Festival daily

Tuesday 3. 5. 2016

iOS an Saska Malvína Balvínová, Malvína Balvínová, Lukáš Wicha Jan Saska Jan Šimsa Welcome to the House of Animation

Malvína Balvínová, Malvína Balvínová, You have just arrived in Třeboň. Welcome be complete without the popular KREUS game of the cult series Samorost by Amanita

J to Anifilm and please step in the House of workshop and for the first time ever it will Design). The space will be enlivened by a spe- Animation located in the lower part of the also feature a workshop on film puppet cial interactive installation by Dan Gregor – Masaryk Square. You’ll have to visit it anyway casting with students from Plzeň. a computer game that will get you moving. Published by Anifilm on the occasion on the occasion Anifilm by Published 2016 – Internationalof Anifilm Films. of Animated Festival Janičatová Redaction: Miroslava Translation: Comic: Design: on EPSON RIPS Daily is printed Festival The the for IT equipment printing machines. ARGON systems by provided was festival Třeboň. Download our festival app for Download our festival and get information about free films, individual the programme, news and changes, programme venues. a map of the festival www.anifilm.cz Android to get your festival pass. This historical In the second half of the week, the House of former town hall, abandoned for many years The whole second floor is dedicated to Game Animation will also host afternoon modera- and imbued with a distinctive atmosphere, Day, giving you the opportunity to play ted discussions with authors competing at became the beating heart of last year’s computer games nominated for the Czech Anifilm. And our visitors with young children Anifilm. This year, the festival’s lively centre Game of the Year award (including the third will surely appreciate our kid’s corner. was named House of Animation and, as you can see for yourself, it’s even more packed with animation than before.

The House of Animation will host various workshops. You will have the chance to try model making and 3D animation, participate in a computer game animation workshop and learn about the revolutionary technolo- gy of 3D printing (presented by experts from MakersLab, who will show you how 3D printers work). The programme wouldn’t 3D Animation Workshop / Michal Poustka Workshop 3D Animation Awakening KREUS – 45 Moments Before Time – Sequence of Stopped Mergl Václav Puppets New Czech Stills Tree: The Děti mezi reprákama HRTL

Tips of the day

Cuban rhythms in the open air 9 p.m. at the Masaryk Square House of Animation House 09.00 — 17.00 10.00 — 17.00 Netolický of Štěpánek House 10.00 —18.00 GalleryCastle 09.00 —18.00 – Foyer Theatre Tyl K.J. 09.00 —18.00 Music Bar Tunel 22.00 —23.00 23.00 —23.59

The first open-air screening of this year’s Photo: Jan Hromádko Anifilm is dedicated to Cuban colours and rhythms. Right after dark, we will screen the Spanish-British feature film Chico & Rita at the Masaryk Square. Visually attractive and Best European shorts From doodles to pixels packed with emotions, the story of a jazz 6:30 p.m. at the Světozor cinema 2:30 p.m. at the Puppet Theatre musician and his beloved singer will take the viewers to Cuba in the 1940s and gradually This selection will introduce animated short The comprehensive Spanish focus, which move to the United States and Europe. films nominated in 2015 for the prestigious covers more than 100 years of Spanish Cartoon d‘Or Award. You can watch six films, animation, begins today with its first each outstanding in many ways – be it high- screening series. The screening programme ly original visuals, precise animation, un- was prepared by the experienced curator usual story, atypical technique or the overall Carolina López, who is also a member of one rendering of a topic. The films are nominated of this year’s juries. Today’s screening will be by the foremost European festivals including focused besides other things on unique films Anifilm, selecting the nominees from their from ages past. The selection even includes winners. several archival animated advertisements originally recorded on nitrate films. International Competition of ShortInternational Competition Films film programme Accompanying I. Doodles Pixels Doodles to From Today Animation Czech VAF: Today Animation Polish VAF: screening Talents New VAF: Workshop Animation Film The a Mat: Pat Shop the Fish Little from & RitaChico Adama of ShortInternational Competition Films A – Short Film film programme Accompanying Cartoon d´Or 2015 Films – Nominated Cafard of the festival Opening Ceremony Showcase Animation Korean I. Doodles Pixels Doodles to From Today Animation Czech VAF: Today Animation Polish VAF: screening Talents New VAF: I. & Capelito Pocoyo Workshop Animation Film The a Mat: Pat Shop the Fish Little from & RitaChico Pocoyo & Capelito I. & Capelito Pocoyo

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19.34 Interview with Anifilm Programme Director – page 2

—19.00 Introducing of Anifilm jurors – page 3 Map of the House of Animation – page 3 Světozor Cinema Světozor 15.00 —16.22 17.00 —18.19 18.30 — 20.30 —21.56 Theatre J. K. Tyl 19.00 —22.00 Hall Schwarzenberg 16.00 —17.0 Theatre Puppet 14.30 —15.51 17.00 —18.00 18.00 19.00 —20.30 Roháč – ČT Hall 08.30 — 09.30 09.30 —16.30 10.30 —11.50 14.00 —15.11 Masaryk Square 21.00 —22.34 Chico & Rita (Spain / United Kingdom, 2010) “The”The short and student film competitions are really somethingsomething” Festival daily Tuesday 3. 5. 2016 How was this year’s programme put together, how were the accompanying programme categories chosen and what guided the selection of the guests? We asked Pavel Horáček, Anifilm Programme Director. Who will be judging this year? Anifilm for children The first day of VAF

Are this year’s Anifilm competition cate- precisely last autumn, we finally managed his wife Sandra. Also, he recorded a message As always, Anifilm called in a number of Every day of the festival will offer plenty Visegrad Animation Forum is an animation gories any different from the last year? to convince the main figures to come. We for the viewers so they will at least meet him prominent figures who contribute to the of entertainment for children. They will have industry programme that will take place 3rd The structure of the categories has not were extremely excited that these successful virtually. shaping of world animation and asked them the most fun in the Cultural Centre Roháč. – 5th May. If you are an active author or changed at all; we have only expanded the Czechs who made it abroad accepted our to sit in the three three-member juries. This Today’s screenings begin at 8:30 a.m. with a producer, you can enjoy various public pa- abstract and non-narrative section. This year, invitation. What has been happening in Why was Spain chosen for this year’s geogeo-- year’s competing films will be judged by the two popular Spanish animated series for nel discussion prepared specifically with you there were enough entries to easily compose Europe lately only supported this choice and graphic focus? founder of Iranian animation Nourredin children. Our youngest viewers will meet in mind. The first day will start off at 9 a.m. in two screening series instead of one. This we decided to include films reflecting the Last year’s winner of the feature film Zarrinkelk, and special film effects Capelito, a cute clay-animated mushroom, the congress hall of the Zlatá Hvězda Hotel year’s special treat will be the viewers’ choice current wave of immigration in the pro- competition, Sam Conflictivos with his film specialist Jakub Pistecký, young Estonian and Pocoyo, a curious and playful pre-schoo- with a presentation of Slovenian animated award for the best Czech film of the festival. gramme. Possessed, sparked lively debates both director Chintis Lundgren, 3D computer ler (screened in its Slovak-dubbed version). films made in the past year. The programme The viewers can vote electronically for any among the jurors and the viewers. Spanish animation innovator Ondřej Švadlena, Another Roháč screening starts at 10:30 a.m. continues at 9:45 a.m. at the same spot with Czech film competing in any of the competi- Which authors did you invite to represent animated features are something to be Spanish artist Javier Mariscal, Spanish cura- – Pat a Mat ve filmu (Pat and Mat: The Film). a presentation of new projects by VAF, the tions or screened as a part of the two Czech the theme? reckoned with and Spain is probably the tor Carolina López, animator and a winner This feature film was created in celebration Cartoon Forum and the MEDIA programme. Horizons screening series. Most importantly these jury members: strongest European player on this field be- of the Academy Award for animated short of the 40th birthday of this legendarily clum- At 11:30 a.m. you can attend a panel discu- Vera Neubauer, a very quirky independent sides France. Furthermore, author animation film Jan Pinkava, independent director and sy handyman duo that has won the hearts ssion entitled “How to Prepare a Successful How come there are two screening series animator-experimenter originally from is blooming in Spain at the moment. The a two-time winner of the BAFTA award Vera of several generations. Anyone inspired by Pitch” lead by Gert Hermans, an experien- of abstract and non-narrative animation . Ondřej Švadlena, a lover of 3D ani- programme prepared by Carolina López is Neubauer and Rosto, one of the most the screenings to try creating their own film ced Belgian film distributor. And finally at this year? mation with a clear vision that is completely truly unique. Many archived works had to progressive contemporary Dutch authors. can visit the School of Animation on the first 5 p.m. in the Puppet Theatre, you will have There were simply more good films, different from what most of us imagine, be digitized, revealing interesting links with The viewers’ choice award for the best Czech floor of Roháč and experience what it’s like a chance to learn about new Czech and more than we could fit in a single screening when we think of 3D. He left contemporary Spanish animation. This might film of the festival will be awarded by the to be an animator under the guidance of Polish projects devised in the past year. series. Perhaps more authors learned that with his parents before 1989, same as Jakub inspire local curators. Our animation would festival-goers themselves. professional lecturers. Anifilm had this competition category and Pistecký, who boasts a breathtaking portfolio too deservea similar project. decided to enter their films. After all it’s not of works for the ILM studio. And of course a category commonly seen at festivals the legendary Jan Pinkava, the first Czech What would you recommend to the view- and our selection has even been praised to work at . We wanted to get Rosto to ers from the festival programme? by curators of other festivals. For 2017, we Anifilm for a long time and when we learned I would like to point out animated shorts. are negotiating a partnership with the Ars by chance at Annecy that his grandfather It seems that viewers are still primarily Electronica Festival, which focuses on these was Czech, we just had to have him. attracted to feature films. Feature film The House Guest Service categories. screenings always sell out first, but the short Stairs Accreditation Center Do Czech directors working abroad want and student film competitions, those are of Animation: Festival shop The main theme of the accompanying to visit their homeland? really something! Festival shop programme is “Where is My Home?” Can Well, that’s more of a question for them Ground floor 8.30 – 20.00 you briefly explain the idea and how you really. Mostly they do, but they are less came up with it? excited about it than we might think. Some This theme had been on the table for live far away and sometimes their poor quite some time. We mostly know of Czech health prevents them from visiting. This was authors of live-action films living abroad but the case of Paul Fierlinger who had his bags what about the ? I had been very almost packed for Anifilm but his doctor interested in these Czech exiles for a long forbade it. Nevertheless the viewers will still WC time. However, it was clear that without get- have a chance to watch his films, including ting the authors to Třeboň, presenting this a world premiere of the two-hour epic theme would be pointless. This year, or more Slocum at Sea with Himself, co-directed with Photo: Jan Hromádko

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