Animayo International Film Festival 2020

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Animayo International Film Festival 2020

Animayo becomes the first Animation Festival on a 100% virtual platform in its most technological and supportive edition and awards more than 500,000 euros in scholarships for online and face-to-face training.

The program of the 15th Animayo International Summit will take place from May to the third quarter of 2020 in four settings: virtual, streaming, online and in person.

Fifty-seven national and international experts in animation, visual effects (VFX) and videogames make up the luxury roster at the start of the world’s first Festival of animation, visual effects and videogames held on a 100% virtual platform: the fifteenth Animayo Gran Canaria edition that celebrates its first programming weekend on May 9 and 10.

The speakers, and the jury, are stars of the industry representing 14 countries with backgrounds in studios such as DreamWorks Animation, Cartoon Saloon, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros, Pixar, Sony Pictures Animation, Ilion Animation Studios, Skydance, Weta Digital or Delirium Studios, among others, and who have left their mark on titles such as Games of Thrones; Klaus; Zootropolis; Interstellar; Love Deaths & Robots; Chernobyl; The Simpsons; The Lord of the Ring Trilog; The Hobbit Trilogy; Avengers Saga; Justice League Saga; Gru, my favorite villain; The Minions; Pirates of the Caribbean Saga; Hungers Games Saga; Star Wars: Resistance; Star Wars: The Clone Wars; Star Wars: Rebels; The dawn of the Planet of the Apes; Tangled; Brave; Moana; Frozen; Break Ralph !, or in video games like League of Legend; Game of Thrones; Commandos; Crossfire; Project Cars; Need for Speed; Alice’s rivers and a long etcetera.

May 9, 10, 2020

Virtual : panels of national and international animation, vfx and video game experts (will include audience interaction with live chat), discussion tables, company and professional networlking.

May 16, 17, 2020

Streaming : streaming / online activities with master classes from national and international speakers in streaming, review of portfolios (for scholarships), scholarships to talent.

May 22, 23, 2020

Online : selection of the International Jury from the Official Section to the Competition with viewing and voting through online platform (exclusive for the Festival Jury).

Last quarter 2020

Face-to-face : projections Official Sections for the Animayo Gran Canaria 2020 contest (voting for the Audience Award), primary and secondary school screenings, video games and virtual reality space; premiere of short films made by children for children (Animayo educational system), official children’s section for the My First Festival contest, U-future experiences.