Animarkt Stop-Motion Forum
Event Description:
ANIMARKT STOP MOTION FORUM is a unique meeting venue of the field’s top artists, craftsmen, producers, distributors, broadcasters, and investors. Its diversified program offers a unique combination of workshop and vocation-oriented elements on the one hand with networking and business-to-business meetings on the other, while the pitching of short puppet animations is a unique opportunity for artists.
Apart from the Pitching Competition, the main programme will comprise workshops, masterclasses and panel discussions for students and young specialists (the Masters section), this year revolving around topics related to the making of a stop motion puppet as well as relations between animation makers and producers. The third part of the programme – Business, concentrates on establishing contacts in the industry and recruitment sessions for international animation studios or stop motion projects.
2024 Coverage
List of Selected Projects:
PITCHING 2024 SHORT FILM PROJECTS
- 10.000 Steps dir./prod.: Joan Rubinat and Belinda Bonan, prod. company: Most Wanted Studio, Spain.
- Alli dir/prod.: Sharanya Ramesh,India.
- Barro dir.: José Prats, prod.: Andrew Oldbury, Holly Carrington, prod. company: Diploid Productions, United Kingdom.
- Demon of the Marshes dir.: Martin Pertlíček, prod.: Kamila Dohnalová; prod. company: Maurfil, co-prod.: ZVVIKS, Slovenia, Czech Republic.
- It came with the tide dir.: Monja Dietrich & Vincent Suttner, prod.: Monja Dietrich, prod. company: The Hidden Institute GbR, co-prod.: Paradoks Film GmbH, Germany.
- LAST MINUTE dir.: Joanna Kozuch, prod.: Joanna Kozuch & Martin Vandas & Etienne Jaxel-Truer, prod. company: PLACKARTNYJ, co-prod.:MAUR FILM (CZ) & STUDIO EJT-LABO (FR), Slovakia.
- Only Rats dir.: Paz del Carre, prod.: Leticia Montalvá, prod. company: Pangur Animation, Spain.
- Saudade dir.: Laura Moncada, prod.: Luis Salas, prod.company: Fiero Studio, co-prod.: A ocho y medio (Colombia) - Diego Doncel (Colombia) - Juan Carlos Concha Riveros (España), Colombia.
- The Beetle / Żuk dir.: Kacper Bukartyk, Zuzanna Fluder, prod.: Paulina Ratajczak, prod. company: Las Sztuki Foundation, Munk Studio - Polish Filmmakers Association, co- prod.: Sound Mind Studio (Poland), WFF - Wrocław Feature Film Studio (Poland), Poland.
- The Molepire dir.: Marek Čermák, prod.: Karolína Fránková, Hana Blaha, Šilarová, prod.company: Films & Chips, co-prod.: Respiro Productions (France), Czech Republic.
Qualified without selection - winner of the ANIMARKT Award at CEEA Forum 2023
- Dolls dir.: Joachim Hérissé, prod.: Stephanie Launay, prod. company: Komadoli Studio, France.
FEATURE FILM & TV SERIES PROJECTS
- 12th House dir./prod.: Merve Cayder, United States.
- Bully! Bully? dir./prod.::Birute Sodeikaite, Canada. / cancellation of participation
- CLUB MICHEL dir.: Paul Ma , prod.:Stéphanie Launay, prod.company: Komadoli Studio,, France.
- Dani's Fiction Rules dir.: Coty Luzoro, prod.: Kike Ortega, prod.company: PATAKA , co-prod.: Hera Management (Chile), Chile.
- El origen de la experiencia dir.:Zulu Gonzalez , prod.:Carlota Darnell , prod.company:Cornelius Films , co-prod.: La Corriente del Golfo (Mexico, main co-producer); Hampa Studios (Spain); Midralgar (France), Spain.
- Emi (Emotional Intelligence) dir.: Leonid Tyvoniuk, prod: Polina Zapolska, prod.company: NGO "IMAGO", Ukraine
- Natural Selection dir.:Irida Zhonga , prod.: Kostas Mylonas, prod.company: Takes 2 Productions , co-prod.: COLA Animation, Portugal , Greece.
- R6ST - Resist dir.: Laure Clemansaud-Madia, prod: Xavier Truchon, TOKU FRANCE, FranceSe eu morrer (If I die) dir.: Esther Vital, prod.: Camilo Cavalcanti, prod.company: O par, co-prod.: Martine Vidalenc (France), Brazil.
- Speransa dir.:Nuno Beato, prod.: Diogo Carvalho, prod.company: Sardinha em Lata, Portugal.
- Weirdos dir.: Paul Hollingsworth, prod.: Justin Ridge, prod.company: Digital Wizards Studios , co-prod.:Ben Varadi, B*Boss Ltd (Canada), United States.
Call for Entries (Archive)
Eligible projects (the project must meet all of the following requirements):
- Project of short film in development (up to 25 minutes) with at least first draft of the script or projects of full-length films or TV series or TV specials at every stage of realisation.
- Technique: stop motion animation (at least 80% of the film).
- Looking for a co-producer, funding, broadcaster, sales agent, platform, etc.
- Submissions are open for projects from all around the world, but projects from V4 countries will have an additional point.
Projects can be submitted by a natural or legal person, as well as organizational units that do not have legal existence, yet who are given legal capacity by the law (e.g. registered partnership, limited partnership). Only producers or other project’s rights-holders can submit projects.
The Selection Committee will take into consideration, among other aspects:
● idea of project and stage of its preparing – 60% of general rate;
● preparing of the presentation – 30%
● sustainable policy - 10%
● country of origin – 1 added point
- Regulations and submission materials needed
- Application Form
- Participation fee (for selected film projects only, not submitted ones): Section Short film: EUR 60 per project / Section Feature films & TV series fee: EUR 85 per project.
- Deadline: 30 June 2024
2023:
- Animarkt 2023: Winners
- Animarkt 2023: A Rich Programme
2022 Event Coverage - Winners
- Programme Highlights
2021 Coverage
- The Captain and the Ship: Director and Producer in Stop Motion Animation
- Animarkt 2021 Winners
- New Polish Stop-Motion Animation Project
2020 Event Coverage
Selected Stop-Motion Projects
1. A Rede (The Hammock), dir.: Beatriz Lima, prod.: Ana Luisa Lima, country: Brazil
2. Carcassonne-Acapulco, dir.: Marjorie Caup & Olivier Heraud, prod.: 12//24 FILMS, country: France;
3. Communication Lost, dir.: Pablo Muñoz and Vicente Mallols, prod.: Leticia Montalvá - Pangur Animation, country: Spain;
4. Electra. A Poem, dir.: Daria Kashcheeva, prod.: FAMU and co-producer MAUR film - Martin Vandas, Zuzana Krivkova, country: Czech Republic;
5. Fia dir.: Luciana Martinez & Iván Stur, prod.: María Rosario Carlino, country: Argentina;
6. Isolated, dir.: Juan Soto, prod.: Juan Soto, country: Spain;
7. Kabuki, dir.: Tiago Minamisawa, prod.: Wag Films and T Minamisawa, country: Brazil / France;
8. Labra Cadabra, Klaipeda Jazz, dir.: Olga Ti, Julia Titowa, prod.: Valentas Aškinis, country: Lithuania;
9. Roxanda, dir.: Dragan Jovicevic, prod.: Predrag Azdejkovic, country: Serbia;
10. Skin, dir.: Gabriel Nunes do Carmo, prod.: Matias Boeing Eastman & A. K. McCallum, country: Brazil and U.K.;
11. Steps to Fly, dir.: Nicolás Conte, prod.: María Rosario Carlino, country: Argentina;
12. Sweater (working title), dir.: Kinga Gorak, prod.: Kinga Gorak, country: Poland, South Korea;
13. The Day Vladimir Died, dir.: Fadi Syriani, prod.: Roland Fischer, country: Germany;
14. The Family Portrait, dir.: Lea Vidakovic, prod.: Drasko Ivezic, country: Croatia;
15. Yugen: open sky, dir.: Nayelli Ojeda, prod.: Isabel Figueroa, country: Mexico.
Animarkt Pitching 2020 awards:
- vouchers worth PLN 60,000 (approx. 13500 EUR) and PLN 40,000 (approx. 9000 EUR) for using the studio and film production facilities – distinctions funded by the Audiovisual Technology Center (CeTA) in Wrocław
- co-production contribution to the film – funded by the French studio Folimage
- Dragonframe 4 software (with Bluetooth controller)
- expert consultation with Marcin Zalewski – regarding the construction of a puppet
- industry accreditation for Mifa 2021 in Annecy
- 2-week residence at the Quirino Cristiani Animation Center in Cordoba (Argentina) – funded by APALAB including accommodation and mentoring/devlopment
- consultancy in scriptwriting, production and art for development stage, and meetings with Argentine producers
2019 Event Coverage
- Animarkt, A Top Class Forum of Stop-Motion Animation
- 2019 Animarkt Winners
- Projects Selected
- 2019 Animarkt Workshops and Masterclasses
2018 Event Coverage
- 2018 Animarkt Pitching Winners and Impressions
- 2018 Animarkt Talks: Johan Oettinger, Chris Randall, Kijek/Adamski, Grzegorz Wacławek
- 15 Projects Selected for 2018 Animarkt StopMotion Forum
- LAIKA Will Recruit Animators and Costume Makers During the 3rd Animarkt Stop-Motion Forum
- Beast Animation, Carlos Bleycher, Tim Allen at the 2018 Animarkt Workshops
2017 Event Coverage
NB: 2025 Event Dates are tentative
Event Dates
- From 13/10/2025 to 17/10/2025
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