ANIFILM 2019, International Festival of Animated Films, Třeboň, Czech Republic, May 7 – 12

Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films in Třeboň is the most prestigious event of its kind in Central Europe. With 17 years of tradition, Anifilm is the only international festival competition of its kind in the Czech Republic. Last year, the festival welcomed more than 26,000 visitors and screened over 500 films. Thanks to the structure of the festival’s competition and its long-term high quality, experts rank Anifilm among the most prestigious festivals in the world.

Accompanying Film Programme
Apart from the competition that brings the latest impulses from the world of animation to Třeboň, the festival each year prepares a very rich accompanying film programme. It prepares special thematic showcases, retrospectives and innovative looks on archive heritage with focus on Czech animation.

Professional Programme - Lectures, Seminars, Workshops
An important and considerable part of the festival is our professional programme. Each year we offer professional lectures by historians, theorists and filmmakers connected to the festival theme and latest trends in animation. We use partly the classic lecture model, partly an established international forum (CEE Animation Forum) that also evaluates film projects and recently we also began to organize an animation job market (Animarket).

Accompanying Programme
Exhibitions are apart from various installations a stable part of Anifilm.
Game and VR Zone is a space for presenting and playing competition games and VR projects including VR films.
Concerts of fresh Czech bands. Performances with and without screenings.

Programme for Children (FREE)
Animo is a film programme for children and young adults prepared by our curators. It presents new and proven animated films from both the Czech Republic and abroad.
Animation Workshops are popular schools – workshops – where you can try to various animation techniques to make your own animated film under the tutelage of experienced animators.
Theatre Performances children can look forward to theatre performances in the chateau park for four afternoons.