In addition to the film competitions, the ITFS also awards prizes: The Trickstar Business Award and the German Animation Screenplay Award will be presented at the AniX Awards on Thursday, 25 April at 7 pm in the Filmmakers’ Lounge (Festival Centre – Haus der Katholischen Kirche Stuttgart), hosted by Olivier Samter. The Trickstar Business…
New Leadership, New Look: Makeover for Germany’s Premier Animation Festival Press Release, Stuttgart, 7 March 2024 The 31st Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) will take place from April 23 to 28, 2024 for the first time under the direction of Heike Mozer and Annegret Richter. They unveiled the changes to come for…
For ITFS 2024 we are looking for young German speaking film-lovers, between ten and twelve to be part of the festival as children’s jurors for the Tricks for Kids short film competition. Does your child love films and cinema? Then the Kids Jury at ITFS 2024 is absolutely right for them: They get to see…
The visuals for the trailers of ITFS, APD and FMX 2024 were created by a team of Animationsinstitut graduates who, after completing their studies in Ludwigsburg, founded the studio Mucks! Games. Their first game will be released in April 2024: “The Bear – A Story from the WORLD OF GRA” is a 40-minute interactive bedtime…
Press release, November 30, 2023 New artistic director for the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film In June of this year, Heike Mozer took over the commercial management, and now the artistic position of the Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH (FMF) has also been filled: Annegret Richter, an experienced curator and festival organiser who has known…
Ireland – just mentioning the country conjures up images upon the inward eye. Zeitgeist Irland 24, which presents Irish art and culture in Germany in 2024, shows that the Emerald Isle has much more to offer than untouched nature, a rich folklore, and a lively pub culture. In 2024, the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated…
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…