Summer Festival News
Well done!
Our students' projects are on a festival tour and are presented at various renowned film festivals all around the globe. While some events continue to move to virtual stages, the first festivals are back on site and take place with live audiences. We keep our fingers crossed for a colorful and successful festival summer!
Read on to learn which films were selected for national and international festival stages, nominated for competitions and received awards.
Big Cartoon Festival, Krasnoyarsk March 26 - April 9, Voronezh April 15-18, Nizhny Novgorod May 28 - June 6
Screening: Gravedad
Le Temps Presse Festival de Cinema International Inspirant, April 6-11
Selected for the competition: The Beauty
ÉCU – The European Independent Film Festival, April 9-11
Winner Best European Independent Animated Film 2021 Award: Evangeline
Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival, April 13-18
Screening: Mulm
Selected for the competition: Eeenie Meenie World
Filmfest Bremen, April 20-24
Screening: Gravedad
Selected for the competition: Eeenie Meenie World
Reel Shorts Film Festival, April 16 – May 9
Winner "Best Animated Short": The Beauty
Internationales Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart, May 4-9
Selected for the competition: Mulm (Young Animation und Int. Wettbewerb) und Eeenie Meenie World (Young Animation)
Screening: Avant Card, Gravedad, The Beauty, Wild West Compressed, Wrapped, Song of a Toad
Wisconsin Film Festival, May 13-20
Screening: The Beauty, Family Bonds
Thalmässinger Kurzfilmtagen, Mai 14-15
Screening: Kater
Animatricks International Animation Festival, Mai 20-23
Selected for the competition: One Pair Coat, Flamenco
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, June 1-8
Selected for the competition "Der Dreifache Axel": Flamenco
World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb, June 7-12
Selected for the competition "Films for Children Competition": Avant Card
NewImages Festival Paris, 8-12 June
Winner "The Special Jury Prize VR": Strands of Mind
Annecy Festival, June 14-19
Selected for the VR competition: Strands of Mind
Cinéco Festival, June 23-29
Screening: Avant Card
PLAY - International Kids Film Festival Portugal, June 26-26, July 3-4, July 17-18
Screening: Family Bonds
Kurzfilmnacht Pfaffenhofen, July 2
Screening: Blieschow
ONE Country ONE Film International Festival, 2-11 July
Screening: Wild West Compressed
Festival de Cannes - Cinéfondation Selection, July 6-16
Selected for the competition: Saint Android
International Umbria Film Festival, July 7-11
Selected for the Children Competition: Avant Card
Constantine's Gold Coin Serbia, July 12-16
Screening: Evangeline
Curtas Vila do Conde IFF, July 16-25
Selected for the Competition: Avant Card
Cineclub Lumbre, July 17-23
Screening: Gravedad
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), August 6.23
Selected for the competition: Gravedad
Monstra Filmfestival Lisbon, July 21 - August 1
Screening: The Beauty
Lago Film Fest - International Festival of Independent Cinema, July 23- August 1
Selected for the competition: Avant Card
Brussels Short Film Festival, August 26 - September 4
Screening: Avant Card
Planet On - Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental, September 9-13
Screening: The Beauty
Brest European Short Film Festival, November 9-14
Screening: The Beauty
Schweinfurter Kurzfilmtage, Autumn 2021
Screening: Pumpers‘ Paradise
Wiesbaden International Animation Festival 2022, Autumn 2021
Selected for the competition "Best of German Animation 2020/2021": Mulm