Arts
International Festival of Animated Films AniFest
May 7, 2008 – May 14, 2008
Prague/CZ
About this festival
The International Festival of Animated Films AniFest, held in Třebon (Czech Republic), is a specialized competition film festival.
AniFest is not only about meeting over animated films with a serious face. Is also provides an opportunity to absorb the largest possible amount of the animated films’ essence – humour. The ability to be playful and at times return to one’s childhood: those are other festival faces. So is the children’s film competition, the Schools of Animation where children try their hands at making their very own first animated films or just pleasant moments in a cinema while watching a movie.
1. The international competition of animated films in the categories of short, feature-length and custom-made films follows its own regulations (see the International Competition Regulations). Competition films are judged by festival juries comprised of significant personalities from animated production, film-makers, film critics and producers.
2. ProfiForum:
- CAS Presentation: a comprehensive presentation of Czech, Slovakian and Austrian animated production made between 2006 and 2007 with the participation of film-makers, producers and distributors;
- Professional workshops and discussions;
- Workshops and demonstrations of animation techniques and processes;
- Produced by ...: presentations by animation studios and companies that work with animated films;
- Presentations by partner festivals.
3. Film screenings and retrospections:
- Film-makers’ portraits;
- 3D stereoscopic films.
2. Programme for film and art school students:
1. The international competition of animated films in the category of student films follows its own regulations. Competition films are judged by festival juries comprised of significant personalities from animated production, film-makers and film professors.
2. ProfiForum:
- Presentations by film schools from the Visegrad countries;
- Professional workshops and discussions;
- Workshops and demonstrations of animation techniques and processes.
3. Programme for children and young people:
1. The competition of flipbooks made by children follows its own regulations (see the Flipbook Competition Regulations).
2. The international competition of animated films made by children follows its own regulations (see the International Competition of Films Made by Children).
3. Schools of animation: workshops by Visegrad countries’ film schools for children and young people.
4. Screenings of animated films made by children.
4. Programme for the general public:
1. Screenings of films by international animation studios and productions.
2. Accompanying cultural and social events: theatre performances, exhibitions, concerts and discussions.
The mission of the festival is to promote the development of animated art and to present animated production in all its forms on a year-round basis, particularly through non-commercial screenings (Echoes of AniFest and AniFest at Schools), media promotion of international animation events and obtaining information to support the development of animation.
In addition to a week-long meeting over international animation production, AniFest strives to facilitate the best contacts among Central European artists who are engaged in animation. This year the CAS Presentation which is a comprehensive selection of Czech, Austrian and Slovak animated films was announced with this intention.
AniFest is not only about meeting over animated films with a serious face. Is also provides an opportunity to absorb the largest possible amount of the animated films’ essence – humour. The ability to be playful and at times return to one’s childhood: those are other festival faces. So is the children’s film competition, the Schools of Animation where children try their hands at making their very own first animated films or just pleasant moments in a cinema while watching a movie.
1. Programme for film professionals, film school students and the professional public:
1. The international competition of animated films in the categories of short, feature-length and custom-made films follows its own regulations (see the International Competition Regulations). Competition films are judged by festival juries comprised of significant personalities from animated production, film-makers, film critics and producers.
2. ProfiForum:
- CAS Presentation: a comprehensive presentation of Czech, Slovakian and Austrian animated production made between 2006 and 2007 with the participation of film-makers, producers and distributors;
- Professional workshops and discussions;
- Workshops and demonstrations of animation techniques and processes;
- Produced by ...: presentations by animation studios and companies that work with animated films;
- Presentations by partner festivals.
3. Film screenings and retrospections:
- Film-makers’ portraits;
- 3D stereoscopic films.
2. Programme for film and art school students:
1. The international competition of animated films in the category of student films follows its own regulations. Competition films are judged by festival juries comprised of significant personalities from animated production, film-makers and film professors.
2. ProfiForum:
- Presentations by film schools from the Visegrad countries;
- Professional workshops and discussions;
- Workshops and demonstrations of animation techniques and processes.
3. Programme for children and young people:
1. The competition of flipbooks made by children follows its own regulations (see the Flipbook Competition Regulations).
2. The international competition of animated films made by children follows its own regulations (see the International Competition of Films Made by Children).
3. Schools of animation: workshops by Visegrad countries’ film schools for children and young people.
4. Screenings of animated films made by children.
4. Programme for the general public:
1. Screenings of films by international animation studios and productions.
2. Accompanying cultural and social events: theatre performances, exhibitions, concerts and discussions.