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I am Tom Moody
The short film "I am Tom Moody" was nominated for an award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. It can now be viewed in full, including a making-of.
Ubisoft Rabbids for Sony
The right news for Easter: the Rabbids, Ubisoft's crazy, disrespectful rabbit game characters, are getting a feature film.
Cuddly Fluffy Work
When words such as "cuddly", "cinema fun" and "Schweiger" appear in a trailer, one can roughly guess what Til's new animated work will bring to cinemas.
Friday Is the Submission Deadline
Now it is time to step on the gas once again. Friday, 1 March, is the submission deadline for the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film's “Animated Fashion Award”.
Stop Motion Pro Offers Free Animation Music
Anyone still looking for music or sound effects for their animated film can currently help themselves free of charge at Stop Motion Pro.
German Animation Screenplay Award Goes to “Lars Lemming”
Screenwriter Heiko Martens receives EUR 5,000 at the 17th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
Puppet Construction for Stop-Motion Animation – From Character Skeleton to Finished Animated-Film Character
Duration: 2.5 days / 25 hours Fri 15:00 - 20:00 CET SAT + SUN 10:00 - 20:00 CET
Location: Gelnhausen, Hesse, 40 km east of Frankfurt am Main
Objective: Participants gain an insight into the art of stop-motion animation.
They learn about the techniques, tools and procedures used
and can gain initial experience in animating three-dimensional figures or deepen their existing experience.
Topics in the theoretical part of the workshop:
- Cameras & recording methods / hardware & software
- Principles of animation
- Planning a scene, timing, performance
- Working with X-sheets
Topics in the practical part of the workshop:
- Applying the principles of animation through simple animation exercises
- Planning, developing and shooting participants’ own scenes with humanoid character skeletons
- Working with flying rigs
General information / answers to FAQs:
- Figures are provided
- Participants can take their recordings home
- Each participant receives a handout with information (literature, equipment used, software, links, etc.)
- We work with DRAGON - professional stop-motion software
Maximum number of participants: 8 people
Cost per participant:
Registration as a regular participant
(two participants share one recording system)
Students, trainees & civil-service workers: EUR 185,- (including VAT)
Hobbyists: EUR 200,- (including VAT)
Self-employed people, educators and anyone using the course as professional training: EUR 255,- (including VAT)
Surcharge when registering as an individual participant:
(The participant has a recording system to themselves)
Students, trainees & civil-service workers: +EUR 100,- (including VAT)
Hobbyists: +EUR 120,- (including VAT)
Self-employed people, educators and anyone using the course as professional training: +EUR 150,- (including VAT
Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film Celebrates Animation
500 of the best animated films from all over the world to be shown / Prize money totalling EUR 56,000 in seven competition categories
HFF Animation Films from Two Decades
In the series “55 Years of HFF, 20 Years after the Fall of the Wall—History in Films”, HFF Konrad Wolf’s Animation programme presents a representative selection of student work from the past two decades.
ICE AGE 3: The Record Chase Continues…
...when will Sid, Scrat & Co break the 9 million barrier?
LUCAS Symposium: Every Kind of Animation Shapes Filmmaking Worldwide
Workshop talks with animation experts and a professional discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of computer animation.
The Record Chase Is On
Ice Age 3 is the most successful animated film of all time at the German box office.
A Red Carpet for Animation
The 16th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film combined industry events, popular screenings and award-winning shorts.
16. International Festival of Animated Film
From 5 to 10 May 2009, the people of Stuttgart and guests from all over the world will be celebrating animated film in Stuttgart's city centre cinemas and at the open-air festival on Schlossplatz.
ITFS: Last Call for Entries
German and Eastern European animation producers and directors aged 35 or under can apply for the Robert Bosch Stiftung film prize until March 23.
German Animation Screenplay Award Enters Its Third Year
Four animated-film scripts with strong potential have been nominated.
Comic Style and Psychedelic Art at ITFS ’09
Kota Ezawa, Keiichi Tanaami and regional multimedia artists will present animation-influenced work during ITFS 2009 in Stuttgart.
Stuttgart Festival Features Seven Oscar Nominees
Bolt’s co-director, art director and look-and-lighting director will attend, while WALL-E, Kung Fu Panda and other nominees screen.
ITFS Retrospective: 100 Years of Animated Film
To mark the centenary of German animated film, the 16th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (5–10 May 2009) is presenting an extensive anniversary retrospective. Six program blocks trace the eventful history of this innovative genre, featuring artistically ambitious works, outstanding commercials and cutting-edge 3D animation.
Bolt Leaps into Cinemas
Disney’s new animated adventure is also thrilling audiences in selected cities with the breathtaking look of Disney Digital 3D.
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film Announces First Preselection Results
Before Christmas, three preselection juries met for the competitions at the 16th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2009. Professionals for the International Competition, Young Animation and Tricks for Kids sections report stimulating submissions with original cinematic language and socially relevant themes.
ITFS Stuttgart: Submission Deadline 1 December
Entries for the 16th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film can be submitted until 1 December.
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film Opens Submissions
More than €50,000 in prize money is available, accompanied by an extensive supporting programme.
Registration Deadline for “Acting for Animators”
Registration for the DPIntensiv seminar Acting for Animators ends today, with last-minute applications still accepted through the DP website.
Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, October 27 to November 2
As a German-Czech collaboration, the “Breathless” call for projects offers filmmakers the opportunity to realise their film ideas and premiere them at the international festivals in Leipzig and Jihlava.
On commission for animated film
The 15th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film runs from May 1 to 6 with a new competition for commissioned animation. With 1700 submissions, it slightly exceeded the previous year's level.
‘Ratatouille’ in first place
As expected, Remy the rat climbs to the top position in the DVD sales charts.
German Animation Screenplay Award: submission deadline approaching
Screenplays can be submitted until February 15
Super RTL Presents “The Happy Elf”, a Funny 3-D Animated Adventure in Its German Premiere
Christmas elf Jubie faces his greatest challenge: Of all places, in gloomy Bluesville, where the children have almost forgotten how to laugh, he is supposed to create a good mood. Whether he succeeds is revealed by the Christmas fun The Happy Elf (USA 2005), which captivates with elaborate 3-D animation and a funny story. Super RTL will show the adventure on Friday, December 21, at 9:15 p.m., in its German premiere.
Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film Awards German Animation Screenplay Prize 2008
As part of the 15th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film - Festival of Animated Film from May 1 to 6, 2008
Bastian Pastewka and His Bee Bestseller
Low budget and high box-office takings - producers dream of films like that. Such so-called B-movies are the subject of ,Wir lieben Kino - Das Magazin' on December 12 at 10.40 p.m. The somewhat different B-movie, the animated film ,Bee Movie - Das Honigkomplott', celebrated its world premiere in Los Angeles.
Horton Hears A Who
Following the worldwide successes ICE AGE 1 and 2 (each with over 7 million cinema-goers in
Germany), the latest film from the CGI forge BLU SKY will come to
cinemas in 2008.
Shrek dominates the DVD charts
An ogre becomes king. Shrek has long ruled the fairy-tale world of "Far Far Away". He has sat on the throne of the media control DVD charts since calendar week 43. "Shrek – the Third" enters the hit list directly at number one as a new release. Alongside the single DVD, the 2-DVD box of the animated film also manages to start at number 32.
Bully’s wild empress at number one
At Schöngrün Palace, tranquil palace life is thrown into turmoil: The Yeti kidnaps Lissi to give her to the devil. Emperor Franz immediately sets off in pursuit of his great love. How it all turns out is told by Michael "Bully" Herbig in "Lissi and the Wild Emperor". The "Sissi" parody drew more than 507,000 viewers to cinemas on its premiere weekend.
Ratatouille remains the main course
The animated film “Ratatouille” remains the most popular main course among cinema fans in its second week. According to preliminary figures, just under 750,000 guests enjoyed it over the weekend.
A rat gets the mobile-phone display cooking
THQ Wireless, Inc. commissions carmunity to create a mobile portal for the new Disney-Pixar film “Ratatouille”.
“Lissi” special on ProSieben: “Bully” Herbig presents his new film
Germany’s most successful cinema maker in a 45-minute making-of for the cinema release of “Lissi and the Wild Emperor” on Sunday, October 21, 2007, at 22:20 on ProSieben.
Director Michael “Bully” Herbig reveals why he feels so at home in Germany: “No one interferes with me anymore.”
“I have every freedom here. I had to fight hard and work even more for it. I can write and produce my things myself. No one interferes with me anymore. [...] That is a huge luxury.”
Super RTL shows “Disney’s Tarzan – The Legend Begins” as a German free-TV premiere Start of the Disney film series: Friday, October 19, 2007, at 20:15
From now on, Super RTL is showing high-profile sequels to five cinema successes from Disney Studios. The opening is made by Disney’s Tarzan - The Legend Begins (USA 2005), a German free-TV premiere.
Family weekend on Premiere: 16 top animated films in two days
"Animation alarm" on 24 and 25 November: TV premiere of "Ice Age 2 - Now It’s Thawing", "Hunting Fever" and "Ice Age - No Time for Nuts".
Over 880,000 gourmets devour Ratatouille
Rat Remy is not only responsible for the salt in the soup of a
Parisian star restaurant, but also brings plenty of pepper into
the cinema charts.
Remy Conquers German Cinema Charts
With a sensational cinema opening, the little rat Remy has continued his triumphal march in German cinemas as well.
Bee Movie: German Voice Actors Announced
The German voices in the new animated film BEE MOVIE - THE HONEY PLOT have been decided: Bastian Pastewka voices the bee Barry B. Benson and Mirjam Weichselbraun the florist Vanessa.
DOK Leipzig Celebrates Its 50th Edition
The International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film celebrates from from October 29 to November 4, 2007
Festival Initiates Prize for Film Music
Animated film and music will be one of the focal points of the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film 2008. With “Music for Animation”, the festival, in cooperation with the GEMA Foundation, is awarding a prize for the best music for the first time.
Pictoplasma Animation Festival
Festival aims to show moving characters beyond established animation industry standards / Three-day event in Berlin at the end of November
SGI Accelerates Space Chimps Render Farm
Vanguard Animation is rendering Space Chimps with SGI Altix XE310 servers, RenderMan, Maya, Linux, and PipelineFX Qube.
Philosophers Ponder the Simpsons
If Homer Simpson from the oddball cartoon series mindlessly pours beer into himself, eats his children’s burgers and steaks, and affronts wife Marge with his stupidity - is that then low-level entertainment or really good satire?
Simpsons Still on Top
The trump card "The Simpsons Movie" continues to work at the box office. For the third time in a row, Homer and family attracted the most viewers to cinemas.
“Cheese Tour” for Ratatouille
Promotional campaign for the new Pixar film in Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin.
“Simpsons” still at the top
The black humor of the “Simpsons” continues to entertain audiences splendidly. The first major animated production of the popular TV television series about the idiosyncratic family remains at the top of the German cinema charts.
SIGGRAPH Names 2007 Animation Winners
SIGGRAPH announces the three winners of its 2007 Computer Animation Festival awards.
Simpsons disenchant Harry Potter
“The Simspons Movie” had the third-most-successful film opening of the year. As already indicated in the trend charts, the animated film enters the media control cinema charts directly at number one.
Simpsons: Rush on the cinema box offices
Germany is into yellow! After twenty years of life as a series, the Simpsons are now embarking on their first cinema adventure. More than 390,000 viewers saw "The Simpsons Movie" on the opening day, as media control reports.
On CNN: From the “Simpsons” to “Shreck”
After twenty unprecedentedly successful years on television, "The Simpsons" are now making it to the big cinema screen on July 26. In CNN International's film magazine "The Screening Room", presenter Myleene Klass meets the creator of the "Simpsons", Matt Groening, on Friday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. She talks with him about the long-awaited film adaptation of the animated series.
Anima Mundi 2006 – 14th International Animation Festival
The festival has been showing animated films from all over the world since 1993.
Bitfilm Festival Launches Worldwide Digital Virus-Movie Competition
Submission by upload, voting via the web
Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF)
The Tokyo Anime Award is presented as part of the trade fair for animated films (TAF). In contrast to the “Commercial Animated Films” category, the second, “Open Category” (divided into the “General” and “Students” subcategories), is open to worldwide entries that were not publised for commercial purposes. The Grand Prix - one of four awards in total - is endowed with prize money equivalent to around 7,300 euros.
Trade fair: 03/23/2006 to 03/24/2006
Public fair: 03/25/2006 to 03/26/2006
Disney Swallows Pixar
Entertainment group secures animation studio / Takeover worth 7.4 billion dollars