Call for Submissions

The deadline for submissions to the 2008 festival has closed. Please check back this summer for next year's application forms.

The Red Stick International Animation Festival is pleased to announce its 2008 Call for Submissions. This year's festival will take place April 16-19, 2008 in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

We are accepting submissions to the festival in the following categories:

• Animated Short Film (Student / Pro)
• Music Video
• Scientific Visualization
• Animation for Commercials
• Animation for Games
• Animation for Young Audiences
• Experimental Animation/Visual Music (Student / Pro)
• Storyboard Competition

Special consideration will also be given to works designed to be screened on planetaria domes. The LASM Planetarium will screen these works in special screenings during the festival.

Animations should be no longer than 9 minutes, and should have been created within the past two years. Those works which are selected will be screened during the festival in special juried screenings, and will be eligible for the Red Stick Award in their respective category.

The festival has decided to waive all submission fees this year. You may submit as many works as you wish at no charge. But submitted works must meet the guidelines set above with respect to time and year of creation. Works which do not fit these guidelines will not be considered.

Works should be sent to the festival in one of the following formats:

• DVD
• VHS (NTSC only)
• DV (NTSC only)

Submissions will be only be accepted through our online submission form.

All applications and materials must be processed on-line and received no later than December 17, 2007 in order to be considered for the festival.

NOTICE:
Films and videos selected to be part of the 2008 RSIAF program will be used for the purpose of promoting and presenting the festival.

By submitting your work to the festival, you grant RSIAF and Louisiana State University a non-exclusive license to use the film in DVD distribution, television, and video streaming for the sole purpose of promoting and presenting the Red Stick Festival.

This non-exclusive license may be transferred to sponsors, partners or collaborators for the sole purpose of promoting the RSIAF.