ReAnimania Int. Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan

NEW - Please read carefully about ReAON (ReAnimania ONline Animation Film Festival).

ReAnimania International Animation Film Festival of Yerevan was founded by cartoonist, painter and animator Vrej Kassouny in 2008.
Armenia’s history in animation had begun 70 years prior, with the release of the first Armenian film, Lev Atamanov’s (né Levon Atamanyan) The Dog and the Cat in 1938.

In striving to honor the craft in both spirit and in name, the Festival has since reintroduced the art of animated filmmaking to Armenian audiences.

The festival includes a selection of highly anticipated non-commercial features and shorts with 15 in-competition and non-competition programs and a Market Forum for Animation Professionals (MARANI). The festival also offers an array of practical workshops, seminars, master classes and lectures presented by a host of global industry talent.

The festival has become a platform for development and promotion even beyond Armenia’s borders. As the largest event in the South Caucasus (and the most unique within its class), ReAnimania is playing an integral role in bridging east and west. It is becoming one of the most important emerging festivals, receiving over a thousand film submissions and attracting tens of thousands from around the world. In its 8th edition, ReAnimania is already becoming one of the most important young animation film festivals from all over the world, welcoming competitors, visitors and animation lovers from more than 101 countries.
ReAnimania has welcomed (to name but a few) many esteemed colleagues whose career contributions to the field have positively impacted the industry:
ReAnimania’s aim is to expand and extend the border of Armenia through the Art of Animation and Animated films.

NEW!
ReAnimania Int. Animation Film Festival is proud to announce the Launch of ReAON
What is ReAON?
ReAON is an Online Animation Film Festival that will run parallel to ReAnimania IAFCAFY, end of each October every year, YET, ReAON will be ON until mid of December to give an opportunity for larger number of Animation fans to watch and meet latest updates and movies.
ReAON platform will give a chance to its followers, animated movie professionals, artists, filmmakers and animated movie fans to join ReAnimania from all over the world and follow up with latest hits in animated movies and classics through its new platform ReAON.
ReAON will be accessible to its online audience, wherever they are in the world, and whoever holds (Purchases) Online Badge/Accreditation, during the festival dates will parallely BE PART OF ReAnimania EVENT!
This is a UNIQUE opportunity for those who want to keep with the heartbeats of animation world, yet cannot travel for many reasons. NOW YOU CAN BE THERE FOR THE HITS, while you are sitting at home.
ReAON platform, will give the chance of viewing those movies the directors of which have signed and agreed to join ReAON online animation festival, in case of
- Selection in official competition.
- Possibility of selection out of competition program.
- Movies/filmmakers who do not agree on taking part in ReAON platform, in case of being selected in official competition, their movies will be only viewed at Traditional, physical festival on the ground as usual, their choice will be fully respected.
YOU CAN EASILY JOIN us by purchasing your badge (Early bird special price) here: (Link to buy your badge will be activated in mid of March)
The Opening of Online Accreditation will be soon launched!

ReAnimania’s motto is: “Life is a Picture, Make the Picture Come to Life.”

ATTENTION:

· Please be informed, the submission is with fee.
· Please visit ReAnimania’s Link for the payment.
· Or submit directly through ReAnimania’s website (https://reanimania.com/submit-a-film).

NEW!
ReAON (ReAnimania ONline Animation Film Festival) Regulation
- Officially selected and authorized movies, will be streamed online, through ReAnimania’s newly-created platform on its own website and ReAON international online platform (Under construction), with ReAnimania’s watermark on.
- Only people with online accreditations (security codes, purchased in advance), will be able to access the platform.
- Each Online Accreditation/Badge is for one-person usage, or for one-time only screening of each program/movie.
- ReAON platform is highly secured and strictly forbidden from downloading any movie for accreditation holders. ¬
- ReAON platform is a “Screening ONLY” platform, not downloadable or allowed to be saved. (People with accreditation/pass code holders are only allowed for one time access for each program, movie, and workshop video materials).
- ReAON will be available by Online Badge/Accreditation Holder beginning from the day of the festival opening date, until 15 December. (Accreditation owner can view each program/movie only for once).
- Movies which are not authorized and approved for ReAON streaming, won’t be screened, and in case of being included in official selection, won’t be refunded with the submission as it will be the case with those who join ReAON platform. (All rights reserved and respected).
- Better for authorized movies to have ENGLISH subtitles for international viewers and Accreditation holders.
- The online accreditation and badge holders, who break the regulations and terms will be deprived of their license immediately and will not be able to access any more.
- ReAON platform will automatically, BLOCK/DEPRIVE of ACCESS the users who attempt to downloadi, and will receive a notification via e-mail.
- The abovementioned kind of online accreditation holders’ names will be archived and might be considered not to be sold any accreditation in the future.
- The winners of the festival, if not invited for the festival, will be invited as honorary guests for the next edition and take part in the international JURY!

Authorization section
Once you submit, your movie will be part of ReAON platform.
Please read above mentioned rules and notifications.

Grand Prix award for Best Animated Feature Film
Grand Prix award for Best Animated Short Film
Grand Prix award for Best Animated Commissioned TV & Educational Film
Grand Prix award for Best Animated Musical Clip
Grand Prix award for Best Graduation Film
* Winners will be invited on next addition as special guest and member of int. Jury:

Special Prize award named after Lev Atamanov for Best Animated Armenian film
Special Prize award named after Valentine Podpomogov for Best Concept of Animated Feature Film
Special Prize award named after Robert Sahakyants for Lifetime achievement