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For Animation Filmmakers:

SHORT FILM SUBMISSION

Have an animation short to premiere/feature online, and need a comprehensive presentation (in the form of interview/review)? Zippy Frames is a trusted independent animation news website, which has featured a vast array of short animation films, from the more narrative to the outright experimental ones. Send us your film for consideration

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STORY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE FOR ANIMATION PROJECTS

We address the story aspects of your animation film; we examine its theme, plot structure, characters, context, in accordance with your already stated idea and director's own intentions. We come up with solutions to story problems you face, and provide examples of fine practices for your project.

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CONSULTANCY AND FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS FOR ANIMATION SHORTS

Animation festival submission seems both a laborious and a mindless process for independent animation filmmakers. We can make the process seem more structured, less laborious and more promising for your festival career of your film - handled by the same people who manage Zippy Frames (via Scheriaa Productions)

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For Animation and Film Festivals & Events Professionals

FESTIVAL PROMOTION

Zippy Frames hosts an extended database of call for entries from animation festivals. A large part of its news roundup covers animation festivals and film festival news. However, not everything can be covered with the same depth and extent as it could (and should) have been. If you're interested in getting in talks and an offer for a festival promotion agreement, contact our Head Editor (vassilis AT zippyframes DOT com)

VIDEO REPORTS

For festivals, conferences, film promotions, companies and products related to the animation industry, we offer reviews, interviews or video reports that promote your services or products in a creative and friendly way. For more info, email: info AT zippyframes DOT com

Cine-Court Anime, 2021

2021 Dates to be confirmed, Call for Entries to Follow

2020 Festival Coverage

2020 Call For Entries

The festival opens its international and national competitions to all the short films of animation of less than thirty minutes produced since January 1st, 2018, without regards to their technique of animation.
As regards the experimental competition, are accepted only the works the duration of which is fewer than twenty minutes and realized after January 1st, 2018.
Video clips wishing to participate must be registered within the experimental competition and the prize of the best video clip will be awarded by the young jury.
A selection of very short film, commercials and tv episodes will be done by the committee of selection for the “very short film” competition.
All the sizes of realization are accepted and the projections will be made from a digital size. A work can be registered only within a single competition.

Short films will have to join within one of three competitions which proposes the festival, giving the right to diverse prizes:
- International competition
Grand Prix of the jury: 1200 euros
Audience award: 1000 euros
Special(s) Distinction(s) of the jury
- National competition
1st audience award: 1200 euros
2nd audience award: 800 euros
- Experimental competition
Experimental Grand Prix: 1000 euros
- Best film for children : 400 euros
“Young jury” Prize for the best music video: 400 euros
The festival will make a selection of very short film and a prize of 300 euros will be given to the best “very short”.

Every participant has to send a private link to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., if possible with French subtitles (if not, one copy with English subtitles), before the 1st of December 2019

2019 Festival Coverage (18-24/3/19)

The main goal of the Festival is to promote the national and international animation films in short format and to allow all the directors and the producers of short films to participate wherever they come from.

Every participant has to send a private link to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , if possible with French subtitles (if not, one copy wi th English subtitles), before the 1st of December 2018

Download the festival regulations
Entry form
Deadline: 1 December 2018

Event Dates

From 16 March 2021 to 22 March 2021