It is with great regret and due to the spreading of the coronavirus that we, Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH, announce the cancellation of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) scheduled for May 5 to 10, 2020. This is based on the immediately effective and indefinite decree of the Ministry of Social Affairs and…
Those who want to rise to the challenge of developing interactive experiences within 34 hours to accompany, emphasise, and enrich the live performance of a chamber orchestra, can now apply for the ITFS 2020 Music Game Jam. From all applications received, we will select five teams of up to four persons each for participation. Submission…
The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) is a festival of diversity. Thus, the 27th edition of ITFS will focus on diversity itself with the motto “Creating*Diversity” and ask the central question: How do animation, games and digital media represent and generate diversity? Not limiting the definition of the term “diversity” to gender, it…
Submission deadline: March 1, 2020 ‘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…
Popular Animated Film Programme on all continents 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…
Six festival days ended successfully with the grand Award Ceremony in Gloria 1 on Sunday evening, May 5. The winner of the Grand Prix, the award for the best animated short film, is called “Bloeistraat 11” by Nienke Deutz. Around 80,000 film fans came to the cinemas, the GameZone, numerous special events and, despite bad…
Germany’s biggest festival of animated film, the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), starts its 26th round: On tuesday evening, April 30 the festival was opened solemnly in the Innenstadtkinos in Stuttgart. During the opening ceremony both managing directors of the festival, Ulrich Wegenast and Dieter Krauß, were present as well as Evelyne Gebhardt,…
New technologies for the creative industry: Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial intelligence (AI) and Blockchain are increasingly finding their way into the film and games sector. The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) presents seven companies working on these new business models. Friday, May 3, 2019, 3 – 5.30 pm, Rotunde of L-Bank Prior to…
The 26th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) will combine science and animation from April 30 – May 5, 2019 in the special programme “She Blinded Me with Science – Sciene, Games & Animation”. This special programme aims to depict the role animation and computer games play in and for the mediation and illustration of…
Spring 2019 stands in the sign of Europe: About one month ahead of the European elections, the topics diversity, democracy, and freedom also mark the program of the 26th Suttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS). Producing an “Animation Film for Europe” which promotes the European idea was the challenge for young filmmakers since ITFS…
