Animation Nights New York Best Of Festival Runs Online November 13-20
ANIMATION NIGHTS NEW YORK
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE ON DEMAND
PRESENTS THE
5TH ANNY BEST OF FEST
NOV 13 – 20, 2021
Seasons 5 & 6
ANNY VIRTUAL EVENTS SPACE
The 5th ANNY Best of Fest is an annual conference & festival (Nov 13-20, 12pm-10pm) featuring Animation Screenings, a webXR Showcase and Industry Events held at the ANNY Virtual Events space ONLINE. Stay tuned for more news!
Animation Nights New York, in partnership with Alamo on Demand, is proud to announce its 5th ANNY Best of Fest, which will run ONLINE, Saturday, Nov 13th through Saturday, Nov 20th.
Industry jurors selected 20 films as ANNY Best of Fest Winners from 174 in-competition films featured at our monthly screening events. Jurors included Cat Gulácsy (Calling All Talent, LLC), Margaret Dean (Skybound / Women in Animation), Delphine Selles-Alvarez (FIAF), Elliot Cowan (Independent Animator), James Belfer (Cartuna), Pilar Newton (Independent Animator), Wayne Gilbert (VanArts), Aagje Van Damme (Independent Animator), Chris Perkins (Animation for Adults), Olga Polukhina (IGDA NYC) and Tom Sito (University of Southern California). The ANNY Best of Fest Grand Prize Film Winner, AFA Award, VR, and Game Awards will be announced during festival week.
In addition to 5th ANNY Best of Fest animation screenings, ANNY is hosting industry events in its web-based virtual reality space (No headset is required. Platform is accessible on PC/Mac/Mobile.). Industry roundtable discussions and networking events will be hosted by our talent connect initiative, ANNY Exchange.
Films will be available Nov 13th-20th, 2021 on Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's VOD platform, Alamo On Demand. Animator Q&A’s and Industry Presentations will be hosted on our webXR and Zoom platforms. Guests can also join us for mixer events in the ANNY Virtual Events Space.
Tickets will be available at Alamo Drafthouse On Demand.
Our Film Program will be available at Alamo on Demand ONLINE and our Mixer Events at the ANNY Virtual Events Space ONLINE.
5th ANNY BEST OF FEST
Animated Short Film Programs
Animation Nights New York presents the 5th ANNY Best of Fest Film Program (Season 5 & 6 | Best of Fest Film Winners).
Curation was performed by Animation Nights New York & Industry Jurors with programming by Chitra Roy.
Here are links to our film stills and film program info. The online program is also listed below:
FILM PROGRAM 1
EGG. Martina SCARPELLI. France, 12:07.
PANTA RHEI. Wouter Bongaerts. Belgium, 10:14.
ALMOST THERE. Nelly Michenaud. United Kingdom, 08:44.
MOUSE. Noah Mauchly. United States, 19:41.
LINES OF OBLIVION. Paola Cubillos. Belgium, 04:03..
***Intermission***
GENIUS LOCI. Adrien Mérigeau. France, 16:20.
ALEF B'TAMUZ. Yael Reisfeld. Israel, 05:58.
OOZE. Kilian Vilim. Switzerland, 05:29.
THE MAN IN THE BOX. Ale Borges, Alvaro Furloni, Guilherme Gehr. Brazil, 19:17.
Approx. run time 100 minutes.
FILM PROGRAM 2
SPERMACETI. Jacky De Groen. Belgium, 11:35.
GRAVEDAD. Matisse Gonzalez. Germany, 10:30.
FIVE MINUTES TO SEA. Natalia Mirzoyan. Russian Federation, 07:10.
SO FAR, SO CLOSE. Mikkel Odehnalu. Czech Republic, 10:17.
HOMESICK. Hila Einy, Yoav Aluf, Noy Bar. Israel, 07:15.
COPS & ROBBERS. Florian Maubach. Germany, 08:15.
***Intermission***
LUGE. Mickaël DUPRÉ. France, 12:36.
SMALL SPARK. Julie Rembauville. France, 03:07.
MOTHER'S SONG. Signe Baumane. United States, 02:30.
THE PEONY PAVILION. Jie Weng. China, 03:17.
DAUGHTER. Daria Kashcheeva. Czech Republic, 14:48.
Approx. run time 91 minutes.
GAMES
Official Selection
The Divine Light. Babak Arjmand. Islamic Republic of Iran.
Get-A-Grip Chip. Jon Lawitts, Vicky Wei. USA.
NINJAMAN. Scott Popular. Japan.
VR
Official Selection
The Hangman at Home VR. Michelle and Uri Kranot. Denmark.
Dear Viruses. WANG JUNJIE. Japan
Dream Droplets. Nick Rutten. Netherlands.
The West Flemish Pub Experience. Joren Vandenbroucke. Belgium
Kteer Tayyeb. Samia Khalaf. USA
Naked Windows. Luke Conroy, Anne Fehres. Netherlands.
Cities of Ladies 2 (YOU). Kim Noce. United Kingdom
Mayflower Reflections. Paul Long. United Kingdom.
Belongings. Carol Silverman. USA
When I Leave Afghanistan. Pafo Gallieri. United Kingdom
LADY SAPIENS, THE EXPERIENCE. Camille DUVELLEROY. France.
AR
Official Selection
A New Normal. Supernova Design. Asavari Kumar. India
EVENT DETAILS: Saturday, Nov 13 - Saturday Nov 20, Film Program — Alamo Drafthouse on Demand. Mixer Events — ANNY Virtual Events
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ABOUT Animation Nights New York
WE CURATE AND CONNECT.
Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival started in NYC. We show animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world. Screening events are free. Project Submission is free.
ANNY Exchange connects talent to projects. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. Sign up to participate.
The ANNY Cannes Program is an additional opportunity for our in-competition filmmakers. We bring together filmmakers from around the world to join us at the Cannes Film Festival. Participants in the ANNY Cannes Program benefit from our unique partnership with the festival, which allow us to hand select 20 animated short films for exhibition as part of the ANNY Cannes Program. Films are available for viewing on the ANNY channel in the Short Film Corner, and during a special screening in the Marché du Film. We host industry events in Cannes as part of ANNY Exchange.
The ANNY Best of Fest is a conference and festival featuring Animation Screenings, Fine Art Installation, an XR Showcase, Professional Panels, and Industry Events.
ANNY Virtual Events is our online VOD solution and webXR platform. We present our monthly screening event online! Join us in the ANNY Virtual Events space! Sign up to our mailing list for up-to-date information on the next event.
