Abstract
Each year the festival receives over 2700 unique film entries from 103 countries. Our team of jurors work to select 250+ titles from shorts to features that showcase the breadth of the art form.
We hold our judging to nine cinematic virtues: storytelling, humor, heart, ideas, originality, visual interest, craftsmanship, diversity, and gut-level viewing pleasure. We're proud to be featuring award winning films from Cannes, Annecy, Tribeca and Sundance with Oscar(R) Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , Emmy(R) and Grammy(R) wining artists and producers in a variety of styles from 2D, 3D, Hand Drawn, Water Color, Oil Painted, VFX & Rotoscoping, Experimental, Sand, Paper, Anime, and Stop-Motion.
We will be featuring film for All Ages in a variety of genres from Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror and Abstract. The festival experience is about more than just watching film after film.
During intermissions, or at the after-parties, strike up a conversation about what you've just seen. Review the show with your date, pointing out personal favorites in the program.
Ask one of the animators about what went into creating their project. Join the animation tribe, trading tips about local job opportunities.
At its heart, the festival is a family reunion for animation-lovers. Markéta Magidová's film Releasing Spell was included in the 3D Shorts Programme: Odd and Twisted Comedy.