Difference between revisions of "Animateka International Animated Film Festival"

Latest revision as of 13:50, 13 May 2024

Špela Čadež's exhibition Mali Svetovi (Small Worlds), a glimpse into the making of animated films, International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2009. Špela Čadež's exhibition Small Worlds at the International Centre of Graphic Arts. Animateka International Animated Film Festival 2009

The Animateka International Animated Film Festival is a specialised competitive festival which focuses on Central and East European animated film production. It takes place annually since 2004 at the Kinodvor Cinema and at the Slovenian Cinematheque in Ljubljana during the second week of December. Animateka is organised by the 2 Reels - Association for Reanimation of Storytelling.

The festival includes several sections, depending on each year's edition, and also a rich programme of retrospectives, additional screenings, conferences, workshops, exhibitions and other events. The call for eligible animated films is usually open from May till September.

Background

Animateka's roots go back to the 1990s when the Slovenian Cinematheque introduced a special monthly programme (curated by Igor Prassel, who later became the director and the main selector of the Animateka festival) focusing on animated film.

VR/360°/GAMES@ANIMATEKA exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova with Igor Prassel, 2018.

Sections

Among the sections, 3 are competitive: the Competition Programme; Elephant in Competition; and European Young Talents Competition. The Competition Programme's focus on contemporary animated film production from Central and Eastern European countries garners Animateka a great deal of attention in the larger international context. The Elephant in Competition programme focuses on animated film production meant for young audiences and attracts huge international attention.

Festival awards

Each year, an international 5-member-jury, composed of artists, festival curators and/or scholars confers the main festival award and five special mentions (one from each member). The main festival award, the Animateka Grand Prix, goes to one or two selected works from the Competition Programme, whilst each member of the jury is able to confer a Special Mention to another film of his or her choice from the Competition Programme.

The jury composed of selected representatives from the audience bestows the Slovenian Animated Film Association Audience Award (to any film from the entire festival programme), while the children's jury grants the Elephant Award for the selected work from the Elephant in Competition Children's programme. A Special Mention is also given by a student jury.

Artist-in-residence programme

As its first guest, the Animateka residency programme hosted and presented Danijel Žeželj (Croatia/USA) in 2004. During the years that followed artists in resident included: Lars Fiske (Norway); M. S. Bastian (Switzerland); Koji Yamamura (Japan); Georges Schwizgebel (Switzerland); Matti Hagelberg (Finland); Priit Pärn (Estonia); Max Andersson (Sweden), a filmmaker and comics author (contributing to Stripburger magazine since 1999); Julie Doucet (Canada); Theodore Ushev (Bulgaria/Canada); Akinori Oishi (Japan); Rosto (The Netherlands); Joni Männistö (Finland); Caroline Sury (France) and Edmunds Jansons (Latvia). The graphic design for festival editions has been usually created by the artists-in-residence.

Animateka 2019 Festival trailer by Animateka on YouTube

Accompanying programme

Animateka also brings an abundant accompanying programme. It includes the AnimatekaPRO conference for professionals from the field, puppet performances, VR animations, concerts, workshops of animation, exhibitions of animation related drawings (at the premises of Kinodvor, sometimes also in cooperation and on the premises of the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana). As Animateka hosts many authors of the films in competition as well as other guests, public talks, working breakfasts or midnight gatherings are organised mainly at Kinodvor Café.

AnimatekaPRO, Breakfast with authors at Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station, 2019.

Summer programme

Since 2015, Animateka has run also the so-called Poletna Animateka, a summer programme of animated film screenings at the Metelkova museums platform or on Gornji trg, and a series of workshops of flip-book creation and pixelation technique events around town.

International activities

In 2010, the Animateka festival initiated the Cartoon East project which connects six regional festivals: Animafest Zagreb (Croatia), Animateka Ljubljana (Slovenia), anim'est Bucarest (Romania), Balkanima Belgrade (Serbia), Banja Luka International Animation Film Festival (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and FestAnča Žilina (Slovakia). The East European Animation Award is bestowed to one of the short films, nominated by each participating country. The first award went to Croatian artists Veljko Popović and Svjetlan Junaković for the film My Way.

16th Animateka is in full swing! by Animateka on YouTube

External links

Gallery

Animateka International Animated Film Festival poster, 2005

Animateka International Animated Film Festival poster, 2008

AnimatekaPRO, Breakfast with authors at Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station, 2019.

Audience at Kinodvor Cinema, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2019.

Elephant programme for children at Kinodvor Cinema, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2019.

VR exhibition, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2019.

Young Talents at Slovenian Cinematheque, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2019.

Audio visual concert Deceiving Light, harpist Eduardo Raon, visuals by Akaša Bojič, Neja Engelsberger and Luka Umek during the closing event of Animateka, 2009

Program of animated shorts for children, Slonov tekmovalni I [The Elephant in competition I], Animateka, 2009

Program of screenings of animated shorts for children - Slon [Elephant], Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2009

Program for children - Slon [Elephant], Animateka, closing night, 2009

Katja Tukiainen exhibition Good Heavens II (Hyvät Hyssykät II) at KUD Gallery, Animateka, 2009

Audiovisual Concert: Katalena Animated (Avdio-vizualni koncert: Animirana Katalena), Katalena concert at Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station, Animateka Festival, 2009.

Public talks, working breakfasts or midnight gatherings with the festival guests (around 60 guests in the 2009 edition) are organised at Kinodvor Café. Meet the Filmmakers, Animateka, 2009

Opening of Matti Hagelberg's exhibition, Kaleidoscopic pictures of reality, Animateka Festival, 2009

Opening night of the Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2009

Špela Čadež's exhibition Mali Svetovi (Small Worlds), a glimpse into the making of animated films, International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2009.

Stop motion retrospective, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2009

Sales booth at the annual Animateka International Animated Film Festival, a specialised competitive festival which focuses on Central and East European animated film production. 2009

Animateka International Animated Film Festival has 9 sections, offering a diverse and all-encompassing look at the breadth of contemporary animated films. Sales booth, 2009

Animateka animation workshop, over the period of 20 hours young people created an animated film, 2009

Animateka International Animated Film Festival staged a week long animation production workshop for children and young people at Oton Župančič Library, 2009

Animateka animation workshop for children, under the mentorship of Delphine Hermans and Louise-Marie Colon, 2009

Animateka International Animated Film Festival poster, 2010

Animateka International Animated Film Festival poster by Theodore Ushev, 2013.

Contemporary German Animated Film Exhibition at Match Gallery, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2014.

Ewok concert at Klub Gromka, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2014.

Animateka International Animated Film Festival poster by Akinori Oishi, 2014.

Workshop at Tobačna 001 Cultural Centre, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2014.

Animateka International Animated Film Festival poster, 2015.

Animateka International Animated Film Festival poster, 2016.

The exhibition by Animateka's artist in residence, comic artist, illustrator, animator and musician Caroline Sury at Kinodvor Cinema, 2017.

Igor Prassel at Animateka International Animated Film Festival, 2017.

... further results

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Article
+| status       = NIFERTIK PHOTO
+| maintainer   = Ziga Brdnik
+}}
 {{Infobox
-|Name=Animateka - mednarodni festival animiranega filma
+| name               = Animateka International Animated Film Festival
-|Street address=Kersnikova 4, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
+| local name         = Animateka - mednarodni festival animiranega filma
-|Proprietor=2 Reels - Association for Reanimation of Storytelling, Slovenian Cinematheque and Forum Ljubljana
+| logo               = Animateka International Animated Film Festival (logo).jpg
-|Website=http://www.animatekafestival.org
+| street             = Tugomerjeva 8
-|Contact=Igor Prassl, director
+| town               = SI-1000 Ljubljana
-|Telephone=386 (0) 1 599 717 47
+| website            = http://www.animateka.si/
-|E-mail=igor.prassel@animateka.si
+| email              =
-|Dates and duration=Annual, Dec, 6 days
+| telephone          = 386 (0) 5 997 1747
+| fax                =
+| organised by       = 2 Reels - Association for Reanimation of Storytelling
+| organised by 2     = Kinodvor Cinema
+| frequency          = Annual (2020 edition took place online)
+| dates and duration = December, 1st week, 7 days
+| duration weeks      = 49,50 (2012) 49,50 (2013) 50 (2014)
+| festival dates      = 7.12.2015 - 13.12.2015, 5.12.2016 - 11.12.2016,  4.12.2017 - 10.12.2017, 3.12.2018 - 9.12.2018, 2.12.2019 - 8.12.2019, 30.11.2020 - 9.12.2020, 29.11.2021 - 5.12.2021, 28.11.2022 - 4.12.2022, 27.11.2023 - 3.12.2023, 2.12.2024 - 8.12.2024
+| contacts     = {{Contact
+  | name        = Igor Prassel
+  | role        = Programme Director
+  | street      =
+  | town        =
+  | website     =
+  | email       = igor.prassel@animateka.si
+  | telephone   = 386 (0) 31 836 431
+  | fax         =
+  }}
+{{Contact
+  | name        = Katja Hohler
+  | role        = Executive Producer
+  | street      =
+  | town        =
+  | website     =
+  | email       = katja.hohler@animateka.si
+  | telephone   = 386 (0) 41 572 837
+  | fax         =
+  }}
+{{Contact
+  | name        = Petra Meterc
+  | role        = Public relations, Promotion
+  | street      =
+  | town        =
+  | website     =
+  | email       = petra.meterc@animateka.si
+  | telephone   =
+  | fax         =
+  }}
+{{Contact
+  | name        = Andreja Goetz
+  | role        = Slon, Young Audience Programme coordinator
+  | street      =
+  | town        =
+  | website     =
+  | email       = andreja.goetz@animateka.si
+  | telephone   =
+  | fax         =
+  }}
+|accounts=
+http://twitter.com/Animateka
+https://www.facebook.com/animateka/
+https://www.youtube.com/user/animateka2010/videos
+}}
+{{Teaser|
+{{Image|Animateka 2009 Small Worlds.jpg}}
+{{TeaserImgDesc|Špela Čadež's exhibition ''Small Worlds'' at the International Centre of Graphic Arts. Animateka International Animated Film Festival 2009}}
+The [[Animateka International Animated Film Festival]] is a specialised competitive festival which focuses on Central and East European animated film production. It takes place annually since [[Established::2004]] at the [[Kinodvor Cinema]] and at the [[Slovenian Cinematheque]] in Ljubljana during the second week of December. Animateka is organised by the [[2 Reels - Association for Reanimation of Storytelling]].
 }}
-''Animateka International Animation Film Festival'' originates in 1998 as a programme of the Slovenian Cinematheque and was established as an independent festival in 2004. Today the festival is co-produced by 2 Reels - Association for Reanimation of Storytelling, [[Forum Ljubljana]] and Kinodvor Cinema.
+The festival includes several sections, depending on each year's edition, and also a rich programme of retrospectives, additional screenings, conferences, workshops, exhibitions and other events. The call for eligible animated films is usually open from May till September.
-===Programme===
+==Background==
+Animateka's roots go back to the 1990s when the [[Slovenian Cinematheque]] introduced a special monthly programme (curated by [[Igor Prassel]], who later became the director and the main selector of the Animateka festival) focusing on animated film.
-The festival seeks to showcase animation productions from Central and East European countries (also including Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia in 2005). To this end it presents a variety of animated films in competition, including narrative and experimental films created in film schools or by animation professionals using classic or computer animation techniques.
+{{Image|Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova 2018 Animateka International Animated Film Festival.jpg}}
-An international jury selects the best film, and the ''Animateka Award'' is given to the winning filmmaker. Since 2005 ''Animateka'' has also featured an ''Audience Award'', supported by corporate sponsorship.
-In addition to the competition, the ''Animateka Festival'' includes special animated film screenings. The 3rd Festival of 2006 screened the animated film Raining Cats and Frogs and several special programmes: ''Best of the Rest'', showing the best West European animated films of 2005 and 2006, an overview of the contemporary Nordic animation film, a retrospective of Norwegian animation film and contemporary Norwegian short documentary, experimental and fiction film (in co-operation with the Norwegian Film Institute), ''Avoid Eye Contact'' - a programme of animation films from independent New York authors, From Clermont-Ferrand - French animation film, and ''Animation films on Human Rights''. ''Slon'' (in English: ''The Elephant''), a programme of carefully-selected children's animation films which promoted ethical and ecological values, non-violence, peace, harmonious interpersonal relationships and tolerance.
+==Sections==
+Among the sections, 3 are competitive: the Competition Programme; Elephant in Competition; and European Young Talents Competition. The Competition Programme's focus on contemporary animated film production from Central and Eastern European countries garners Animateka a great deal of attention in the larger international context. The Elephant in Competition programme focuses on animated film production meant for young audiences and attracts huge international attention.
-===Projects===
+==Festival awards==
+Each year, an international 5-member-jury, composed of artists, festival curators and/or scholars confers the main festival award and five special mentions (one from each member). The main festival award, the Animateka Grand Prix, goes to one or two selected works from the Competition Programme, whilst each member of the jury is able to confer a Special Mention to another film of his or her choice from the Competition Programme.
-Each year the ''Animateka Festival'' also features an exhibition by an artist in residence (Daniel Žeželj in 2004, M. S. Bastian in 2005 and Lars Fiske in 2006) and a performance by a music group (''Srečna mladina'' from Ljubljana in 2006). Slovene artists are invited to create animated visual backgrounds for the chosen band's concert.
+The jury composed of selected representatives from the audience bestows the [[Slovenian Animated Film Association]] Audience Award (to any film from the entire festival programme), while the children's jury grants the Elephant Award for the selected work from the Elephant in Competition Children's programme. A Special Mention is also given by a student jury.
-Workshops and a yearlong course are organised, too. The Festival also aims to establish a space where authors, producers, journalists, students and other interested parties can meet and exchange their ideas and experiences. And since in Slovenia there is no proper animation film school, ''Animateka'' also aims to improve education in animation.
-===See also===
+==Artist-in-residence programme==
+As its first guest, the Animateka residency programme hosted and presented Danijel Žeželj (Croatia/USA) in 2004. During the years that followed artists in resident included: Lars Fiske (Norway); M. S. Bastian (Switzerland); Koji Yamamura (Japan); Georges Schwizgebel (Switzerland); Matti Hagelberg (Finland); Priit Pärn (Estonia); Max Andersson (Sweden), a filmmaker and comics author (contributing to [[Stripburger]] magazine since 1999); Julie Doucet (Canada); Theodore Ushev (Bulgaria/Canada); Akinori Oishi (Japan); Rosto (The Netherlands); Joni Männistö (Finland); Caroline Sury (France) and Edmunds Jansons (Latvia). The graphic design for festival editions has been usually created by the artists-in-residence.
+{{YouTube|xi_w7iQzfWE}}
+==Accompanying programme==
+Animateka also brings an abundant accompanying programme. It includes the AnimatekaPRO conference for professionals from the field, puppet performances, VR animations, concerts, workshops of animation, exhibitions of animation related drawings (at the premises of Kinodvor, sometimes also in cooperation and on the premises of the [[International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana]]). As Animateka hosts many authors of the films in competition as well as other guests, public talks, working breakfasts or midnight gatherings are organised mainly at [[Kinodvor Cinema|Kinodvor]] Café.
+{{Image|Animateka Festival 2019 AnimatekaPRO.jpg}}
+==Summer programme==
+Since 2015, Animateka has run also the so-called Poletna Animateka, a summer programme of animated film screenings at the Metelkova museums platform or on Gornji trg, and a series of workshops of flip-book creation and pixelation technique events around town.
+==International activities==
+In 2010, the Animateka festival initiated the ''Cartoon East'' project which connects six regional festivals: Animafest Zagreb (Croatia), Animateka Ljubljana (Slovenia), anim'est Bucarest (Romania), Balkanima Belgrade (Serbia), Banja Luka International Animation Film Festival (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and FestAnča Žilina (Slovakia). The East European Animation Award is bestowed to one of the short films, nominated by each participating country. The first award went to Croatian artists Veljko Popović and Svjetlan Junaković for the film ''My Way''.
+{{YouTube|jcFe2TlYtgM}}
+==See also==
+* [[2 Reels - Association for Reanimation of Storytelling]]
 * [[Kinodvor Cinema]]
-* [[Animation film course]]
+* [[Slovenian Cinematheque]]
+* [[Izolanima - Slovene Animation Festival]] (currently defunct)
-===External links===
-* [http://www.animatekafestival.org Animateka International Animation Film Festival website]
+==External links==
+* [http://www.animateka.si/ Animateka International Animated Film Festival website]
+* [http://www.animateka.si/2019/assets/Animateka_2019_Regulation.pdf Regulations for the 2019 Animateka competition] (PDF)
+* [http://animaweb.animateka.si/ AnimaWeb contest website]
+* [http://www.animafest.hr/en Animafest Zagreb festival website]
+{{gallery}}
+[[Category:Festivals]]
+[[Category:Festivals in December]]
 [[Category:Film]]
+[[Category:Animation]]
 [[Category:Film festivals]]
 [[Category:Animation festivals]]
-[[Category:Festivals]]
-[[Category:Workshop organisers]]
+[[Category:Film workshops]]
-[[Category:Film workshop organisers]]
+[[Category:Workshops]]
-[[Category:Course organisers]]
-[[Category:Film course organisers]]
+[[Category:Updated 2019]]
-[[Category:Animation]]
+[[Category:Updated 2020]]
+[[Category:Film_courses,_workshops_and_residencies]]