100% digital – ITFS 2021 takes place online

Press Release, Stuttgart, April 6, 2021   The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (May 4 to 9, 2021) must cancel onsite events in cinemas and other locations due to the currently valid coronavirus guidelines. The online programme of the 28th ITFS, originally planned as a hybrid edition, will be expanded and enhanced. One additional…

ITFS cancels Open Air on Stuttgart Schlossplatz

Press release, Stuttgart, March 25, 2021 Due to the current pandemic developments and the decision of the Federal Government/States Conference on the coronavirus situation, the organiser of the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (May 4 to 9, 2021), Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH, has decided to cancel the Festival’s Open Air. “We regret this very…

Short Film Competitions: Official Selection

Our short film competitions are complete! The following films are running in the different competition categories:   International Competition: The International Competition is the Festival’s centrepiece, presenting artistic animated films of the previous twelve months.. Films in the International Competition Young Animation: The Young Animation competition presents the best films by students at international higher education institutes…

Call for projects: Trickstar Business Award:

Call for projects: Trickstar Business Award: Deadline for Submissions: March 01, 2021 Trickstar Business is the animation industry’s business award, which will be presented for the fifth time in 2021 at the Trickstar Professional Awards Ceremony by the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS). From now on you can apply with a project or a company…

Extended Submission Deadline for AniMovie

  New Deadline for Submissions: January 18, 2021 The deadline for submissions to the International Short Film Competition, the Student Film Competition Young Animation and the Children’s Film Competition Tricks for Kids ended on 1 December 2020. The first pre-selection jury will already start on 3 December to view the diverse and exciting entries that…

More than 100 guests will be with us during the six days of the festival in the OnlineFestival Studio in the foyer of the Kino Cinema or join us virtually!

Only 1 ½ weeks left until the OnlineFestival.ITFS.de! We are working hard to offer our fans a diverse and varied programme. Our OnlineFestival+ section is filled with more and more films, now already about 200, including seven confirmed feature films! Among the feature films there is also a European premiere: “A Costume for Nicolas” by…

Animated Films in the Competitions of 27th ITFS

Once again, several hundred films were submitted for the 27th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film. Only the best films made it into the competition selection – however, due to the cancellation of the festival, they cannot be shown in the cinema this year. We will make up for this at ITFS 2021. Nevertheless, the…