Rising of Lusitania - Animadoc Film Festival
Festival Description:
Organizer of the Rising of Lusitania-AnimaDoc Film Festival is Animation Across Borders. The base of the Rising of Lusitania -AnimaDoc Film Festival is an international competition dedicated entirely to animated documentaries. The first recognized example of animadoc (animated documentary) is Winsor McCay's short film “The Sinking of the Lusitania” (1918, 12-minute-long), which uses animation to portray the 1915 sinking of RMS Lusitania.
2022 Festival Coverage
(Archive) Call for entries
- The base of the Rising of Lusitania - AnimaDoc Film Festival is an international competition dedicated entirely to animated documentaries.
- Under the name of “animadoc” / “animated documentaries,” the Organizer understands the movie that combines animation with the documentary context or documentary approach.
- The festival accepts animated documentaries from all over the world to its competition of any animation technique, not longer than 90 minutes (with closing credits), where the animation is at least 90% of the full movie length and realized after January 1st, 2020.
- Submission to the competition is free of charge.
Awards
MAIN JURY
“Lusitania Grand Prix Award” for the Best AnimaDoc
“Rising Award” for the Best Student AnimaDoc
“Make-Believe Award” for the Best AnimaMockumentary
Special Jury Award
STUDENT JURY
“Lusitania Student Award” for the Best AnimaDoc
“Students4student Award” for the Best Student AnimaDoc
“Make-Believe Award” for the Best AnimaMockumentary
- Submit via FilmFreeway
- Deadline: 18 July 2022
2021 Festival Coverage
2020 Festival Coverage
2019 Festival Coverage:
- The Driver Is Red, Egg, Life of Death Take Home Rising of Lusitania Awards
- Full Daily Schedule for the 2019 Rising of Lusitania Animadoc Fest
- 35 Animation Documentaries Selected for 2019 Rising of Lusitania Animadoc Film Festival
NB: 2023 Festival Dates are tentative
Event Dates
- From 07/09/2023 to 10/09/2023
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