Encounters Film Festival
27 September - 30 September 2024
Contact: Rich Warren
E-mail: info@encounters-festival.org.uk
Phone: 0117 929 9188
Address:
Encounters Festivals Ltd, Watershed Media Centre, 1 Canon's Road, Harbourside
Bristol
BS1 5TX
United Kingdom - England
- About
- Submission Info
Encounters is UK’s leading short film, animation, and virtual reality festival with a 6 day event that takes place during September in Bristol, UK. Alongside its own prestigious international competition and awards, it is also a recognised festival for the Oscars, BAFTAs and European Film Awards.
Encounters seeks to promote the importance of short animation as a means to develop the next generation of animators, and to provide a platform for new and emerging talent to exchange ideas, form collaborations and inspire audiences.
Year established: 1995
Is this festival exclusively animation?: No - this is a film festival but with a specific animation category
Is there a marketplace at this festival?: No
Submission deadline:
22 May 2024
Entry fee:
£20-40
Categories:
- Best Animated Short
- Animated Encounters Grand Prix for animated shorts
Submission methods:
- FilmFreeway
Requirements:
30 minutes maximum duration (including credits).
Films must have been completed on or after 1 January 2017.
Regular deadline entry fee is 25 GBP (discounts available for multiple entries).
Festival recognised by: (what does this mean?)
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
- ASIFA
- BAFTA
- European Film Academy
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