Source: Animation World Network
Red Stick International Animation Festival has extended its deadline for entries to the annual "Best of the Fest" competition. Red Stick initially set December 1, 2008, as the deadline, but now will accept entries through January 2, 2009.
The festival accepts work from students, amateurs and professionals. There is no entry fee, and participants can submit work in more than one of the eight festival categories. Participants' work will be considered for Red Stick's annual "Best of the Fest" awards, which will be given during the festival, April 22-25 in downtown Baton Rouge's Arts District.
The Red Stick 2009 entry categories are:
-- 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
Materials and inquiries should be sent to Red Stick International Animation Festival -- LSU, 216 Johnston Hall, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803. For more information, or to enter online, visit www.redstickfestival.org/submissions.
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.
More than 200 people from nearly 30 countries entered films for the 2008 competition, and more than 4,000 people attended the festival events and film screenings.
Publish Date:
12-02-2008
