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Animation workshops use an entertaining form to introduce the process of making animated films to children. Under the tutelage of experienced lecturers, children can make their own animated films from scratch – including writing the script and animating. In the process, they will use many artistic techniques including cut-out animation, traditional animation, computer animation, sand animation, claymation, pixilation and stop-motion animation.

Animation workshops take place in the Small Hall of the Lidové Sady Cultural Centre.

22 to 26 June from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

27 June from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm

In collaboration with the Liberec Regional Gallery, we also organise an animation workshop in their studio. It focuses mainly on artistic techniques, traditional and cut-out animation.

22 to 26 June from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

27 June from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

An exhibition of humorous pen-and-ink drawings by Alexandra Májová from 2018–2021, inspired by different words.

You will have noticed that the visual identity of this year’s Anifilm uses clay (for the first time in the festival’s history, as a matter of fact). Its authors, Eliška and Lee Oz, have prepared small but real demonstrations for the festival visitors – scraps of scenes that can be seen in their wild festival jingle. Not ones and zeros, but real physical matter animated by the hands of the Moravian-Israeli duo.

20 years of animation, 24 posters, 24 visual identities, 3 cities, 1 idea.

Spatial light meditation. Layers of selected abstract natural phases from the film Morning. Depth of layer, depth of reflection.

Anifilm overhead projector gallery.

INITI Playground is an interactive platform designed to integrate virtual reality games into the real world. The platform encourages playful interactions and brings people together to socialize using game-like stories and virtual characters. The technology, developed by Czech studio INITI, can transform any flat surface into a multi-touch area and turn it into a gaming stage of an unlimited size and simultaneously engage an unlimited number of players. The unique system has been presented or permanently installed at various events, including at SIGGRAPH, the biggest conference on computer graphics in the world held in Los Angeles.

Květy formed at the beginning of this century. During the band’s existence, they have made constant and significant changes in their sounds. Since 2016, the band’s been playing in a new line-up and focusing more on electronics.

Even though the experimental band is always on the lookout for new elements to add to their music, they have garnered quite a few followers. The band is acclaimed for its strong lyrics, diverse sound, gorgeous artwork, energetic performances and humour. Their album Květy, Květy released in 2020 was nominated for the Vinyla and Apollo Awards.

The authors of the studio performance have held true to the well-known plot of this classic Czech fairy tale about Budulínek; however, they originally expanded it with many innovative motifs. In their rendition, the theme of obedience doesn’t extend only to the disobedient Budulínek and the oversensitive ears of the sly fox, but also to Budulínek’s grandparents, whose hearing is very poor. You will find out what’s behind this all in a charming studio performance full of humour, live music and exquisite puppetry.

The 45-minute performance is suitable for children above 4 years of age.

In his music, Tomáš Dvořák aka Floex creates a unique atmospheric universe, exploring the possibilities of the coexistence of the electronic and acoustic sound worlds. Strong emphasis is placed on natural musicality on one side and on a cutting-edge approach to electronic music production on the other. He has released two full-length albums, Pocustone (2001) and Zorya (2011) in addition to Gone EP (2014). His very exciting collaboration with Tom Hodge, the album A Portrait of John Doe creates a new level of synergy between classical music and radical “avant-garde” electronic. Today, he’ll play music from the game Machinarium.

Moravian Slovakian/Sudeten band Chief Bromden, with members from e.g. Manon Meurt, Ghost of You and other bands, released its debut album called Slunovrat on 8 April 2020. Just like Ken Kesey’s hero of the same name from his book One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Chief Bromden were until recently a ‘mute’ band, but now they perform in full line-up with a singer. The band thematises folklore and their music is influenced by Moravian Slovakia, Moravia and Sudetenland.

This performance consists in three tales in which a dragon looks for a bride. If you like, you can join in and repeat the verses of the tales. Each tale has a different setting and a different princess. However, the dragon still can’t find the right one. It’s up to the audience to decide whether the dragon gets married or not.

The 45-minute performance is suitable for children above 3 years of age and grown-ups.

For their music, the Prague-based band Ufajr draw inspiration from listening to their idols and watching Bedtime Stories. Ufajr have already performed twice at Anifilm – in 2015 they prepared a musical tribute to composer Petr Skoumal, whose melodies they adapted in math-rock rhythms, and in 2017, they accompanied the hallucinogenic videoart visions of Petr Skala with their post-rock sound (according to Skala himself, they ‘rocked’). This year, Ufajr’s performance will be purely musical. Their latest song with a running time of 12 minutes, titled ‘Už to vypadalo tak slibně’ (It Looked Promising) is inspired by Skala’s videoart. And maybe there’ll be time for those Bedtime Stories!

badfocus is an emerging project of a Prague-based producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist, Prokop Korb. His music represents an abundant sonic fantasy powered by the endeavour to expand his own musical language. Despite coming originally from a jazz background, badfocus experiments with various genres such as electronica, classical music, hip-hop and indie pop. He released his first ep1 in the spring of 2020 and his debut album wallflower in September of the same year, which strives for genre ambivalence and atmospheric, ambient, yet catchy soundscapes.

Using several puppets, actress Markéta Sýkorová illustrates the ridiculous behaviour of a stupid boy named Kuba who tries to follow his mother’s advice, but always messes things up. Kuba is to marry Markyta and bring her a present, but he misunderstands his mother’s advice and does something dumb again. This triggers a chain of advice and the nonsensical following of it, which is hilarious for children, as even the smallest child is cleverer than our Kuba.

The 25-minute performance is suitable for children above 3 years of age.

In addition to the legendary performance Kuba and Markyta, which has been in the repertoire of Naivní divadlo Liberec for more than 20 years, the troupe has introduced a new ‘Grimmesque’ fairy tale, The Three Threadmakers in 2010. In this piece, the dumb Kuba is replaced with a very lazy girl. The current performer of both pieces, Markéta Sýkorová has written a fairy-tale anecdote about laziness and promises unfulfilled (once again inspired by the Brothers Grimm).

The 25-minute performance is suitable for children above 3 years of age.

Leoš Hort, alias HRTL is a top performer on modular synthesizers, a founder of the Brno-based cassette record label Bükko Tapes and an active member of the famous Bastl Instruments collective, which creates hand-made open-source music hardware. HRTL’s music evolved from post-witch-house towards repetitive rhythms with rich melodic and sound elements, changing atmosphere and playful structures. Be it dirty house with an ‛80s feeling, fluorescent techno or dark, bubbly beats, HRTL never plays the same thing twice. This is because as well as his live performances, his recordings are improvised and built 100% on hardware synthesizers.

Bratři is a new face on the Czech electronic music scene. Their music oscillates around a combination of catchy electronic dance, techno and ambient. The central driving forces are live percussion/drum beats and melodic motifs and sequences on analogue and modular synthesizers, two captivating streams converging on stage in a single, uncompromising flow of electrifying energy. In 2017, Bratři released their first EP, Monster and followed it up in 2018 with a new single called Manual. In February 2020 Bratři commenced work on their debut album in cooperation with a renowned producer of electronic music, Hannes Bieger. 

King Potato Potatovich I and his wife, Queen Potato Potatovna II, declare that whoever defeats the terrible dragon Fryer, who made his nest at the Potato Hill, will be rewarded with half a potato field and the hand of Princess Potatinka in marriage – who dares to face such a foe? Will it be the brave Prince Carrot?

The 45-minute performance is suitable for children above 3 years of age.

Manon Meurt are Vojtěch Pejša (guitar, vocals), Kateřina Elznicová (vocals, guitar), Jiří Bendl (drums) and David Tichý (synths and piano). Sparkling songs formed by soft and transcendent vocals, hypnotic bass lines, evolving drums and reverbed guitars are a trademark of this young quartet from the Czech Republic. Inspiration from the British shoegaze movement of the early ‘90s and bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Lush, Ride and Slowdive have clearly helped shape the band’s sound. In 2018, they released MMXVIII, produced by Jan P. Muchow. They are currently working on a new album from which a new single, ‘Beyond Beside’ has already been released.

The group Fekete Seretlek reuses, changes and mixes motifs from world music and makes up its own original compositions. Violoncello, accordion, trumpet, double bass, violin, cajon and five voices. The six musician-actors graduated from the Prague’s DAMU.Their concerts are lively and variable, adapting to different situations: from big stages, to clubs and streets. They are an exceptional musical as well as visual experience.

A puppet fairy tale about a bear who wanders through the forest searching for a place to live. Dedicated to all those who have nowhere to live!

The main hero of this performance, a bear, may be nice, but his greediness gets him into trouble. This year, he has gathered so much honey that he can’t store it in his house. There’s nothing else to do but look for a new house. He gets advice from other forest animals, but he soon finds out that their intentions aren’t always the best. However, the most important thing for him is to start his winter hibernation on time.

The 45-minute performance is suitable for children above 3 years of age and grown-ups.