Title: RED STICK International Animation Festival

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Description: The Red Stick International Animation Festival is seeking work from students, amateurs, and professionals to consider for the 2012 “Best of the Fest” competition. The festival will take place June 4-10, 2012, in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Red Stick International Animation Festival submission categories are:

• Animated Short Film — Professional
• Animated Short Film — Student
• Music Video
• Experimental Animation & Visual Music
• Scientific Visualization

Submissions will be accepted until January 6, 2012. The top entry in each category will receive a Red Baton award and $1000.00 cash prize, and the best overall festival entry will receive the prestigious Baton D’Or award and $1000.00 cash prize.

Animations should be no longer than nine minutes, and the work must have been created within the past three years. The festival accepts animated films of any style or genre. Participants must submit work on DVD or Blue-Ray Disks as media or data (format in NTSC, PAL, HD 720 and HD 1080 only). A $25 entry fee per film will apply.

Deadline: January 6, 2012

Start Date: 2012-06-04
End Date: 2012-06-10

Chris Arrant