Organised by the Blackrock Business Network and supported by the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Design and Technology (IADT), the Festival will include screenings and award presentations for winning entries.
To showcase the animation competition entries, a selection of films will be shown on Saturday 27th August at the Blackrock ‘Pop Up’ cinema at Urban Junction, Main Street, Blackrock, Co.Dublin and awards and prizes will be presented.
A Blackrock business community initiative, the purpose of the Animation Festival and Competition is to encourage emerging and existing talents in animation and storytelling both in Ireland and abroad. This is the first year of these awards and it is planned that this will be a yearly event.
Competition details including eligibility rules and application forms can be found at: http://iloveblackrock.ie/animation-festival/
Entries are called for the following six categories:
- Best Animated Short for Children
- Best Animated Short for Adults
- Best Irish Student/Graduate Film
- Best International Student/Graduate Film
- Best Feature Film
- Best Under 18’s Film
Submissions in all languages are welcome.
The 6 winning entries will each win a prize of €500 and a keepsake trophy from Dublin Crystal.
President of IADT, Annie Doona said: “IADT is delighted to support the Blackrock Animation Festival. The Animation industry in Ireland is a growing and thriving industry and one that is important to Ireland’s economic recovery and international reputation. IADT runs degree programmes in Animation and Modelmaking that produce high quality student work and we hope that many of our students will enter their pieces for the festival. We wish the festival every success.”
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For further information, please contact Zoe Healy on 086 806 8821 or Fionnghuala Ni Neill on 01 2394750.
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