Last call for entries to the 2016 Strawberry Shorts Film Festival.
The theatre booking is confirmed, the judges are selected, press releases being written and tickets already being sold. However there is still time to to submit your short films to this prestigious festival. Entry closes on the Saturday the 16th April but we are prepared to consider films received after the 16th so long as they were dispatched on or before this date.

For details, submission procedures and a full list of past festivals please go to our web site http://cinema-shorts.org

Hi all,
Just wanted to make you aware of a book published by a fellow film-maker, David D’Champ, who, btw, runs a facebook group of the same name: Stop Motion Movie Making for Poor People, Mr David D’Champ. My link is for the US version on Amazon.

It is available at the following links:
CreateSpace – Direct sales
Amazon USA
Amazon UK
Amazon Germany
Amazon Canada
Amazon France
Amazon Spain
Amazon Italy

I just ordered my copy and thought it might be a good resource for those of you who want to get started in stop motion on a low budget.

best of luck,

Tracy

The Auburn Indie Student Film Festival 4/10/16
Auburn University New Media Club is hosting its 4th annual Auburn Indie Student Film Festival. Held in Langdon Hall on Auburn University’s campus, we welcome diverse films from students around the world. A panel of three judges, who are professionals and academics in the field of media, will select submissions to be screened on April 21, 2016, and determine 1st and 2nd place. Auburn Indie awards $400 to 1st place and $200 for 2nd place and fan favorite. Films must be not exceed 30 minutes. All submissions must be made by students. If a film was made by a student enrolled within the last year, it may also be submitted. To enter, upload your name, your email, and a link to your short film on the New Media website.

Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada) 05/13/2016
Every September, the Ottawa International Animation Festival presents the world’s most cutting-edge, quirky and important animation — and transforms Ottawa into the centre of the animation universe. Online submission

AninetFest 3/31/16
An international competition and online platform that serves to support the animated short films and their creators. At the same time it serves to the promotion, propagation, retrieval and watching possibilities of the best animated short films from around the world. It should also be a place where community of creative people that producing these films meet. On the other hand, then the place for people who enjoy watching of these films and that are fans of this kind of art. Student films only.

Bibiana 3/31/16
Biennial of Animation Bratislava. The BAB Festival has earned a special place on the map of international festivals due to its focusing exclusively on animation intended for children.

Hiroshima International Animation Festival 4/1/16
Hiroshima International Animation Festival is a biennial manifestation held in Hiroshima City in August, endorsed by Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA). Under the spirit of LOVE & PEACE, the festival has been dedicating to the advancement of visual media art culture in general, by promoting international cross-cultural exchanges through the development of animation art. Today, Hiroshima Festival is considered as one of the most respected animation festivals in the world. It is also qualified as an Academy Award Short Film Festival.

NAFF: Neum Animated Film Festival 4/15/16
Animated films (duration 15 minutes) can partcipate. Author can report 3 films. Films that propagandize racism and pornography will not enter compettition program. Requirements: 1. DVD film 2. Filled and signed entry form 3. Photography and biography of director 4. 3 photos from film (minim.) 5. Declaration of author if he is willing to work with children during the camp.

Rabbitfest- International Animation Festival 4/15/16
Enter the contest and submit your work. The RabbitFest 2016 call for entries is now open: the contest is for open theme short films and entries are free of charge. For this sixth edition, the Festival will award 4 official prizes.

SICAF 4/29/16
SICAF meets the needs of cultural content age in the 21st century. It accommodates not only cartoon and animation content but also the related content such as game, character, theme park, internet new media, interactive art, etc. to broaden its horizon.

International Short Film Festival in Drama 4/30/16
For the promotion of short films and the development of a spirit of friendship and co-operation among filmmakers from all over the world, the 21st International Short Film Festival in Drama will be held from the 14th to the 19th of September 2015, in the city of Drama, in the district of Macedonia, Northern Greece. Fiction, documentary and animation short films may participate.

Anibar Animation Festival 4/30/16
Animators around the world! Once again Anibar opens doors for Animation filmmakers to submit their work for the 7th Edition of the festival. Anibar has a big scope of competition (listed below) and accepts different styles, including animation in combination with Live-action.

GEABVEDIP AWARD //ONE MONTH FILM CHALLENGE// 4/15/16
Make a Film by portraying Global Sustainability and equality on Gender, Sexual Orientation, Religion, Race and economy for a consumer-oriented TEXTILE // LIFESTYLE brand with the immense use of textile, fashion, and fabrics on everyday life globally, including the workers, manufacturers, and consumers living around the world. More than one entry may be submitted. Each project must be submitted separately with its own completed entry form.

CamboFest, Cambodia Film & Video Festival 8/1/16
CamboFest, established in 2007, is the first recurring international film festival to take place in Cambodia since the end of the Khmer Rouge regime. Now we’re seeking to augment our lineup of shorts and animation (only these for now) for the next event, which will be a hybrid physical-online edition. Send a link to your online screener, with a maximum running time of 15 minutes, to info@cambofest.com. If we’re interested in exhibiting your movie, we’ll then make contact with further instructions – All the Best!