16th Animation Production Days
Business Platform for the International Animation Industry
May 4 – 6 / 2022, Stuttgart
Animation Production Days (APDs), a joint venture of ITFS and FMX, is a curated business platform for the European and international animation industry, taking place for the sixteenth time in Stuttgart from May 4 – 6, 2022.
In exclusive and carefully planned one-to-one meetings, producers from over 20 countries can evaluate the market potential of their projects in the fields of film, TV series, games, cross- and transmedia with potential co-production partners as well as broadcasters, streamers, distributors, funding institutions and investors.
At APD, around 160 participants from more than 20 countries negotiate collaborations for around 50 selected projects in around 800 pre-planned one-to-one meetings each year.
Another important part of the programme is the APD Conference. In practice-oriented case studies, technological innovations or new sales and financing strategies for animation projects will be presented and discussed. In the second part of the Conference, broadcasters and distributors will present their current programme needs and future programme strategies.
The conference is open to all ITFS accredited professionals. In addition, APD offers various networking events and roundtables with industry participants from the partner events ITFS and FMX.
Call for Projects
Newly developed animation projects in the fields of feature film, TV series, mobile content, game, cross- and transmedia can be submitted for the APD ‘Producer Programme’ until 21 February 2022.
All information on project submission
Talent Programe
With the Talent Programme, the APD support young European producers and creatives from the field of animation who would like to realise their own project idea. For the APD 2022, newcomers with their own project can apply for free participation in the APD until 21 February 2022.
Producers for Co-Production Programme (Online Only!)
Production studios from the fields of animation, games, VR and VFX who are not presenting a project of their own, but are looking for projects in which they can participate as a co-producer or service provider, have the opportunity to accredit for the ‘Producers for Co-Production Programme’. This programme will take place entirely online in 2022 and will offer one-to-one meetings of the co-production market as well as the online offerings of ITFS and FMX with exciting industry insights.