CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2^nd Animahenasyon 2008: Pinoy Animation Festival 

The Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI) is calling on all Filipino animators to submit their entries to the 2^nd Animahenasyon 2008: Pinoy Animation Festival to be held on November 12-16, 2008. 

The 2^nd Animahenasyon 2008 aims to continue to showcase original content in Philippine animation and to recognize the Filipino talent in the field of animation, aiming for local and international animation excellence and competitiveness.

The competition is composed of a professional and a student/amateur divisions and includes the following categories: one minute up to five minutes; 6 minutes up to 20 minutes; 21 minutes up to 40 minutes; Full-animated feature (more than 40 minutes); music video; OBBs, TVCs, infomercials, demo reels; and TV series.

Entries must be made frame by frame, including computer graphics animation and must be submitted in the DVD format for pre-selection. They must also be submitted together with three (3) photo stills from the work; one (1) photo of the Animation Director;

and brief biography of the Animation Director (not more than five sentences).

All entries will undergo a preliminary screening and the finalists will compete and be shown during the festival in November. Animators of chosen entries and their work will also be featured in all promo materials for the event.

Application forms and mechanics to the competition can be downloaded here, please click at Programs & Services then ANIMAHENASYON 2008.

Deadline for submission of entries is on October 8, 2008 and must be sent to:

ANIMATION COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (ACPI)

9F The Palisades Condominium

107 Perea Street, Legaspi Village

Makati City

The Animation Council of the Philippines is a non-stock and non-profit organization whose member companies specialize mainly in, but not limited to, either 2D or 3D animation. It is an organization recognized and supported by the Philippine government whose aim is to promote the Animation Industry globally with the intention of creating an identity for the Philippines to be considered amongst the preferred countries that service the animation industry.

For more information regarding the competition, please call 8172727 loc 108 or email us at animationcouncil@gmail.com.