[1][2][3] In an effort to give back to the community, Animaze Festival dedicates one of its shows for a charity screening that pays tribute to an important era in North American animation, the Saturday Morning Cartoon.
[1][2][3] To help get local talent involved in the festival, Animaze holds a Student Shorts contest for animation schools in and around the Montreal area.
[1][2][3] The contest also recognizes and honors the three individual shorts that scored the highest overall mark.
Animaze Festival invites a guest director to address important issues within the animation industry.
[1][2][3] International Film Contest Entries:[1] Grand Prize Winner: Metropia (Sweden) Audience Favorite Winner: Redline (Japan) Saturday Morning Cartoon Charity show: CBS's 1986 line-up featuring Berenstain Bears, Teen Wolf, Galaxy High and Pee Wee's Playhouse[2] Classic Film Tribute: 30th Anniversary Screening of Heavy Metal with special guest director Gerald Potterton[4] Student Shorts Animation Contest:[5] Master Class: Charity screening of the documentary Freleng: Frame by Frame including a lecture by director Greg Ford[6] Special Shows