RECOMMENDED
TOPICS .
1. Drawing / Illustration
> Traditional drawing
> Contemporary drawing
> Graphic illustration
> Information graphics
> Editorial illustration
> Illustration for children
> Character design
> Comics and graphic novels
> Scientific Illustration
2. Animation
> 2D animation
> 3D animation
> Animation for video games
> Character animation
> Animation for virtual or augmented reality
> Animation in interactive media
> Motion graphics
> Sound and animation
3. Art theory applied to illustration and animation
> Linear storytelling
> Creative writing
> Visual culture
> Interactive storytelling
> Narrative and non-narrative animation
> Illustration and animation pedagogy
> Authorship in animation or illustration
SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES .
Papers must be written in one of the official languages of the conference – English or Portuguese – and each paper should not exceed 10 pages considering the template and the guidelines presented. We strongly recommend that you use the template as a basis for the edition of your paper. Please send your full paper by no later than April 15.
Please upload a Word file containing the full paper, without the authors’ names to ensure a blind review process. The manuscript must be complete and include an abstract of up to 300 words as an integral part of the paper. Authors’ information should be submitted separately via:
If your paper is accepted send the copyright form, completed and signed, a MS Word version of the submitted paper, and documents proving registration payment and student status (if applicable) to secretariat_confia@ipca.pt
DISCLAIMER .
If your paper is accepted send the copyright form, completed and signed a MS Word version of the submitted paper, and documents proving registration payment and student status (if applicable) to secretariat_confia@ipca.pt.
By participating in CONFIA (the “Conference”) you consent to being filmed and photographed, and the same applies to the images (static and moving) you present. Confia is a non-profit conference and uses part of these images to promote future conferences and due to it’s academic core, to share knowledge in the fields of animation and illustration and other creative media. By participating you consent the images to be used on our website www.confia.ipca.pt or via Facebook posts or live streaming (collectively, the ‘Uses’). If you prefer that you or any of your work not to be filmed or photographed during your presentation, please let us know.