Event Description:

Weird Market offers a space for projects in development to take advantage of the market to make themselves known. Each year, the conferences address topics of interest and the latest trends in the sector from the perspective of international professionals. The short films participating in the Market (international and national selection) will be eligible to be selected at WFest – Weird Market’s International Animation Short Films Festival, which will be subject to a second selection process. The final WFest selection will be part of the winners list, where the jury and audience will present various awards.

Weird Animation, Video Games and New Media Market Coverage

 (Selected)

2020 

• Weird Market: A Good Window for New Projects (Report)

 2019 Event Coverage

• Jose Luis Farias, director of WEIRD Market, interview

Weird Animation, Video Games and New Media Market Call for Entries 

INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION

Requirements :
1) Films completed after January 1st 2021
2) Maximum duration: 30 minutes
3) Country of production: All countries (except Spain)
4) Screening format : H264 .MOV, Audio PCM or AC3
5) Accepted genres : All kind of animation
6) Subtitles: Preview copy with English subtitles if it is not the language of the original version.

The results of the selection will be published in the website www.weirdmarket.es in September.

SPANISH ANIMATION

Requirements :
1) Films completed after : January 1st, 2021
2) Maximum duration : 30 minutes
3) Country of production : Spain
4) Screening format : H264 .MOV, Audio PCM or AC3
5) Accepted genres : All kind of animation
6) Subtitles : Preview copy with English subtitles

ANIMATION MUSIC VIDEOS

Requirements :
1) Films completed after January 1st 2021
2) Maximum duration: 10 minutes
3) Country of production: All countries
4) Screening format: H264 .MOV, Audio PCM or AC3
5) Accepted genres: All kind of animation (music video only)

• Festival Regulations
• Submit via FilmFreeway
• Deadline: 10 July 2022

3D Wire: A History

The following is a compact summary of Zippy Frames' coverage of 3D Wire, the Spanish animation, video-game and new-media market and festival, across 2016–2020 -which preceded Weird.

From 2016 to 2018, 3D Wire increasingly emphasized the intersection—or transversality—between animation, video games and new digital media. The 2016 edition brought international professionals including Autour de Minuit's Nicolas Schmerkin and Walking the Dog's Eric Goossens to Segovia, while its short-film competition presented 45 Spanish and international films. Alberto Vázquez's 'Decorado' and Till Nowak's 'Dissonance' were among the principal 2016 winners. In 2017, the ninth edition selected 41 shorts and assembled an international jury while continuing to combine screenings with a professional market for animation, games and transmedia projects. The programme also highlighted Colombia and presented developing work from filmmakers including Alberto Vázquez and Sam Ortí. (zippyframes.com) (zippyframes.com)

By 2018–2020, 3D Wire had further consolidated this dual identity as both a festival and an industry meeting point. The 2018 programme included the Spanish premiere of Raúl de la Fuente and Damian Nenow's feature 'Another Day of Life', alongside an international competition and professional activities. In 2019, the event continued to reward animation and interactive projects while providing a platform for emerging and established creators, producers and studios. The 2020 edition, operating under the exceptional conditions of the COVID-19 period, maintained its international short-film competition, with works selected across international, European and Spanish sections. Across these years, Zippy Frames' coverage presents 3D Wire as more than a conventional animation festival: it functioned as a Spanish and international meeting point connecting independent animation, feature and short-film production, video games, digital technologies and new forms of audiovisual storytelling. (zippyframes.com)

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