appendix 3
calendar of animation festivals and film festivals incorporating animation
Sources:
British Council: www.britfilms.com
Animation World Network: www.awn.com/festivals
ASIFA, International Animated Film Association: www.asifa.net
january
Taiwan/Taipei
Golden Lion International Student Film Festival
Deadline: November
Awards: Golden Lion award (US $5000), Silver Lion award (US $3000), Bronze Lion award (US $2000), Special Jury award (US $5000), Audience award
Contact: Golden Lion International Student Film Festival, Motion Picture Dept., NTUA, 59, Da Kuan Rd., Sec. 1, Pan Chiao, Taipei County 220, Taiwan
t: (886 2) 2272 2181 x 358
f: (886 2) 2968 7563
UK/Middlesborough
Animex Student Animation Awards
Deadline: August
Contact: University of Teeside, Middlesborough, Tees Valley, TS1 3BA
february
Spain/lleida
ANIMAC – International Animation Film Festival
Deadline: October
Awards: Non-competitive
Contact: International Animation Film Festival (ANIMAC), C/Major, 31, 25007 Lleida, Spain
t: (34 973) 700 325
f: (34 973) 700 325
UK/Exeter
Animated Exeter
Deadline: November
Contact: Catherine Bailes, City Arts officer, Exeter City Council, Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter EX1 1JJ
t: 01392 265210
f: 01392 265366
february/march
Belgium
Anima – Brussels Cartoon and Animation Film Festival
Deadline: October
Contact: Folioscope/Anima 2003, Avenue de Stalingrad, 52, B–1000 Brussels, Belgium
t: (32 2) 534 4125
f: (32 2) 534 2279
www.awn.com/folioscope/festival
USA/Miami
Miami International Film Festival
Deadline: September
Awards: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Film and Audience Award
Contact: Miami International Film Festival, FIU, University Park PC 230, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
t: (1 305) 348 5555
f: (1 305) 348 7055
march
Australia/Melbourne
Melbourne International Animation Festival
Deadline: December
Contact: The Melbourne Animation Festival, PO Box 1024, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria 3066, Australia
t: (61 3) 9416 4199
f: (61 3) 9419 1404
Finland/Tampere
Tampere International Short Film Festival
Deadline: December
Awards: International jury to award Grand Prix, a ‘Kiss’ trophy, for best film in the competition; three prizes for the best film in each category; one special prize; diplomas of merit and cash prizes awarded by the festival organizers
Contact: Tampere Film Festival, PO Box 305, 33101 Tampere, Finland
t: (358 3) 3146 6149
f: (358 3) 223 0121
UK/Belfast
Belfast Film Festival
Deadline: December
Awards: Non-competitive
Contact: Belfast Film Festival, Unit 18, North Street Arcade, Belfast BT1 1PB, United Kingdom
t: (44 28) 9032 5913
f: (44 28) 9032 5911
Germany/Stuttgart
Stuttgart International Animated Film Festival – Trickfilm Festival
(biennial; even years)
Deadline: December
Awards: Prizes to the value of €54,500. State Capital of Stuttgart prize (€ 7500), State of Baden-Wuertemberg prize (€ 7500), international prize for best film (€ 15,000), Television audience prize (€ 12,000). Further prizes
Contact: Internationales Trickfilm-Festival, Stuttgart e.V, Teckstrasse 56 (Kulturpark Berg),
D-70190 Stuttgart, Germany
t: (49 711) 925 4610
f: (49 711) 925 4615
april
Italy/Positano
Cartoons on the Bay – International Festival & Conference on Television Animation
Deadline: January
Awards: Various
Contact: Cartoons on the Bay, International Festival and Conference on Television Animation, via U. Novaro, 18, 00195 Roma, Italia
t: (39 06) 37 498 315/423
Norway/Oslo
Oslo Animation Film Festival
Deadline: January
Awards: Best film, Best debut, Best use of animation in commercial, Jury Special prize, Audience prize
Contact: Oslo Animation Film Festival, PB 867 Sentrum, 0104 Oslo, Norway
t: (47 23) 6930 0934
Germany/Dresden
Filmfest Dresden – International Festival for Animation and Short Films
Deadline: January
Awards: International Competition with awards totalling €22,000; National Competition with awards totalling € 15,000
Contact: Filmfest Dresden, Alaunstr.62, 01099 Dresden, Germany
t: (49 351) 82947-0
f: (49 351) 82947-19
UK/Bristol
Animated Encounters – Bristol Animation Film Festival
Deadline: Contact festival for details
Awards: Contact festival for details
Contact: Animated Encounters, Watershed Media Centre, 1 Canon Road, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TX, United Kingdom
t: (44 117) 927 5102
f: (44 117) 930 9967
www.animated-encounters.org.uk
USA/Philadelphia
Philadelphia Film Festival
Deadline: January
Awards: Jury and audience awards, festival awards in several categories, including artistic achievement to directors and actors
Contact: Philadelphia Film Festival, c/o Philadelphia Film Society, 234 Market St, Fifth Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA
t: (1 215) 733 0608, ext. 237
f: (1 215) 733 0637
USA/San Diego
San Diego International Film Festival
Deadline: February
Awards: Competitive for various categories
Contact: SDIFF, Dept 0078, UEO, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0078, USA
t: (1 858) 822 3100
f: (1 858) 534 7665
april/may
USA/San Francisco
San Francisco International Film Festival
Deadline: November
Categories: Narrative features, documentaries, shorts, animation,
Awards: Golden Gate Awards for documentaries and shorts, cash prizes for various categories
Contact: San Francisco Film Society, 39 Mesa Street, Suite 110, The Presidio, San Francisco CA 94129, USA
t: (1 415) 561 5011/561 5014
f: (1 415) 561 5099
USA/New York
Brooklyn International Film Festival
Deadline: October
Awards: Grand Chameleon award for the best film of the year, Chameleon Statuette award to the best film in each category
Contact: Brooklyn International Film Festival, 180 South 4th Street, Suite 2 South, Brooklyn, New York 11211, USA
t: (1 718) 388 4306/486 8181
f: (1 718) 599 5039
may
Czech Republic/Zlin
International Film Festival for Children and Youth
Deadline: March
Awards: Various, including a ‘Golden Slipper’ for best film
Contact: Filmfest, s.r.o., Filmova 174 , 761 79 Zlin, Czech Republic
t: (420 577) 592 441, 592 300
f: (420 577) 592 442
may/june
France/Annecy
Festival International du Film d'Animation
(plus film market)
Deadline: January
Awards: Grand Prize for best animated film, two special distinction prizes and a special distinction prize for best computer-animated film. Also prizes for fiction films (shorts and feature films), for commissioned and television films, and for internet animation
Contact: Festival International du Film d'Animation, 6 Ave des Iles, BP 399, 74013 Annecy Cedex, France
t: (33 4) 5010 0900
f: (33 4) 5010 0970
june
Russia/St Petersburg
Message To Man – St Petersburg International Film Festival
Deadline: April
Awards: Grand Prix: Golden Centaur plus US $5000. Four other cash awards of US$2000 each for best feature documentary, best short documentary, best short, best animation. Also cash awards for best debut films
Contact: Message to Man Film Festival, 12 Karavannaya Street, 191011 St Petersburg, Russia
t: (7 812) 230 2200/235 2660
f: (7 812) 235 3995/235 2660
Croatia/Zagreb
Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films
(biennial; even years)
Deadline: February
Awards: Money award for the Grand Prize and for the first film. Awards for three best student films.
Contact: World Festival of Animated Films, Animafest, Kneza Mislava 18, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
t: (385 1) 450 1190
f: (385 1) 461 1808
july
Brazil/Rio de Janeiro
Anima Mundi – International Animation Festival of Brazil
Deadline: April
Awards: Audience award (trophy and cash) and professional jury award (trophy and cash)
Contact: Anima Mundi, c/o Iman Imagens Animadas Ltda, Rua Elvira Machado 7, casa 5, 22280-060 RJ Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
t: (55 21) 2543 7499
f: (55 21) 2543 8860
Ireland/Galway
Galway Film Fleadh
Deadline: April
Awards: Audience award, best first feature, best Irish short
Contact: Galway Film Fleadh, Cluain Mhuire, Monivea Road, Galway, Republic of Ireland
t: (353 91) 751 655
f: (353 91) 735 831
Tanzania/Zanzibar
Festival of The Dhow Countries
Deadline: May
Awards: Golden Dhow and Silver Dhow
Administrative address: Festival of The Dhow Countries, Box 3032, Zanzibar, Tanzania
t: (255 4) 747 411 499
f: (255 4) 747 419 955
august
Japan/Hiroshima
International Animation Festival
(biennial; even years)
Deadline: March
Awards: Grand Prix (¥1 million), Hiroshima prize (¥1 million), debut prize (¥500,000), Renzo Kinoshita Prize (¥250,000) Special International Jury Prize(s), Prize(s) for outstanding works
Contact: Hiroshima Festival Office, 4–17 Kako-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0812, Japan
t: (81 82) 245 0245
f: (81 82) 245 0246
UK/Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Deadline: April
Awards: Awards include: McLaren award for new British animation, Michael Powell award for best new British feature
Contact: Edinburgh International Film Festival, Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ, United Kingdom
t: (44 131) 228 4051
f: (44 131) 229 5501
USA/Palm Springs
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
Deadline: May
Awards: Cash and merit awards in all categories
Contact: Palm Springs International Film Festival, 1700 EastTahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 3, Palm Springs, CA 92262 USA
t: (1 760) 322 2930
f: (1 760) 322 4087
USA/Los Angeles
World Animation Celebration
Deadline: June
Awards: Competitive. Prizes in various categories
Contact: World Animation Celebration, 30101 Agoura Court, Suite 110, Agoura Hills, CA 91301, USA
t: (1 818) 575 9615
f: (1 818) 575 9620
Director: Dan Bolton
september
USA/New York
New York Animation Festival
Deadline: May
Awards: Competitive
Contact: New York Animation Festival, PO Box 1513, New York, NY 10009, USA
september/october
Ukraine/Kiev
KROK International Animation Festival
Deadline: May
Awards: Competitive
Administrative address: KROK International Animation Festival, Saksaganskogo St. 6, 01033 Kiev, Ukraine
t: (380 44) 227 5280/227 6629
f: (380 44) 227 3130
october
Canada/Ottawa
Ottawa International Student Animation Festival
Deadline: June
Awards: Competitive
Contact: Ottawa International Student Animation Festival, c/o Canadian Film Institute, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6E2, Canada
t: (1 613) 232 8769
f: (1 613) 232 6315
Ottawa International Animation Festival
(biennial; even years)
Deadline: July
Awards: Competitive. Various awards in different categories.
Contact: Ottawa International Animation Festival, c/o Canadian Film Institute, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6E2, Canada
t: (1 613) 232 8769
f: (1 613) 232 6315
France/Bourg en Bresse
Festival of Animation for Young People
(biennial; even years)
Deadline: April
Awards: Main prize in each category from an international jury and an official young people's jury
Festival and administrative address: Festival du Film d'Animation pour la Jeunesse, Maison des Sociétés, Immeuble Chambard, Boulevard Joliot Curie, 01000 Bourg en Bresse, France
t: (33 4) 7423 6039
f: (33 4) 7424 8280
Australia/Brisbane
Brisbane International Animation Festival
Deadline: August
Awards: Various awards. Contact festival for further details.
Contact: Brisbane International Animation Festival, PO Box 8266, Woolloongabba Qld 4102, Australia
t: (61 7) 3229 1112
f: (61 7) 3220 0359
Germany/Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden International Weekend of Animation
Deadline: Contact festival for details
Contact: Wiesbaden International Weekend of Animation, Freunde der Filme im Schloss, Klopstockstr. 12, D-65187 Wiesbaden, Germany
t: (49 611) 840 562
f: (49 611) 807 985
Germany/Leipzig
Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Films
Deadline: August
by dialogue script in German, Russian, English, French or Spanish
Awards: Several cash prizes in various categories
Contact: Dokfestival Leipzig, Große Fleischergasse 11, 04109 Leipzig, Germany
t: (49 341) 980 3921
f: (49 341) 980 6141
Slovakia/Bratislava
Biennial Animation Festival – Bratislava
(biennial; odd years)
Deadline: June
Awards: Various awards
Administrative address: Biennial Animation Festival, Bratislava, Bibiana, Panské 41, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovakia
f: (421 2) 544 31 314
South Africa/Durban
The Durban International Film Festival
Deadline: June
Awards: Various awards
Administrative address: The Durban International Film Festival, Centre for Creative Arts, University of Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa
t: (27 31) 260 2506
f: (27 31) 260 3074
Sweden/Uppsala
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Deadline: July
Awards: Uppsala Grand Prix, Special Prizes of the Jury, Audience Award
Contact: Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Box 1746, SE-751 47 Uppsala, Sweden
t: (46 18) 120 025
f: (46 18) 121 350
UK/Norwich
FAN International Animation Festival
(biennial; odd years)
Deadline: June
Awards: Best International Animation, Best International Student Animation, Best Independent Animation, Best Commercial Animation, Best Animated Pop Promo, Best Experimental Animation, Best UK Student Animation and The Cinewomen Award for the best animation by a female director in any category
Contact: FAN International Animation Festival, Norwich School of Art & Design, St George Street, Norwich NR3 1BB, United Kingdom
t: (44 1603) 610 561
f: (44 1603) 615 728
UK/Leeds
Leeds International Film Festival
Deadline: July
Awards: Competitive
Contact: Leeds International Film Festival, Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AD, United Kingdom
f: (44 113) 247 8494
november
Netherlands/Utrecht
Holland Animation Film Festival
Deadline: September
Awards: Grand Prix for best film or video. Prizes in each category
Contact: Holland Animation Film Festival, Hoogt 4, 3512 GW Utrecht, Netherlands
t: (31 30) 2331733
f: (31 30) 2331079
Portugal/Espinho
Cinanima Espinho International Animation Film Festival
Deadline: July
Awards: A single award in each of the categories
Festival and administrative address: Organizing Committee, Cinanima, Rua 62, 251, Apartado 743, 4500-901 Espinho Codex, Portugal
t: (351 22) 733 1350/1
f: (351 22) 733 1358
Slovenia/Ljubljana
Ljubljana International Film Festival
Deadline: September
Awards: Kingfisher Award (€ 5000) – perspective section
Contact: Ljubljana International Film Festival, Cankarjev Dom, Presernova 10, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
t: (386 1) 241 71 47/50
f: (386 1) 241 72 98
e: [email protected], [email protected]
South Africa/Johannesburg
South African International Film Festival
Deadline: July
Awards: Non-competitive, except for a short films competition for Southern African filmmakers
Contact: South African International Film Festival, PO Box 32362, Bloemfontein 2017, South Africa
t: (27 11) 403 2541/403 3436
f: (27 11) 403 1025
Spain/Barcelona
L'Alternativa – Barcelona Independent Film Festival
Deadline: July
Awards: One in each major category
Contact: L'Alternativa – Barcelona Independent Film Festival, Centre de Cultura Contemporanea de Barcelona, C/Montalegre 5, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
t: (34 93) 306 4100
f: (34 93) 301 8251
Spain/Bilbao
Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films
Deadline: September
Awards: Grand Prix € 6010; Gold Mikeldi €3005; Silver Mikeldi € 1803
Contact: MaAngeles Olea, Festival of Documentary and Short Film, Colón de Larreátegui 37-4 Dcha, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
t: (34 94) 4245507/4248698
f: (34 94) 4245624
UK/Bradford
Bradford Animation Festival (BAF!)
Deadline: July
Awards: Competitive
Contact: National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford BD1 1NQ, United Kingdom
t: (44 1274) 203 308
f: (44 1274) 394 540
november/december
Turkey/Ankara
Ankara International Film Festival
Deadline: August
Awards: Various awards, contact festival for more information
Contact: Ankara International Film Festival, Farabi sok. No. 29, 1 Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey
t: (90 312) 468 7745
december
USA/Anchorage
Anchorage Film Festival
Deadline: September
Awards: Various cash prizes, contact festival for further details
Contact: Anchorage Film Festival, 1410 Rudakof Circle, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
t: (1 907) 338 3690
f: (1 907) 338 3857