An annual animation festival that runs each November at the Globe Cinema in Calgary, GIRAF celebrates the spirit of independent, underground, and experimental animation, showcasing Canadian animators and presenting diverse animations from around the globe. We’ve showcased the award-winning independent work of artists including Don Hertzfeldt, David O’Reilly, The Brothers Quay, Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, Malcolm Sutherland, Koji Yamamura, Bruce Bickford, Brandon Bloomaert, Barry Doupe, Cordell Barker, Richard Reeves, Chad Van Gaalan, Mati Kutt, Jan Svankmajer, Priit Parn, Nick Fox-Gieg, Amy Lockhart, Stu Hughes, Madi Piller, and Cam Christiansen, among many others.
GIRAF is committed to creating greater awareness for animation as an art form, through interactive activities including workshops, artist talks, visiting artists, and animation screenings. We focus on presenting works that push boundaries through the development of new techniques, hybrid forms of creation, and challenging subject matter, and thus animation that is rarely seen at other festivals. GIRAF is run by the Quickdraw Animation Society, a non-profit, artist-run centre in Calgary Alberta.
2016 submissions now open
Filmmmakers — submissions to GIRAF12 are now open. If you've made a film that you think we'll love, that pushes the boundaries of animation in unexpected ways, we definitely want to see it. Submission is free, and is open until July 15, 2016.
Eligibility
Short and feature length local, national, international, and student submissions are welcome.
Prize
Entries selected for GIRAF will receive artist fees following the fee schedule established by IMAA/AAMI.
How to Enter
Organizers: "We're looking for independent and artful animated films to share with our audience in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. That can mean abstract or narrative, hand-drawn or computer-generated, student films or well-established professionals, or somewhere in between. We want films we can be excited about, films that are pushing forward what animation can do, and films that make us feel things (even if that feeling is just "oh my gosh, this is ridiculous"). If you want a better sense of what we love, feel free to check out our Vimeo channel and last year's jury and audience winners at http://quickdrawanimation.ca.
No commercial work, please — some of those are super cool, but commercials, explainers, festival stingers and those sorts of things fall outside what our festival is all about. Submissions close July 15, 2016, but early submissions are always appreciated. That should cover it, but if you have any questions, please drop us a line".
To submit go to the official website ("link to the original" below the page), click "Submissions to GIRAF12 are now open", fill in your online application and submit.
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