33° ANIMAFEST – Zagabria
Animafest, fondato dall’International Animated Film Association (ASIFA) nel 1972, è il secondo festival di animazione più antico del mondo, dopo l’Annecy International Animated Film Festival (istituito nel 1960).
La 33.a edizione dell’Animafest si è svolta dal 5 al 10 Giugno 2023.
La cerimonia di premiazione presso l’SC Cinema ha rilevato i seguenti premi.
La giuria del Grand Competition Short Film composta da Hugo Covarrubias, Hisko Hulsing, Tal Kantor, Aneta Ozorek e Vuk Jevremović.
Grand Competition – Short Film
- Grand Prix – Short Film (best short film of the festival) – cash award of 2,500 €
- ONELUV, d. Varya Yakovleva / 2022
- Golden Zagreb Award (for creativity and innovative artistic achievement) – cash award of 2,000 €
- SCALE, d. Joseph Pierce / France, United Kingdom, Czechia, Belgium / 2022
- Zlatko Grgić Award (best first film production apart from educational institutions) – cash award of 1,500 €
- A KIND OF TESTAMENT, d. Stephen Vuillemin / France / 2022
- Mr. M – Short Film, Audience Award
- ICE MERCHANTS, d. João Gonzalez / Portugal, France, United Kingdom / 2022
Grand Competition – Short Film
- Grand Prix – Feature Film (best feature film of the festival) – cash award of 2,500 €
- MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE, d. Signe Baumane / Latvia, United States, Luxemburg / 2023
- Mr. M – Feature Film, Audience Award
- UNICORN WARS, d. Alberto Vázquez / Spain, France / 2022
Student Film Competition
- Dušan Vukotić Award (Best Student) – cash award of 1,000 €
- ABOVE THE CLOUDS, d. Vivien Hárshegyi / Hungary / 2023
Croatian Film Competition
- Best Croatian Film – cash award of 1,000 € sponsored by the Croatian Film Directors’ Guild
- EEVA, d. Lucija Mrzljak, Morten Tšinakov / Estonia, Croatia / 2022
Films for Children Competition
- Best film for children
- SOCKS FOR THE STAR, d. Olga Titova / 2023
VR Animation Competition
- Best VR Project
- ALL UNSAVED PROGRESS WILL BE LOST, d. Mélanie Courtinat / France / 2022
ANNUAL AWARDS OF THE WORLD FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM – ANIMAFEST ZAGREB
At the Discretion of the Festival Council
- Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 – WILLIAM KENTRIDGE
- Award for Outstanding Contribution to Animation Studies 2023 – SUZANNE BUCHAN
At the discretion of the Student Films Competition Selection Committee
- Best Animation School 2023 – Award to an Educational institution for the best choice of films submitted for selection – National Film and Television School from United Kingdom (NFTS)
SPECIAL AWARDS AND MENTIONS
Grand Competition Short Film
- Hugo Covarrubias – COMPOUND EYES OF TROPICAL, d. Zhang Xu Zhan / Taiwan / 2022
- Hisko Hulsing – MARIUPOL. A HUNDRED NIGHTS, d. Sofiia Melnyk / Ukraine, Germany / 2023
- Tal Kantor – THE WORLD’S AFTER, d. Florentina Gonzalez / France / 2022
- Aneta Ozorek – THE GARDEN OF HEART, d. Olivér Hegyi / Hungary, Slovakia / 2022
- Vuk Jevremović – OUR PAIN, d. Shunsaku Hayashi / Japan / 2023
Grand Competition Feature Film
- WHITE PLASTIC SKY, d. Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó / Hungary, Slovakia / 2023
Student Film Competition
- SEWING LOVE, d. Xu Yuan / Japan / 2023
- FUR, d. Zhen Li / United States / 2022
Croatian Film Competition
- HER DRESS FOR THE FINAL, d. Martina Meštrović / Croatia / 2023
Films for Children Competition
- LET’S ROLL!, d. Camille Flinois, Philip Gonçalves, Yann Laurent, Louis Lukasik, Chloé Musa, Annabelle Tamic, Alexandre Terrier / France / 2022
- VR Animation Competition
- FROM THE MAIN SQUARE, d. Pedro Harres / Germany / 2023
