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GLAS Animation Festival

March 19-22, 2020
Berkeley, CA

 

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SUBMIT TO GLAS 2021 – Deadline December 1st

Submissions are now open for the 7th edition of the GLAS Animation Festival which will take place April 7-10th, 2022. After two years we are thrilled to be bringing the festival and community back together again in Berkeley, California.

In addition to the cash prizes for the official competition, La Guarimba will be screen the award winning films in person during their outdoor festival in Amantea, Italy Summer 2022. The award-winning filmmakers will receive accommodations as well as a travel stipend to attend.

We look forward to your submissions and can’t wait to see you all in 2022! And if we are unable to host the event in person, not to worry, we will collaborate again with our friends over at Filmbot for a virtual festival experience.

CATEGORIES

We accept all types of animated short films including

  • Narrative Shorts
  • Non-Narrative/Experimental Shorts
  • Undergraduate Shorts
  • Graduate Shorts
  • Commissioned Shorts
  • Features

Films made January 2020 and after are eligible to submit.

 

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Rules + Regulations

General Conditions
  • GLAS Animation Festival welcomes all animation techniques.
  • Films must be completed after January 1st 2020
  • Short films submitted must not exceed 45 minutes 
  • Feature length films must be over 45 minutes 
  • Short films that are online are eligible for selection
  • Each applicant must be the rightful owner of submitted films and own all literary and musical rights. 
  • Films must be comprised of a minimum of 30% animation to be in consideration for competition

 

We accept Narrative, Non-Narrative, Commissioned, and Student films in consideration for the GLAS Animation Festival Competition program. 

 

SUBMISSIONS

September 13 – October 10th // FREE

October 10th – October 31st // Short: $15 // Feature: $25

November 1 – December 1 // Short: $25 // Feature: $50

All festival submissions are due no later than December 1st 2020

 

GLAS Animation does not pay for screening fees for films selected in the Competition programs. 

Submission Procedure
  • Filmmakers are required to fill out a completed application form via FilmFreeway
  • The festival only accepts online submission links for preview (Vimeo/Youtube etc.) Film links may be private with a password  or public. 
  • All films submitted must be fully completed as works in progress will not be considered. Special cases may be considered with approval from festival director. 
  • Films with languages other than english must have English subtitles.
Technical Requirements

Preview Copy: The festival accepts link/urls to film

Screening Copy: Apple ProRes  422 HQ

GLAS Animation Festival reserves the right to refuse a screening copy of poor technical condition that may be detrimental to the screening. Films with dialogues in a language other than English must have English subtitles. 

Film Selection + Notification

Film selection is carried out by the GLAS Animation Festival selection commmittee.

Selected films for competition will be announced on the festival website no later than March 1st.

Filmmakers will be notified no later than February 15th. 

Film Transport

The party responsible for sending film materials bears the cost of transporting selected films for competition programs. The festival incurs the cost of the films return. If sent via mail, the sender must provide the festival with necessary information regarding its return (date needed by/address/phone number). International parcels should be marked ‘For Cultural Purposes Only/No Commercial Value). The copy will be returned within three weeks after festival completion.

Jury and Awards
JURY

Members of the jury for competition categories consist of filmmakers, artists, and other professionals working in the animation field. The jury is selected by the Festival Programming Team.

 

AWARDS

Grand Prix

High Risk

New Talent

Audience Award

Best US Short

Best Film for Family Audiences

Acceptance of Terms

Participation in the festival and its submission process indicates acceptance, without reservation, the terms of the present regulations.

 

For Questions Regarding Submissions contact us at:

Email: submissions@glasanimation.com