The 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) will take place from May 3 to 8, 2022. Animated films completed after October 1, 2020, can now be submitted for the main festival competitions.
Entries are now being accepted in the following categories:International Competition – International competition for animated short films
Young Animation – International student
The First Annual “Dome Fest West” (DFW) will kick-off at the Orange Coast College Planetarium in Costa Mesa, CA, running October 8-10. The 360-degree film festival and conference will bring together the filmmaking community, Hollywood filmmakers, and up-and-coming immersive content creators.
The festival will screen 32 films chosen as the best productions of 2020-21, including
Fox Renderfarm has announced the winners of its FGT3D Challenge; this year’s contest theme was “Hunter.” Hunters have played central characters in many movies and TV series, including Monster Hunter, the magic hunter in The Huntsman: Winter's War and the witch hunter in The Last Witch Hunter.
In this render challenge, 3D artists from
The Television Academy has announced award winners for the 73rd Emmy Awards in juried categories from Animation and Motion Design. These juried awards will be presented at the 2021 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which take place at L.A. LIVE the weekend of Sept. 11 and 12 at 5:00 PM on Saturday and at 1:00
Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) has announced plans to return as a hybrid event for its 2021 edition. The festival will take place online from November 1-30, 2021, with live events and screenings set for November 14-19. Additional information is available on the event website; programming and on-sale dates will be announced in September.
MAF
BURBANK -- ASIFA-Hollywood is now accepting recommendations for this year’s Juried Award nominations honoring career achievement and exceptional contributions to animation. Applications may be submitted now through Tuesday, November 16, 2021, via email at info@asifa-hollywood.org or mailed to the ASIFA-Hollywood offices at 2416 W. Victory Blvd., #245, Burbank, CA 91506.
The Juried Award recipients
LightBox Expo Online (LBXO) returns September 7 – 12; this year’s celebration of visual arts will feature over 400 guests and more than 200 presentations for everyone from aspiring artists and students to professionals and fans, with a focus on animation, illustration, and concept art.
Featured guests will include Oscar winner Domee Shi (director
The 23rd Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF2021) has announced the official selection of shorts for the upcoming event taking place October 22-26. Also released are The Eyes of Summer poster and official trailer produced by director Watanabe Ayumu.
This year garnered 2,791 submissions from 101 countries with a total of 83 films selected for competition. Selections
Autodesk is collaborating with the Game Development World Championship (GDWC) in bringing a student-focused category as part of this year’s championship. The Student Game Award will showcase the next generation of talented and innovative game developers and artists for their outstanding game design and development accomplishments from 2D to 3D and anything in between.
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has issued its ‘Call for Entries’ for the 49th Annual Annie Awards. Honoring excellence in the field of animation, awards will be presented in 36 categories including Animated Feature, Animated Feature-Independent, TV/Media Production, Sponsored Production, Short Subject, and Student Film, as well as Achievement and Honorary awards. The
