Event Category: Calls

* This event is the call for animations and not for the actual event *

On April 5th 2025 at Detroit’s historic Senate Theater, the 10th annual Detroit International Festival of Animation (DIFA) will celebrate and showcase a wild diversity of animations from animators and filmmakers local and international. DIFA will feature approximately 90 minutes of experimental and pop cult shorts as well as more sophisticated and artistic mini features.

Submission are now being accepted. There are no restrictions on content, style, medium or context, but your entry should be animated, either traditionally or digitally, in some way.

For further submission information and to submit, please visit:

https://filmfreeway.com/difestofanim

The deadline is February 1st 2025.

Detroit International Festival of Animation 10
April 5th 2025 – Senate Theater – Detroit

http://www.difestofanim.com

* This event is the call for animations and not for the actual event *

On April 6th 2024 at Detroit’s historic Senate Theater, the 9th annual Detroit International Festival of Animation (DIFA) will celebrate and showcase a wild diversity of animations from animators and filmmakers local and international. DIFA will feature approximately 90 minutes of experimental and pop cult shorts as well as more sophisticated and artistic mini features.

Submission are now being accepted. There are no restrictions on content, style, medium or context, but your entry should be animated, either traditionally or digitally, in some way.

For further submission information and to submit, please visit:

https://filmfreeway.com/difestofanim

The deadline is February 1st 2024.

Detroit International Festival of Animation 9
April 6th 2024 – Senate Theater – Detroit

http://www.difestofanim.com

* This event is the call for animations and not for the actual event *

On April 1st 2023 at Detroit’s historic Senate Theater, the 8th annual Detroit International Festival of Animation (DIFA) will celebrate and showcase a wild diversity of animations from animators and filmmakers local and international. DIFA will feature approximately 90 minutes of experimental and pop cult shorts as well as more sophisticated and artistic mini features.

Submission are now being accepted. There are no restrictions on content, style, medium or context, but your entry should be animated, either traditionally or digitally, in some way.

For further submission information and to submit, please visit:

https://filmfreeway.com/difestofanim

The deadline is February 1st 2023.

Detroit International Festival of Animation 8
April 1st 2023 – Senate Theater – Detroit

http://www.difestofanim.com

(NOTE: This date is the deadline for the art call…the actual event is July 11th )

On Saturday July 11th 2020 at The Heidelberg Project HQ and Guesthouse in Detroit, we will be hosting our 8th annual exhibition of tiny art & films called “Small Wonders“. This exhibition will showcase numerous fine art pieces 5 inches and under from artists local and worldwide. We are also excited to once again include a showcase of tiny films 5 minutes and under to the exhibition!

The call for art is now open for all mediums and themes, however there is one guideline:

– All art must be no larger than 5 inches in any dimensions (including frames if applicable)

There are no fees to submit, but all accepted artists will be required to pay a single $10 registration fee, regardless of the number of pieces selected.

To submit, please visit: www.SmallWondersDetroit.com

(For film submissions, please visit: filmfreeway.com/festival/SmallWonders)

The call deadline is June 15, 2020 and all submitters will receive a notification of our review by June 22. Drop-off info will be sent within the acceptance email.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to seeing your tiny art!

On Sunday December 15th 2019 comes the 2019 HOLIDAY ARTIST MARKET featuring locally created art, handicrafts and merchandise! Hosted at newly restored Hubbard Ballroom of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, this event will feature 50+ local artists, crafters and creatives of all types selling original merchandise for your holiday gift shopping needs. All artists keep 100% of their commissions.

INTERESTED IN SELLING YOUR ART? Further information and application can be found at:

https://form.jotform.com/dvsdetroitevents/ham2019app

NOTE: This is for LOCAL ART AND HANDICRAFTS ONLY of your own creation and NOT for retail/commercial/MLM items or related services. If you are unsure if your items are acceptable, please contact DVS Detroit Events.

* This event is the call for animations and not for the actual event *

On April 3rd and 4th 2020 at Detroit’s historic Senate Theater, the 5th annual Detroit International Festival of Animation (DIFA) will celebrate and showcase a wild diversity of animations from animators and filmmakers local and international. DIFA will feature approximately 90 minutes of experimental and pop cult shorts as well as more sophisticated and artistic mini features.

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Submission are now being accepted. There are no restrictions on content, style, medium or context, but your entry should be animated, either traditionally or digitally, in some way.

For further submission information and to submit, please visit:

https://filmfreeway.com/difestofanim

The deadline is March 1st 2020.

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Detroit International Festival of Animation 5
April 03 & 04 2020 – Senate Theater – Detroit

http://www.difestofanim.com

damned -adj. 1. condemned to eternal punishment. 2. detestable; loathsome. 3. complete; absolute

Within the word, it is easy to envision devils and hellfire. However, it also reflects the eternal condemnation of self and the subtle mind against itself. It may reflect the emotional trappings within the haunting ghosts of the past. Perhaps the binding tendrils of our deepest longings or deprivations.

DAMNED is an exhibition of those extraordinary artists who know that without darkness, there is no light, that beauty does reside within the repulsive and enlightenment within our darkest hours. This art may be the one true reflection of self that make us balanced within our personal damnations…or possibly it is an expressive visual therapy…or simply a sign that there is amazingly inexplicable inside without comparison.

Artists of all mediums from anywhere in the world are welcome to submit their work for DAMNED. There are no restrictions on genre or content but the more deeply personal and powerfully introspective, the better.

For further information and to submit, please visit:

https://damned.artcall.org

The call deadline is September 13 2019 and there are no fees to submit.

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12th annual DAMNED Exhibition of Enlightened Darkness
October 24/25/26 2019 – Tangent Gallery – Detroit

http://www.thatdamnedshow.com

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