Animafest Zagreb

World Festival of Animated Film Zagreb (Croatian: Svjetski festival animiranog filma), also 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. Animafest is the second oldest animation festival in the World, after the Annecy International Animated Film Festival (established in 1960).[2]

Animafest Zagreb
Logo of the 2010 edition
LocationZagreb, Croatia
Founded1972
LanguageInternational
Websitehttp://www.animafest.hr/

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.[2]

Grand Prize winners

From 1972 to 2004 Animafest was a biennial event focused on animated short films, held every even year with the exception of 1976. Between 2005 and 2015 a feature film festival edition was introduced and held every odd year in between the short film editions. In 2015 the shorts and feature selections were merged into one event, scheduled to be held every year.

Short films
Year English title Director(s) Country
1972The Battle of KerzhenetsIvan Ivanov-Vano and Yuriy Norshteyn Soviet Union
1974The DiaryNedeljko Dragić Yugoslavia
1976
Festival not held.[A]
1978SatiemaniaZdenko Gašparović Yugoslavia
1980Tale of TalesYuriy Norshteyn Soviet Union
1982
Grand Prize was not awarded.[B]
1984JumpingOsamu Tezuka Japan
1986
Grand Prize was not awarded.[B]
1988Breakfast on the GrassPriit Pärn Soviet Union
1990The Brooch Pin And The Sinful ClaspJoWonder United Kingdom
1992Franz KafkaPiotr Dumała Poland
1994The Wrong Trousers×Nick Park United Kingdom
19961895Priit Pärn and Janno Põldma Estonia
1998RusalkaAleksandr Petrov Russia
2000When the Day Breaks≠Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis Canada
2002Father and Daughter×Michaël Dudok de Wit Netherlands
2004Mount Head≠Kōji Yamamura Japan
2006Dreams and Desires - Family TiesJoanna Quinn United Kingdom
2008The Pearce SistersLuis Cook United Kingdom
2010Divers in the RainOlga Pärn and Priit Pärn Estonia
2012Oh Willy...Emma De Swaef and Marc James Roels Belgium
2014Love GamesYumi Joung South Korea
2015We Can't Live Without Cosmos≠Konstantin Bronzit Russia
2016EndgamePhil Mulloy United Kingdom
2017NighthawkŠpela Čadež Slovenia  Croatia
2018La ChuteBoris Labbé France
2019Acid RainTomek Popakul Poland

Notes
  • × Oscar winner
  • ≠ Oscar nominee

Feature films
Year English title Director(s) Country
2005Terkel in TroubleKresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen and Stefan Fjeldmark Denmark
2007Azur & Asmar: The Princes' QuestMichel Ocelot France
2009Waltz with Bashir≠Ari Folman Israel
2011My Dog TulipPaul Fierlinger and Sandra Fierlinger United States
2013Approved for AdoptionLaurent Boileau and Jung Belgium  France
2015Boy and the World≠Alê Abreu Brazil
2016The Magic MountainAnca Damian Romania
2017The Red Turtle≠Michael Dudok De Wit France  Belgium  Japan
2018This Magnificent Cake!Emma De Swaef and Marc James Roels France  Belgium  Netherlands
2019Ruben Brandt, CollectorMilorad Krstić Hungary

Notes
  • × Oscar winner
  • ≠ Oscar nominee

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 very last minute. In 1977 the regular festival at Annecy was held and the usual biennial cycle resumed, with Zagreb and Annecy taking turns.[3]
B. ^ Although Animafest was held in 1982 and 1986, no Grand Prizes were awarded in these two editions.

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Lifetime Achievement Award laureates
YearDirectorCountry
1986Norman McLarenCanada
1988Chuck JonesU.S.A.
1990John HalasGreat Britain
1992Bob GodfreyGreat Britain
1994Dušan VukotićCroatia
1996Caroline LeafCanada
1998Bruno BozzettoItaly
2000Jan ŠvankmajerCzech Republic
2002Paul DriessenNetherlands/Canada
2004Hayao MiyazakiJapan
2006Fyodor KhitrukRussia
2008Priit PärnEstonia
2010Frederic BackCanada
2012Yoji KuriJapan
2014Yuri NorsteinRussia
2015Michel OcelotFrance
2016Raoul ServaisBelgium
2017Borivoj Dovniković-BordoCroatia
2018Paul FierlingerU.S.A./Czech Republic
2019Suzan PittU.S.A.

Award for outstanding contribution to animation studies laureates
2002Giannalberto BendazziItaly
2004Donald CraftonU.S.A.
2006John CanemakerU.S.A.
2008Clare KitsonGreat Britain
2010Midhat Ajanović ("Ajan")Sweden/B.I.H.
2012Olivier CotteFrance
2014Marcel JeanCanada
2016Marcin GizyckiPoland
2017Maureen FurnissUSA
2018Paul WellsGreat Britain
2019Jayne PillingGreat Britain

See also

References
  1. Animafest Zagreb Presents 29th Edition Program|Animation Magazine
  2. The Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films @ filmfestivalworld.com Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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