Thursday, 4 June 2015

Canvas Network: Free! Animators Course

Summers here and the works handed in but before you run off into the sunset you should totally check out this course running June 8th - July 14th. Canvas Network in conjunction with Professor Alejandro Garcia of San Jose State University are offering a free course Basic Physics for Animators covering topics of:

•Timing, Spacing, and Falling
•Path of Action & Arcs
•Inertia, Follow-through, and Drag
•Forces & Action
•Pressure & Lift
•Cycles & Rotation
•Squash & Stretch

By the end of the course you will create a 10 to 30 seconds animation using the concepts you have learned.

Head on over to https://www.canvas.net/browse/sjsu/courses/basic-physics-for-animators and sign up before it starts.

Thursday, 21 May 2015

Film Freeway - Festival submissions is made easy

 
 
 Film Freeway is a free, quick and easy way of submitting your work to 2285 festivals across the globe. The website is user friendly and you can mange your projects on the go from your smartphone or tablet. Head on over and start browsing their festival list now!

2015 Animation Festivals

Animation cohorts, your submission deadline is here, this is a great time to start looking for national and global animation festivals to submit your work to.
 
http://encounters-festival.org.uk/call-to-submit/
Encounter: 21st Short Film & Animation Festival
Date:15-20 September 2015, Bristol, UK
Submission Deadline: 5 June 2015 (for films completed in 2015)
Entry Fee: None
http://www.liaf.org.uk/entries/
The London International Animation Festival
Date: 23 October 2015 - 1 November 2015
Submission Deadline: 30 April
Entry Fee: £10
http://www.eastendfilmfestival.com/
East End Film Festival
Date: 1 - 12 July 2015
Submission Deadline: Late entry closure: 10th April 2015
Entry Fee: Before Late deadline: £25
 
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