Current Events and Projects
Through panel discussions, talks, receptions, and other events, we maintain a presence at conferences and festivals while actively engaging in advocacy work. We also regularly host online discussion sessions for our members across Germany on a wide range of topics.
Here you will find an overview of upcoming events as well as ongoing and completed projects.
Upcoming Events
Behind the Frame
Behind the Frame – formerly AG Lunch – is a one-hour digital format in which creative experiences are shared and informative presentations are given on a wide range of topics related to animation. It serves as a professional development format where participants are encouraged to ask questions, exchange knowledge, and share practical tips and tricks with one another.
All professionals from the animation industry are invited to contribute and host an episode of the format. Exclusive to members, all sessions are recorded and made available through the Video Library. AG Lunch was launched in 2022 as an initiative that emerged directly from our membership.
Expert Panels
As a partner of various festivals and industry events, we regularly organize talks and panel discussions on current topics, for example at DOK Leipzig and FAB Berlin. Many of the discussions we host are also recorded and can be viewed afterwards in our Video Library.
Networking Events
Networking is at the heart of our work. We regularly organize gatherings for our members and for anyone interested in our activities. Regular networking events take place, for example, at ITFS and FMX in Stuttgart, the Annecy Festival, the Festival of Animation Berlin, DOK Leipzig, and the Dresden Film Festival.
Animation Summit
Since 2021, we have been bringing together funding bodies, policymakers, broadcasters, and animation professionals. Through creative formats, we draw on this diversity of perspectives to develop new approaches to current challenges and to work collectively toward strengthening the film industry and increasing the visibility of animation in Germany.
Overview of AG Animationsfilm Showcase Events
We organize our showcase events in collaboration with public-service broadcasters.
The goal is to highlight the diversity and excellence of regional animation professionals and to present a wide range of styles, formats, and stories, offering participants new perspectives and opportunities for exchange.
Over the years, we have organized showcase events together with MDR (2016), KiKA (2017), and WDR (2018). A planned showcase with NDR in 2020 had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.
On January 30, 2024, a showcase event took place in cooperation with ZDF in Mainz. More than 130 participants from ZDF and the animation industry attended to connect, exchange ideas, and build new relationships.
The brochure for the ZDF showcase event, including all featured films, can be found here.