In nuce: The 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS for short) ended the week before last. This was the first time that the festival was held as a hybrid event. This is according to a recent press release. After three years, the ITFS was once again able to take place on location at numerous venues – including Stuttgart’s Schlossplatz, the local city centre cinemas and the Hospitalhof.
The winners: The highlight was the grand awards ceremony, which concluded the international event after six packed days. The Grand Prix (major animated film prize of the state of Baden-Württemberg and the city of Stuttgart), the Lotte Reiniger Award for Animated Film, Young Animation, AniMovie, Trickstar Nature Award and the FANtastic Award were awarded. At the SWR OnlineFilm Audience Award, the audience voted for their favourite from all the ITFS 2022 entries.
Other winners: The winning team of the Crazy Horse Session – 48H Animation Jam was announced on Sunday afternoon. The winners of the Animated Games Award Germany, German Animation Screenplay Award and Trickstar Business Award had already been presented at the Trickstar Professional Awards on 4 May and the Tricks for Kids Award on 7 May.
The winners at a glance: If you want to get an overview of the winners, including the jury’s reasoning, we recommend clicking over to itfs.de .
The ITFS in figures: Although the number of visitors to the ITFS 2022 was lower than in 2019, this was offset by the large number of online guests. To date, the organisers have recorded around 10,000 views in the associated online media library. A total of 20,000 views are expected by the end of the online programme. Around 20,000 viewers were present in the cinemas and at the various venues.
An outlook: The next Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film will take place from 25 to 30 April 2023.
