The team at the 16th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film is working hard to create a wonderful screen event to be held from May 05 to May 10 2009 in Baden-Wuerttemberg’s state capital. Prize money worth 57.500 Euros will be awarded for eleven awards in eight categories.

Audiences totalling 50,000, 1,450 accredited professional visitors and 500 films in the previous year! In conjunction with the FMX conference and its 6,000 expert visitors, the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film is developing to become the most important and largest event for animated film. Since its launch in 1982, the Festival has continued to support artistic animated film, young talented filmmakers and the animated film industry.

The supporting programme covers a huge spectrum from school and studio presentations, through showcases with famous animated film artists and the popular Best-of-Animation series, to screenplay workshops presented by top-class experts. During the open air programme, centrally located at the Schlossplatz in Stuttgart, the local population celebrates the animated film together with guests from the whole world.

For more information and to book tickets please visit www.itfs.de/en