StopTrik International Film Festival
25 September - 8 December 2024
Contact: Olga Bobrowska
E-mail: stoptrik.festival@gmail.com
Phone: 0048 536 256 157
Address:
ob zeleznici 8
Maribor
2000
Slovenia
- About
- Submission Info
StopTrik IFF is a unique international celebration of worldwide stop motion animation. In a period of one month Slovenian city Maribor and Lodz in Poland become alternative capitals of animation thanks to the festival of highest quality film programme, spectacular additional events and inventive professional workshops of stop motion technique.
Maribor: 25-29 September 2024
Łódź: 5-8 December 2024
StopTrik vibe fully engages the audience and tears down the “red carpet” barriers – the attendants, the guests and the organizers spend time together watching films, discussing tradition and new trends of animation, creating and partying at the end of the day. StopTrik IFF builds truly new relationship between the audiences and the artists through positioning viewers in the role of jurors who decide about the verdicts of the international competitions. StopTrik IFF was born in Maribor and throughout ten years of existence it has become recognized and appreciated reference on the international scene of artistic animation. The mission of the Festival is point attention of all its Participants not only to the splendor of stop motion traditions and practical aspects of animation filmmaking, but also to the value of critical, aware and active conduct of cultural activism through festival discussions, interventions and interactions, film education and academic reflection.
International dimension of the festival becomes clearly visible through artistic programme (during former editions StopTrik IFF competitions and retrospectives presented outstanding stop motion achievements from all continents), strong regional, European and intercontinental networking with various cultural institutions, outstanding partner and friendly animation festivals, as well as fruitful and creative cooperation with festival co-organizers in Poland.
Year established: 2011
Is this festival exclusively animation?: Yes - this is exclusively an animation festival
Is there a marketplace at this festival?: No
Physical event or online?: Physical Festival
Submission deadline:
10 July 2024
Entry fee:
FREE! There is no charge for this festival
Categories:
- Audience Award(s)
- Best Animated Short
- Best Animated Short (for Children)
- Best Experimental Animation
- - MARIBOR AUDIENCE GRAND PRIX - LODZ AUDIENCE GRAND PRIX - MARIBOR STUDENTS AWARD FOR BEST STOP MOTION ANIMATION - LODZ STUDENTS AWARD FOR BEST STOP MOTION ANIMATION - THE BORDERLANDS MARIBOR GRAND PRIX - THE BORDERLANDS LODZ GRAND PRIX - MARIBOR STUDENTS AWARD FOR BEST FILM OF THE BORDERLANDS - LODZ STUDENTS AWARD FOR BEST FILM OF THE BORDERLANDS - BEST STOP MOTION FOR CHILDREN (AGE 6+) - BEST STOP MOTION FOR CHILDREN (AGE 8+) - BEST STOP MOTION FOR CHILDREN (AGE 12+) - SPECIAL MENTIONS
Submission methods:
- Online Upload (via festival site)
Requirements:
I.6 “International Competition Programme: Stop Motion Animation” accepts international films made only in the techniques of stop motion animation, realized after January 1st, 2022, no longer than 30 minutes. Selection is conducted by the Programme Director. The competition includes up to three programmes, each concluded with audience voting.
I.7 “International Competition Programme: Borderlands” accepts international films that combine stop motion animation with other techniques, realized after January 1st 2022, no longer than 30 minutes. Selection is conducted by the Programme Director. The competition includes up to one programme which is concluded with audience voting.
I.8 “International Competition Programme: Stop Motion Animation for Children” accepts international films made only in the techniques of stop motion animation, realized after January 1st, 2022, no longer than 30 minutes. Inclusion of the Film in a particular age group category is decided by the Selectors. The competition includes up to three programmes, each concluded with the audience voting.
I.9 Films submitted to the competitions “Stop Motion” and “Borderlands” are considered to be included in the “Panorama” (selection conducted by the Programme Director). The Submitter has a right not to allow the screening in the “Panorama” programme. “Panorama” is not a competitive screening.
I.10 Submission to the competitions is free of charge.
I.11 The deadline for submission of films is July 10th, 2024.
Link to Submit
