Visegrad Animation Forum

This project is intended for alternative promotion of the most talented young animation filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe. Its aim is to present internationally the 11 best films made by young and debuting artists in a given year to a professional audience and for the general public. The selection of the films focuses on extraordinary talents whose work promises successful future careers. The project counts on the presentation of this compilation at selected European animated film festivals and to draw attention to new talents and bring them together with experienced foreign producers.

Beyond, Hungary, 2015, 10 min.
Composition / Kompozicija, Slovenia, 2015, 4 min.
Cowboyland, Slovakia, 2014, 5 min.
Fences / Płoty, Poland, 2015, 7 min.
Happy End, Czech Republic, 2015, 6 min.
Mosaic, the Waltz of Spleen / Mozaika, walc śledziony, Poland, 2015, 4 min.
Rivers / Rzeki, Poland, 2014, 3 min.
Tale / Mese, Hungary, 2014, 8 min.
The More I Know / Čím víc vím, Czech Republic, 2015, 8 min.
The Noise of Licking / A nyaintás nesze, Hungary, 2015, 9 min.
Wolf Games / Vučje igre, Croatia, 2015, 5 min.

Prezentace prestižních evropských studií Silver Fox Animation (Velká Británie) a Camera-etc (Belgie).

Among producers, distributors and sales agents in Europe there is constant discussion about the mirage of the European market in terms of animated short films for children. Over the last few years, several initiatives have proven that there’s a need for this kind of content from the market, not only in the niches of children’s film festivals.

Can we ensure the presence of Central and East European animation for children on screens by creating resourceful distribution strategies for producers of the region? With a panel of top professionals moderated by an expert in children film distribution, Gert Hermans, this meeting will address the situation as it stands in 2016 and look into the subject of distribution opportunities.

Short Circuit, which is a specifi c event that thoroughly improves the international circulation of shorts throughout Europe, has created a compilation programme of shorts for children called Tales under the Trees to distribute children’s production during Short Film Day. ECFA, the European Children’s Film Association, is planning to create a catalogue of the most interesting shorts for children to make this information more accessible for all interested institutions and share information among distributors.

Amila Čirkinagi, Financing Forum
Eric Tijman, Cinekid
Aleksander Stein, Monica Koshka-Stein, Short Circuit
Gert Hermans, Jekino

Moderated by Pavel Bednařík, Film Education Adviser, Czech Republic.