The call for projects ended on July 24th 2020. We will announce the selected works in September.
PROJECTS SUBMISSION
The registration of projects has as deadline on July 24th and adds two new modalities: comic and board games
The 12th edition of Weird, International Animation, Videogames and New Media Market, officially opens its calls for projects. The contest to be held in Segovia (Spain) from September 28th to October 3rd 2020, will receive until July 24th projects in five different sections: animation and video games, transmedia, webseries, board games and comics.
The call for animation and videogames projects is once again a cultural bridge, thanks to its Luso-Spanish scope. In addition, RTVE, Movistar + and the Annecy Festival continue as collaborators, granting various recognitions such as the Movistar+ Short Film Project Award, RTVE Awards for the Most Innovative Video Game and VR Video Game and the Annecy-MIFA Award for Best Young Creator Animation Series Project. For its part, the category of European new media, innovative and transmedia projects continues to be a great continental reference on new trends, while the international section of animation webseries keeps Átomo Network as its main collaborator. In addition, this year there are two new calls aimed at European board game projects and European comic projects.
The five calls are deadline on July 24th. Later, in the month of September, the organization will announce the official selection that will be included in the catalog and the projects selected to be presented during the Weird by their creators.
PORTUGUESE-SPANISH PROJECTS
The call is intended for companies or production companies registered in Spanish or Portuguese territory that have animation and video game projects. It is open to all animation techniques and formats in the categories of short films, feature films, animation series and video games
EUROPEAN NEW MEDIA, INNOVATIVE AND TRANSMEDIA PROJECTS
The call includes all animation projects, video games or new applications of technology that complete and reinforce transmedia experience and development and that are carried out, produced or co-produced by European countries.
WEBSERIES PROJECTS
Weird dedicates one more year this call to international animation webseries. Where Átomo Network, as the main collaborator, will grant a series of recognitions to the best animation webseries according to their production stages.
NEW EUROPEAN CALLS!
EUROPEAN BOARD GAMES PROJECTS
This year, Weird launches a call for projects of European board games that want to be known in their different stages of production in order to promote and help the distribution of the European board game industry.
EUROPEAN COMIC PROJECTS
This year, Weird launches a call dedicated to European comic projects in their different stages of production and whose objective is to encourage young cartoonists, illustrators and screenwriters to present their original works, where creativity, innovation, experimentation and creativity stand out. as well as highlight the importance of comics and illustration as a means of communication and transfer of ideas.
PRESCHOOL WEBSERIES PROJECTS
Weird dedicates this call to international preschool animation webseries. Where Ánima, as the main collaborator, will grant a series of recognitions to the best preschool animation webseries according to their production stages.