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Narrative of the Future – Future of the Narrative

Merz Akademie, Narrative of the Future

“Narrative of the Future – Future of the Narrative” – Lecture Series / Salon Orange Summer Semester 2025 at the Merz Akademie

How do we tell stories about the future? How will we tell stories in the future? And what role will AI play in all of this?

These are the questions that professors of the Merz Akademie and their guests will explore over the course of five evenings in the Salon Orange – each with a unique focus on different media. The series is curated by Dr. Barbara M. Eggert, Rector of the Merz Akademie and comics scholar.

Merz Akademie, Teckstraße 58, 70190 Stuttgart / May 13 to July 1, 2025, every Tuesday, 18:15 CET

Overview of the lectures:

  • May 13, 2025, 18:15 CET„Grafikdesign“ with Isabel Seiffert and Joost Bottema
  • May 20, 2025, 18:15 CET„Games und VR/AR“ with Jasmin Sibel and Mario Doulis
  • June 17, 2025, 18:15 CET„Media Art“ with Johannes P. Osterhoff and Olia Lialina
  • June 24, 2025, 18:15 CET„Film“ with Cem Kaya and Peter Ott
  • July 1, 2025, 18:15 CET„Comics“ with Stefan Dinter and Barbara M. Eggert

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ITFS 2025: Nominations German Animation Screenplay Award and Animated Games Award Germany

ITFS Award Statue, Photo: ITFS, Reiner Pfisterer

The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (May 6-11, 2025) not only awards animated films, but also honors screenplays, projects & business ideas, and German video games.

The German Animation Screenplay Award recognises outstanding screenplays for feature-length animated films. The Award for the Best Screenplay for a Feature-Length Animated Film comes with €2,500, sponsored by the Animation Media Creators Region Stuttgart (AMCRS). The Award for the Screenplay with the Greatest International Market Potential is endowed with €2,500, sponsored by our CREATORS from SOLA MEDIA.

The nominees are:

  • Die Schule der Schurken / The School of Villains (Author: John Chambers)
  • Fräulein Dezember und die Mondscheinbande (Author: Lisa Fechner, Producer: Peter Keydel, Production: Mistral Filmstudio GmbH)
  • Nessie Junior (Authors: Matthias Drescher, Jens Opatz, Producer: Matthias Drescher, Production: FFL – Film und Fernsehlabor Ludwigsburg GmbH & Co. KG)
  • Treasure Island (Authors: Florens Huhn, Sophia Bierend, Producer: Frank Geiger, Production: Little Dream Entertainment GmbH)

The awards will be presented as part of the Anix Awards on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 19:00 CET. The Trickstar Business Award will also be presented during the ceremony. Earlier that day, at 13:00 CET, Jørn Precht (Stuttgart Media University) will speak with the nominees for the German Animation Screenplay Award about storytelling and the development of their nominated scripts (To the event).

The Animated Games Award Germany is endowed with €5,000 and is sponsored by MFG Baden-Württemberg. It targets developers of high-quality video games who have their primary or secondary residence in Germany.

The nominees are:

  • Harold Halibut (Slow Bros.)
  • Duck Detective: The Secret Salami (Happy Broccoli Games)
  • MINI MINI GOLF GOLF (Three More Years Studio)
  • Songs of Silence (Chimera Entertainment)
  • PRIM (Application Systems Heidelberg)

More about the nominated games. The Animated Games Award will be presented during the Award Ceremony on Saturday evening, May 10, 2025. Festival visitors can try out the five nominated games in the GameZone, located at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.

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Fingers crossed for all the nominees!