02/05/2011

The 18th Trickfilm International Animated Film Festival (May 3-8) kicks off tomorrow in Stuttgart. The event will award a total of €61,000 in prizes, including two new ones: the Lena Weiss Award, for the most humanistic animated film, and the Animated Com Award, which will reward two commercials, one for its quality as an advertisement, the other for its technological brilliance.

The festival, which continues to put the spotlight on the production of artistic animation and new talents, is a world-class event in the sector. Last year, it hosted 50,000 viewers and 2,000 accredited professionals.

The programme includes several competitions: the international short film competition; the Young Animation competition for young talents and students; Tricks for Kids, focusing on children’s titles; AniMovie, which will show superb features from across the world, including Michel Ocelot’s latest Tales of the Night [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Michel Ocelot
film profile] (see review); Animated Com; and the Best German Voice Actor Award.

There will also be numerous parallel events aimed at both professionals (Animation Production Day, 16th FMX conference – on animation, special effects, games and interactive media – and other workshops, meetings and festivities) and the public (workshops, open-air activities, events open to youngsters and exhibitions, etc).

(Translated from French)