Anifilm

Awards and sections

Programme sections

COMPETITION PROGRAMME

  1. International Competition of Animated Feature Films
    1. Films for Grown-ups
    2. Films for Children
  2. International Competition of Animated Short Films
  3. International Competition of Student Animated Films
  4. International Competition of Music Videos
  5. International competition of Abstract and Non-narrative Animation
  6. International Competition of Independent Computer Games
    1. Visual Art
    2. Game for Children
  7. Czech Horizon - national competition
    1. Short Films
    2. Student Films
    3. TV / On-line Films and Series
    4. Music Videos
    5. Commissioned Work

NON - COMPETITION PROGRAMME

Main themes of the festival

Several curators’ selections focusing on a specific genre, technique, particular cultural and pop-cultural phenomena of current animation: geographical, historiographic or thematic overviews of various kinds. It means also non-traditional explorations to rich history of Czech animation.

Retrospectives

Retrospectives of a distinguished authors introduces films who has significantly influenced world animation. Not only as a follow-up to Lifetime Achievement Award for Czech authors.

Jury Programme

The section presents films or other programme by a members of Anifilm Jury.

Midnight animation

This programme presents unfair, unacceptable and a majority in many senses unusually explicit films, short or feature film, a TV series. After three nights, always after midnight.

Dust classic off

This is mostly first screenings of restorated and digitalized classic Czech animated films.

Taking Stock and Special Screenings

This programme is an overview of current animated production from all around the world and presents the most successful and most interesting films that have premiered in the Czech Republic during the previous year.

Animo

Animo is a programme aimed on children and grown-ups alike, consisting of national as well as foreign animated production, which includes novelties as well as classics and is aimed at different age groups.

PROGRAMME FOR PROFESSIONALS

Masterclasses, workshops, works in progress, presentations and lectures

We invite internationally renowned film professionals who then lecture on concrete topics concerning animated production, theory and history.

CEE Animation Forum (CEEA)

CEEA is mainly a “market access platform“. It tries to attract new partners, producers, broadcasters, and film distributors. Find more information here: www.ceeanimation.eu.

Animarket

A job market oriented to animation studios and schools and also VFX, game development or VR/AR companies from CEE countries.

Game Day

This more than one-day event aims mainly for the promotion of both Czech and foreign independent games and interactive projects. It consists of presentations by game authors, screenings and promotions of the most interesting projects the visitors will be able to try for themselves.Animation Workshops The animation workshops are traditional workshops of animation for both children and adults who have an opportunity to make their own animated film. The workshops are led by experienced creators, film school teachers and students.

ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME

The accompanying programme consists of concerts, thematic exhibitions, theatre performances for children, videomapping, etc.