Brasil Stop Motion International Film Festival

About

Fans, scholars and filmmakers in Stop Motion animation have, in Brazil, an international festival aimed exclusively for this century-old audio-visual technique.

In addition to the competitive screening and guests from many countries, the festival will promote workshops and lectures by professional and academics from Brazil and abroad.

It is a unique opportunity for fans of Stop Motion animation that has its history connected to the beginnings of photography and cinema.

Program

The films must be submitted in one of the following categories:

• Student
• Professional

Subcategories:

• Children
• Adult

Awards

In the event that the Official Committee finds it pertinent, the festival will give trophies and awards for the following categories:

• Best Stop Motion of up to 10 minutes,
• Best Stop Motion of more than 10 minutes,
• Best Student’s Stop Motion.

Trophies will also be given in the following categories:

• Best Brazilian Stop Motion,
• Best Stop Motion of the Public,
• Best Stop Motion for Children (adult jury)
• Best Stop Motion for Children (children’s jury)
• Best Art Direction
• Best Stop Motion of the Public

Rules

• Only films made from January 2015 using the Stop Motion animation technique (according to the definition of item 3) will be accepted by Brasil Stop Motion;
• In the case of mixed media, only the films with a content of at least 70% of Stop Motion animation will be accepted.

Documents and Other Requisite Items

• Submissions must be done online via the festival site.
• The movies could be sent online.

Selection Media Type: online

Audio language: original

Subtitles language: Portuguese

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement