CARTOON COMPETITION | ANNECY 09 | SITA SINGS THE BLUES

	NEWSLETTER — 02.06.2009
	CARTOON COMPETITION FANTOCHE AND SWISS YOUTH HOSTEL
	To celebrate the 85 anniversary of Swiss Youth Hostels, Fantoche is joining forces with them to launch a unique competition. Everyone, whether young or old, professional or amateur, is invited to send us an animated film. We're looking for your animated film stories that play out in and around Swiss youth hostels. The animation film competition is being advertised worldwide. Within the walls of Switzerland's youth hostels, stories unfold every day, and sometimes late at night, that you'll remember your whole life long. Whether it's a true story or a made-up one, you can use all the techniques of animated film, draw the figures, model them or glue them, and animate them on your computer. The only condition is that your films must be no longer than 1 minute.  The public as jury A jury will choose the 10 most exceptional animated films. However, the ultimate winner of the competition will be chosen by the public. From 24 August to 13 September, you can watch and rate the selected films on the Swiss Youth Hostels and Fantoche websites, and at the Fantoche Festival itself. The winners will be treated to holidays in youth hostels in Europe and Switzerland. Here, you can download the entry form with all the details on format, the competition programme and the prizes. You can also find more information atwww.youthhostel.ch/fantoche. Send your animated films to: Schweizer Jugendherbergen "Trickfilm" Schaffhauserstrasse 14 Postfach 8042 Zurich Switzerland The deadline for submissions is 16 August 2009. We look forward to seeing your stories!
	FANTOCHE @ ANNECY 09
	Aperitif at Annecy Animation Film Festival  Swiss Films, Fantoche, the Swiss Animated Film Group and Festival Cinématou invite you to partake of an aperitif at the 33rd International Animation Film Festival from 8 to 13 June 2009 in Annecy. This year, the meeting of Switzerland's animated film crowd will take place at a new location. You are warmly invited to join us, and we look forward to seeing you again:  Wednesday, 10 June, at 5 pm  LA GALERIE ALTER MUNDI 9, rue Royale 74000 Annecy
	FANTOCHE FRIENDS
	Sita Sings the Blues On 18 June at 8.15 pm, Fantoche partner cinema Kino Gotthard in Zug will be showing the Swiss premiere of Nina Paley's animated film 'Sita Sings the Blues', an extremely original and colourful blend of autobiographical elements and Indian mythology. We are thrilled to be bringing this work to the screen for the first time in a Swiss cinema. Fantoche is giving away 2 pairs of tickets to the Swiss premiere of 'Sita Sings the Blues' at Kino Gotthard in Zug. The first two correct answers will each win a pair of tickets. Question: Who sings the songs in the film? Email your answer to win@fantoche.ch. It's worth checking out 'Sita Sings the Blues'. Kino Gotthard will be giving awaytwo free tickets to the Fantoche Festival 09 to members of the audience. Good luck, and see you again soon in the world of animation. FANTOCHE 09 7th International Animation Film Festival Baden, Switzerland 8–13 September 2009