invaZion 2011 3D Short Competition deadline extended

The deadline for invaZion 2011, the 3D short competition organized by more3D, has been extended until the fall.

From their website:

"We found a new home to celebrate the invaZion even bigger and to position it more internationally. Additionally we will introduce a new platform for filmmakers and producers to make their work accessible to a broader range of international audiences. The winner ceremony will take place in autumn of 2011. The deadline for all submissions is extended until then. Please register to the newsletter – if you haven't already done yet – and we will keep you up to date. The top-notch Board of Judges and the whole invaZion team are looking forward to your films!"

3D Student Short: Frozen Fire

Here's a little stereoscopic short to start your week. In "Frozen Fire", produced by students at Hochschule Hof in Germany, "you are taken on a frightening journey as time freezes during a fire at our university". The film is a short experiment in creating the bullet time look by combining moving camera, very still actors, and some CG elements, all in 3D.



Watch the making-of after the jump.

3D Music Video: "Rocket to Uranus" by Venaboys & Perez Hilton

Something trashy and poppy for you this weekend: 90's eurodance group Vengaboys comes back in 3DD!



They've only posted a full color anaglyph, so the saturated colors don't look so great, but we hope you'll enjoy it nonetheless. Oh, and it's probably NSFW.

Check the making-of video after the jump.

Stereoscopic 3D Film Festival Guide

So, you've made your first 3D film, and you want to share it with the world. What's a filmmaker to do? 

Here's a list of film festivals that will screen 3D films. Some are regular film festivals, some are 3D exclusive, some are conferences with screenings, so the works that screen at each can vary pretty widely. Submitting your film to some of these may grant the festival TV/VOD/streaming rights to your film beyond the screening, with no financial reimbursement to you, so ALWAYS read the fine print on submission forms.

• 3D Korea International Film Festival (South Korea, est. 2010)
•   3D film festival
•   http://www.3dkiff.org

• 3D Stereo Media - Film Festival (Belgium)
• 3D conference with competitive 3D screening
• http://www.3dmedia2010.com/en/3d-film-festival-0

• BeFilm the Underground Film Festival (USA, est. 2004)
• mainstream film festival with competitive 3D category (as of 2009)
• screens in Dolby 3D
• http://www.befilm.net

• Dimension3 Expo (France)
• conference with 3D screening
• screens with dual projectors
• http://www.dimension3-expo.com

• FirstGlance Film Festival - Philadelphia (United States, est. 1996)
• mainstream film festival with competitive 3D category (as of 2011)
• screens in IMAX 3D
• only selected one 3D film in 2011
• http://www.firstglancefilms.com

• Dogville 3D Film Festival (Spain, est. 2011)
• competitive 3D film festival
•   http://www.dogvillefestival.com

•   InVazion (Germany, 2009-2010)
• former 3D short film competition
• did not run in 2011 
• http://www.invazion.org

• LA 3-D Movie Festival (USA, est. 2004)
• competitive 3D film festival
• screens in polarized projection
• http://la3dfest.com

• National Stereoscopic Association - Stereo Theatre (USA)
• 3D convention with competitive 3D screening (including 3D video and photography)
• screens in polarized projection
• http://stereoworld.org/2011/theatre.html

• New Media Film Festival (USA)
• mainstream film festival with competitive 3D category (as of 2011)
• http://www.newmediafilmfestival.com 

• The One Minutes Belgian Open (Belgium)
• mainstream one-minute film competition with competitive 3D category (as of 2011)
• http://www.theoneminutes.be

• Seoul International Extreme - Short Image & Film Festival (South Korea)
• mainstream short film festival with non-competitive 3D screening (in 2010)
• http://sesiff.org/program/program06_1.asp

• Short & Sweet 3D (England)
• weekly short film festival with a separate 3D screening (as of 2010)
• http://www.shortandsweet.tv/3D.html

• Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Japan, est. 1999)
• mainstream film festival with 3D screening (as of 2010)
• screening submission includes giving the festival Japanese broadcast TV rights (in 2011)
• http://www.shortshorts.org

• Stereoscopic Displays and Applications 3D Theater (USA, est. 2006)
• conference with competitive 3D screening
• screens in polarized projection
• http://www.stereoscopic.org/3dcinema/index.html

Titeuf 3D: French Stereoscopic Animated Feature

"Titeuf - le film 3D" is a French animated film coming to French theaters April 4th. A coproduction between Pathé, Moonscoop, Point Prod, and France 3 Cinéma, the film follows the adventures of Titeuf, a popular French cartoon character.

Titeuf was born as a comic by Zep, quickly rising to become one of the most read comics in France, then adapted into an animated TV show, and now into a feature-length film. American audiences will likely not get to see this one, as the character's series has never been broadcast in the States.



Sadly, they have only posted a 2D trailer online, so it's impossible to tell yet how well done the 3D is. But the production value of the film looks very high from the 2D trailer. They wisely chose to stick with the hand-drawn animation style. A CG version might've looked something like this:



While you may be tempted to think this is the first stereoscopic hand-drawn animated film, there have been several produced sporadically in the past. Check after the jump for a short list of the theatrically-released hand-drawn animated films.

Creepy Stop Motion Short: MEAT Mold 3D

To brighten up your dreary Monday afternoon, here's a little something short and sweet produced by CalArts student Brent Johnson in 2008.


MEAT Mold 3D from brent johnson on Vimeo. Watch with anaglyph (red/cyan) glasses.

You can find more of Brent's work on his website.

Dogville 3D Film Festival

The Dogville 3D Film Festival (formerly FICS-3D), running April 15th & 16th, is the first stereoscopic 3D short film festival to be held in Spain. Deadline for entries is March 31st. There is no entry fee or limit on the number of entries per person.

Any works ranging from fiction, "reportage", animation, experimental, and documentary will be considered. Films can be submitted to one of three competitive categories: Professional, Amateur, and Animation. The festival's website is unclear about how it defines the distinction between "professional" and "amateur" 3D works. Winning films will be broadcast on Televisió de Catalunya, S.A. (TV3).

Their website is not available in English, but they do have an English entry regulations form for those of you interested in submitting films.