Oddly in love

Brief
"Oddly in Love: Handle with weirdness" exhibition is a celebration of strange loves, peculiar gestures, and the small, unexpected details that make us fall for someone or something. With this call, we invite you to explore the quirky, unconventional aspects of affection that make us smile, laugh, and are undeniably captivating. Whether it’s a strange obsession or an odd gesture, we want to see what makes love truly unique. Lorenzo Badioli, creator of the "Pupetti Tutti Matti" project, will join the jury and share his world of quirky characters and unconventional loves at the opening.

Application
Everyone can apply to the call: animators, designers, and artists from all over the world are welcome to join the contest and to express their own point of view on the theme. Each participant can apply with one animation only. Also an artwork already posted on their Instagram or portfolio works well. Please specify if more than one artist is involved in the submission, so we can credit both the illustrator and the animator.

Selection
We will select the best 15 artworks to be displayed during the exhibition that will take place from 9th to 16th May during the days of Torino Graphic Days – In The City at the ILLO headquarters. The selected artists will be contacted via e-mail and will also be announced via ILLO’s social media channels. The selected artworks will be displayed with credits in one of the windows of the studio that face the street.

Techniques accepted
All animation techniques are welcomed: from motion design and cel animation to 3D and stop motion!

Technical specs
The animation should last between 5 to 8 seconds and loop. In order to be seen on a vertical screen, the animation has to be in a 4:5. Feel free to choose your own color palette.

Delivery
For the selection to take place, the authors of the artwork must fill out this Typeform.
The artworks must be sent by April 20th, 2025 at 23.59 (CEST).

Exhibition
All the animations will be displayed with credits in one of the windows of the studio that face the street, from 9th to 13th May during the days of Torino Graphic Days – In The City. The exhibition will be held on May 9th from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, and then daily from 12th to 16th May, from 9am to 6pm (weekdays only).

Check out “You can touch this” collective exhibition from 2021 ✨

Property of the animations
ILLO does not claim ownership of any images and does not intend to sell or misuse them. The images will only be used for the "Oddly in Love: Handle with weirdness" event and its related communications. All selected authors will be credited when their work is published on our channels. By participating, authors agree to have their artwork and names published online and in print for event-related purposes only. Authors’ personal information will be used exclusively for the organization of the contest and will not be shared outside of this scope.

Good luck!     If you have any questions please send us an email to [email protected] and [email protected] :)