Pitching Ready, Set, Go! Open Call For Animarkt 2023 Stop Motion Pitching Competition
Skwigly
ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum, organized by MOMAKIN, is an open road for career and dreams coming true for many stop-motion creators. Future projects produced in stop motion can now fight for similar opportunities, as enrolment for this year’s ANIMARKT Pitching section has started, with applications being open until the end of May.
Pitching – the competition section of ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum – gives an extraordinary opportunity to present project in front of group of experts from the world animation industry, gaining partners and winning awards that will support the creators in the film’s production process and open the path to an international career in front of them.
This year, just like before, submissions for ANIMARKT Pitching have two formats: short projects in development, with at least a first draft of the script and lasting no more than 25 minutes. The second format is dedicated to feature film projects, TV series or TV specials at different stages of realisation. One necessary condition in both cases is that at least 80% of the animation has to be planned to be made with stop motion technique. A new criterion is an obligatory plan for sustainable film production. This element is going to stand for 10% of evaluation of the entire project.
We are well aware how big of a challenge for the environment are actions connected with film production, that’s why we search for solutions that will allow us to minimize this negative impact. This is where the idea for green production criterion in pitching session came from.
Agnieszka Kowalewska-Skowron, Forum director
Among all submitted applications jury is going to choose 10 projects in every format.
Creators of the best projects will compete for awards in Łódź in Autumn. Thanks to the prizes they will get closer to making their ideas come true. For the submissions in the Pitching section, applicants have until 31st of May to submit their project. Results will be announced on 31st of July.
Audience members during Animarkt 2022 Pitching session
Just as last year and years before that, before appearing in front of the audience finalists who have qualified for pitching will undergo training sessions focused on presentation and performance techniques.
ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum is going to take place between 4th and 8th of October in Łódź, Poland. Apart from competition part of the pitchings and workshops, there will be masterclasses and panel discussions. There also won’t be any shortage of meetings focused on getting in touch with industry representatives or recruitment sessions for animation studios from all around the world.
Link to the Pitching submission form : bit.ly/3L5h1qh
More information about the event can be found at www.animarkt.pl