WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Accepted submissions will display strong animation technique and design and feature compelling stories with appeal to kids and/or adults. Since storytelling is essential, no completely abstract films will be accepted.

However, films may have a non-linear story arc and be humorous, dark, playful, or poignant. They may reflect innocence or ennui. They may speak to the triumph of the human spirit or to our worst impulses and vilest deeds.

All is fair as long as your story fits in with our thematic flavor: “Social issues (personal, local, national, global or historical in scope) and the pain and joy of being Human. The aim of this festival is to open eyes, hearts, and minds, through the uniquely transcendent medium of animation”.

LIST OF TOPICS

You may choose a theme/topic not on this list if it still fits the festival’s overarching theme. Please explain your topic(s) or theme(s) as part of your submission.
List of Themes/Topics: (in no particular order)
Peace and war, justice, racism, hunger, poverty, homelessness, immigrant rights, climate change, pollution, sustainability, education for all, policing, gun control, classism, gender issues, torture, women’s issues, abuse, child trafficking, 1%, the Citizen’s United ruling, big pharma, equality for all, refugees, immigration, children’s rights, alternative energy, water rights, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ rights, native rights, corporate prisons, corporate welfare, seed sharing, GMOs, small farms vs. mega farms, free and fair elections, religious freedom, nuclear waste, nuclear arms proliferation/control, consumerism, animal rights, animal testing, extinction, healing/health, death, loss, bullying, jealousy, anger, genocide, the “rat race”, mysticsim, modern society, happiness, kids issues, ennui, violence, social emotional learning, calming down, sharing, gratitude, giving, mental illness, divorce, adoption, hegemony, etc.