Event Description:

ANIMARKT STOP MOTION FORUM is a unique meeting venue of the field’s top artists, craftsmen, producers, distributors, broadcasters, and investors. Its diversified program offers a unique combination of workshop and vocation-oriented elements on the one hand with networking and business-to-business meetings on the other, while the pitching of short puppet animations is a unique opportunity for artists.

Apart from the Pitching Competition, the main programme will comprise workshops, masterclasses and panel discussions for students and young specialists (the Masters section), this year revolving around topics related to the making of a stop motion puppet as well as relations between animation makers and producers. The third part of the programme – Business, concentrates on establishing contacts in the industry and recruitment sessions for international animation studios or stop motion projects.

Animarkt Stop Motion Forum Call for Submissions

2026 Event call for entries - Currently not open. Submission details will be reported here when announced by the event.

(2024 Archive)

Eligible projects (the project must meet all of the following requirements):

• Project of short film in development (up to 25 minutes) with at least first draft of the script or projects of full-length films or TV series or TV specials at every stage of realisation.
• Technique: stop motion animation (at least 80% of the film).
• Looking for a co-producer, funding, broadcaster, sales agent, platform, etc.
• Submissions are open for projects from all around the world, but projects from V4 countries will have an additional point.

Projects can be submitted by a natural or legal person, as well as organizational units that do not have legal existence, yet who are given legal capacity by the law (e.g. registered partnership, limited partnership). Only producers or other project’s rights-holders can submit projects.

The Selection Committee will take into consideration, among other aspects:
● idea of project and stage of its preparing – 60% of general rate;
● preparing of the presentation – 30%
● sustainable policy - 10%
● country of origin – 1 added point

• Regulations and submission materials needed
• Application Form
• Participation fee (for selected film projects only, not submitted ones): Section Short film: EUR 60 per project / Section Feature films & TV series fee: EUR 85 per project.
• Deadline: 30 June 2024 

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