It is with profound sadness that we bid farewell to Gil Alkabetz, The award-winning and internationally renowned Israeli animation artist passed away at the age of 64 on September 15, 2022. With Gil Alkabetz we lose an outstanding artist, loyal friend and ally of ITFS. who accompanied us for more than two decades with his…
From April 25 to 30, 2023, the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) will celebrate its 30th anniversary. The festival focuses on artistic animated film as well as innovative interactive and transmedia works. Comprehensive film and competition programs as well as curated supporting programs guarantee exciting and extraordinary inspirations and insights. During six days,…
Prof. Ulrich Wegenast is leaving Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH (FMF) after 17 years as Managing Director. At his own request, he will end his employment at FMF on 15 September to take on a new professional challenge and has asked the FMF supervisory board to terminate his contract prematurely. The supervisory board complies with this…
The 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film came to an end on the evening of May 8, 2022 with the grand ITFS awards ceremony after six exciting days full of highlights from the world of animation. Under the motto “Black is Back!”, with a top-class competition programme and extensive supporting programmes such as “Wonderwomen…
At the 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, the winner of the Tricks for Kids competition for animated short films for children has been chosen! The prize of 4,000 euros (donated by Studio 100 Media) was awarded at TREFFPUNKT ROTEBÜHLPLATZ of vhs stuttgart on Saturday, May 7. The winning film was chosen by a…
On Sunday, May 8, 2022, the 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film will enter its grand finale. The winners of the Grand Prix (State of Baden-Württemberg and the City of Stuttgart Grand Award for Animated Film), the Lotte Reiniger Promotion Award for Animated Film (Award for the best graduation film, sponsored by MFG Film…
The 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film is heading into the weekend on Saturday, May 7! One of the highlights is the award ceremony for the Tricks for Kids Award at TREFFPUNKT ROTEBÜHLPLATZ at 17:30 CET. The prize for the best animated short film for children, worth € 4,000, is donated by Studio 100…
On Wednesday, May 4, 18:30, the first award show of the 29th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film took place! The winners of the German Animation Screenplay Award, the Animated Games Award Germany and the Trickstar Business Award have been honoured in the joint Trickstar Professional Awards 2022 Ceremony. Moderator Anja Lange led through the…
Among the ITFS 2022 highlights on Friday, May 6, is “Ukraine Benefit: Animation by Linoleum“, a programme by the Linoleum International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, which can be seen free of charge for all at 18:30CET at the ITFS Open Air and online via the ITFS Live Stream. Muhterem Aras (Member of the…
ONSITE Films in competitions The competition programmes can be watched on site and also online at https://onlinefestival.itfs.de/en/onlineplus from May 2 to 15. AniMovie (11:00, Hospitalhof): My Sunny Maad (Michaela Pavlátová / France, Czech Republic, Slovakia) German premiere AniMovie (13:30, Gloria 1): The Crossing (Florence Miailhe / France, Germany, Czech Republic) Tricks for Kids 2…