The ANIMATOR International Animated Film Festival (Polish: Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmów Animowanych ANIMATOR), organized in Poznań under the patronage of the city of Poznań since 2008, is the most important international animated film festival in Poland. During every edition of this event more than 300 films from all over the world, including retrospectives, thematic reviews, premieres and screenings with live music and rarely shown works of animation pioneers are presented.
In 2017 Animator received the status of an Oscar® qualifying festival.
At the very heart of Animator lie the competitions, accompanying the Festival: the International Short Film Competitions, the International Feature Film Competition, the International Animated Series Competition, and the Polish Animated Film Competition.
Selected films are judged by an international jury. The grand prize awarded at this competition is the Golden Pegasus (Polish: "Złoty Pegaz").
The activities of the Animator Festival include meetings with artists, exhibitions, performances, concerts, workshops and lectures. A distinguishing feature of the Animator Festival is its focusing on the interrelations between animation and music. Many screenings are accompanied by live music, performed by a jazz trio, rock band, DJ collective or symphonic orchestra.
The programme of every edition of the festival is characterized by a broad thematic, cultural and historical diversity. Along with the most recent works representing various techniques and modern trends in animation cinema, the rich history and prehistory of the world cinema is presented at the festival.
Marcin Giżycki was the festival’s artistic director between 2008 and 2022. After his death, Adriana Prodeus was hired in his place, starting with the 2023 edition.
Competition categories and prizes
Year Prize Film Director Country Year of production 2008 Grand Prize (Golden Pegasus) Madame Tutli-Putli Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski Canada 2007 2nd Prize (Silver Pegasus) Muto Blu Italy 2008 3rd Prize (Bronze Pegasus) Laska Michał Socha Poland 2008 Special prizes Special Jury Prize Eletvonal (“The line of life”) Tomek Ducki Hungary 2007 Ecological Film Prize Veterinararsts (“The Veterinarian”) Signe Baumane Latvia 2007 Festival Directors Prize Exit Grzegorz Koncewicz Poland 2006 ANIMATOR Festival Office Prize Try Yangaly (“Three angels”) Yulia Rudiskaya Belarus 2007 Honourable mentions For screenplay Štyri (“Four”) Ivana Šebestová Slovakia 2008 For music and sound Seemannstreue (“Sea Dog’s Devotion”) Anna Kalus, music: Florian Kappler Germany 2008 For debut film Dokumanimo Małgorzata Bosek Poland 2007 For children film Tôt ou tard Jadwiga Kowalska Switzerland 2007 2009 Grand Prize (Golden Pegasus) Eintritt zum Paradies um 3 € 20 („Entrance to the Paradise 3 € 20”) Edith Stauber Austria 2008 2nd Prize of the National Audiovisual Institute (Silver Pegasus) Chainsaw Dennis Tupicoff Australia 2007 3rd Prize (Bronze Pegasus) Kaasasundinud kohustused (“Inalienable duty”) Rao Heidmets Estonia 2008 Special prizes Special prize for music film Virus Robert Proch Poland 2009 Special prize for children film Gerald's Last Day Justin & Shel Rasch United States 2009 Audience award La maison en petits cubes Kunio Kato Japan 2008 2010 Grand Prize (Golden Pegasus) Ukryte (“The Hidden”) Piotr Szczepanowicz Poland 2009 2nd Prize of the National Audivisual Institute (Silver Pegasus) Simon vagyok (“I am Simon”) Tunde Molnar Hungary 2009 3rd Prize (Bronze Pegasus) Big Bang Big Boom Blu Italy 2010 Special prizes Special prize for music film/ music Love & Theft Andreas Hykade Germany 2010 Special prize for children film A trip to the seaside Nina Bisyarina Russia 2008 Audience award Big Bang Big Boom Blu Italy 2010 Honourable mentions Jury’s Special Honourable Mention Millhaven Bartek Kulas Poland 2010 Jury’s Special Honourable Mention for Children Film Zhila-bila mucha (“Once upon a time there was a fly") Alena Oyatieva Russia 2009 2011 Grand Prize (Golden Pegasus) Sinna mann (“An angry man“) Anita Killi Norway 2009 2nd Prize of the National Audivisual Institute (Silver Pegasus) Baka!! Immanuel Wagner Switzerland 2010 3rd Prize (Bronze Pegasus) Crossed Sild Lea Vidaković, Ivana Bošnjak Norway 2010 Special prizes Special prize for children film Chroniques de la poisse Osman Cerfon France 2010 Audience award Sinna mann (“An angry man“) Anita Killi Norway 2009 2012 Grand Prize (Golden Pegasus) Ya videl kak mishy kota horonili (“I saw the mice burying the cat“) Dmitry Geller Russia/China 2011 2nd Prize of the National Audivisual Institute (Silver Pegasus) Tussilago Jonas Odell Sweden 2010 3rd Prize (Bronze Pegasus) Le grand ailleurs et le petit ici Michèle Lemieux Canada 2011 Special prizes Special prize for music film/ music Sunny Afternoon Thomas Renoldner Austria 2012 Prize of the Polish Filmmakers Association for Best Polish Short Film Papierowe pudełko (“Paper box”) Zbigniew Czapla Poland 2011 Special prize for Full-length film Droga na drugą stronę (“Way to the Other Side”) Anca Damian Romania/Poland 2011 Audience award Rew Day Svilen Dimitrov Bulgaria 2012
Editions of the festival 1st International Animated Film Festival: 07–12 July 2008 2nd International Animated Film Festival: 06–11 July 2009 3rd International Animated Film Festival: 12–17 July 2010 4th International Animated Film Festival: 15–21 July 2011 5th International Animated Film Festival: 13–19 July 2012 6th International Animated Film Festival: 13–19 July 2013 7th International Animated Film Festival: 11-17 July 2014 8th International Animated Film Festival: 10-16 July 2015 9th International Animated Film Festival: 8-14 July 2016 10th International Animated Film Festival: 7-13 July 2017 11th International Animated Film Festival: 6-12 July 2018 12th International Animated Film Festival: 5-11 July 2019 13th International Animated Film Festival: 3-9 October 2020 (Poznań | online 14th International Animated Film Festival: 9-15 July 2021 (Poznań | online) 15th International Animated Film Festival: 8-15 July 2022 (Poznań), 16-21 July 2022 (online) 16th International Animated Film Festival: 21-25 June 2023 (Poznań), 26-30 June 2023 (online) 17th International Animated Film Festival: 25-30 June 2024
External links Official website
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