48th Cinanima Animated Film Festival 8 – 17 November 2024 Espinho, Portugal
As the third oldest animation festival in the world, Cinanima honors the past while continuing to present the best of contemporary animation from throughout the world.
Tagged With: Pitching
Open call for submissions of animated films
The main focus of this year's AnimaSyros, entitled Animated Cosmos, is dedicated to space
31st Etiuda&Anima International Animation Festival: 22 – 27 October 2024 inKrakow Poland
Etiuda&Anima was founded in 1994, making it the oldest and largest Polish Animation Festival
WAVES Animation & Filmmaking Competition – Empowering India’s Creative Economy
With the demand for animation and VFX services rising, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Dancing Atoms Animation Studios’ groundbreaking new animation filmmaker competition, designed to nurture homegrown talent and showcase their work globally, is calling for anyone of Indian origin to submit a project idea for a chance at masterclasses, mentorships, prizes and to pitch to industry leaders at WAVES 2025.
Call for Entries: India’s Waves Originals Animation Filmmaker Competition
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Dancing Atoms Animation Studios have partnered on a unique new animation filmmaker competition; anyone of Indian origin can submit a project idea for a chance at masterclasses, mentorships, prizes and to pitch to industry leaders at Waves 2025.
Call For Entries: Black Sea '24 Animation Workshop
10 selected project creators from Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and Georgia will be invited to attend a 5-day workshop in Tbilisi, Georgia November 26–30, with 5 workshopped projects selected for presentation at the MIFA market in June 2025; submission deadline is October 6.
In Call for Entries, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Places, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: Europe
Priit Pärn to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at Frederikstad Animation Festival
Priit Pärn to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at Frederikstad Animation Festival
Annecy International Animation Festival 9 – 15 June 2024 Annecy, France
This year Annecy seemed to have a special atmosphere. Part of what made the seven days so much fun...
Submissions Open: OIAF TAC Pitch THIS! 2024
Annual competition offers Canadian creators a unique opportunity to refine their craft and reach an audience of peers, studio executives, and potential buyers; semi-finals and finals take place during TAC, which run September 25-27.
In Business, Call for Entries, Event, Festival, People, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: OIAF | Geographic Region: North America
CEE Animation Forum 2024: Call for entries is OPEN - Submission deadline: April 30, 2024
The CEE Animation Forum is the leading regional pitching, financing and co-production event. It aims to boost the projects´ international potential, visibility and access to a wider European market.
Cartoon Movie 2024 Opens Today
The annual co-production and pitching event plays host to 850+ industry professionals with 55 films from 16 countries participating; the event runs March 5-7 in Bordeaux, France.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, Business, Digital Media, Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Cartoon Movie | Geographic Region: Europe
Festival du film d'animation d'Abidjan (Abidjan Animation Film Festival) Call for Entries and Pitches
FFAA (Abidjan Animation Film Festival) is a cultural meeting that will offer its participants another vision of animation
ATF and TTB Launch 1st ‘ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch’
Out of 110+ submissions, nine European and Asian projects have been selected to pitch at the Asia TV Forum & Market; online program runs now through November 3, with ATF Singapore on-site program running December 6-8.
Podcast EP 230: How Jim Capobianco Wrote, Directed & Funded ‘The Inventor’
The storyboard artist/writer/director discusses how he transformed a 2D short film into a stop-motion feature.
MIA Co-Production Market Selections Revealed
The international audiovisual market features projects in animation, documentaries, series, and films selected for presentation in the event’s Pitching Forums; the event runs October 9-13 in Rome.
In 2D, 3D, Business, Digital Media, Event, Films, People, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Podcast EP 225: Caroline Foley on How to Actually Sell an Original Animated Show Idea
The animator, writer, story editor, set designer and founder of Tiny Lion animation studio shares how to polish your pitch, connect with studios to deliver it – and what it’s like when you succeed.
Cartoon Forum’s ‘Animation UK Meets Europe’ Unveiled
Animation UK spearheads the animated TV pitching and co-production special initiative where U.K. creatives will share 5 projects; event takes place September 18-21 in Toulouse.
In 2D, 3D, Business, Event, People, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Cartoon Forum | Geographic Region: Europe
Podcast EP 217: Carina Schulze, Chatrone Founder and Writer On ‘O Menino Maluquinho’
The artist reveals what it takes to build a studio from scratch, how to sell and pitch an animated TV show, and how to start a career as a producer.
Podcast EP 212: How Spencer Moreland Quit Studio Life to Become a Full-Time Freelance Animator
The independent animator, filmmaker, and freelance storyboard artist shares his journey from studio life to freelance life – and what it took to get there.
Call for Submissions: OIAF TAC Pitch THIS! 2023
The program, open exclusively to Canadian creators, pairs 10 semi-finalists with industry mentors for a chance to pitch animated series concepts – submissions begin May 1; The Ottawa International Animation Festival runs September 20-24.
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15th AnimaSyros and Agora 20 – 25 September 2022 Hermoupolis, Syros, Cyclades, Greece
Syros is a magical island any time of the year, and for six days every September AnimaSyros and the Agora transform it into a wonderland of animation.
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ANIMATED HISTORY: ANIMAFEST ZAGREB: 6-11 June 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia
What if they threw a party and everyone came? That is exactly what happened at the 50th-anniversary edition of the World Festival of Animated Film
Rise & Shine, a new animation pitching Lab aimed at young filmmakers!
Rise & Shine 2022 is predominantly searching for projects in development by first and second-time filmmakers and students from the Central and Eastern European region, focusing on the following countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and Italy.
Podcast EP146: Show Creator Ali Kellner on How to Create a Winning Pitch Bible
The Toronto-based animator discusses her festival competition-winning pitch for ‘Melrose Middle School;’ the key to successful pitching; option agreements; and creating a compelling character for TV animation.
SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT to ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum, December 7-11, 2021, Łódź (Poland)
We are pleased to announce that your favorite stop motion event will be held from 7 to 11 December in Lodz (Poland) and online!
