Glasgow Film Festival Animatic
Animatic is funded by the Scottish Government's Festival EXPO Fund.
Glasgow Film Festival: Animatic is an innovative talent development scheme for Scottish based creatives and studios to develop their animated film or series ideas for an international audience. Partnering with My SMASH Media and leading animation and industry experts, participants will take part in an intensive programme of workshops to develop their project and get them pitch ready. The scheme will culminate in a Live Pitch where all participants will present their projects to the expert panel.
To apply for Animatic, please provide the following on your application form below:
My Smash Media Pitch (You can create your pitch here)
Personal Statement
Examples of previous Film/TV/Commercial work
Accessibility
We have budget to cover childcare and other accessibility requirements to support you to be part of Animatic. If you would prefer to submit your application as a video or audio recording, please contact Industry@GlasgowFilm.org and we can provide further information on formats. If you have questions about accessibility or your submission, please contact Rosa (Glasgow Film Festival Project Coordinator) through the email listed above.
Minimum Level Requirements:
You must be based in Scotland
You must be over 18 years of age
You must not be in full-time or part-time education
You can apply as an individual, creative team or apply as a studio. If applying as a studio, your business must be registered in Scotland. If applying as a creative team, the lead applicant must be based in Scotland and the team must comprise of a majority of Scottish based creatives. If applying as a creative team or as a studio, there must be one lead applicant. If a producer is part of the creative team, we would strongly advise that they are the lead applicant. Only the lead applicant from a creative team or studio can participate in the workshops and live pitch.
You must have made at least one of the following as a writer, director or producer: a short film of any genre, one episode of television of any genre or a commercial/advertisement/music video. If applying as a creative team or studio, the lead applicant will be required to fulfil the above experience requirements, but other team members can be less experienced.
Your submitted project must be your own original idea. If you are submitting a project based on existing IP, you must have all rights agreements in place before submission.
If selected, you must commit to the full programme and must be available for all workshop dates and the day of the Live Pitch. You must complete all required tasks before the final workshops during GFF 2025.
Save the dates (compulsory to attend if selected):
Approx. 10 workshops (2-3 hours each, from September to March)
121s (online and in person)
An intensive weekend of pitching workshops 1st-2nd March 2025
Live pitch Monday 3rd March 2025
The best TV series or feature film and short film pitches will be awarded £5000 and £1000 respectively to fund further development of the projects.
Submissions close on Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 12 noon.
Glasgow Film Festival would like to thank Animation Scotland, My Smash Media, Netflix & Screen Scotland for their support for Animatic.