International Festival of Animated Films, Visual Effects and Video Games, Animayo is slated to be held from May 9 to May 12, 2012 at Spain.The call for entries for Animayo Festival 2012 is open! Submit your short film, feature film, music video and animated or visual effects spots by March 23.
This year, for faster previews, contestants can upload their work to the password-protected Animayo Festival site on Vimeo. For further information, and to download the entry form, visit www.animayo.com.
The Animayo Festival 2012 has also opened the call for its International Poster Contest, with a 600 Euros Prize + a special pass to visit the festival. Submissions can be sent to concurso@animayo.com.
Since 2006, the International Film Festival of Animation, Special Effects and Video Animayo has been consolidating in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as a reference for the animation in Spain. With a week of screenings, master classes, workshops, lectures, outdoor activities and international guests of emergency, Animayo invited to tour the latest selection of works of animation and special effects artists from around the world.
Led by its director and producer Damian Perea, it offers a plural perspective of both the burgeoning film industry and the products coming within the field of animation, special effects and video games, as the multiple processes work of some of the main creators that fuel vitality that lives on today in the said industry. It is therefore, a meeting and discussion for professionals and enthusiasts of the visual arts, which is printed with a stamp teaching and training, showing through the programming content, work processes, origins and methodologies, and where schools, production companies, agencies and national and international artists are disclosed in the Canary Islands market.
Around the world, countless young creatives are released to the creation of audiovisual and animation projects as an excellent means of professional development. An Animayo artistic level is not only an inspiration but also a clear indicator of aesthetic trends and new developments.