3rd International Motion Festival

Following the great success of the 2012 and 2013 IMF, the Arts Department of the European University Cyprus is organizing the 3rd International Motion Festival 2015, which will take place in March 2015. It is the first of its kind both in Cyprus, the broader Mediterranean and Middle East region. It aims to bring together film-makers, video artists, computer animators, graphic designers and their audience and to familiarize the public with what has traditionally remained as the “invisible art”: motion graphics.

Background and concept
During the second International Motion festival – IMF 2013, one Hundred Forty (140) films were selected out of 628 submissions from 41 countries and showcased in 11 categories.

The IMF, now going through its 3rd edition, has been established as a platform for showcasing innovative motion design films, spanning from motion graphics, to 2D and 3D animation, video art, and shorts, in the wider Mediterranean region.

Each year the festival aims to showcase innovative and groundbreaking approaches in the field of motion art and video, experimental techniques and creative takes on matters of society, culture, relationships, politics and the economy, science, imagination and art.

Competition Festival
In 2015, the Festival is developing into a Competition Festival, with prizes in 4 categories (one for students and one for professionals):
•Go with the Flow, (Motion Graphics, Music Videos, Commercials, Opening Titles, 3D Mapping, virtual museums and archives, Computer Generated Imagery, Broadcast Design)
•Animatropics & Animesh, (2D & 3D Animation, manual or computer aided, ranging from hand drawn, sand and glass animation, digital, retro, etc)
•Short & Sweet, (New and awarded short films, ranging from drama, comedy, social commentary and experimental film)
•The Single Channel Show (Video Art presented with single channel works. Experiments pushing the limits of the moving image)

This year two hundred forty-six (246) films were selected from 48 countries to be showcased during the festival (26 – 29 March 2015) in 8 categories. Forty (40) films are nominated for the IMF Award 2015.

The Award Ceremony will take place at the European University Cyprus on the 26th of March 2015.

The 2015 speakers are:
1.Graham Elliott & Roswitha Rodrigues,
School of the Visual Arts, New York City
2. Lillit Hayrapetyan,
Art Director, Psyop, Los Angeles, USA,
3. Héctor Ayuso, founder of OFFF.ws , Spain,
4. Emy Tzavra-Bulloch, Director & Scriptwritter
5. Tyler Galloway & Marty Maxwell,
Associate Professors University of Kansas
and University of Arkansas in the department of
Visual Communication.
6. Martin Ferdkin,
Motion Graphic Designer Buenos Aires, Argentina
7. Theodoros Tziatzios of Real Creations, Greece.
8. Christina Georgiou,
Lecturer & Member of the European Film Academy, Cyprus
9. Aristarchos Papadaniel, Motion Designer, Greece.

Masterclasses:
1. Graham Elliott & Roswitha Rodrigues,
Creative REvolution: RECharge: REThink: REInvent.
2. Lillit Hayrapetyan,
The Art of Pitching: Pitch-Perfect Presentations That Get You the Job
3. Tasos Anastasiades & Nearchos Constantinou, 3D figures

For more information please visit the festival’s webpage at: www.motionfestivalcyprus.com

General Admission: Individual Festival Pass €10
(Includes all four days film screenings & all talks).

Masterclasses: Individual participation for three days €48