s ‘Is Heaven Blue?’ wins Grand Prix Eipides for non-narrative film.
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Countryside Animafest Cyprus
Begins: August 9, 2023
The annual festival returns to Crete this August and features a poster designed by Academy Award-winning animator Michael Dudok de Wit.
Countryside Animafest Cyprus 2023 Shares Poster by Michael Dudok de Wit
The Oscar-winning animator drew inspiration from the village of Salamiou’s landscape, creating ‘Views of World’ for the 22nd edition of the festival returning August 9-12.
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Ottawa International Animation Festival 2023
Begins: September 20, 2023
Scheduled for September 20–24, OIAF features screenings, virtual artist talks, workshops, and meetings with schools and recruiters; taking place during the festival TAC offers industry professionals a chance to connect.
Annecy Festival 2024
Begins: June 9, 2024
The annual festival returns to Annecy June 9-15, 2024.
Longtime Netflix Exec Matt Levin to Head LAIKA’s Live-Action Expansion
The cutting-edge animation studio adds veteran production leadership to take the reins of the studio’s expanding live-action efforts; first project is based on John Brownlow’s action thriller novel ‘Seventeen.’
Winners Announced for Animafest Cyprus 2022
Michalis Papanicolaou’s ‘Crocodrilo-Ta oneira tou tempeli drakou' takes top honors with both the Cypriot Professional Film and Audience Awards; Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis' 'Flying Sailer' wins for Best Narrative Film.
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The 21st Edition of Animafest Cyprus Reveals Official Selections
41 films from 21 countries will participate in this year’s international competition, with 19 professional and student films participating in the national competition; the festival and festivities return to the village of Salamiou August 10-13.
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Annecy 2022 Juries Announced
Judging at this year’s festival will be handled by 18 notable industry experts from 13 countries; awards will be revealed at the event’s June 18 closing ceremony.
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Amy Kravitz Named Ottawa Animation Festival 2022 Honorary President
OIAF returns in-person after 2 years, running September 21-25; entries for the competition are still being accepted through May 31.
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Annecy 2022 Announces Graduation, TV, and Commissioned Film Selections
99 films were chosen for competition in the festivals latest category announcements; more than 1,530 films were submitted this year from 64 countries; festival runs June 13-18 in Annecy, France.
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Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2022
Begins: June 13, 2022
The festival's 61st edition is being held June 13-18 by the lake in Annecy, France.
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OIAF 2022 Happening this Fall in Person
Begins: September 21, 2022
Scheduled for September 21 – September 25, the event will feature screenings, virtual artist talks, workshops, and meetings with schools and recruiters.
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‘The Spine of Night’: Redefining Fantasy and Animated Filmmaking
Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King resurrect an older, rotoscoped animation aesthetic, blending it with a blast of new creative storytelling and visual design energy in their epic, bloody, ‘swords and sorcerers’ tale about humanity’s battle between good and evil.
Watch Mary Apick’s Powerful ‘The Cat’ Short
The award-winning filmmaker and activist’s hand-drawn, black and white animated film tells the story of a happy little girl determined to overcome the darkness and oppression consuming her.
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Jonas Poher Rasmussen Talks ‘Flee’
The director discusses his intimate, award-winning animated documentary about the boyhood experiences of his long-time friend, an Afghan academic who lived as a gay Muslim in Afghanistan before escaping to Denmark through Russia.
Call for Entries: Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2022
Films are now being accepted for competition in five categories – International Competition, Young Animation, Tricks for Kids, Trickstar Nature Award, and AniMovie; submission deadline is December 1.
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