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Short Animated Film Festival Application Call

Our Animated Short Film Application process for Puppet Festival Mississauga 2023 has officially closed.

Present your Short Animated Film At Puppet Festival Mississauga

Are you interested in presenting a short animated film at Bridges Festival?

Bridges Festival organized by Crane Creations Theatre Company in Mississauga, Ontario Canada invites filmmakers and production companies to submit animated short films for Bridges Festival held each year in March. Bridges Festival presents Canadian and international animation and puppetry, for adults and children. For us, object animation is expressed in various forms of moving/animating inanimate objects. These forms include puppetry, automata, stop-motion animation, film, digital animation and robotics.  We celebrate traditional and new forms of animation, while expanding the conversation surrounding “What are puppetry and animation?” and “How do they affect the contemporary world?”

We accept submissions each year. If you would like to submit your short film for our upcoming Festival, check out FilmFreeway to see if applications are open, or sign up to receive notifications about next year’s festival. 

Are you a professional animator? There is more than one way to get involved in Bridges Festival.

FAQS

What Types of Animated Short Films are featured at Puppet Festival Mississauga? 

We feature short films that are suitable for all ages and young audiences. Puppet Festival Mississauga is attended by families and parents with young children.  

Where will my film be screened?  

Your film will be available on demand to audiences online, as well as projected in store windows of independent businesses across Mississauga, during the Festival. 

Do you accept international submissions?  

Yes! Puppet Festival Mississauga is an International festival! We feature animated films from across Canada and around the world.

How do I submit my film?

Each Year we hold an annual submission call, where you can submit your animated short film. Submissions are accepted on FilmFreeway.

What duration does my film need to be? 

Your short film can be anywhere from approximately 30 seconds to 15 minutes long. 

When do you accept submissions? 

We hold our annual submission a year before the next festival. Follow us on Facebook to keep up to date on when our submission call happens, and check back on our website. 

How are short films selected? 

Short films are selected by a panel of jurors. Each year a panel of jurors, consisting of a diverse group of animation experts and professionals, as well past Puppet Festival Mississauga attendees evaluate submissions based on given criteria. 

When will I know if my film will be featured at Bridges Festival? 

We try to notify all applicants as soon as possible. However we cannot always control how early this will be. Typically applicants are notified in the autumn before the Festival

Can I submit more than one film? 

Yes. You can submit as many films as you like.

If my film was not selected for the previous Bridges Festival, can I re-apply? 

Yes, we always encourage you to re-apply. Due to the high volume of applications received each year, we are not able to feature all submissions. However, not being accepted one year does not guarantee your film will not be selected in following years.

SUBMIT YOUR ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Deadline: August 1st, 2022

Bridges Festival organized by Crane Creations Theatre Company in Mississauga, Ontario Canada invites filmmakers and production companies to submit animation short films for consideration for Bridges Festival 2023. Bridges Festival presents Canadian and international animation for adults and children. For us, animation is expressed in various forms of moving/animating inanimate objects. These forms include puppetry, automata, stop-motion animation, film and digital animation and robotics.  We celebrate traditional and new forms of animation, while expanding the conversation of what is animation is and how it touches contemporary world. 

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