Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma // Maria Constanza Ferreira We are excited to announce the recipients of the third cycle of the GLAS Animation Grant.  We couldn’t be more thrilled to support these artists in the creation of their next projects. Meet the artists […]

Jérémy Clapin’s body of work is unique within the world of independent animation.  He gained notoriety through a number of ambitious, groundbreaking short films before taking the arduous path of directing his uncompromising debut feature, I LOST MY BODY, which [...]

Amanda Bonaiuto // David Delafuente We are excited to announce the recipients of the second cycle of the GLAS Animation Grant.  We couldn’t be more thrilled to support these artists in the creation of their next projects. Meet the artists and […]

We are pleased to reveal the poster for GLAS Animation Festival 2020 designed by Lénaïg Le Moigne Lénaïg Le Moigne Lénaïg Le Moigne was born on December 20, 1991 in Saint-Sébastien sur Loire. During her art studies, she becomes more […]

GLAS Animation‘s Guide to Film Festivals intends to provide you with a comprehensive introduction to film festivals.  Below you’ll find a suggested list of film festivals to submit to as well as an introduction to basic festival strategy.  ANIMATION FESTIVALS […]

Jim Trainor makes deceptively simple films that inhabit the heads of creatures and characters as they go about their lives, uncovering basic truths that carry profound spiritual depth. Animating with thick, direct lines on unregistered paper, Trainor’s films are both […]

We’re excited to announce that GLAS is coming to Portland this May! For this special weekend event we’ll be bringing some of our favorite shorts from our 2019 festival edition, showcasing some special curated programs, coupled with a warm send-off […]

We celebrate the closing of the 4th annual GLAS Animation Festival by presenting the ‘Best Of’ screening at the Los Angeles Downtown Independent. Don’t miss your chance to see the films that picked up prizes at this year’s festival (along […]

GLAS Animation Festival 2019 has come to a close and we are thrilled to announce the winners for this year’s festival. AWARD WINNERS The Competition Jury includes Meghan Oretsky, Dennis Tupicoff, and Koji Yamamura Grand Prix Acid Rain By Tomek […]

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We are pleased to announce the special programs and schedule for the 4th edition of the GLAS Animation Festival.

GLAS 2019 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS After receiving over 3400 submissions we are excited to announce the Official Competition Selections. We are also pleased to announce the selections for Children’s Competition, US Competition, and International Showcase.

GLAS Animation Festival 2019 Signal Film from GLAS Animation on Vimeo. March 21-24 // Berkeley, CA The Annual GLAS Animation Festival is fast approaching and soon we’ll be announcing competition selections, curated programs, special guests, and the complete festival schedule. […]

Whenever an independently-produced animated short gets nominated for an Oscar, it’s heartening and validating. The Oscars are a unique opportunity for short animated work, ordinarily an incredibly niche format, to get a spotlight of mainstream attention. There are two ways […]

GLAS 2019 POSTER We are pleased to reveal the poster for GLAS Animation Festival 2019 designed by Manshen Lo. MANSHEN LO Manshen Lo is a visual artist living in London and a graduate of the Royal College of Art. She […]

In March of 2018, with the support of an anonymous donor and additional support by Screen Novelties, we were able to launch the GLAS Animation Grant Program. This program is designed to fund independent filmmakers living in the United States in support […]

GLAS ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2019 FUNDRAISER We are hosting our first annual GLAS Animation Fundraiser. Join us for a night of drinks and delicious food at COMAL in the heart of Downtown Berkeley to support GLAS Animation. Headed into our fourth […]

GLAS Animation Festival 2018 has come to a close and we are thrilled to announce the winners for this year’s festival as well as unveiling the new GLAS Animation Grant. AWARD WINNERS   The Competition jury includes Jonathan Hodgson, Boris […]

GLAS 2018 is just around the corner and we have a few exciting announcements we’d like to share with you. We are pleased to announce the special PROGRAMS and SCHEDULE for the 3rd edition of GLAS Animation Festival. We are also thrilled to reveal […]

We’re pleased to reveal the special programs for GLAS Animation Festival 2018. Check back in the coming weeks as more programs will be added. Click HERE to view the complete schedule.

After receiving over 3600 submissions we are pleased to announce the Official Competition Selections. We are also pleased to announce the selections for Children’s Competition, US Competition, and International Showcase. Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for announcements for special programs, schedule, […]

We’re excited to announce the GIF Competition for GLAS Animation Festival 2018 brought to you by our friends over at GIPHY Arts To enter simply create a GIPHY account, upload your GIF masterpiece, and tag it GLAS2018 for a chance to win $500. For more […]

We are excited to share with you our first round of guest presenters for the GLAS Animation Festival 2018. Keep an eye out in the coming weeks where we will announce the official selections, workshops, panels, installations, and special programs. […]

GLAS Animation Festival 2018 Signal Film from GLAS Animation on Vimeo. The 3rd Annual GLAS Animation Festival is fast approaching and soon we’ll be announcing competition selections, curated programs, special guests, and the complete festival schedule.  To register for passes, […]

GLAS 2018 POSTER We are pleased to reveal the poster for GLAS Animation Festival 2018 designed by Ori Toor.   ORI TOOR A Tel-Aviv based illustrator, animator and avid doodler. Deals mostly with experimental 2d animation and obsessively drawing heaps […]

AUTONOMOUS LA + JOHN DAKER Thursday, September 28 Downtown Independent 8:00 pm Tickets SPONSORED BY    AUTONOMOUS LA From the beginning, GLAS has always emphasized the importance of independent animation in the United States. For this screening we defined ‘independent’ […]

  SENSUAL ANIMATION We are pleased to announce the next event in GLAS’s new Los Angeles Screening Series: Sensual Animation. Animation is a medium that can express the sensuality and stickiness of our inner desires in a way that no […]

We are proud to feature a retrospective of the work of Swiss animation legend Georges Schwizgebel, one of the most celebrated independent animators of all time. In the decades spanning Schwizgebel’s career, he pioneered original techniques to reweave the formal […]

GRAND PRIX Impossible Figures and Other Stories II Marta Pajek Poland For its economic, often bleached-like drawings that capture the fragile battle between consciousness and obliviousness, along with its mesmerizing, painful but ultimately buoyant story of self-awareness and self-control, we […]

AN EVENING WITH HENRY SELICK – Sat, Oct 1st – 8pm – SOLD OUT AN AFTERNOON WITH HENRY SELICK – Sun, Oct 2nd – 2pm – Tickets Downtown Independent  251 S. Main St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 GLAS is proud […]