16th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film

16th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film

May 05-10, 2009

THE 16TH STUTTGART INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM IS OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!

SUBMISSION DEADLINES

DECEMBER 01, 2008 FOR THE CATEGORIES:
- INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
- YOUNG ANIMATION
- TRICKS FOR KIDS ANIMATED SERIES
- ANIMOVIE

JANUARY 15, 2009 FOR THE CATEGORIES:
- UNDER COMMISSION
- GERMAN ANIMATION SCREENPLAY AWARD

50,000 viewers, 1,500 professional visitors, 500 films! Together with fmx – a conference for experts and interested people dealing with animation, visual effects and digital post production – and its 6,000 accredited guests, the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film has emerged
as one of the most important events and meeting platforms for animated film around the globe.
Thus the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film offers an ideal forum for filmmakers and producers to present their work to a wide audience.

The Festival awards more than 52,500 Euros in total for cash prizes in the altogether six competition categories, which, in 2009 will again be accompanied by an exciting and comprehensive supporting programme. The now established business platform Animation Production Day (APD) - held in cooperation with Michael Schmetz Mediaconsult – will be entering its fourth round. The Animation Coproduction Forum Eastern Europe – held in
cooperation with the Robert Bosch Foundation – will take place for the second time.

You are invited to submit films produced after October 01, 2007, for one of the following competition categories. Please make sure to adhere to the above mentioned submission deadlines as well as the rules and regulations for entries!

- International Competition
- Young Animation (Int. competition for student films)
- Tricks for Kids (Int. competition for children?s films)
- AniMovie (Int. feature film competition)
- Animated Series (Int. competition for TV Series)

- Under Commission (Int. competition for commissioned films)
Please use the separate submission form!

You can download all submission forms, rules & regulations as well as the call for entries for the German Animation Screenplay Award at www.itfs.de.

For further information please contact Ms. Andrea Bauer:
bauer@festival-gmbh.de.

Online submissions can be made at www.reelport.com as of October 1, 2008.

Contact:
Film- und Medienfestival gGmbh
Schlossstrasse 84
70176 Stuttgart
Germany

Phone: +49-711-92546-0
Fax: +49-711-92546-150

We are looking forward to receive your submissions!

Ulrich Wegenast
Managing Director, programme

Dittmar Lumpp
Managing Director, organisation, finances