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‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’ Named Best in Show at 2024 Spark Animation Festival

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 4:30pm

Iranian filmmakers Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani’s film, about a captain suffering from PTSD who lives with his daughter, wants to be a caring father, but struggles with a harsh life, has now qualified for consideration in the upcoming Academy Awards with the win; festival runs October 31 – November 3.

Competitive Animation Festivals Events

SPARK ANIMATION 2024

Begins: October 31, 2024

The festival returns to Vancouver featuring an expansive program of talks, presentations, screenings, and network opportunities running October 31-November 3; online programming will be available on-demand through December 31.

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‘Zima,’ ‘Our Uniform’ Lead Winners at Anibar 2024

15th festival edition wraps up with announcement of films awarded in 6 categories; shorts by Tomek Popakul and Kasumi Ozeki, and Yegane Moghaddam among 11 honored in the competition.

Annecy 2024 is Here! ANIMATIONWorld

Memories, Hooves, and War - Exploring Annecy’s Short Film Competitions

Ottawa Animation Festival artistic director Chris Robinson shares some of his under the radar picks competing at the Annecy Festival, now in full swing, running through June 15.

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Annecy 2024 Official Short Film Selections Revealed

Out of 1,505 short film submissions from 108 countries, 31 films will compete in the ‘Official’ category, 12 films in the ‘Off-Limits’ category, 16 in the ‘Perspectives’ section, and 8 in the ‘Young Audience’ section, with an additional 40 films competing in the ‘Graduation Films’ categories; the festival runs June 9-15.

Animation Festival Blogs

ITFS and FMX 2024, Stuttgart, Germany

There were big changes afoot at the International Trickfilm Festival in Stuttgart this year. Annegret Richter, Managing Director of AG Animationsfilms, the German Animation Association, has taken over the reigns as the new Artistic Director. For several years she was head of the animation department at the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animation Films (Dok Leipzig) and she was formally the artistic and managing director at the International Short Film Festival in Dresden.

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Fest Anča Reveals 2024 Competition Selections

Out of 1,340 film submissions from 71 countries, 206 films were selected to participate in this year’s event; The Slovak Republic’s only multimedia festival focused on animation runs June 25-30.

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Brighton International Animation Festival 2024

Begins: April 5, 2024

The 3-day international animation festival, running April 5-7 in Brighton, England encompasses a global perspective and provides an accessible venue for everyone to learn about animation.  

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