Do you have a great idea for animated content for adults?

Deadline July 31st

Get ready for PITCHIN’ 2025: A national pitch competition for animation aimed at an adult audience, hosted by Viborg Animation Festival, ANIS We Animate and Danish Film Directors. This year, the competition focuses on animated feature film projects with Danish production for an adult audience. The main prize is 25,000 DKK for further project development sponsored by the Danish Film Directors Association.

The Pitch

A jury consisting of three professional filmmakers will select the winner during the pitch competition at VAF, which will be announced at the VAF Awards on September 12.

The pitch competition will feature 6 selected projects. Each participant gets 8 minutes to pitch and will then receive feedback from the jury.

*The project must have a Danish director, producer, or screenwriter attached, be produced in Denmark, or be specifically targeted at a Danish audience.

Do you have a great idea for an animated short film for adults?

Get ready for PITCHIN’ 2025: A national pitch competition for animation aimed at an adult audience, hosted by Viborg Animation Festival and Danish Film Directors. A new format is chosen every year, where filmmakers will get the opportunity to pitch their idea to a professional jury and get a chance to win the main prize of DKK 25,000, which is sponsored by Danish Film Directors.

Deadline July 31st

The Pitch

A jury consisting of three professional filmmakers will select the winner during the pitch competition at VAF, which will be announced at the VAF Awards on September 12.

The pitch competition will feature 6 selected projects. Each participant gets 8 minutes to pitch and will then receive feedback from the jury.

*The project must have a Danish director, producer, or screenwriter attached, be produced in Denmark, or be specifically targeted at a Danish audience.

Why a Pitch Competition for animation aimed at an adult audience?

The Pitch Competition (PITCHIN’ 2024) is ment to bring animation filmmakers and professionals in the danish animation industry together, and benefit all attendees whether it is as a participant in the competition, a producer or as an audience member to the pitches themselves. PITCHIN’ 2024 is unique among national pitch competitions with its dedicated focus on animation for adults, which VAF and Danish Film Directors believe is crucial to support future animated successes on the big screen.

Why a Pitch Competition for animation aimed at an adult audience?

The Pitch Competition (PITCHIN’ 2024) is ment to bring animation filmmakers and professionals in the danish animation industry together, and benefit all attendees whether it is as a participant in the competition, a producer or as an audience member to the pitches themselves. PITCHIN’ 2024 is unique among national pitch competitions with its dedicated focus on animation for adults, which VAF and Danish Film Directors believe is crucial to support future animated successes on the big screen.

Mathilde Digmann, Claudia Munksgaard-Palmqvist og Lana Tankosa Nikolic - PSEUDO

Winner 2024

Mathilde Digmann, Claudia Munksgaard-Palmqvist og Lana Tankosa Nikolic - PSEUDO

Winner 2024

FAQ about Pithcin’ 2025

Please find answers to the most FAQ about Pitchin’ below.

Anyone with any background can apply. We accept international applicants but there needs to be a Danish
element connected to the production* (See below)

For the pitch to be eligible for submission, the production has to have either a Danish director, writer or
producer attached to the project. The production/idea also has to be intended for a Danish audience.

‘Content aimed at an adult audience’ generally means, that the project has to have relevance for an
audult/mature audience.

It does not refer to any specific film rating (PG-13, R, NC-17 etc.) nor does it refer to any specific adult themes or crude humor.

You can apply with your pitch deck through the submission portal.
Stay tuned on this site for the opening of the submission portal.

  • You will do a 7 minute pitch followed by 5 minutes of feedback and questions from a jury.
  • The pitch has to be done in English
  • The pitch will take place in front of a live audience.
  • You have to bring your own computer with slides (or agree with the festival to send the slides in advance).

Pitchin’ takes place during Viborg Animation Festival at the venue Paletten at: Tingvej 20, 8800 Viborg

Anyone with any background can apply. We accept international applicants but there needs to be a Danish element connected to the production* (See below)

For the pitch to be eligible for submission, the production has to have either a Danish director, writer or producer attached to the project. The production/idea also has to be intended for a Danish audience.

‘Content aimed at an adult audience’ generally means, that the project has to have relevance for a audult/mature audience.

It does not refer to any specific film rating (PG-13, R, NC-17 etc.) nor does it refer to any specific adult themes or crude humor.

You can apply with your pitch deck through the submission portal.
Stay tuned on this site for the opening of the submission portal.

  • You will do a 7 minute pitch followed by 5 minutes of feedback and questions from a jury.
  • The pitch has to be done in English
  • The pitch will take place in front of a live audience.
  • You have to bring your own computer with slides (or agree with the festival to send the slides in advance).

Pitchin’ takes place during Viborg Animation Festival at the venue Paletten at: Tingvej 20, 8800 Viborg

 

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