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ABOUT US

The fourth edition of the Animators Guild India Fest 2025 is here!

AGIF was created with the express desire to showcase a variety of animation content being produced throughout the world.

The audience for our film festival are a diverse and discerning group from the field of creative arts, games, vfx, comics, XR and design. Originality and out of the box sensibilities are valued for submissions.

The films will be judged by a panel of industry experts, creative mavericks, designers, filmmakers, producers who know and love their subjects. Films and projects that bring a fresh idea, perspective, technique into the fray. Films and projects that you can't seem to pause, films and projects that give you reason for pause.

This will be the second year for the Motion Design Awards which we added last year!

CATEGORIES

* Best Student Animated Film

Animated films made by participants currently studying in an educational institute or created as a student work while studying in an educational institute from the period 1st September 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Animated Short Film (under 45 min)

Animated short film under 45 minutes created from the period of September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Animated Feature Film (over 45 minutes)

Animated film of over 45 minutes completed period September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Animated Advertisement

From brand films to promos and any other commissioned animated videos completed post September 1st 2024 onwards. A clear 'brief' of the project is mandatory, to be added in the film overview section or through an accompanying cover letter. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Sound Design for an Animated Project

Sound design for an Animated project created post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Animated Series ( Web / TV )

A single episode or pilot (of any duration) along with a clear series synopsis, completed post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Animated Music Video

Animated visuals created for music videos that are published or yet to be published by musicians or over musical tracks from the period September 1st 2024 onwards.

 

* Best Character Design for an Animated Project

Submit character model sheets, expression charts, and relevant clips showing the exploration of the character in motion. Applicable across all animation film formats (shorts and features) created post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Character Animation

Submit character model sheets, expression charts, and relevant clips showing the exploration of the character in motion. Applicable across all animation film formats (shorts and features) created post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Art Direction or Production Design for an Animated Project

Submit the animated project seeing the art in motion along with development sketches and art direction process (additional links to the project can be provided). Project released post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Innovative Technical contribution to an Animated Project

Any interesting and innovative technical workflows, Jugaad or techniques used to benefit an animated film completed post September 1st 2024 onwards.

 

* Best Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality / Immersive Media

* Best Title Sequence (Film)

Submit animated / mixed media title sequence within a feature-length film completed post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Title Sequence (Tv / Web)

Submit animated / mixed media title sequence for a TV ,web, Streaming show completed post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Title Sequence (Game)

Submit animated / mixed media title sequence within a game completed post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Motion Design (Film)

Submit animated / mixed media motion graphic elements within a feature-length film completed post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities

 

* Best Motion Design ( TV / Web)

Submit animated / mixed media motion graphic elements within a TV Show, Web series, Streaming completed post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Motion Design (Game)

Submit animated / mixed media motion graphic elements within a game completed post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Best Motion Branding (TV / Web / Ads / Identity)

Submit animated / mixed media motion graphics advertisements intended to brand an individual / a company / a studio / a production house, including logo animation, brand campaign, brand an entire television or streaming channel, rebranding packages, product films completed post September 1st 2024 onwards. Open to all nationalities.

 

* Rising Star (Student) Award (India)

Open only for Citizens of India. Award for the student with huge potential to look out for in the future. Submit your showreel (up to 3 minutes) of some of your best work with captions mentioning the projects / role. To qualify for this award, your body of work needs to be while you’re studying / enrolled at an educational Institute.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Selection:

1. The Selection Committee decides on the selections for each category.
2. The committee will decide if films/ art / entries/ or music videos are accepted based on the following criteria:
• Artistic originality
• Educational impact
• Artistic excellence in story, concept, design, animation, and music.
3. All applicants having submitted a film for pre-selection shall be informed prior to the opening of the Festival if his or her film has been selected for participation in the official Festival program.
4. The Festival is not obligated to supply a reason as to why a film has not been selected as part of the Festival competition.

Rules and Terms:

1. There is a fee to submit your film for consideration to the Animators Guild India Fest 2025. Any entry, animated film or music video, including computer-generated animation and combinations of live-action, technology, AR, VR, that are completed after January 01, 2025, can participate. (category specific exceptions, if any, are mentioned under each submission category)

2. For pre-selection and selection purposes, the entries must be submitted through FilmFreeway.com

3. The selection committee will be the only authorised festival staff to have access to the film files.

4. All the information required of you from the submission portal should be fulfilled, that being:

• Contact information (name, phone number, and email),

• Credits,

• Specifications,

• Synopsis,

• Screenings and awards,

• Director’s biography and filmography,

• Film stills and poster

5. All films that are not in the English language should have English subtitling, otherwise, they will not be considered.

Selection:

1. The Selection Committee from AGI will decide the Official Selections for each category.

2. The Official Selections will be announced on the notification date via FilmFreeway and on our Instagram page. They will be uploaded on our Website shortly after.

3. Official Selections will be screened at the Event.

4. In the event your film gets selected to be part of the competition program, you will be contacted to share a screening HD file format of the film online.

5. All films must be presented in Original Language and must be subtitled in English (if in alternate language). Subtitling expenses are the sole responsibility of the film’s Producer.

6. The Festival will use all materials for promotional purposes and in order to compile the Festival catalogue. The Festival bears no responsibility for published inaccuracies in the original submission materials.

7. The Festival is not obligated to supply a reason as to why a film has not been selected as part of the Festival competition.

8. The awards ceremony (online or offline) will take place on the last day of the festival (online or offline). If possible, a film representative (the Director or the Producer) of the awarded films shall be present for the ceremony (online or offline). If it is not possible for a representative to be present, the Festival will kindly request that they make a short video-taped acceptance speech to be played during the online playback of the award ceremony.

Technicalities after the selection:

1. All the accepted and rejected films shall be informed about their participation in the festival by the [Date of announcements].
2. In the event your film gets selected to be part of the competition program, the authorized film distributor is required to send a screening HD file format of the film online. The specifics of the required screening format will be sent together with the email announcing the selection of the film.
3. All files should be sent digitally, and the due date for all materials is to be set in the official email.
4. All films must be presented in Original Language and must be subtitled in English (if not otherwise specified). Subtitling expenses are the sole responsibility of the film’s Producer.
5. The Festival will use all materials for promotional purposes and in order to compile the Festival catalogue. The Festival bears no responsibility for published inaccuracies in the original submission materials.
6. The awards ceremony will take place on the last day of the festival. If possible, a film representative (the Director or the Producer) of the awarded films shall be present for the ceremony done online. If it is not possible for a representative to be present, the Festival will kindly request that he or she makes a short videotaped acceptance speech to be played during the online award ceremony.

Press and Marketing:

1. All the images, stills, trailers, making of, and sketches, will be used as promotional material on our social media channels, metaverse and website.
2. If your film gets selected, the festival has a right to use the snippets / complete / parts of the film / trailer for promotional purposes on the AGIF Website, Instagram, Vimeo, YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp. By accepting the present regulations, the entrant authorizes AGI Fest to reproduce and broadcast an extract of the films selected for the Festival free of charge and for a period of one year (starting from the date of the selection announcement). They will only be used for the promotion of the Festival and in TV and web programmes, interviews and reports.

Rights and Jurisdiction:

1. Once a film has been selected and invited to participate in the festival, said selected film cannot be withdrawn from the festival program.
2. The festival does not pay screening fees for any film in the program, being that short, feature, live action, AR, VR, commercial films or any of its categories.
3. The participation of each entrant in the Official Selection confers on the organisers the right to present the work in full at a public screening for commercial / non-commercial purposes, i.e. screenings during the Festival, associated other festivals and other uses granted under the present regulations. For instance collections such as ‘Best of AGIF2025' or ‘AGIF25 Rising Stars’ etc.
4. Each entrant declares to be the author or rights owner of the submitted film(s) and to own all the literary, dramatic and musical rights guaranteeing AGI against any claims, conflicts and legal action concerning the presentation of the submitted projects. Information supplied at the time of registration will be used in various bilingual publications and may be translated or modified.

Awards and Prizes:

• The jury will choose to award 20 categories with a category winner in each along with special recognition for 3 finalists, from a selection of global submissions.

• The winners shall be awarded a trophy, a digital certificate and goody bag*.

• 1 special award - the AGI Pick of the Year - selected by the festival team. Winner shall be awarded a trophy, digital certificate and a goody bag.*

• 1 special award category, Rising Star reserved for rising talent from India only. Winner in the category will be awarded a trophy, digital certificate, goody bag, and a prize of INR 50,000.**

• The juries reserve the right not to award a prize, but can only award the prizes listed.

• The trophy will be shipped free of cost inside India. Shipping to be paid extra by winners outside India.

*/**As per festival terms and conditions

*As per festival terms and conditions

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