The 3rd Annual Toronto Animation Arts Festival International – (TAAFI) is pleased to announce the opening for the 2014 Call For Submissions. This year’s Festival not only accepts animated shorts and feature length films but also encourages submissions of visual effects projects, commercials, game trailers/ cinematics, motion graphics projects, as well as non-traditional animated arts content.
Submissions are free before December 15, 2014 and will remain open until January 15, 2014. Chosen by a committee of experts, official selection films will be eligible for awards in, Audience Choice, Best International Short, Best Canadian Short, Best Student Short and the coveted Grand Prix.
“TAAFI is the real deal”, says 2013 TAAFI jurist and animation historian, Jerry Beck “A world-class animation Festival …The people are great, the films are even better and the whole event was fun and informative. I’ll be back”.
“The feedback on the screenings at TAAFI has been nothing short of astounding.” says festival Executive Director, Ben McEvoy, “After only two years we have started to receive huge interest from all over the world, both in terms of submissions and programming as well as for our growing jury line up. 2014 is very quickly turning into the ‘Year of the Animator’ here in Toronto!”
To access the online submission application and for full submission details please visit taafi.com/submit.The 2014 International Festival Jury will be announced in the coming weeks.