The Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival presented by Dripsblack
The Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival (Citrus Cel) celebrates animation as a cultural and commercial medium with three days of screenings, parties and panels in Jacksonville, Florida. Citrus Cel will act as a hub for students and professionals from the fields of animation, design, illustration, and film, as well as add to the growing cultural landscape of festivals and events in northeast Florida. Why an animation film festival?
- Showcases animation’s amazing diversity as a creative vehicle, from features to advertising to music videos to title sequences.
- Provides an annual forum for Northeast Florida design professionals, filmmakers and students who use animation in their work.
- Allows local and regional design-related businesses and colleges to recruit and network.
- Builds Jacksonville’s identity as a regional cultural tourism destination, exposing audiences to a different kind of film festival.
- Offers unique sponsorship opportunities for area and regional businesses and corporations.
Festival Overview
Dripsblack and The 5 Points Theatre will be presenting the event the weekend of April 8–10, 2011 with all films and speaker programming to be held at the 5 Points Theatre. The 5 Points Theatre is located in the historic Riverside neighborhood of 5 Points, a thriving commercial and cultural district with a long history of supporting cultural events. With its new focus on independent film programming, the 5 Points theatre welcomes Citrus Cel as a new addition to its lineup. Film Programming: The following categories will provide audiences with a broad array of animated projects to enjoy:
- Three features (one each night)
- Student short films (software prize to winner)
- Movie and TV title sequences Broadcast Advertisements
- Animated music videos
- Visual effects
- Classic animation
- Experimental and mixed media
- 2D animation
- 3D animation
- Stop motion
- Gaming animation
- Shorts for kids