Press Release, Stuttgart, September 13, 2023 The 31st Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) will take place from 23 to 28 April 2024. The festival focuses on artistic animated film as well as innovative interactive and transmedia works. Comprehensive film and competition programs as well as curated supporting programs guarantee exciting and extraordinary inspirations…
It is with deep sadness that we say goodbye to Paul Bush. An animation artist who enriched and inspired the world of animated film with his inexhaustible creativity and love of experimentation. He used a wide variety of often groundbreaking techniques and challenged the boundaries between fiction, documentary and animation. He was also an enrichment,…
Press release, Stuttgart, 31 May 2023 Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH (FMF), which primarily organises the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), has staff news: Heike Mozer will take over the commercial management as of 1 June 2023. She succeeds Uwe Schmitz-Gielsdorf, who has been managing FMF on an interim basis since October 2022.…
Press release, Stuttgart, 30 April 2023 After six exciting festival days, the 30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) ended on the evening of 30 April 2023 with the grand Awards Ceremony. True to the motto “Animation connects!”, guests, audiences and filmmakers celebrated the world of animation together at the Innenstadtkinos and on…
Press release, Stuttgart, 29 April 2023 The winners of the Tricks for Kids competition for animated short films for children at the 30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film have been announced! The prize of € 4,000 (donated by Studio 100 Media) was awarded at the TREFFPUNKT ROTEBÜHLPLATZ of vhs stuttgart on Saturday, 29…
Press release, Stuttgart, 26 April 2023 The first award winners of the 30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) have been chosen: In a joint awards ceremony – the Trickstar Professional Awards – the German Animation Screenplay Award, the Animated Games Award Germany, the Trickstar Business Award, and the Honorary Trickstar of the…
Press release, Stuttgart, April 25, 2023 Germany’s major animation film festival, the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), is celebrating its 30th edition: The festival was officially opened on Tuesday evening, 25 April 2023, in the Gloria 1 cinema of Innenstadtkinos Stuttgart. At the opening gala, Uwe Schmitz-Gielsdorf welcomed the creator of Triton…
Press release, Stuttgart, 5 April 2023 The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) will celebrate its 30th edition this year from 25 to 30 April 2023, inviting families and culture enthusiasts from Stuttgart and the region as well as international filmmakers, young talents and professionals. For six days, the centre of Stuttgart will be…
Press release, Stuttgart, March 21, 2023 AniMovie is the name of the international feature-length film competition of the 30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), which takes place from 25 to 30 April 2023. The films selected this year have a chance to win the coveted Trickstar award. Many directors have announced their…
Press release, Stuttgart, March 02, 2023 The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), which will take place from April 25 to 30, 2023, is now offering a glimpse of the supporting programme for the 30th edition: From “Best of Programmes” to the country focus on South Africa and the latest topics such as “AI…