Animafest Zagreb

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Animafest Zagreb
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Logo of the 2010 edition
Location Zagreb, Croatia
Founded1972
LanguageInternational
Website http://www.animafest.hr/

World Festival of Animated Film Zagreb (Croatian : Svjetski festival animiranog filma), best known as Animafest Zagreb, is a film festival entirely dedicated to animated film held annually in Zagreb, Croatia. [1] Initiated by the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA), the event was established in 1972. [2] Animafest is the second oldest animation festival in the World, after the Annecy International Animated Film Festival (established in 1960). [3]

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The idea to create the event came about because of the worldwide acclaim of animated shorts produced by authors belonging to the Zagreb School of Animated Films in the 1950s and 1960s. Zagreb's candidacy for holding a permanent animated film festival was accepted at the 1969 ASIFA meeting in London.

Festival awards include prizes given in the Short film Competition, Feature film Competition, Student Film Competition, Children Films, Site-specific competition and Croatian competition. Its Prize for "Best First Production Apart from Educational Institutions" is named in honour of Zlatko Grgić. The Lifetime Achievement Award, which is unique for animation film festivals, was established in 1986. An award for outstanding contribution to the theory of animation was added in 2002. [3]

Grand Prize winners

From 1972 to 2004 Animafest was a biennial event focused on animated short films, held in even years, with the sole exception of 1976, when it was cancelled. From 2005 to 2015 the festival became an annual event, with feature film editions introduced and held in odd years, in between the short film editions. In 2015 the shorts and features were merged into one annual event.

Short films

YearEnglish titleDirector(s)Country
1972 The Battle of Kerzhenets Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Yuriy Norshteyn Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1974 The Diary [4] Nedeljko Dragić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
1976Festival not held. [A]
1978 Satiemania Zdenko Gašparović Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
1980 Tale of Tales Yuriy Norshteyn Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1982Grand Prize was not awarded. [B]
1984Jumping Osamu Tezuka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1986Grand Prize was not awarded. [B]
1988Breakfast on the Grass Priit Pärn Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1990The Brooch Pin And The Sinful Clasp JoWonder Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
1992Franz Kafka Piotr Dumała Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1994 The Wrong Trousers × Nick Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
19961895 Priit Pärn and Janno Põldma Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
1998 Rusalka Aleksandr Petrov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2000 When the Day Breaks Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2002 Father and Daughter × Michaël Dudok de Wit Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2004 Mt. Head Kōji Yamamura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2006Dreams and Desires - Family Ties Joanna Quinn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2008 The Pearce Sisters Luis CookFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2010Divers in the Rain Olga Pärn and Priit Pärn Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
2012Oh Willy...Emma De Swaef and Marc James RoelsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
2014Love GamesYumi JoungFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2015 We Can't Live Without Cosmos Konstantin Bronzit Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2016Endgame Phil Mulloy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
2017Nighthawk Špela Čadež Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
2018La ChuteBoris LabbéFlag of France.svg  France
2019Acid Rain Tomek Popakul Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2020Just A GuyShoko HaraFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
2021Night BusJoe HsiehFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
2022The Garbage Man [5] Laura GonçalvesFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
2023OneluvVarya YakovlevaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
2024The MiracleNienke DeutzFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of France.svg  France

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Feature films

YearEnglish titleDirector(s)Country
2005 Terkel in Trouble Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen and Stefan FjeldmarkFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2007 Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest Michel Ocelot Flag of France.svg  France
2009 Waltz with Bashir Ari Folman Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
2011 My Dog Tulip Paul Fierlinger and Sandra FierlingerFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2013 Approved for Adoption Laurent Boileau and JungFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of France.svg  France
2015 Boy and the World Alê Abreu Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2016 The Magic Mountain Anca DamianFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
2017 The Red Turtle Michael Dudok De Wit Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2018 This Magnificent Cake! Emma De Swaef and Marc James RoelsFlag of France.svg  France Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2019 Ruben Brandt, Collector Milorad KrstićFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2020Feature Film Competition not held. [C]
2021 The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks Andrey KhrzhanovskyFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
2022 My Sunny Maad [6] Michaela Pavlátová [7] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2023 My Love Affair with Marriage Signe Baumane Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
2024 Sultana's Dream Isabel Herguera Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

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Footnotes

A.  ^ In 1976 the festival was cancelled because of the earlier agreement that the three main ASIFA-sponsored festivals (at Annecy, Zagreb and Mamaia, Romania) would be held in three-year cycles, with Mamaia scheduled to take place in 1976. However, Romanian organizers cancelled the event at the last minute. In 1977 the regular festival at Annecy was held and the usual biennial cycle resumed, with Zagreb and Annecy taking turns. [8]
B.  ^ Although Animafest was held in 1982 and 1986, no Grand Prizes were awarded in these two editions. [9] [10]
C.  ^ Animafest 2020 edition was held live in Zagreb, but due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, it was decided for an edition without a Feature Film Competition.

Lifetime Achievement Award laureates

YearDirectorCountry
1986 Norman McLaren Canada
1988 Chuck Jones U.S.A.
1990 John Halas United Kingdom
1992 Bob Godfrey United Kingdom
1994 Dušan Vukotić Croatia
1996 Caroline Leaf Canada
1998 Bruno Bozzetto Italy
2000 Jan Švankmajer Czech Republic
2002 Paul Driessen Netherlands/Canada
2004 Hayao Miyazaki Japan
2006 Fyodor Khitruk Russia
2008 Priit Pärn Estonia
2010 Frederic Back Canada
2012 Yoji Kuri Japan
2014 Yuri Norstein Russia
2015 Michel Ocelot France
2016 Raoul Servais Belgium
2017 Borivoj Dovniković Croatia
2018 Paul Fierlinger U.S.A./Czech Republic
2019 Suzan Pitt U.S.A.
2020 Georges Schwizgebel Switzerland
2021 Ralph Bakshi Haifa/U.S.A
2022 Nedeljko Dragić [11] Croatia
2023 William Kentridge South Africa
2024 Phil Mulloy United Kingdom

Award for outstanding contribution to animation studies laureates

YearWinnerCountry
2002 Giannalberto Bendazzi Italy
2004Donald CraftonU.S.A.
2006 John Canemaker U.S.A.
2008Clare KitsonUnited Kingdom
2010 Midhat Ajanović ("Ajan")Sweden/Bosnia and Herzegovina
2012 Olivier Cotte France
2014Marcel JeanCanada
2016Marcin GizyckiPoland
2017 Maureen Furniss U.S.A.
2018Paul WellsUnited Kingdom
2019Jayne PillingUnited Kingdom
2020 Chris Robinson Canada
2021Xavier Kawa-Topor France
2022Rolf GiesenGermany
2023Suzanne BuchanUnited Kingdom
2024 Ingo Petzke Germany

See also

References

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  2. "Croatia on screen". Time Out. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  3. 1 2 The Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films @ filmfestivalworld.com Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Z is for Zagreb: The Animafest Zagreb Exhibition 1972-2022|Animation World Network
  5. Portuguese Short ‘The Garbage Man’ Wins Top Prize At Zagreb Animafest|Cartoon Brew
  6. ‘My Sunny Maad,’ ‘Granny’s Sexual Life’ Score French Academy César Awards|Cartoon Brew
  7. Animafest Zagreb Announces Seven Features in Competition|Animation Magazine
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  11. CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ANIMATED HISTORY: ANIMAFEST ZAGREB: 6-11 June 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia|Animation World Network