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ITFS decision-makers comment on Germany as a centre for animation
Are German animated feature films still internationally competitive when it comes to adult themes? A plea from the people behind the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film.
The VFX Festival 2022 will be hybrid
Emerging talents: Ready for the future of VFXs? The industry event from London is also available online!
Sweet Nothing Selected for Sundance
Lucerne animation graduates Joana Fischer and Marie-Christine Kenov take the four-minute Sweet Nothing to Sundance 2022.
Festival of Animation Berlin 2021 Presented 186 Projects
Festival of Animation Berlin 2021 combined cinema screenings, online competitions, masterclasses and workshops from 1–3 October.
ITFS 2021 Streams Animation Programme and Awards Live
The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film streamed family and adult animation programmes, interviews and an awards presentation from 4–9 May 2021.
Animation Production Days 2021 Invites Project Submissions
Animation Production Days 2021 invited animated film, TV, game and cross-media projects in concept or development through 22 February.
The Animation Workshop Streams 2021 Graduation Films
The Animation Workshop presented a pre-release livestream of its 2021 graduation projects on 5 February.
Edimotion 2020 Announces Editing Award Nominees
The 20th Edimotion festival announced nominees for its feature, documentary and emerging-editor awards.
FMX 2019: Incredibles 2, Spies in Disguise, Game Design und neuer Trailer Kinky Kitchen
FMX 2019: Insights into VFX work on series such as Lost in Space and Game of Thrones and the latest N.E.W.S. on animation productions.
FMX 2019: Lost in Space, Game of Thrones and The History of Animation
FMX 2019: insights into VFX work on series such as Lost in Space and Game of Thrones and the latest N.E.W.S. about animation productions.
White Square Submission Deadline Ends in Less Than Two Weeks
In less than two weeks, the submission deadline ends for one of the largest creative festivals in Central and Eastern Europe - White Square.
Call for Entries: KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival
Submissions can now be made to the Dutch KLICK Animation Festival until June 1. Professional filmmakers as well as students may take part.
Dutch in Japanese
A Hungarian art student turned the Dadaist poem “Karawane” into an animated work, inspired by Monty Python.
Winners of the 17th Savannah Film Festival
The Savannah Film Festival took place from October 25 to November 1. "The Looking Planet" by Eric Law Anderson won the award for best animated film.
Environmentally Conscious Films Wanted
The Deauville Green Awards in French Normandy will be held for the third time this year. Entries can still be submitted until April 18.
The Dawn of the New 3D World
At the world’s first 3D film festival in Singapore, Hollywood studio chiefs presented their first 3D theatrical films.
DOK Leipzig Concludes Successful 51st Edition
The 51st International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film ended with an audience day featuring repeat screenings of all award-winning films.
Four FFF-Funded Productions in Toronto
Four productions supported by FilmFernsehFonds Bayern will be presented in various sections of the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival, held September 4–13, 2008.
9th Landshut Short Film Festival puts HD technology centre stage
The 2nd Lower Bavarian Media Day will also take place on March 8 as part of the 9th Landshut Short Film Festival. Behind this unassuming title lies a high-calibre showcase of current HD technology. Many films in the competition will be shown in HD.
11th eDIT Filmmaker’s Festival: young-talent competition
Who will demonstrate talent and creativity with a 30-second film on the subject of Planet Earth and — win eDward 2008? The best films will be shown at the opening gala of the 11th Filmmaker’s Festival in Frankfurt am Main in September. Cash and non-cash prizes worth around 5,000 euros also await
SpeedGrade DI Finishes Three Festival Films
Three films finished with Iridas SpeedGrade DI received festival recognition and theatrical attention in January 2008.
Erlangen Comic Salon: Focus on China
Every two years, the comic world meets in Erlangen. In more than 20 years, Germany’s largest and most important comic festival has contributed substantially to comics becoming accepted not only as a mass medium but also as an art form — one that, like hardly any other, mirrors society and measures social change — and becoming fit for the ‘salon’. The hallmark of the Erlangen Salon is that it brings art and commerce, mainstream and avant-garde together in an event representing every variety of the ‘Ninth Art’. More than 20,000 visitors are expected in Erlangen from May 22 to 25, 2008.
THE ORPHANAGE wins 7 Goyas
Juan Antonio Bayona’s thriller received awards in Madrid last night in the following categories: Best New Director: Juan Antonio Bayona, Best Original Screenplay: Sergio G. Sánchez, Best Production Design: Sandra Hermida, Best Music: Xavi Mas, Marc Orts y Oriol Tárrago, Best Special Effects: David Martí, Montse Ribé, Pau Costa, Enric Masip, Lluis Castells y Jordi San Agustín, Best Makeup: Lola López e Icíar Arrieta, Best Art Direction: Joseph Rosell.
2008 Sundance Film Festival Showcases a Wide Range of Work by Avid Customers
Independent filmmakers rely on Avid.
Review of the 29th Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival 2008
Festival organiser Mayor Charlotte Britz reported an absolute attendance record, 2,041 above the previous year.
Winners of the 29th Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival
The Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival is pleased to announce the winners of the festival’s 29th edition: the 2008 Max Ophüls Preis goes to director André Erkau for his film “Self-Talk.”
Berlinale Keynotes Examine Web, Games and Film
The 2008 Berlinale Keynotes will discuss how Web 2.0 and games are changing the film industry.
Fascinating Voyage of Discovery Through Europe’s Film Landscape
Let's see what is playing at the neighbours': The fascinating voyage of discovery through Europe's diverse film landscape continues. From February to April 2008, European Film Promotion (EFP) is bringing neighbouring countries' national audience hits and film highlights to screens in Munich, Copenhagen and Madrid for the film event PICTURE EUROPE! The Best of European Cinema on the Road.
Berlin Today Award Is Intended to Offer Young Directors Opportunities
Short film competition as part of the Berlinale Talent Campus 2009 / 15 talents can convince the producers present of their film idea
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
Michel Ocelot on the Jury
The juries at the 2008 Animation Film Festival are once again top-class. One of the most renowed animation filmmakers has already agreed to join the jury of the “AniMovie” feature film competition: Michel Ocelot.
Awards Presented at up-and-coming 2007
On Sunday morning, the 'German Young Film Award 2007', the 'BDK Student Film Award' (Professional Association for Art Education), the 'Flying Camera' and the 'International Young Film Makers Award' were presented in Hanover. The 9th Hanover International Film Festival comes to an end with the award ceremony.
18th Lünen Film Festival Concludes With More Visitors
The Lünen Film Festival celebrated its coming of age with an all-round successful festival. Around 7.700 visitors, more than ever before, found their way into the cinemas over the four days of the festival. Particularly popular were the films “The Three Robbers”, “Jacob's Brother” and “We Say You! Darling”, some of which sold out in several screenings, the latter alone meeting nearly 800 enthusiastic spectators at the opening gala.
The prizes of the 18th Lünen Cinema Festival
The prize winners of the 18th Lünen Cinema Festival, which took place from November 15 to 18, 2007, have been decided. The award ceremony took place on November 18, 2007, at Cineworld Lünen.
CoCo Best Pitch Award 2007 presented
Connecting Cottbus 2007 - CoCo Best Pitch Award 2007 goes to Serbian director and screenwriter Andrijana Stojkovic for The Box.
9th International Film Festival Hannover
The 9th up-and-coming International Film Festival Hannover takes place from November 22.to 25, 2007 at CinemaxX Hannover Nikolaistraße / German Young Film Award 2007
Award “For the Unknown Dog”
FOR THE UNKNOWN DOG receives the Golden Beaver for the best feature film, worth 5,000 euros, at the 29th Biberach Film Festival.
Connecting Cottbus 2007: Film projects from 11 countries await the pitch
Event on November 8/9 is intended to network producers and partners
NDR films sweep the North German Film Award
"The Art of Negative Thinking" by Bråd Breien was honored with the NDR Film Award at the 49th Nordic Film Days in Lübeck. The festival’s highest award, worth 12,500 euros, was presented by the NDR Director of Television, Volker Herres, on Saturday evening (November 3) at the film award night in Lübeck’s Music and Congress Hall.
Förderpreis Deutscher Film Hof awarded
The 2007 Förderpreis Deutscher Film Hof goes to cinematographer Gregor Schönfelder for his work on the film “Zeit der Fische” by Heiko Aufdermauer.
Webcuts.07 honors the best Internet movies
Berlin cinema audiences and international visitors in Second Life followed the award ceremony for Internet short films from around the world and selected the audience-award winner.
BLINDSIGHT runs in a special screening at the Hof International Film Festival
On Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 12:00 in the Club, Lucy Walker’s film BLINDSIGHT will run in a special screening in Hof.
Andreas Kleinert’s “Freischwimmer” in Hof
Typhoon and distributor Novapool Pictures present Andreas Kleinert’s latest cinema film at the 41st Hof International Film Festival 2007 (October 23 to 28, 2007): “Freischwimmer”. The surrealisti c evil fairy tale already attracted great attention at the Venice Film Festival in the Giornate Degli Autori series.
Fantastic start for “The Orphanage”
“The Orphanage” reaches more than 1,000,000 visitors in Spain in just four days.
Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival – Submission deadline for the short-film competitions ends soon
For the 29th edition of the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival in Saarbrücken, taking place from January 14 to 20, 2008, submissions will be accepted until November 01, 2007 for the short- and feature-film competitions and the medium-length film competition set up for the first time.
up-and-coming: Submission deadline expired
By September 1, 2680 applications from 58 countries had been received
by the Hannover International Film Festival. up-and-coming records a submission record
Film retellers wanted
TOTAL RECALL- the Int. Festival of the Retold Film, is looking for people who retell films.
10 years of eDIT Filmmaker’s Festival
Hesse’s Minister-President Roland Koch presented the Filmmaker's Festival honorary award to Tippi Hedren, with which Alfred Hitchcock was posthumously honored for his life’s work. Prof. Wolfgang Thaenert, director of LPR Hessen: “The next ten years will be even more beautiful.”
DOK Leipzig Celebrates Its 50th Edition
The International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film celebrates from from October 29 to November 4, 2007
eDIT: Discount for DP Subscribers
DIGITAL PRODUCTION subscribers receive a 50 percent discount on admission tickets for the eDIT 10. Filmmaker's Festival 2007 in Frankfurt am Main
Pictoplasma Animation Festival
Festival aims to show moving characters beyond established animation industry standards / Three-day event in Berlin at the end of November
WAM Film Night Goes XXS
Dortmund is getting its own short-film festival. An initiative of students from Werbe- & Medien-Akademie Marquardt (WAM) is organising the event.
Shorts at Moonlight at the Hofheim Festival Center from August 8 to 12
This year, the Shorts at Moonlight short film festival has further expanded Hofheim as its home location and the center of the festival.
Venice Film Festival turns 75
On August 6, the film festival celebrates its 75th birthday; it is the oldest festival in the world.
Berlinale Talent Campus February 9 to 14, 2008
The programme focus of the Berlinale Talent Campus 2008 is dedicated to the topic of emotionality and film.
Media Festival Shifts Focus to HD
The fifth international media festival will emphasise HD film and audiovisual productions in March 2009.
Tippi Hedren to Attend eDIT Festival
Tippi Hedren will discuss filmmaking and her work with Alfred Hitchcock at the tenth eDIT Filmmaker’s Festival.
Ninth AnimationMeeting Draws Full House
The ninth AnimationMeeting at the Munich Film Festival presented four talks on current European productions.
Bitfilm Launches Its Own Channel on sevenload
Bitfilm TV reports from the world of digital film / Specials and portraits on CGI productions and makers
Bitfilm Festival Extends Submission Deadline
New deadline is July 1, 2007 / Festival in Hamburg, awards ceremony in Barcelona
14th International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart Ends
Main prize winners come from neighboring Ludwigsburg and from Italy / Organizers draw a positive conclusion
International Film Festival Summit Europe (IFFS)
Annual conference and trade fair for members of the film festival industry.
Bitfilm Launches 8th International Film Competition
Submission deadline June 15, 2007, worldwide Internet vote from August to October 2007
Spotlight Advertising Film Festival: 2007 with “Web & Mobile” Category
Participation open to professionals and students / Submission deadline extended
International Short Film Festival Leuven (ISFFL)
Since its foundation in 1995, the short film festival has presented a wide range of short film genres - from animated films to documentaries and experimental films to music videos.
Avid Workshop at the 26th International Festival of Film Schools Munich
Free training for Xpress Studio with hands-on exercises
Interfilm: 22nd International Short Film Festival Berlin
More than 4,000 films and videos from 94 countries have been submitted so far, from which the organisers have selected 500 productions of various genres - from feature films to animated films, documentaries and children's films to music clips. Around 16,000 visitors are expected. Prizes in kind and cash prizes totalling 35,000 euros will be awarded.
WAM Film Night
On November 4, 2006, the Werbe- & Medien-Akademie Marquardt will present the "small film prize" for the 6th time as part of WAM Film Night to the best up-and-coming filmmakers. The prize is intended to help draw the industry's attention to the great creative potential of young filmmakers. WAM Film Night was founded in 2001 by Frank Erhardt – Academy Director of Werbe- & Medien-Akademie Marquardt – and a team of committed students and has successfully established itself since then. In addition to submissions from universities throughout Germany, WAM Film Night recorded international entries for the first time in 2005. Until September 29, up-and-coming filmmakers can apply to participate with scenic-fictional productions with a maximum length of 20 minutes. The producer and director of the film are entitled to submit.
DOK Leipzig – the 49th International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
The International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film is the largest German and one of the most important and traditional international documentary film festivals. The festival was founded in 1955 by the Film Club of the GDR as the All-German Leipzig Week for Cultural and Documentary Film and was thus the first independent film festival in the GDR. Under the direction of Wolfgang Kernicke, it was established as an annual international film festival from 1960 onwards. The festival programme consists of competitions, information and special programmes and retrospectives. Artistic animated film has been an integral part of the festival for decades and has been represented by an independent competition since 1995.
“3rd International Video Journalism Award” is presented in Berlin
Award on Saturday / 420 reports from 42 countries and 5 continents
Webcuts 06 Awards Web Cats
The festival in Berlin honored the best Internet short films/ winner is “Video 3000”
eDIT Draws Positive Final Assessment
Frankfurt festival concludes; organisers satisfied despite a shortened programme.
Expert Lectures Outline the “Cinema of the Future”
Event in Hamburg shows the technical further development of digital cinema
eDIT Honours Terry Giliam, Ray Harryhausen and Andy Serkis
Director, VFX veteran and CG actor receive awards at opening gala in Frankfurt
Webcuts.06: Internet Film Festival
The Webcuts.06 Internet Film Festival takes place again in Berlin on October 12, 06. Submissions are still possible until September 15
eDIT 2006: Animation and Documentary as Focuses
eDIT 9th Filmmaker's Festival in Frankfurt am Main expands programme with the subject "Production, Visual Effects, Development"
Avid workshops as part of the Munich Film Festival
Avid presents its new products from NAB 2006 at the Munich Film Festival 2006. On July 17 at 3.30 p.m., a panel discussion on the topic "Animation everywhere: Visual Effects in Film and Television" will take place here together with MedienCampus Bayern. Participants in the discussion are Michael Coldewey of Trixter, Michael Dalock-Schmidt of Avid Technology, Thomas Repp of BAF, Gabriele M. Walther of Caligari Film and Prof. Peter C. Slansky of the University of Television and Film Munich. Afterward, at 5:15 p.m., Avid invites visitors to the Avid Xpress Studio demonstration in the Blackbox, where users will also report on their experiences with Avid solutions in everyday production.
Avid is also active in cooperation with its dealers DVE and Videocation at the "Digital Cinematography" event, which takes place on Museum Island as part of the Munich Film Festival. On July 21, DVE presents the Avid Media Composer family and offers interested parties practical insights into the current version Avid Liquid 7.0 in workshops. At the same time, Videocation presents Avid Symphony Nitris and Avid DS Nitris and conducts Avid Xpress Studio workshops. Both workshops are aimed at post-production professionals. In addition, "Digital Cinematography" offers visitors numerous technical seminars and screenings of HD films from the regional film industry.
Anima Mundi 2006 – 14th International Animation Festival
The festival has been showing animated films from all over the world since 1993.
8th Animation Meeting takes place at the end of July
Event as part of the Munich Film Festival with making-ofs for "Hui Buh" and "Happily N`Ever After"
Webcuts.06 competition launches
Entries for the international Internet film festival can be submitted now
International Short Film Festival Hamburg
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Festival of Visual Effects: The program
VES has published the program for the 8th Visual Effects Festival, which takes place from July 6 to 8 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood
15. International Film Festival
The Innsbruck International Film Festival (IFFI), which has existed since 1992, has established itself as an internationally recognised film festival in recent years. The special programme makes this event unique in the German-speaking world.
Munich Film Festival: Avid professional workshops and panel discussion
Product innovations from NAB and workshops at "Digital Cinematography" on Museum Island
“Ohm-Reel 2006 – Spring Collection” at Nuremberg’s Cinecitta’
Film festival of the Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences gets a larger platform / Screening on April 21
Siggraph Computer Animation Festival: Germans Win Numerous Awards
Students from Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Receive the Jury's Special Prize for "458nm" / Other German Winners
Bitfilm Festival Launches Worldwide Digital Virus-Movie Competition
Submission by upload, voting via the web
Munich International Short Film Festival
The “Munich International” International Short Film Festival is taking place for the first time on the last weekend of March at the Mathäser Filmpalast. Tickets for the screenings are available there for 5 euros (students 4.50 euros). A festival pass is issued for 18 euros upon presentation of a passport photo.
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
Seminar: Marketing Your Own Film
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen integrates two-day seminar for film students
O2 Opens Mobile Movie Award Again
10,000 euros in prize money for professionals / Submission period from March 1 to October 31
Festival “Going Underground 5”: Two Film School Productions in the Final Round
3D animations “Gambare Saburou” and “Abstract Art” selected for the group of 14 finalists
2nd Annual International Film Festival Summit
Festival for producers and decision-makers in the film industry
HD Panel
Together with the Oldenburg International Film Festival, nordmedia – The Media Company Lower Saxony/Bremen presents the HD panel “High Definition and Digital Cinema - Opportunity for Independents?”
German and American experts will discuss the consequences of technological progress for independent film and the future of digital cinema. The event is supported by the companies Chroma TV, Media TV and Video Data, which are part of the “Hands on HD” network founded by nordmedia.
New Submission Record at the Bitfilm Festival Hamburg
820 Films from 48 Countries / Festival Runs from 2. to 6.11.2005 at the Mandarin-Kasino on the Reeperbahn
Oscar Winner Chris Landreth at eDIT 8. Filmmaker’s Festival
Presents the Production of "Ryan," Interviews Phil Tippett
Siggraph: Animation Theater Shows Selection of Award-Winning Films
Only 137 entries admitted, including animago AWARD-winning entries "Gopher Broke" and "Fallen Art"