Fest Anča International Animation Festival

About

Fest Anča International Animation Festival is unique in being the only Slovak multimedia festival focused on animated film targeted mainly at a mature audience. The festival aims to raise awareness about animated film as an autonomous art form, and to educate about its multiple types and aspects.

The competitive programme comprises a selection of the stand-out animated films completed in the last two years. The festival includes an international competition of animated short films, music videos, and slovak animation. Through non-competitive thematic sections and focuses, Fest Anča presents artistic and production milestones in the history of animation. Additional accompanying events include presentations, exhibitions, workshops, concerts, film screenings for children. The festival’s industry forum is targeted at film professionals with a focus on the planning, development and presentation of animated film projects.

Awards

At Fest Anča 2021 you can compete for Anča Awards in the following categories:

– Best animated short
– Best student animated short
– Best animated music video
– Best animated short for children
– Best Slovak animated short

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
The winning film will be selected by a three-member international committee.
On the last day of the festival, in the New Synagogue in Žilina, the Anča Award winner will be announced and awarded €1000.

BEST STUDENT ANIMATED SHORT
Among the films in the main competition, there are also student films that can compete for the Anča Student Award. The winning student film will be selected by an international committee.
Anča Student Award winner will be awarded €500.

BEST ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO
The Anča Music Video Award is an international competition of animated video clips made in the last two years. An international committee will select the winner.
The winner will be awarded €500.

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FOR CHILDREN
Once again this year, Fest Anča will award the best animated film for children. And because adults (as we know) don’t understand much at all, the winning film will be selected by a special children’s committee!
Anča Kids’ Award will be awarded €500.

BEST SLOVAK ANIMATED SHORT
Anča Slovak Award is a prize awarded for the best Slovak animated film made in the last two years. Anča Slovak Award is supported by the Literary Fund.
Anča Slovak Award will be announced and awarded €1000.

Rules

• Only animated films under 30 minutes completed after 1st January 2019 are accepted into the Festival’s competition program.
• Only films with an engagement of Slovak producers or made by Slovak animators are accepted into the Slovak competition of animated films. The Slovak competition of animated films is organized in partnership with the Slovak Literary Fund. The Festival’s non-competitive program includes focuses, workshops, retrospectives, tributes, exhibitions and discussions.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement