Genre diversity at Anifilm - horrors and documentaries
Come to the cinema at night to get properly scared! Screenings of animated horror films take place every night and offer a number of world-renowned classics - for example one of Tim Burton's first short films Vincent, Václav Švankmajer's Torchbearer, or Street of Crocodiles by the Brothers Quay - as well as recent animated horrors. Anifilm will also present a selection of animated documentaries from all around the world and the first two seasons of Nick Park's British comedy series Creature Comforts; the second season will enjoy its Czech premiere at the festival.
Karel Zeman's special effects at the castle
From today on, you are welcome to visit the castle courtyard and try some of the legendary Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman's special effects. The exhibition has been prepared by Karel Zeman Museum and will be attended by his daughter Ludmila.
First competition screening
Světozor Cinema will start screening films from International Competition of Animated Feature Films both for children and grown-ups, from the very morning until late at night; J.K. Tyl theatre will screen films from International Competition of Animated Short Films and Czech-Slovak Competition of Student Animated Films.
Lectures at Zlatá hvězda
Three great personalities of Czech animation will convene today at the Zlatá hvězda hotel: the director Maria Procházková will give a lecture about animated title sequences, Boris Masník will reveal some secrets of special effects used in film and Tomáš Luňák will present rotoscoping, the technique used for the making of his film Alois Nebel (one of the competition films).