Source: 2theadvocate.com
Red Stick International Animation Festival, the largest animation festival in the United States, is seeking work from students, amateurs and professionals to consider for its “Best of the Fest” competition.
The sixth annual festival will take place May 12-15, 2010 in the downtown Baton Rouge Arts District. The “Best of the Fest” competition is an annual part of festival events, and Red Stick jurists award a “Red Baton” to the top work in each category. Entries to “Best of the Fest” also are screened throughout the festival for audiences to enjoy.
Participants can enter work for the 2010 competition from Sept. 15, 2009 – Jan. 4, 2010. This year, Red Stick International Animation Festival is seeking work in eight categories:
- Animated Short Film (student and professional)
- Music Video
- Scientific Visualization
- Animation for Commercials
- Animation for Games
- Animation for Young Audiences
- Experimental Animation/Visual Music (student and professional)
- Storyboard Competition
There is no entry fee for the competition, and participants can submit work in more than one category. Beginning Sept. 15, participants can register their work online at www.redstickfestival.org to enter the competition. After filling out the online registration form, participants can send materials and inquiries to:
Red Stick International Animation Festival – LSU
216 Johnston Hall
Baton Rouge, La., 70803
The festival received a record 435 entries from 45 countries for its 2009 “Best of the Fest” competition.
Red Stick is an annual event that highlights the intersections among art, technology and computational science. Each year, the festival draws renowned animators, video game developers and other digital media industry professionals to Baton Rouge to host lectures, workshops and other events for aspiring artists, programmers and entrepreneurs.
The festival is sponsored by LSU in partnership with the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, Baton Rouge Area Foundation, East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President’s Office, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Louisiana Economic Development and Baton Rouge Area Digital Industries Consortium.
For more information, please contact the festival office at 225-389-7182 or visit www.redstickfestival.org.
Publish Date:
09-15-2009
