ANIMAFEST ZAGREB/ THE WORLD FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM

Background

The 22nd World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb is an international competition festival for short animated films that will be held in Zagreb from 29 May – 03 June 2012. Animated shorts completed in 2010 or later with max running time of 30 minutes are eligible to apply for the following competition categories: Grand Competition, Student Competition,    Films for Children Competition, Commissioned Films Competition.

Eligibility

- The contest is open to all interested filmmakers whose animated shorts fulfill the following requirements:
- Over 50% of the production must consist of animated sequences.
- Films completed after: January 1, 2010 and never previously entered at Animafest
- Max running time: 30 minutes
- Country of production: All countries
- Preview format: DVD
- Festival screening format: 35 mm, 16 mm, Digital Betacam PAL, Betacam SP PAL, HDCAM (PAL ONLY!)

Prizes

1. Grand Competition
- Grand Prize (best short film of the festival) – festival statue and cash award of 2.500 €
- Golden Zagreb Prize (encouragement of creativity and innovative artistic achievement) – festival statue and a cash award of 2.000 €
- “Zlatko Grgić” Prize (best first production apart from educational institutions) – festival statue and cash award of 1.500 €

2. Student Film Competition
- “Dušan Vukotić” Prize (best student film) – a Dušan Vukotić medal and a cash award of 1.000 €

3. Films for Children Competition
- Best film for children (festival statue).

Deadline: 1 February 2012

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