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Don’t forget our Expert Programme

Don’t forget our Expert Programme

The festival visitors will also have a chance to take some behind-the-scenes looks. In a series of lectures and workshops, they will learn much from the history, theory and practice of world animation from real masters in the field. Canadian curator Marco de Blois will explain the influence of Břetislav Pojar on the Canadian animation – an influence that many viewers don’t realise; the life and work of Paul Fierlinger will be addressed by Kristýna Erbenová and Petr Bilík who interviewed him for their book. Carolina López, a member of our jury, will focus on social and cultural influences in Spanish animation and Lukáš Gregor from the University of Tomáš Baťa in Zlín will talk about poetics in the work of Hermína Týrlová. And our traditional making-of programme will this year focus on the Academy Award-nominated film Chico & Rita. The film will be introduced by Spanish graphic artist Javier Mariscal who worked on it. Members of the State Cinematography Fund Board will introduce the Board’s priorities regarding animated film and the whole subsidy system, its function and the possibilities of obtaining subsidies for production, distribution and propagation of animated film. There are more expert programmes to come, more information can be found in our next newsletter.