Celebrate the 25^th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (April 24 - 29, 2018)

Celebrate the 25th edition of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) with us! From April 24 to 29, 2018 Stuttgart will become the centre of the worldwide animation industry for the 25th time. Join us for the celebration of the ITFS anniversary and discover the latest animated films and most innovative projects in the games, transmedia and VR sectors. Use this opportunity to create efficient networks and exchange ideas on current trends and industry innovations with international players, like-minded people and colleagues. Enjoy the benefits of an accreditation for industry professionals which include exclusive access to special events and further highlights. Accreditations are available at our online ticket shop. (link: http://www.itfs.de/en/tickets/accreditation-professionals/)

The ITFS is among the world's major and most important festivals for animated film and its links with games, transmedia and VR. This year, more than 90,000 visitors will again be fascinated by the best animated films from all over the world. The around 2,500 professional visitors include producers, curators, clients as well as buyers and representatives of TV stations, media representatives and filmmakers. With over 200 events and 1,000 films, the ITFS offers an abundance of interesting and exceptional programmes. And the ITFS provides a unique platform in cooperation with its partners: The leading industry events Animation Production Day (APD), FMX - Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media, and spotlight - Festival fur Bewegtbildkommunikation all take place during the ITFS.  

Some upcoming highlights are:.               

• "German Animation Screenplay Award", "Tricks for Kids Series", the "Animated Com Award International" and "Germany's Next Animation Talent" - the prize for this project competition established by Studio 100 will be awarded for the first time in 2018.

• The GameZone at the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart with the main topics "Games & Architecture" and "e-Sports".
• Focus on Baltic: This programme presents the great history of animation and the latest productions from the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
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• Studio presentations by some of the world's leading animation studios, such as the twice Oscar-nominated studio Cartoon Saloon from Ireland ("Secret of Kells", "Song of the Sea", "The Breadwinner"), Qvisten Animation from Norway, Moonbot Studios(Shreveport, USA), and the innovative studio Foam from Berlin.
 
• In Persona: Retrospectives on outstanding animation artists, including Ivan Maximov (Moscow), Florence Mihaile (Paris), Priit Parn and Ulo Pikkov (both from Tallinn).
• Music & Animation: Concert with live animated visuals by Canadian musician and animator Chad VanGaalen at Manufaktur Schorndorf.
• David Sproxton personally presents Aardman's latest film made for cinema: "Early Man", and Will Becher lets you take a look behind the scenes of production.
• Screenplay workshops, including "Comic & Graphic Novel" held by Thomas Pletzinger and Tim Dinter
                
• 16 competitions with prize money totalling over 100,000 €.
• Distinguished associates and friends of the Festival such as David Silverman (Los Angeles), co-inventor of the "Simpsons", director of  "The Simpsons Movie" and a regular visitor to the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, Oscar-winners Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein (Hamburg) will honour the ITFS with their presence on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.

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