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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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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 StudioAfter visiting his father in Arkham Sanitarium, young Howard Lovecraft ignores his father’s warning and uses the legendary Necronomicon…
Find out more »Adult Swim Cult Night
Are you up for some crazy madness? As part of the TV channel TNT Comedy, delivers animated hit series with plenty of insane and bizarre moments. It’s safe to say these programs aren’t meant for young troublemakers and weak minds. With the best of Rick and Morty, The Venture Bros. and Robot Chicken,…
Find out more »Bruce Bickford: Underground Cult Night
The psychedelic-dark clay animation by Bruce Bickford, born in 1947, became famous in the 1970s and 1980s primarily due to his co-operation with Frank Zappa, which led to films like “The Amazing Mr. Bickford” (1987). In the mid-1960s, Bruce Bickford focussed on the close connection and metamorphosis of objects and people using his puppet and…
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Screenplay Workshop: Die Häschenschule – Jagd nach dem goldenen Ei – From grandmas bookshelf to the big screen
The film adaptation of a well-known book always brings with it particular challenges. This is especially true for the adaptation of a classic picture book from the 1920s for modern animated film. Screenwriter Katja Grübel, producer Dirk Beinhold, publisher Bärbel Dorweiler, TV editor Benjamin Manns of broadcaster SWR, and further guests offer an insight into…
Find out more »Workshop: The Tricks of Animals (for children aged 8 and older)
How does a blowfish react when it is awakened ungently? What has a pelican for breakfast? And why is a seahorse called seahorse? A Zoo pedagogue of the Wilhelma visits the fun animal world with us and tells us interesting stories that the Mobiltrick-Team then bring to life together with you in the Wilhelmaschule withscissors,…
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International Competition 5 (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…
Find out more »Oper Matinée “La Sonnambula”
"Die Nachtwandlerin" by Vincenzo Bellini Experience the recording of the production "La Sonnambula" of the opera Stuttgart. Adam Palka and other members of the solo ensembles are singing live and we are showing animation short film "Death of Fruit Fly", with the tenor Daniel Kluge. Director: Jossi Wieler, Music: Gabriele Ferro
Find out more »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.
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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…
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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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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…
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Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg: Cinematic Experimentation 1
Cinematic Experience is a subject at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg that is open to all students during their basic studies – as a requirement in the first year and as an elective in the second. Experimenting is not only allowed here, it’s expressly encouraged. Without the typical guidelines and limits of the market, the cinematic experience…
Find out more »Focus Croatia: Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb
The Department of Animated Film was established in 1999. It is unique at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in which it encourages parallel mastering of classical animation techniques and learning the techniques of new media and contemporary art practices, especially those of conceptual nature. Students demonstrate a wide range of approaches to narrative…
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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Tricks for Kids 4 (5 years or older)
The Tricks for Kids Shorts presents 24 of the latest and most beautiful short films for children. The programmes are targeted at various age groups, The screenings will be attended by filmmakers. They explain how their films were created and answer questions. For films in foreign languages, German voice-over will be provided live in the…
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Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg: Cinematic Experimentation 2
Cinematic Experience is a subject at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg that is open to all students during their basic studies – as a requirement in the first year and as an elective in the second. Experimenting is not only allowed here, it’s expressly encouraged. Without the typical guidelines and limits of the market, the cinematic experience…
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Ritter Rost 2 – Das Schrottkomplott (0 years and older)
Ritter Rost 2 - Das Schrottkomplott (Ritter Rost 2 - Das Schrottkomplott) Regie Director: Thomas Bodenstein, Marcus Hamann / Deutschland / 2016 / 01:27:00 min. / Produktion Production: Caligari
Find out more »Hommage Fjodor Chitruk
This year, Russian culture celebrates the 100th birthday of great director Fjodor Savelyevich Chitruk (1917 – 2012). In the Russian animation community, professionals of all ages believe that Chitruk, an unquestioned authority in the profession, influenced their artistic outlook. And of the large number of animation lovers, a majority grew up with films by Chitruk.…
Find out more »Workshop: The Tricks of Animals (for children aged 8 and older)
How does a blowfish react when it is awakened ungently? What has a pelican for breakfast? And why is a seahorse called seahorse? A Zoo pedagogue of the Wilhelma visits the fun animal world with us and tells us interesting stories that the Mobiltrick-Team then bring to life together with you in the Wilhelmaschule withscissors,…
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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Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg: Motion Design
The graduate programme project concentration MOTION DESIGN qualifies designers, art directors, and promotion producers for management positions in media and creative companies. The audio-visual design of films, TV, and web design; motion graphics; text and information animation; interactive and game design; screen promotion; trailer producing; and digital staging of cultural and music events is a…
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AniMovie 9: Window Horses
Window Horses (Window Horses) Regie Director: Ann Marie Fleming / Kanada / 2016 / 01:28:00 min. / Produktion Production: National Film Board of Canda, Stickgirl Productions / Verleih Distribution: / Weltvertrieb World Sales: Office National du Film du CanadaFestival Office/ National Film Board of Canada Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited…
Find out more »Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and digital Postproduction: Subject Area Interactive Media
If you want to make your own animated film, create breathtaking visual effects or develop an interactive experience, you’re in good hands at the Institute of Animation. The Institute offers students with a concentration on Animation and Interactive Media subject-specific training and individual content supervision with state-of-the-art software and hardware technology. After completing the two-year…
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Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and digital Postproduction: Subject Area Animation
If you want to make your own animated film, create breathtaking visual effects or develop an interactive experience, you’re in good hands at the Institute of Animation. The Institute offers students with a concentration on Animation and Interactive Media subject-specific training and individual content supervision with state-of-the-art software and hardware technology. After completing the two-year…
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Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg: PRESENTATION OF FESTIVAL TRAILERS
Students at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg’s Institute of Animation have co-operated with students from Stuttgart Media University (HdM) to develop four worlds, each producing a short film and a game experience. The trailers will be presented at the ITFS this year, as well. The VR experiences and apps can be played during the entire Festival week…
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Offenburg University
At the state university of applied sciences, Offenburg houses modern studios for stop motion and computer animation, visual effects design, interactive media, video and sound. Here students know each other and build strong teams for animation and film production. The supervision from professors and staff is also more individualised than at most other universities. The…
Find out more »Tricks for Kids Series 2 (7 years and older)
The Tricks for Kids Series Competition consists of 2 age-based programmes of selected episodes of the most beautiful, international animated series for children of all ages. Children and their families can look forward to a journey across different continents, full of surprises and discoveries. The attending filmmakers will be glad to tell the audiences about…
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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Prix ARS Electronica
The Ars Electronica Animation Festival showcases the best of the works that artists submitted for prize consideration to the 2016 Prix Ars Electronica. The accent is on diversity with respect to both content and style here. The programming delivers impressive testimony to how quickly (computer) animation is growing and how strongly it influences our everyday…
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Award Ceremony
Join us, if the winner films of the competitions are chosen and the lucky winners may receive their golden Trickstar. Afterwards you have the opportunity to see the award winning films again. A limited ticket contingent is available for awarding the prize. Tickets for the award winners are available separately.With special invitation only!
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.
Find out more »20:00
Cartoon D’Or 2016
The Cartoon d’Or is the award for the best European animated short film of the year. Granted byCARTOON - the European Association of Animation Film with the support of Creative Europe – MEDIAProgramme, it rewards the best of the best since only prize-winning films from major European festivals can compete. Amongst this short list, a…
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Storks – Finding your Flock (0 years and older)
Störche - Abenteuer im Anflug (Storks) Regie Director: Nicholas Stoller, Doug Sweetland / USA / 2016 / 01:27:00 min.
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