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The annual Animafest Zagreb is one of the most significant destinations in the world for the presentation of animated art and film. This year’s festival is dedicated to short films and it will take place between the 1st and the 6th of June.

The jubilee 20th annual Animafest Zagreb dedicated to short animated films will be held between the 1st and the 6th of June. During the festival, some 300 short films, both in and out of competitive categories, will be shown Once again, this year’s edition of the globally-recognized festival will allow audiences to enjoy the best and most interesting animated films, submitted from some fifty countries.

The festival program will take place in three locations across the city: cinemas Europa, Tuškanac and Movieplex. Films will be shown within five main categories and the Main Competition and the Student Competition will have a competitive character while the Main Panorama program and the Student Panorama program will feature films outside the competition. Audiences will also have an opportunity to participate in the program of commissioned films.
Animated short films that will be shown within the Panoramas will be equally interesting and, for some, perhaps even more interesting than those competing for awards. Animated films envelop a wide spectrum of themes, ranging from science fiction to politics, and often experiment with other media. Therefore, audiences are sure to truly enjoy the quality offer of this contemporary world animation festival.

Along with the main highlights, Animafest organizers are planning a diverse concurrent program. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards will be handed to renowned Canadian animator, Frédéric Back, as well as Georges Schwizgebel, a multiply-awarded director of many animated films and one of the most prominent Swiss artists in general.
The concurrent program will present the interesting history of Croatian animated film, featuring films made in the early 1960’s, as well as contemporary works by the biggest animation studios in the world, such as British Aardman, French Folimage, and American ACME Filmworks. The history of the studios will also be complemented by presentations of their best works so that audiences will also have an opportunity to see some Oscar-winning films, as well as the best commercial spots of independent American filmmakers and artists.