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 selection of WFest will be part of the list of winners, where the jury and the audience will give 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

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NB: 2026 Festival Dates are tentative