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Animation Events

Animacursed - International Festival of Horror Animation

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 9:05am
Begins: September 7, 2010

The submissions of our Brazilian festival Animacursed - International Festival of Horror Animation is available now!    Animacursed - International Festival of Horror Animation is dedicated to the promotion of the art of animation in Brazil and to the discovery and revealing of new films and new directors, within the universe of horror animation.  

Anime Events

NOVA Comics and DC Anime Club's Yu Gi Oh Tournament.

Begins: May 8, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Larry Reclusado (703) 912-6682 novacomics@verizon.net 

 NOVA Comics in association with DC Anime Club invites all Duelist to

our Yu-Gi-Oh tournament on Saturday May 8,2010 2:00pm at

NOVA Comics 6324 Springfield Plaza Springfield, VA 22150. 

Sign up for the tournament starts at 1:30pm

Age range for this tournament is 13 and

Up. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information please visit NOVA Comics at http://www.novacomics.com/

or call (703) 912-6682.

Northern Virginia Comics and Games sells quality new and collector comic books, role-playing, strategy, fantasy, and board games, fantasy, sports, and comic book-related action figures and figurines, and other items, including quality graphic T-shirts,  non-sports trading cards, posters, and archival supplies for your collectibles. NOVA Comics & Games is owned by Gary A. John, who has over 30 years in comic book collecting and retail experience.

Festival Events

KidzFlix Children's International Film Festival

By riarueda | Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 2:11pm
Begins: May 14, 2010

The first annual KidzFlix Children’s International Film Festival is making its debut in May 2010. KidzFlix is currently seeking entries for this new and exciting film festival. Submissions must be suitable for children’s ages 6-18. Categories for film and video submissions are:  features, shorts, live-action, animation, documentaries and child-produced (6-14) productions. The deadline is April 1, 2010. For more information on how to enter, visit www.kidzflix.org.

Film Events

Tricky Women 2010

By Guest (not verified) | Friday, February 12, 2010 at 11:00am
Begins: March 4, 2010

TRICKY WOMEN 2010 – International Animation Film Festival March, 4th – 8th Tricky Women is the first and only festival of animated film in Europe that is dedicated exclusively to animation by women. With its international competition, retrospectives, presentations by renowned film schools, its special programmes and its forum Connecting Animation, Tricky Women offers a unique, up-to-date overview of animated filmmaking around the world. Since 2007 it has been held annually in Vienna each March.

International Events

CALL FOR WORKS: Independent Exposure 2010, 14th Season

By jekire | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 9:49am
Begins: September 1, 2010

Curated by Microcinema International and Bill Plympton

Presented by Panasonic Broadcast

Independent Exposure is seeking narrative, artistic, humorous, dramatic, animation, documentary, experimental, alternative, avant-garde, ambient, music videos, and underground works of all genres, formats, and styles. 

Prizes include Panasonic AG-HSC1U 1/4" 3-CCD High Definition Video Camera and Selected works from the MicrocinemaDVD.com Catalog.

  Since 2005, Independent Exposure has teamed up with a partner to curate the screening programs and select prize winners and a "best-of" selection. Recent partners include Addictive TV, Hal Hartley, and Asthmatic Kitty Records. This year we are pleased to partner with Academy Award-Nominated Animator Bill Plympton.

Game Events

Game Developers Conference(r) 2010

By mandrade | Friday, January 29, 2010 at 4:56pm
Begins: March 9, 2010

The Game Developers Conference® (GDC) is the world’s largest professionals-only game industry event. Presented every spring in San Francisco, it is the essential forum for learning, inspiration, and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, and online games.

Time Events

ART BY CHANCE Ultra Short Film Festival

Begins: May 1, 2010

About Art By Chance 2010

IT'S TIME TO MOVE!

All the world's waiting to see your short film!ART BY CHANCE is a brand new Ultra Short Film Festival that aired May-June-July 2009 in 13 countries and in over 70 cities around the world for the first time and was viewed by more than 1 billion people worldwide.

Interactive Events

2010 D.I.C.E Summit

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 2:30pm
Begins: February 17, 2010

The D.I.C.E. Summit® 2010 is the home of the 13th annual Interactive Achievement Awards® ceremony on February 18th, where industry leaders and members pay tribute and recognize the individuals and products that contribute to the growth of the interactive entertainment software business. Comedian, actor and spirited game enthusiast, Jay Mohr will return for his fifth year as host. The Independent Film Channel will be streaming the Awards, as well as filming the show for a TV broadcast to follow.

Cartoons Events

Cartoons on the Bay 2010

By Guest (not verified) | Friday, January 15, 2010 at 10:00am
Begins: April 15, 2010

Cartoons on the Bay and the Pulcinella Awards will take place in Rapallo, Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino from April 15-18, 2010. New aspects of the festival include a new cross-media and interactive animation categories and a free branded new business area to strengthen meetings among all the delegates.

Festival Events

PLASTIC PAPER: Winnipeg's Festival of Animated, Illustrated + Puppet Film

By kier_la | Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 7:37pm
Begins: May 5, 2010

PLASTIC PAPER is an international festival of animated, illustrated and puppet film that takes place May 5-8, 2010 at the Park Theatre in Winnipeg, Canada. The festival is one component of the year-round organizational activities of the Big Smash! Film Collective.

Short Events

Kansas City FilmFest 2010

By Guest (not verified) | Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 10:00am
Begins: April 14, 2010

All filmmakers, anywhere, are invited to submit your short or feature film -- drama, comedy, documentary, animation or experimental work. It must have been completed since January 1, 2008. EARLY DEADLINE DATE: August 15, 2009 (Other deadlines: 10/1/2009, 11/15/2009. and 12/01/2009) ENTRY FEES: Vary by short or feature and increase with each new deadline date

Festival Events

The European Independent Film Festival

Begins: March 12, 2010

The European Independent Film Festival (ÉCU) continues its commitment of being at the centre of discovery, promotion and projection of the very best independent filmmaking talent from around the world.

ÉCU will showcase filmmakers whose films demonstrate quality, innovation and independence in both form and content. There are thirteen categories of films in this highly esteemed competitive festival.

Films Events

Video Festival Imperia 2010

By Guest (not verified) | Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 10:00am
Begins: April 20, 2010

The Videofestival City of Imperia is open to amateurs and professionals. Registration is free. The Festival is now at its 5th edition and will take place in Imperia from April 20 to April 24, 2010. Deadline for foreign works is February 8, 2010. 551 authors from 45 nations participated to the 2009 edition. 100 films were screened. INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY:

Anime Events

YU-GI-OH Tournament: It's DDDDDDUEL!!!!

By Guest (not verified) | Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 8:29pm
Begins: February 20, 2010

DC Anime Club invites all Duelist to our Yu-Gi-Oh tournament on Saturday February 20, 2010 Martin Luthur King, Jr Memorial Library 901 G St NW Washington, DC 20001 at 2:30pm in room A5 on the A Level of the Library. Sign up for the tournament starts at 2:00pm.

Age range for this tournament is 13 and Up. This event is free and open to the public.  DC Anime Club’s Yu gi oh tournament is sponsored by Anime Wallscrolls dot com.

Festival Events

Flickerfest 2010

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 8:29pm
Begins: January 8, 2010

Renowned as Sydney¹s first beachside cinema, Flickerfest kicks off the summer cinema season outdoors under the stars at Bondi Beach, screening the best short films from Australia and the world in a unique and relaxed summer environment. After our Sydney festival Flickerfest tours to 23 venues around Australia. Our Academy ® accredited short film competition and special showcases celebrate the latest in cutting edge shorts from around the world. Welcome to our world of shorts!

Animation Events

Savannah International Animation Festival 2010

By Guest (not verified) | Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 8:23pm
Begins: February 5, 2010

Hal Miles Imagimation Studios, LLC will sponsor the first ever Savannah International Animation Festival on February 5th and 6th, 2010. www.savannahinternationalanimationfestival.com  It will be held at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street, Savannah, GA  31401.  We had 143 entries from 18 countries in the following categories:  Stop Motion Animation, Computer Animation, Traditional Animation, Experimental Animation, Web Animation, Gaming Animation, Visual Effects, and Student Animated Film.   

Animation Events

Anim!Arte 2009 - Brazilian Student Animation Festival

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 8:11pm
Begins: October 26, 2009

Anim!Arte is an international film festival of animation movies with focus in the student public. It has as objective to stimulate the culture, as soon as the professional artistic grown, of the Animation Business in Brazil. This has been instrumental in the production of animation movies, mainly among students.

Animation Events

Annecy International Animation Film Festival

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 11:24am
Begins: June 7, 2010

The International Animation Film Festival will take place in Annecy (Haute-Savoie, France) from Monday 7 to Saturday 12 June 2010.

On a parallel, the Mifa will be held from Wednesday 9 to Friday 11 June 2010.

As for the Creative Focus and the conferences, they will be held from Tuesday 8 to Friday 11 June 2010.

Animation Events

EXPOTOONS 2009

By Guest (not verified) | Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 11:00am
Begins: November 25, 2009

CARTOON, European Animation Film Association has chosen EXPOTOONS, the most representative international animation festival in Latin America, as a strategic partner in that region to organize CARTOON CONNECTION, the first meeting between European and Latin American animation professionals.

The most representative animation event in Latin America. It hosts selected films, conferencists, trainers, production and distribution companies, buyers and more!

This year more than ever it's becoming a bridge to Europe and Asia. And since 2008 it is allied with Annecy Animation Festival.

Animated Events

Animated Dreams Call for Entries 2009

By Guest (not verified) | Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 11:00am
Begins: November 18, 2009

The 11th edition of Animation Film Festival Animated Dreams will take place from 18th to 22th November 2009 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Beware, your dreams have been animated!

How to submit a film:

The website poff.ee/anima displays the regulations, the short film entry form. For any kind of information please write to anima@poff.ee.

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