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Exhibition Thilo Graf Rothkirch
From Tobias Totz to Lauras Stern This tribute to the director, graphic artist and producer Thilo Graf Rothkirch (1948 – 2014) presents artwork, illustrations and hand-drawn cels for films such as “Tobias Totz and his Lion”, “The Little Polar Bear”, and “Laura’s Star”. The exhibition features characters, backgrounds and sketches of the popular children’s films, which also…
Find out more »„Noodling with paint“ – Videoinstallation by Paul Barritt
The animated films and drawings by Paul Barritt are characterised by minimalist imagery, inspired by early cinema and cartoons of the 1930s. The inconography is mysterious and bonds with the materiality of the films and drawings. At the same time, his films are playful and burlesque, and have a fascinating, mesmerising effect on the viewer.…
Find out more »Wall of Animation 2 – Augmented Reality
The Breuninger storefront directly on Stuttgart Marktplatz will have the focus on ITFS again this year. During the festival week, there is much to be discovered here, and perhaps even some old acquaintances to be met. Come round, bring your Smartphone and let yourself be surprised about who is waiting for you in between the…
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Delphine Maury: Fresh out of school : 13 young directors adapting 13 poems
How to create and produce a collection for public TV in which 13 young directors, coming fresh out of school, choose a poem, write a script about it, then create an entire graphic universe for it and finally animate it with every possible animated technique in a 3 min short for kids ? How to…
Find out more »Opera & Animation Workshop
Only with preregistration. In this workshop which will be given by illustrator, animator, and founding member of the theatre group “1927” Paul Barritt the participants deal with the possibilities of animation in regard to theatre and opera dramaturgy. How can animation be used to expand the art form of opera? How do you create interaction…
Find out more »SAS Symposium: Sound in Animation, Comics and Illustration
An academic symposium at the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2017 in collaboration with the Society of Animation Studies, the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University Singapore, the Institute of Media Studies at Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, AG Animation and Literaturhaus Stuttgart. The symposium is aiming to be highly interdisciplinary…
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International Competition 1 (rep.)
The International Competition (IC) is the beating heart of the festival. The best of current animated shorts from around the world are shown in this section. Films are humorous, contemplative, creative, or critical. An international jury selects the best animated short film of the year which will be honoured in the grand awards ceremony on…
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GameZone
Welcome to the GameZone! Bigger and more varied than ever before, the GameZone is at 2000m2 at Kunstgebäude Stuttgart at the Schlossplatz an offers a unique mixture of digital adventure playground, games convention and interactive exhibition. Discover the latest trends for PC, console and VR. Touching an trying expressly wanted. The admission is free!
Find out more »Crazy Horse Session – 48 H Jam
Five selected two-person teams develop an animated film live and within 48 hours. The competition begins Wednesday, May 3 at noon and ends Friday, May 5 at noon. The competition is open to students of animation at international film schools, freelance animators or animation producers not older than 30 years of age. All teams use…
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Filmmakers-Talk
The Café Le Theâtre is the Festival’s Meeting Place! Every day at 1 pm we invite you to the Filmmakers Talk: an event chaired by Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck in which filmmakers from the competition programme answer questions. These film discussions are complemented by Swabian-Mediterranean dishes and delicious cakes as well as coffee specialities and cocktails. Special…
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Studio presentation: M.A.R.K. 13 – German Animation Engineering
M.A.R.K.13 is a one-stop shop for media solutions, guiding clients through the production process via creative input and technical knowledge - from pitches through development to final delivery. Employing a dedicated team of talented in-house professionals, M.A.R.K.13 focuses on storytelling throughout the full range of media production. With the capacity to deliver any job from…
Find out more »GameZone Kids
In the GameZone Kids at our Festival Garden, attended by the ComputerSpielSchule of the Media Authority of Baden-Württemberg and the Stuttgarter Jugendhaus Gesellschaft, children and youngsters from 6 to 14 years of age can explore the world of gaming together with their friends, parents or relatives and play together. Exciting activities are offered on a…
Find out more »Short Films for families
Short films for the whole family are available every afternoon on the large LED screen: you are expecting a colorful short film program and magical family films from the Tricks for Kids competitions of the last festival of animated film years. For the small and big hunger our Festival Garden offers a lot of treats. Enjoy…
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Hommage Thilo Graf Rothkirch (4 years and older)
Lauras Stern (Laura's Star) Regie Director: Piet de Rycker, Thilo Graf Rothkirch / Deutschland / 2004 / 01:14:00 min. Seven-year-old Laura finds it difficult to make new friends after having moved to another town. But then she finds a little star which has fallen from the sky. She lovingly mends the little star's…
Find out more »Hommage to Thilo Graf Rothkirch (4 years and older)
Tobias Totz und sein Löwe (Tobias Totz und sein Löwe)Regie Director: Thilo Graf Rothkirch, Piet de Rycker / Deutschland / 1999 / 01:15:00 min.Tobias Totz is a very special zookeeper. He is very understanding towards his animals, and they all love him. His best friend is the lion, who dreams day and night about falling…
Find out more »Gerber meets ITFS – Happy Colours of Gerber
After the great debut last year, ITFS 2017 will again be a guest of Das Gerber – Stadtkaufhaus an der Paulinenbrücke. Gerber Upstairs will once more host an exciting programme for visitors, focusing on animation. Every day from 3 – 5 pm we invite children and families to experience small animated adventures in workshops, andto…
Find out more »Comic & Graphic Novel-Workshop Part 1 (for children aged 14 and older)
The workshop gives an introduction to telling a story with pictures – with or without text. The focus is on planning, structure and exercises in making animated stories or sequences, page layouts and figures. With Davor Bakara. Participation of this two-day workshop is free of charge! Registration at: workshop@dasmitte.de
Find out more »MBM Tent: Tricks for Kids Workshop
During the Trickfilm Festival, the Mercedes-Benz Museum offers daily workshops and participatory activities in the tent for children at the Festival Garden at the Stuttgart Schlossplatz. Just have a look and have fun! Registration is not necessary, admission is free. Tuesday to Thursday, 3 pm and 4.30 pm Friday to Sunday: 1.30 pm, 3 pm and 4.30…
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Retrospective Show „German Animation for Kids“, presented by AG Animationsfilm
German animated film – whether it’s on television, in the cinema or at festivals – is extremely diverse. The industry behind the films is just as varied. Authors, designers, animators, engineers, producers, television staff, supporters, media politicians, university lecturers - what unites them all is their passion for good animation. But they also tend to…
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AniMovie 8: Howard Lovecraft & The Frozen Kingdome (rep.)
Howard Lovecraft & The Frozen Kingdom (Howard Lovecraft & The Frozen Kingdom) Regie Director: Sean Patrick O'Reilly / Kanada / 2016 / 01:23:00 min. / Produktion Production: Arcana Studio / Verleih Distribution: / Weltvertrieb World Sales: Arcana Studio After visiting his father in Arkham Sanitarium, young Howard Lovecraft ignores his father’s warning and…
Find out more »Revolting Rhymes (6 years and older)
The creators of “The Gruffalo” and “Room on the Broom” adapt the much-loved children’s book by Roald Dahl. “Revolting Rhymes” takes the classic fairy tales of Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, The Three Little Pigs, Jack & the Beanstalk and Cinderella, then mixes them together and serves them with a mischievous twist. The first…
Find out more »Animated Games Award Germany
The new award for game developers: The nationally-oriented prize honors the German computer game with the best visual design and aesthetics. The Animated Games Award Germany will be awarded with
Find out more »Lecture: Content Creation for Virtual Worlds: Challenges of merging valuable storytelling with cutting-edge technology in creating VR content
Virtual reality is bound to revolutionize filmmaking in the years to come. By enabling new types of storytelling, VR turns filmmakers into architects of complex and engaging narrative worlds that allow viewers to interact with, or even influence the storyline. VR creators therefore need to be able to combine well-established storytelling practices with new skills…
Find out more »Short Films & Music Videos
Short films and music videos from the current ITFS program and the last few years await you daily from 5 pm. From Wednesday to Saturday, the Animators Arena Curtain will be open at 6.30 pm for the talented offspring of the animation academy of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Every day, the Games Flash invites you to…
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Best of Animation 1
Best of Animation programmes give you the opportunity to see an exclusive selection of the most interesting and remarkable animated films of the last 25 years compiled and presented by Daniel Šuljić, Animation filmmaker and Head of Animafest Zagreb. Get real! (Get real!) Regie Director: Evert de Beijer / Niederlande / 06.2010 / 00:09:28 min.…
Find out more »Emotion and Stimulus: Music in DEFA Animated Film – a convergence
From the tranquil lullaby from films for the smallest children to brash urban rap: In the DEFA animated theatre you can find all types of classical and modernmusic in many different variations. Music as an atmospheric background and rhythmical stimulant, as an inspiration for powerful, free experimentsor as a dignified emotional carpet for fairy tales…
Find out more »Young Animation 1 (rep.)
The Young Animation Competition (YA) shows selected animated short films made by students of international film and art schools. Young animation artistes from 19 countries tell touching stories, create fantastic worlds and open new perspectives Untamed (Untamed) Regie Director: Juliette Viger / Dänemark / 06/2015 / 00:07:37 min. / Weltvertrieb World Sales: The Animation Workshop…
Find out more »Games Flash meets Animated Games Award
The five most innovative games in Germany are nominated for the Animated Games Award Germany: A game is played every day at GamesFlash on the open air stage at the Festival Garden. You can also test all the nominated games in the GameZone.
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AniMovie 1: Ethel & Ernest
Ethel and Ernest (Ethel and Ernest) Regie Director: Roger Mainwood / Großbritannien, Luxembourg / 06/2016 / 01:34:00 min. / Produktion Production: Lupus Films / Weltvertrieb World Sales: NBCUniversal Co-producers: Melusine Productions and Cloth Cat Animation Financiers: with the support of Film F und Luxembourg, Ffilm Cymru Wales, the BFI's Film Fund, the BBC, The…
Find out more »In Persona Joanna Priestley
“Joanna Priestley’s amazing body of animated films have deservedly earned their place in the pantheon of contemporary international animators. Inventively envisioned, superbly crafted, and rich with insight into the physical and spiritual dilemmas that confront us all, each new work provides an unexpected pleasure.” –Bill Foster, Director, Northwest Film CenterJoanna Priestley has directed, animated and…
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When Marnie was there (0 years and older)
Erinnerungen an Marnie (Erinnerungen an Marnie) Regie Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi / Japan / 2014 / 01:44:00 min. / Produktion Production: Studio Ghibli, Toho Company/Nippon Television Network / Verleih Distribution:
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Animated Commercials – animated Commercials between avant-garde and communication 1
Advertising is art! The programme presents a selection of animated commercials from the field between the poles of communication and avantgarde, which illustrate that commercials have always been an innovation driver for the techniques and aesthetics of film. Included in the programmeis, for example, the first German animated film “Prosit Neujahr!” by Guido Seeber from…
Find out more »International Competition 2
The International Competition (IC) is the beating heart of the festival. The best of current animated shorts from around the world are shown in this section. Films are humorous, contemplative, creative, or critical. An international jury selects the best animated short film of the year which will be honoured in the grand awards ceremony on…
Find out more »Studio presentation: Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm – Animating Austria
Benjamin Swiczinsky, CEO and Co-founder of "Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm" will talk about the making of some of the studio's most exciting projects reaching from independent to big commercial Hollywood productions. What are the challenges facing the Austrian animation industry and what are the goals for the future? Hexe Lilli (Lilly - The Witch) Regie Director:…
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Animation Around Europe: Best of Portuguese Animation
CASA DA ANIMAÇÃO has created the Portuguese Animation Awards in 2013: as recognition for the increasing and splendid work of Portuguese Animation creators and professionals. In 2016 three categories are in order: Professional Films, Graduated Films, and Workshop Films. 6 films are nominees for each category, and one for each category will get the award…
Find out more »AniMovie Special: Psychonauts, the forgotten children
Director Pedro Rivero will be at the screening to present the ITFS 2016 AniMovie Awardee as well as the animated short “Birdboy” (Pedro Rivero & Alberto Vazquez, Spain 2010). Birdboy (Birdboy) Regie Director: Pedro Rivero, Alberto Vazquez / Spanien / 08.2010 / 00:12:00 min. Psiconautas, los niños olvidados (Psychonauts, the forgotten children) Regie…
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Panorama 2
The Panorama section is a showcase for current trends in the international animation scene. Discover creative films, explore recent topics and innovative animation techniques in 4 short film blocks. Comeback WOOLE (Comeback WOOLE) Regie Director: Sumanta Ghosh / Indien / 06/2016 / 00:09:24 min. Woole is the little girl, floating in the placenta of her…
Find out more »Young Animation 2
The Young Animation Competition (YA) shows selected animated short films made by students of international film and art schools. Young animation artistes from 19 countries tell touching stories, create fantastic worlds and open new perspectives Kötelék (Bond) Regie Director: Judit Wunder / Ungarn / 05/2016 / 00:09:44 min. A woman lives in complete solitude tries…
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