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Cartoon Brew’s Animation Festival Guide is a hand-picked list of calls for entries from respected festivals around the globe. This week, we add three new calls for entries from:

Athens ANIMFEST

(Athens, Greece)
Festival Website
Festival Dates: March 12-18, 2015
Submission deadline: January 31, 2015
Entry fee: FREE

The 10th Athens ANIMFEST – International Animation Festival opens to animation fans again with a 7-day program full of shorts and feature animation.

Competition Includes:
Feature Films
Short Films
Student Films
Educational Films
Experimental Films
Greek Films

How to Submit:
http://athensanimfest.eu/gr/registration

Anifilm

(Třeboň, Czech Republic)
Festival website
Festival Dates: May 5-10, 2015
Submission deadline: January 15, 2015
Entry fee: FREE

ANIFILM’s 6th International Festival of Animated Films opens submissions for your films made after January 1st 2014. You can submit now to the following categories:

  • International Competition of Animated Feature Films
    – for grown-ups
    – for children
  • International Competition of Animated Short Films
  • International Competition of Student Animated Films
  • International Competition of Music videos (new)
  • International competition for non-narrative, experimental and boundary forms of animation (new)

    How to Submit:
    https://vp.eventival.eu/anifilm/2015

SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival

(Los Angeles, California)
Festival website
Festival Dates: August 9-13, 2015
Submission deadline: March 3, 2015
Entry fee: FREE

The SIGGRAPH 2015 Computer Animation Festival is gearing up to add another outstanding show to its legacy of creative expression through innovative computer-generated animation and visual effects. This international showcase of storytelling and graphics craftsmanship will inspire students and professionals alike.

The festival accepts submissions in seven distinct categories:

Computer Animation Shorts
Games
Animated Feature Films
Visual Effects for Live-Action Feature Films
Music Video
Advertising
Visualizations and Simulations

The Computer Animation Festival will be presenting an award for Best in Show as well as prizes for Jury’s Choice and best of each submission category.

How to Submit:
http://s2015.siggraph.org/submitters/computer-animation-festival

Click here for the Entire Animation Festival Guide!

C. Edwards