We already have a rough program plan, which we will now briefly outline here:
The daily Live-Stream program

From 12 pm: Workshops & Master Classes (daily changing)

14 to 17: ITFS Kids Stream: family programme with short films and series, workshops and interviews

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Talks & Shorts: animated short films for adults, local talks with regional players & international talks e.g. Regina Pessoa, Max Howard or Signe Baumane and presentations & lectures a.o. Bill Plympton!

from 20 o’clock: Focus on: Evening programme hosted by Markus Brock in an ITFS studio (daily changing focus)
– Tuesday: official opening with film clips
– Wednesday: Animated Oscars theme
– Thursday: Country focus France
– Friday: Games and eSport
– Saturday: music and animation
– Sunday: Award ceremony of the competitions

From 10 p.m.: ITFS Night Talk: Talks with representatives* from the cultural scene and with the makers of the ITFS, who take a look behind the scenes. There will also be small cinematic gems from our partners, including ARTE, and a special Late Night film programme!

From 11 pm: ITFS Night Stream: concerts, ITFS trailer show, Best of 48H Animation Jam of the ITFS of the last 15 years and much more.

More than 100 guests will be with us during the six days of the festival in the OnlineFestival Studio in the foyer of the Kino Cinema or join us virtually!

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The films in the ITFS competition:

International Competition

Young Animation – Student film competition

Trickstar Nature

AniMovie – Feature Film Competition

Tricks for Kids

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Find here an update about the confirmed films so far:

International Competition

Panorama

Tricks for Kids

Trickstar Nature

Young Animation

Best of Animation

Animation around Europe Portugal

In Persona:

• Joana Toste
• Vladimir Leschiov
• Vera Neubauer

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In the past few days we have been in intensive exchange and close coordination with competent authorities as well as our board members and partners. To protect the health of our staff and audiences from the region and the whole world as well as anyone involved in our events has, of course, the highest priority for us, not only with regard to the current coronavirus threat.

Online Edition of ITFS 2020 and optimal presentation of the 2020 competition entries at the 28th ITFS 2021!

The programme for this year’s ITFS has been established. So as to provide a platform for the more than 1,800 films from around the world submitted for competitions, we are planning a digital version of ITFS for the Festival period from May 5 to 10, 2020, and to make competition entries available for streaming / as video-on-demand. All ITFS 2020 competition entries will also be shown and judged on a big screen in the cinema at the 28th ITFS 2021. The jury meeting for ITFS 2020 will take place in the run-up to ITFS 2021. We would like to present and honour the winners of ITFS 2020 at the opening of the 28^th ITFS on May 4, 2021. Thus, our enthusiastic ITFS audiences – locally and globally – will have the pleasure to view the best of recent animated films in the categories short film (International Competition), feature film (AniMovie), student film (Young Animation), and children’s film (Tricks for Kids) in spite of the Festival cancellation in virtual form. On the other hand, the ITFS 2020 competition films will have the opportunity to be screened in 2021 under the best presentation conditions. This also applies to the new competition section “Trickstar Nature”. All further supporting and special programmes shall be presented at ITFS 2021  – as far as possible.

We look forward to the next Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film taking place from May 4 to 9, 2021 and keep you up-to-date on ITFS 2020 online: https://www.itfs.de/news/

Prof. Ulrich Wegenast, Managing Director, Programme

& Dieter Krauß, Managing Director, Organisation & Finances

as well as the entire Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH team

FAQ:

Cancellation of accreditations and festival passes

All tickets will be canceled automatically by us. Tickets that have already been paid will be refunded in full to your debited account. This process will take approximately two to three weeks.

Please do not cancel your ticket yourself, otherwise cancellation fees will be applied.

Combi tickets FMX and ITFS

The FMX – Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media has been cancelled this year due to the Corona virus. Have you purchased a joint Combi Ticket for the ITFS and FMX? Then the FMX cancellation policy for the Combi Ticket applies. www.fmx.de

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Submission deadline: March 1, 2020

The competition places classical music at the centre of a game idea. This year the Music Game Jam has the theme “timbres”. Tones become music only through timbres. The difference between hard and velvety tones, between icy sound and delicate noise is the “color”, the carrier of the musical emotionality

The Music Game Jam starts on Friday, May 08, 2020 at 10 a.m. and ends on Saturday, May 09, 2020 at 8 p.m. It is open to creatives, programmers, game designers, graphic artists, sound designers, musicians, students, and anyone interested. Experience in development is not required, but helpful. If desired, SKO musicians offer suggestions and provide assistance for any music-related issues on site.

The Chamber Music Game Jam is organised by the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) in collaboration with Chasing Carrots and the Film Commission Region Stuttgart, and results from a new cooperation with the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (SKO).

Register you team at: games@festival-gmbh.de

Find more information here.

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Not limiting the definition of the term “diversity” to gender, it also encompasses ethnic, religious, cultural, political, and economic diversity. Diversity is a guarantor and basic condition of democracy. The French terms “diversité” and “difference” make up the DNA of the idea of Europe, while (free) art is a substantial expression of diversity in practice.

At ITFS, diversity is reflected in the different intercultural and international programmes, in the competition entries from more than 90 countries, and not least in Festival guests and visitors.

The works presented at ITFS demonstrate how animation, games and digital media not only represent, but also produce and stimulate diversity. In keeping with the motto “Creating*Diversity”, the supporting programme of  ITFS 2020 includes highlights such as “Copines! Focus on France” and “Wonderwomen – Women in Games & Animation”. At GameZone, ITFS presents the new initiative of professional association Game – Verband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V.: “Hier spielt Vielfalt”.

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‘Trickstar Business’ is the name of the animation industry’s business award which will be awarded for the fourd time during Animation Production Days (APD) 2020 by the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (ITFS).

From now on, you can apply with a project that has an innovative business concept, for example in the area of financing, distribution, marketing or exploitation of rights. All projects submitted to APD also qualify for the Trickstar Business Award. Companies with an innovative business model can also apply for the award independently of participation in APD.

The Trickstar Business Award is the world’s first animation award to be explicitly focused on business. The prize is worth 7,500 € sponsored by the Stuttgart Region. In 2019, the award winner was the project “CoboStories” by Copenhagen Bombay. The Trickstar Business Award will be awarded on May 8, 2020 in an award gala at the Stuttgart L-Bank Rotunda. There are more information in the regulations and submission form.

We look forward to your application!

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Stuttgart International Festival Animated Film (ITFS) is one of the world’s largest festivals of animated film. This is also reflected in the ITFS Tour programme, which runs in over 30 countries following the festival. Two highlights will be held in October and November, where screening of the three popular tour programs “International Competition”, “Best of Tricks for Kids” and “Best of Animation Baden-Württemberg” of the ITFS 2019 will be presented. In October, the Goethe-Institute and Nanjing University of the Arts invite the Managing Director Programme, Ulrich Wegenast, to China to speak about “Expanded Animation” and showcase the programs, and ITFS will be in November at the Kolkata Film Festival (India).

Animation film tour opens in Nanjing / China (October 18-21, 2019)From 18^th to 21^st October 2019, the China Contemporary Animation Art Archive, the Nanjing University of the Arts and the Goethe-Institute China together with the ITFS as co-operation partners are organizing the 2^nd documentation of the current animation art in Nanjing. This event builds on the material of the China Contemporary Animation Art Archive and the tour programme of Stuttgart International Festival Animated Film (ITFS). The ITFS presents a selection of the best animated short films of the years 2018/2019 and includes the programmes: Best of International Competition, Best of Animation from Baden-Württemberg and Best of Tricks for Kids. The screenings are accompanied by lectures, round tables and workshops. The event will go on animated film tour in China, more places are being planned. The screening and lectures will kick off at the Art Museum of Nanjing University of the Art (AMNUA) in Nanjing. Ulrich Wegenast and the animation artist Merlin Flügel (Offenbach) will be on location for the personal encounter and cultural exchange. While Wegenast gives a lecture at the Nanjing Art College on “Expanded Animation – Animation, Architecture, and Games”, the workshop “The World is Open for Play” by Flügel is intended to provide further practical insights. Other guests include He Jinfang, founder of H & H’s Arts Culture Co., Ltd., who founded the first Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennial in 2012.

Kolkata Film Festival (November 8-15, 2019)The Kolkata Film Festival will take place from 8^th to 15^th November in Kolkata (India). It is one of the largest, freely accessible film festivals in India. The ITFS presents the three tour programs of ITFS 2019: “Best of International Competition”, “Best of Tricks for Kids” and “Best of Animation Baden-Württemberg”. In addition, the ITFS will curate a programme of new German animated films, which will then be shown to the regional audience at the ITFS Animation Special at the Metropol Cinema in Stuttgart at the end of January. Oscar winner Thomas Stellmach (Kassel) presents his animated film show as part of the ITFS programme and gives a workshop.

About the ITFS Tour Programme:

Since 2006, the Stuttgart International Festival Animated Film (ITFS) has been touring with a selection of the best animated short films from the previous festival. The tour is on the road worldwide and includes the programmes “Best of International Competition”, a selection of the most interesting short films from the International Competition, the best animations from Baden-Württemberg and “Best of Tricks for Kids” most beautiful animated short films for kids that were on display at ITFS 2019. The international selection gives an insight into the diversity and creativity of the animated film and includes the different styles and techniques such as 3D computer animation, animation or stop motion.

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Closing date for film submissions: March 1, 2020

Participation is possible for any animated film with a length of up to 35 minutes, including combinations of live-action and animated film, for which one or several of the tracks provided for download by music label Bechstein Classic has / have been used. The five pieces of music can be used as an integral part of an animated short film or for direct visualisation.

It is possible to combine the pieces of music with your own original composition. The tracks are provided at no charge by licensing bound to submission of the film for the 27th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS).

Find the regulations and entry form as well as other competitions that are launched separately on our website here: www.itfs.de/en/branche/call-for-entries

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