Mar 13, 2017

Apply for Animator in Residence to create a film about the sinking of the "Sea of Truth"!

Award-winning short filmmakers Uli and Michelle Kranot ("White Tape," "Hollow Land") will host a new residency program for documentary animators in Denmark.

The theme of the Anidox 2017 Summer Residency Workshop is "The Sinking of the Truth," a classic 1918 short by Windsor McKay, one of the earliest animated documentaries It was inspired by "The Sinking of the Lusitania."

During a three-week residency in Viborg, Denmark, June-July 2017, each of the six artists will create a one-minute animation, which will be edited together to form a short animated film. The artists will work on the themes of "post-truth" and "fake news.

Filmmakers may apply from anywhere in the world. Applicants must have a track record of producing animation films and be capable of self-sufficient filmmaking. The program is organized in collaboration with The Animation Workshop, a Danish animation school, and will provide the six selected artists with:

Uri Kranot, with whom we have previously spoken at Cartoon Brew about the idea behind Anidox I have spoken with Uri Kranot about the It is one of the few residency programs that explores the possibilities and potential of animated documentaries, and is a unique opportunity for independent filmmakers exploring these fields.

The application deadline is April 1, and selected filmmakers will be notified on April 8. Additional details and application instructions can be found on the Anidocs website.