I could have also taken part in online events from Cardiff and/or Montreal (Animaze), but only learned of them after they had begun.Īgainst all odds, many people actually saw more films in 2020 than in any “normal” year! And the festivals, in turn, built new ties by reaching distant animation communities in other countries, as well as schools that have never before experienced the excitement of viewing an extensive collection of brilliant new works of art. So I eagerly jumped into the terrific Stuttgart (ITFS), Annecy, Ottawa, GLAS and Espinho (Cinanima) online events, as well as exciting American animation weekends from Brooklyn to Chico. However, to our delight, many festivals devised ways to stream all their competition films for extended periods, some at nominal cost.
It appeared there might be no way for the animation community to celebrate the year’s crop of exciting new films.
Cancellation was absolutely the right choice in every instance, but, having planned to attend GLAS and Annecy in person once again last year, initially my heart sank at this news. Since February, the pandemic has forced cancellation and/or postponement of virtually every important international animation festival, including GLAS, Stuttgart, Zagreb, Annecy, Hiroshima, Ottawa and many more.
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