Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2024
Festival Description
Fredrikstad Animation Festival (FAF) is organized by Norsk Animasjonsforum. The object of the festival is to promote the screening of animation and increase the awareness of animated expressions in the Nordic-Baltic countries. Fredrikstad Animation Festival is a part of the European Animation Awards, which is responsible for the Emile Awards. The winning films are eligible to participate in the best film and student film categories under the European Animation Awards. One Norwegian short film is chosen to compete in the nomination process for the Amanda award by the jury for the Nordic-Baltic short and student film categories.
2024 Festival Coverage
The legendary Estonian filmmaker Priit Pärn will be the festival’s guest of honor. The festival will feature an extensive program dedicated to Pärn, including awarding the lifetime achievement award, a screening of his newest film, co-directed by Olga Pärn, Luna Rossa, a retrospective screening of his FAF award-winning shorts, will give a talk on Saturday 26 October and there will be an exhibition featuring works by Olga and Priit Pärn
Call for Entries
Fredrikstad Animation Festival’s competition programme features the following categories:
- Competition for best Nordic-Baltic animated short film (made by professional filmmakers, free artistic work)
- Competition for best Nordic-Baltic animated student film
- Competition for best Nordic-Baltic animated commissioned film (commercials, educational and scientific content, TV-series, music videos)
- Competition for best Nordic-Baltic animated feature film
- In addition to the Nordic-Baltic Competition, FAF 2024 will have a NEW International Short Film Competition. Any animated short film produced after 1 January 2023, produced outside of the Nordic-Baltic countries or with directors not from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway or Sweden
Eligibility:
- Any frame by frame or computer assisted film or video may be entered.
- Maximum running time: 30 minutes.
- Films must have been completed January 1st 2023 or after.
- A film cannot enter the competition twice.
- A film cannot enter the competition in several categories.
- The director of the film (except for the International Short Competition) must be a citizen of the Nordic and Baltic countries, or the country of origin of the film must be a Nordic or Baltic country.
- The Nordic-Baltic countries are defined as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.
Competition for Nordic-Baltic Feature:
Any frame-by-frame or computer-assisted film or video may be entered.
The competition category is for films longer than 30 minutes.
Films must have been completed by 1 January 2023 or after.
A film cannot enter the competition twice.
A film cannot enter the competition in several categories.
The country of origin of the film must be a Nordic or Baltic country.
The Nordic-Baltic countries are defined as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. Junior co-produced films are not eligible.
- Festival Regulations and Submission via Film Freeway
- Deadline: 17 June 2024 (short, student and commissioned films), 1 August 2024 (feature films)
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2020 Festival Coverage
2019 Festival Coverage
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2018 Festival Coverage:
Event Dates
- From 24/10/2024 to 27/10/2024
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