Recruitment For Animarkt Pitching And Workshops Only Until The End Of August
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Meeting with Christophe Erbes, who will lead a development workshop, or Thiago Calçado explaining the secrets of character animation – ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum organized by MOMAKIN allows meeting the world famous artists of the animation industry. And that’s not all, because for the very first time the Pitching section has two formats. One for short film projects in development and second for feature films or TV series or TV specials at every stage of production. Applications can be submitted only until the end of August.
– ANIMARKT was created to support the animation industry. It has been proven many times that participation in Pitching translates directly into the future of the artists and their projects – Agnieszka Kowalewska-Skowron from MOMAKIN, the organizer of the ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum, emphasizes. – After ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum its participants are very often recognized at the most important festivals.
Pitching is the competition section of the ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum, which gives a unique opportunity to present the project in front of the animation industry experts, gain partners and win prizes that will support their film production processes and open up career paths for them.
This year, for the first time, applications for ANIMARKT Pitching have two formats. One of them is dedicated to short film projects in development (at least the first draft of the script and lasting less than 26 minutes). The second one is for feature films or TV series or TV specials at every stage of production. What’s important is that 80% of the project has to be planned as a stop motion animation. From among all the submitted applications, the selection committee will choose 15 projects in the first category and 10 in the second. The finalists will meet in Łódź (Poland) in autumn to compete for prizes and come closer to the implementation of their ideas. The organizers are waiting for applications to the Pitching section until August 31st, and the recruitment results will be announced on September 20th.
As every year, finalists qualified for pitching will receive training sessions on presentation and public speaking techniques, scriptwriting, production or puppet building before their speeches.
Registration for workshops in the Masters section is also open until the end of August. – Workshops are a chance to meet the best experts in the animation industry and learn some secrets. This year, the development and animation character workshops will be conducted respectively by Christophe Erbes and Thiago Calçado – emphasizes Paulina Zacharek, co-organizer of ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum.
To participate in the workshops during ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum 2022, participants should complete the application form, which is available on the website and attach the required materials – CV and showreel. The number of spots for both training courses is limited. The deadline for applications is August 31st. The lists will be announced on October 1st.
Participants can choose from workshops dedicated to the development of series for children and character animation. The first one will be led by Christophe Erbes, who is an international consultant for children’s media, previously worked, e.g. for Canal + International. He was also a program director at S-RTL Disney and Nickelodeon and managing director at Fox Kids Europe. During classes participants will learn how to structure a created story and how to remain original, and at the same time meet market expectations. The second workshop – character animation will be hosted by Thiago Calçado, who has worked on such productions as Wes Anderson’s Oscar-nominated “Isle of Dogs”, or latest and Guillermo Del Toro’s Netflix film “Pinocchio”. In Łódź, he will focus on acting for feature films and the work of the animator on such productions. He will talk about setting up a shot with riggers and the puppets, looking for live action reference, communication with the director or the ability to animate in relation to light or scenography.
This year ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum will be held from 5 to 8 November 2022 in Łódź. Apart from the Pitching competition and workshops, the main programme will comprise masterclasses and panel discussions. The forum could not take place without the Business section which focuses on networking in the industry or recruitment sessions for global animation studios.
The event is co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state special purpose fund. The project is co-financed by the Polish Film Institute.
For further details:
- More about the event on www.animarkt.pl
- Link to the registration form for Pitching
- Link to the registration form for Workshops
- Development: bit.ly/Christoph_Erbes_en
- Stop motion animation: bit.ly/Thiago_Calcado_en