Czech Horizon Competition Selection

In addition to its international competitions, Anifilm also announces films competing in the national competition Czech Horizon. Proof that Czech cinema is thriving can be found in the number of this year’s submissions. The final selection will be screened in five blocks combining short and student film series, commissioned works and music videos and two extra feature screenings – Hungry Bear Tales: To the Pole or Bust! (dir. Kateřina Karhánková and Alexandra Májová) and the abovementioned Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light (dir. Filip Pošivač). In total, there are record-breaking 69 films competing for Czech Horizon Award.
 In addition to films, non-narrative animation and music videos from the international competition (e.g. Electra, Keep Out, In Between City, Time Metallurgist), the list of competing films includes latest titles by established authors. Jan Bubeníček comes with the pilot of his first series Veggierado, Michal Žabka created the first ever Lucky Four series, Maria Procházková’s educational series will teach us What Weather Can Do and Kristina Dufková’s music video will be hot as Lava. After a long hiatus, Jan Cechl returns with a short film inspired by the life of Alois Musil (Lawrence of Moravia). Michael Carrington will introduce his long-anticipated sand animation Waves. Also Jan Míka, last year’s winner of the award for the Best Short Film, returns with his latest title Earth Episodes. Younger generation will be represented by Pavla Baštanová with her film About a Cow screened in Locarno and Dita Stuchlíková with her anidoc I Would Be a Musician. And many, many more…
 The winners, chosen by the Council of Animated Film via an online vote, will be announced on 7th May during the festival’s opening ceremony. Awards will be given in all categories and there is also an award for the Best Czech Creation. The award for the Best Student Film comes with a price of sound post-production in BEEP Studio, the PPF Foundation awards the Best Short and Feature Film and the Award for the Best Czech Animation Creation is the Czech Television Award. List of all competition films to be found here.