Symposium for contemporary animation studies at the World Festival of Animated Film Animafest Zagreb (05 - 10 June 2017)
Symposium date: 06 - 07 June 2017
Call for papers: deadline 01 March 2017

By connecting animation with fields like psychology, comics studies and new media applications, the symposium Animafest Scanner is again at the frontline of the discourse and the interaction between theoretical and practical approaches. Located at one of the most respected animation film festivals in the world it is a meeting point of many leading artists and professionals.

International film and media scholars are invited to discuss the newest findings in the field of animation studies. During the two-day event, ideas and thoughts will be exchanged with festival guests, filmmakers, organizers of other festivals, producers, professionals, and scholars.

This year´s keynote speaker is the recipient of the Animafest Zagreb Award for Outstanding Contributions to Animation Studies for 2017, Maureen Furniss, USA.

Historical trends, numerous points of view and approaches, new findings in the growing field of animation studies and interesting speakers – all this will be available at Animafest Scanner 2017, whose primary goal is to create a synergy between theoretical and practical animation discourses, which is why it takes place in the context of screenings, exhibitions and other Animafest’s side events.

Topics for Animafest Scanner IIII: 

1.    The Changing Roles of Festivals
2.    Comic and Animation
3.    Animation in the Mind
4.    New Media Animation - VR and the Web

Entries for the international symposium Animafest Scanner are open until 1 March, and all the film and media researchers are invited to present the latest findings from the field of animation.

Terms and conditions of the public call can be found here, and you can submit your application here. 

Reminder: film submission deadline for Animafest Zagreb is approaching; you can submit your short and feature animated film here until 1 February 2017.