ANIMAFILM

About

Second edition of ANIMAFILM - Baku International Animation Festival will be held in the capital of Azerbaijan, from 18 to 20 October 2019. The festival will show dozens of foreign and national animated films for children and adults for three days. The goal of the organizers is to create an annual event that will delight the local and foreign audience and professionals, as well as promoting the development of animation art in Azerbaijan.

Awards

• The jury awards the "Golden Boat" diploma prize for the best film in each category.
• Organizing Committee of the festival awards a special prize Golden Boat for Contribution to Azerbaijani Animation.
• The "Audience Award" is awarded based on the results of the audience vote. Counting of votes is carried out under the guidance of the Organizing Committee of the festival.

Rules

• The film must be shot after January 1, 2018.
• More than 50% of the film must be an animation. There are no limitations in the animation techniques used in the film.
• One film can only participate in one category.
• Copyright of competitive films are regulated by international law. The participant (director, producer or other authorized person) who provides an animated film, declares that he is the copyright owner of the film and is authorized to screen the film at the festival.
• II ANIMAFILM Baku International Animation Festival accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world's biggest festival platform.

The conditions for accepting screenplays for participation in the festival

• The script should be written after January 1, 2018.
• The script should be written specifically for a short animated film.
• The text of the script should not exceed 6000 characters.
• The screenplay should be in English or Azerbaijani languages.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

The founder and organizer of the festival ANIMAFILM is the Limited Liability Company "PERI FILM".