Cardiff Animation Nights Opens Submissions!
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For the first time ever, filmmakers can now submit their films to Cardiff Animation Nights!
Cardiff Animation Nights (CAN) are free monthly screenings of great animated short films from around the world at The Underdog in the centre of Cardiff and online.
CAN has been running for eight years, and has screened some of the best animated short films from the global animation festival circuit, including Oscar- and BAFTA-winning shorts. The events give people in Cardiff and beyond a chance to watch independent animation on the big screen or the comfort of their own homes, and meet like-minded people at the bar or in the live chat.
Cardiff Animation Nights Head Programmer Ellys Donovan says:
We love bringing people together at Cardiff Animation Nights to watch great animation. We’re excited to be opening submissions for the first time and can’t wait to see all the amazing work that will be submitted from around the world.
Over its eight year history, Cardiff Animation Nights has grown from reaching an audience of 20 in the back room of a Cardiff pub, to reaching monthly audiences of up to 200 at its current home at The Underdog in Cardiff, as well as reaching international audiences online since 2020. To date CAN has screened over 600 animated films at venues in Cardiff and online.
For the first time CAN are opening submissions. Filmmakers can submit animated films of any genre and up to 20 minutes in length through FilmFreeway. Each month a programme of short films will be selected to be screened either online or in-person. All films screened in 2023 will be eligible for the Cardiff Animation Nights 2023 awards, with a winning film will be selected by a jury of industry professionals.
Cardiff Animation Nights is run by a team of animators and animation lovers in Cardiff, led by Ellys Donovan and Lauren Orme, with help and support from numerous individuals and organisations from the animation community in Cardiff and further afield.
For more information on Cardiff Animation Nights, submissions and upcoming events, visit cardiffanimation.com