Open Air

Free Open Air

The Festival Garden is located right in the heart of Stuttgart downtown. It offers a unique setting and animated films for young and old. Family programmes will be screened every day at 02:00 PM and invite visitors to laugh, wonder and dream. The Game Zone offers the opportunity to try the most recent and exciting animated games. At 08:00 PM current animation blockbusters and real classics will be screened in the Open Air Cinema. Several gastronimical booths offer a variety of snacks, food and drinks.

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Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (Prince Ahmed’s Adventures) – Matinée with the band Trioglyzerin

Fitting for the almost 90th anniversary of Lotte Reiniger’s silent film classic, on 1 May a filmatic musical matinée will take place: ‘Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed’ are musically accentuated by Trioglyzerin, known as a band that puts silent films to music. The silhouette film, which premiered on 2 May 1926 and was inspired by stories from The Arabian Nights, went down in film history as the first animated film lasting an entire evening. The filmatic work of art inspired live musical accompaniment – and the ITFS has given it a forum: With its music, Trioglyzerin creates the acoustic theatre atmosphere of ‘back then’: Ulrich van der Schoor plays piano, Kristoff Becker plays cello and Tobias Becker plays the oboe, expanded by synthesizers that create a background noise and tone collage.
Invitation for the Matinée

Sun, May 1st, Open Air, 11 AM

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Home – ein Smektakulärer Trip

Tim Johnson // USA, 2015, 94 min.

An Alien needs a little girl’s help to save Earth from intergalactical attacks. Galactic animated adventure after the very successful book from the USA.

Tue, April 26th, Open Air, 8:30 PM

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The little Prince

Mark Osborne // France, 2015, 107 min.

From Mark Osborne comes the first-ever animated feature film adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s iconic masterpiece, The Little Prince.

Wed, April 27th, Open Air, 8:30 PM

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The Good Dinosaur (Arlo und Spot)

Peter Sohn // USA, 2015, 94 min.

In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

Thur, April 28th, Open Air, 8:30 PM

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Beyond Beyond (Johann und der Federkönig)

Esben Toft Jacobsen // Denmark, Sweden, 2014, 75 min.

Johan and his father have lived at sea for as long as Johan can remember. Or at least since he was three and his mother disappeared. Johan is good at diving and at mechanics, and helps his father repair the ship. One day when Johan’s father goes for provisions and Johan is left alone on the boat, he receives a distress call on the radio with a clue about his mother’s whereabouts…

Fri, April 29th, Open Air, ca. 3:30 PM

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Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens

J.J. Abrams // USA, 2015, 135 min.

Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.

Fri, April 29th, Open Air, 8:30 PM

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Inside Out

Pete Docter, Ronaldo del Carmen // USA, 2015, 94 min.

After young Riley moved away from her Midwest life to San Francisco, her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.

Sat, April 30th, Open Air, 8:30 PM

© Lotte Reiniger Archiv

Live-Matinée: The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed)

Lotte Reiniger // Germany, 1926, 71 min.

Fitting for the almost 90th anniversary of Lotte Riniger’s silent film classic, on 1 May a filmatic musical matinée will take place: ‘Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed’ are musically accentuated by Trioglyzerin, known as a band that puts silent films to music. The silhouette film, which premiered on 2 May 1926 and was inspired by stories from The Arabian Nights, went down in film history as the first animated film lasting an entire evening. The filmatic work of art inspired live musical accompaniment – and the ITFS has given it a forum:  With its music, Trioglyzerin creates the acoustic theatre atmosphere of ‘back then’: Ulrich van der Schoor plays piano, Kristoff Becker plays cello and Tobias Becker plays the oboe, expanded by synthesizers that create a background noise and tone collage.

Sun, May 1st, Open Air, 11 AM

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The Peanuts Movie

Steve Martino // USA, 2015, 88 min.
Charlie Brown falls in love with the new girl at his school and hopes to finally get rid of his loser image.

Sun, May 1st, Open Air, 8:30 PM

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Trenk the Little Knight (Ritter Trenk)

Anthony Power // Germany, Austria, 2015, 80 min.

A farmers boy has to become a knight to rescue his imprisoned father. Animated film after Kirsten Boie’s book.

Fri, April 29th, Open Air, ca. 3:30 PM

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Raven the Little Rascal – The Big Race (Der kleine Rabe Socke 2 – Das große Rennen)

Ute von Münchow-Pohl, Sandor Jesse // Germany, 2015, 63 min.

The little Rascal messed up again. It’s his fault the harvest of the forest’s animals is floating away on the river. The little raven and his friends are trying to conceal the mishap by buying new supplies. Their plan is to get the needed money by winning the big race through the forest.

Sat, April 30th, Open Air, ca. 3:30 PM

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Shaun the Sheep – The Movie (Shaun das Schaf – Der Film)

Richard Starzak, Mark Burton // United Kingdom, France, 2015, 75 min.

Shaun and his friends leave their farm and go to see the big city. It’s Shaun’s first feature lenght adventure.

Sun, May 1st, Open Air, ca. 3:30 PM

Animated short films for the whole family

Varied short film programme on our big open air cinema on Stuttgart’s Schlossplatz with films from past year’s Tricks for Kids programmes.

Tue, April 26th + Thur, April 28th, Open Air, 2 – 5 PM
Wed, April 27th + Fri, April 29th – Sun, May 1st, Open Air, 2 – 3:30 PM

Winners of the ITFS 2016

See all winners of short film competitions of the 23rd Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film.

Mon, May 2nd, Open Air, 2 PM

Short Film Programme Animation Opera

This short film programme is the prelude for the live streamed opera rigoletto right out of the Oper Stuttgart.

Mon, May 2nd, Open Air, 5:30 PM

Live Stream from the Oper Stuttgart: Rigoletto

Jossi Wieler (direcor), Giuliano Carella (musical conductor) // live, ca. 155 min. with pause

Verdi’s successful opera is based on Victor Hugo’s Drama “Le roi s’amuse”. The opera will be streamed live from the Oper Stuttgart.

Mon, May 2nd, Open Air, 7:30 PM