Etiuda i Anima

About

The International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, organized in Kraków since 1994, is the oldest film festival in Poland which juxtaposes the achievements of students of film and art schools from all over the world, as well as works of fine-art animation films creators: professionals, students, as well as independent producers. The main events of every annual festival are the two contests which give the festival its name, and during which the following prizes are awarded: in the student competition, comprising feature and documentary etudes, the Golden, Silver and Bronze Dinosaurs, as well as the Special Golden Dinosaur Award for the best film school of the festival; in the anima contest, Golden, Silver and Bronze Jabberwocky, as well as the Special Golden Jabberwocky for the student creating the best animated etude of the festival. The annual Special Golden Dinosaur is also awarded to an outstanding pedagogue who is at the same time a successful, active artist.

Since the beginnings of the Festival, the main points of the programme are accompanied by a vast range of other events. They provide a chance to get acquainted with world-class animation artists and the most interesting phenomena of this sphere of art. The accompanying events provide a chance to recall the most interesting works in the history of cinema, especially animations and documentaries. They also enable to get acquainted with contemporary short films and feature animated films which don’t reach the mainstream.

The Festival, growing bigger and bigger every year, is in its 19th, anniversary edition a great success of art cinema. To a growing extent, it encompasses other fields of art as well: the visual arts and music, along with workshops and discussions on the most current issues, not necessarily connected with filmmaking.

The International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima has been for years one of the most ambitious film festivals in Poland, and one that has been an inspiration for the organizers of other events of this kind throughout the country.

Program

• THE COMPETITION OF SHORT ANIMATED FILMS,
• THE COMPETITION OF STUDENT ETUDES.

Awards

The following Prizes will be awarded at the “Etiuda” competition:

• Grand Prix – Golden Dinosaur,
• Silver Dinosaur,
• Bronze Dinosaur,

The following Prizes will be awarded at “Anima” competition:

• Grand Prix – Golden Jabberwocky,
• Silver Jabberwocky,
• Bronze Jabberwocky,
• Special Golden Jabberwocky for the best animated festival’s student’s etude.

The Jury also reserves the right to award Honorary Diplomas.

Rules

STUDENT ETUDES. ETIUDA festival competition allows the applicants to submit student etudes and graduate films (excluding animated films) made in film and artistic schools as part of the didactic process between years 2023-2024. The films should not exceed 30 minutes in length and need to be submitted to the festival in one of the following formats: Blu-ray, DVD-video or digital file (mp4, mov).

THE COMPETITION OF SHORT ANIMATED FILMS. ANIMA festival competition allows the applicants to submit animated films (including professional and independent films as well as student etudes) which do not exceed 30 minutes in length and were made between years 2023-2024. The preview copies of the films should be submitted to the festival in digital file (mp4, mov or a link to the film available on an open-access video platform).

Documents and Other Requisite Items

• Fill out entry form,
• Send your film by private video link with or without password with no expiration date (e.g. Vimeo, Youtube, etc.).
• Also provide additional materials (a film summary, dialogue list in English, promotional materials including screenshot, the director’s bio and photograph).

Selection Media Type: online

Screening Media Type: DCP, Blu-ray or a link to a digital file

Audio language: original

Subtitles language: English

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE FESTIVAL
Bogusław Zmudziński

FESTIVAL ORGANIZATION DIRECTOR
Katarzyna Surmacz

ORGANIZATION OFFICE
Alicja Chmielewska, Marta Chwałek, Krzysztof Jackowski, Martyna Kisiala, Natalia Kulik, Agnieszka Lipszyc, Klaudia Mazur, Martyna Olszowska, Mateusz Solarz, Barbara Szczekała, Piotr Wierzbicki, Agnieszka Zając

PRODUCTION
Alicja Chmielewska, Maria Zmudzińska

SPOKESMAN
Bolesław Racięski

All team