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Organised by Film- und Medienfestival gGmbH, it forms Stuttgart Animated Week together with Animation Production Days and the FMX conference. The dates for the 34th edition are 27 April–2 May 2027. Its five film competitions cover international shorts, student animation, children’s films and series, animation about nature and the environment, and animated features.",false,[17,20],{"year":18,"hasAwards":19,"hasSelection":19},"2026",true,{"year":21,"hasAwards":19,"hasSelection":19},"2024",[23],"The 33rd Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film took place in Stuttgart, Germany, from 5 to 10 May 2026. Kiana Naghshineh’s With Tapes and Toasts in the Car received both the Grand Prix and the audience award. The film competitions also recognised student and graduation films, animated features, children’s shorts and films about nature and the environment.\n\nBeyond the film competitions, Constance, developed by Robert May, won the Animated Games Award Germany; The Darkest Files, developed by Jörg Friedrich, received a special mention. Anna Böhm’s Emmi & Unipig – Anyone Can Be a Unicorn! won the German Animation Screenplay Award for best German screenplay, with a special mention for Petronella Applewitch by Claudio Winter and Seraina Nyikos. Dreamers – The Hunt for Shadowclaw, written by Jörg Ihle, Dominik Hochwald, Christopher Jenkins, Robert Moreland and Alison James, received the screenplay award for the biggest international market potential; Sonja Knyssok’s Trüffel received a special mention.\n\nThe Trickstar Business Award went to Atomedge, led by Guy van der Walt, for its 3D anatomy model and business approach connecting animation, games, medical education and research.",[25,38,50,62,67,80,92,104,116,128,141,152,163,174],{"key":26,"title":27,"info":28,"person":13,"film":29},"2258","Grand Prix","",{"entryId":30,"urlTitle":31,"status":7,"title":32,"synopsis":33,"duration":34,"hasFullFilm":15,"hasTrailer":15,"image":35,"directors":36,"series":13},40667,"with-tapes-and-toasts-in-the-car-kiana-naghshineh","With Tapes and Toasts in the Car","In the face of her body fading into stardust, Shari realizes what truly matters to her.",14,"\u002Fimg\u002Ffilms\u002F_th600\u002F%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0_2025-11-21_%D0%B2_02.11.05.png",[37],"Kiana Naghshineh",{"key":39,"title":40,"info":28,"person":13,"film":41},"2259","ITFS International Competition — Special Mention",{"entryId":42,"urlTitle":43,"status":7,"title":44,"synopsis":45,"duration":46,"hasFullFilm":15,"hasTrailer":19,"image":47,"directors":48,"series":13},40435,"amarelo-banana-alexandre-sousa","Amarelo Banana","After another night of insomnia, a man comes across a strange community living in his…",12,"\u002Fimg\u002Ffilms\u002F_th600\u002F%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0_2025-11-17_%D0%B2_10.20.34.png",[49],"Alexandre Sousa",{"key":51,"title":40,"info":28,"person":13,"film":52},"2260",{"entryId":53,"urlTitle":54,"status":7,"title":55,"synopsis":56,"duration":57,"hasFullFilm":15,"hasTrailer":19,"image":58,"directors":59,"series":13},38400,"murmuration-zwermen-janneke-swinkels","Murmuration","Piet, an elderly man in a nursing home, finds himself limited in his actions when he…",13,"\u002Fimg\u002Ffilms\u002F_th600\u002F%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0_2025-10-15_%D0%B2_14.22.47.png",[60,61],"Janneke Swinkels","Tim Frijsinger",{"key":63,"title":64,"info":28,"person":13,"film":65},"2261","Audience Award",{"entryId":30,"urlTitle":31,"status":7,"title":32,"synopsis":33,"duration":34,"hasFullFilm":15,"hasTrailer":15,"image":35,"directors":66,"series":13},[37],{"key":68,"title":69,"info":28,"person":13,"film":70},"2262","Student Award",{"entryId":71,"urlTitle":72,"status":73,"title":74,"synopsis":75,"duration":76,"hasFullFilm":15,"hasTrailer":15,"image":77,"directors":78,"series":13},50686,"our-walls-zhiva-divjak","Pending","Our Walls","An animated documentary that, through an intimate conversation between a daughter and a…",7,"\u002Fimg\u002Ffilms\u002F_th600\u002F%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0_2026-05-05_%D0%B2_11.16.13.png",[79],"Živa Divjak",{"key":81,"title":82,"info":28,"person":13,"film":83},"2263","ITFS Student Competition — Student Award — Special Mention",{"entryId":84,"urlTitle":85,"status":7,"title":86,"synopsis":87,"duration":88,"hasFullFilm":15,"hasTrailer":19,"image":89,"directors":90,"series":13},49013,"gently-kehce-jamaica-kindlova","Gently","A seemingly ordinary childhood seen through the eyes of a little boy. 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