Films for Children Competition
The competition program of films for children - the popular AnimanimaKIDS - this year brings to the youngest festival audience 18 great films from almost as many countries: Belgium, Brazil, France, Denmark, Croatia, India, Iran, Germany, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Russia, USA and Switzerland.
These are warm stories about friendship and love, about unusual characters, situations and events, which will make you laugh and amuse you, and which you will remember for a long time. Which films will receive the Main award of the program, as well as Special prizes, will be decided by the international jury consisting of: Alexander Gratzer (Austria), Andrijana Ružić (Italy) and Mate Horesni (Hungary).
Recommended age: 7-10 years. Admission to screenings is free. Please, call us for prganized group and school visit: 032/325-073, extension 107 and 064/80-40-268.
Competition Program 01

Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith
The Swineherd
Will the Swineherd get his kiss, will the Princess stop being bored, and will it ever be Christmas in the pigsty? Entirely goofy and funny, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Swineherd as you have never seen it before!
Magnus Møller co-founded Tumblehead with Peter Smith in 2011. In addition to directing projects he is also often acting as the art director and is always working on pushing the house style – a mix of UPA and 50’s cartoons blended with new 3D design concepts.
Peter Smith holds a bachelor in character animation from The Animation Workshop in Viborg. In 2011 he founded Tumblehead along with Magnus Møller. Today he functions as both producer and director in the company.

Denmark
2023
6:34
3D
Svinedrengen
Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith
Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith
Christoffer Anderse, Keld Nissen, Dylan Reid, Stephen Lindholm
Peter Smith
Thomas Richard Guldsten Christensen / Audio Gangsters
Tumblehead production

Alexandra Allen
Foxtale
A hungry fox fights for the last berry at the top of the tree.
Alexandra Allen graduated in Visual Arts, from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, where she found her passion for animation. She consequently attended the Master of Illustration and Animation at the Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, which she finished in 2018. In 2020, she illustrated her first children's book O 1 Que Não Quero Ser 1. She is currently working as a freelancer in the field of illustration and animation.

Portugal
2022
5:55
2D
Alexandra Allen
Alexandra Allen
Alexandra Allen
Alexandra Allen, Sara Allen
XS Filmes

Fatemeh Jafari
Being Ten
A father and his ten-year-old son live in a lonely cottage in the middle of a dense wood. Father, the hunter, spares one of his preys and brings it home as a present for his son. The what was at the beginning just a plaything will change boy's life forever.
Fatemeh Jafari has previously directed The Bald Boy and the Invisible Hat, an animation produced by Kanoon.

Iran
2023
18:00
Puppet
Dah-salegui
Fatemeh Jafari
Fatemeh Jafari, Mani Kashian
Fatemeh Jafari
Mohammad Reza Alimorad
Ramin Abousedgh
KANOON - Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults

Anastasia Makhlina
The Christmas Tree School
Cactus works as a janitor at the Christmas tree school. He watches their training and dreams of becoming the main symbol of the holiday himself.
Anastasia Makhlina was born in 1994 in Russia. She graduated from VGIK. S.A. Gerasimov in 2018, majoring in animation film director, workshop of N.B. Dabija. Active in the fild of animation since 2019.

Russia
2023
8:07
Puppet
Shkola yelok
Anastasia Makhlina
Oleg Kozyrev
Alexandra Grigorchuk, Anastasia Makhlina
Pavel Ivashinnikov, Yakov Lantzman
Soyuzmultfilm

Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier, Laurie Pereira De Figueiredo, Yannick Jacquin, Charles Di Cicco
Boom
A couple of dumb birds tries its best to protect its eggs from a volcano eruption.

France
2022
5:36
3D
Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier, Laurie Pereira De Figueiredo, Yannick Jacquin, Charles Di Cicco
Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier, Laurie Pereira De Figueiredo, Yannick Jacquin, Charles Di Cicco
Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier, Laurie Pereira De Figueiredo, Yannick Jacquin, Charles Di Cicco
Gabriel Augerai
Yannick Jacquin
Ecole des nouvelles images

Abdollah Alimorad
The Pearl (Let’s make a peace)
Afandi and Pashandi are two neighbors that just can’t stand each other. When they’re not trying to sabotage each other’s plans, they’re usually plotting to get revenge.
Abdollah Alimorad (Tehran, 1947) enrolled at the Brussles Academy of fine Arts, but had to leave through lack of funds. Back in Tehran, he enrolled at the Kanoon School of Animation founded by Noureddin Zarrinkelk. Once qualified, Abdollah began work at Kanoon himself, holding various responsibilities on numerous projects, and producing his main body of work.

Iran
2022
6:00
Puppet
Abdollah Alimorad
Abdollah Alimorad
Abdollah Alimorad, Mohammad Rahim Bakhtiari, Alireza Owji, Amirhossein Alimorad, Behzad Hatef
Mohammad Nasseri
Mehrshad Malakouti, Javad Gholamrezai
RPCTA
Competition Program 02

Luis Carlos Caballero Arguelles
Mao Lucky
We have a lucky ceramic cat in the store’s foyer, welcoming every visitor by moving its paw up and down. As time goes by, the little leg keeps swinging, until it breaks and falls off…
Luis Carlos Caballero Arguelles has a master's degree in 3D Animation for Film and Television obtained in Madrid-Spain as well as having studies in Marketing, project management among others. He is currently Owner and Director of Occident Animation Studio (company specialized in 3D animation with 100% Panamanian talent) and leads the Digital Animation and Videogames Cluster of CAPATEC (the Panamanian Chamber of Technology).

Panama
2022
4:00
3D
Luis Carlos Caballero Arguelles
Luis Carlos Caballero Arguelles
Luis Carlos Caballero Arguelles
Eric E. Cruz
Frederic Filiatre
Occident Animation Studio

Michael Ruocco
Snif & Snüf
Two characters discover an interesting new object, and learn about what it means to share.
Michael Ruocco moved out to LA after graduating from the animation program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Since then, he's worked on numerous animated productions as an animator, storyboard artist and storyboard supervisor, not limited to BoJack Horseman, Wabbit/New Looney Tunes, Looney Tunes Cartoons, The Cuphead Show! and StoryBots: Answer Time!. Outside his studio work, he creates his own independent short films and does freelance animation work for various independent projects across the globe.

USA
2023
4:42
2D
Michael Ruocco
Michael Ruocco
Michael Ruocco
Chris Allison
Yoav Landau
Michael Ruocco

Mariana Netto
Backyard
This is a story about the friendship between Diadorim, a dreamy girl, and Riobaldo, a cheerful blue bird. In an abandoned place apparently forgotten by the big city, seek to free themselves together from the limitations imposed by the speed of everyday demands.
Mariana Netto is an illustrator who works mainly on children's animation projects. She was born and raised in the city of Salvador (Bahia, Brazil) and has a bachelor degree in Graphic Design from the School of Fine Arts at the Federal University of Bahia (EBA/UFBA). s a student, she was part of the first team at MIRÁ – Animation Research Centre at EBA/UFBA, an interdisciplinary project of research and education at the university. Currently, she works on several animation projects as a character designer.

Brasil
2022
15:00
2D, 3D computer
Quintal
Mariana Netto
Carolina Albuquerque, Mariana Netto, Thaíse Tupinambá
Alana Barros, José Sena, Matheus Bezerra, Ramon Sousa
Taygoara Aguiar
João Milet Meirelles
MIRÁ: Núcleo de Animação da Escola de Belas Artes da UFBA

Kasia K. Pieróg
Sister
Two sisters travel across the Realm of Clouds, looking for the Big Tree. Their way will be full of setbacks, self-sacrifices, sadness, and yet filled with joy.
Kasia K. Pieróg was born in 1995. Graduated from Magdalena Abakanowicz University of Arts Poznań. The director and animator with specialization in 2D character animation. Kasia lives and works in Poznań.

Poland
2022
12:00
3D
Siostra
Kasia K. Pieróg
Kasia K. Pieróg
Kasia K. Pieróg, Jakub Baniak, Agnieszka Czachór, Alicja Grotuz, Karolina Kajetanowicz, Adrianna Matwiejczuk, Michalina Musialik
Kasia K. Pieróg
Kacper Zamarło
Yellow Tapir Films

Arvind Singh Jeena
Paperplanes
In a primary school classroom, a fun filled, hyper mischievous, noisy bunch of 4th graders are caught off-guard as the teacher walks in unannounced; followed by a surprise test of creativity and character. Will all of them complete it in time?
Arvind Singh Jeena is a director at Totem Creative Studio based in Pune, India. He has been ian animator and film maker for nearly 10 years. Produced & Directed two short films, The Twins Who Tricked the Maya Gods of Death (2021), and Crossing (2019), and multiple animated TV spots and promos.

India
2022
6:52
2D
Arvind Singh Jeena
Arvind Singh Jeena
Arvind Singh Jeena
Prayag Joshi
Totem Creative LLP

Alexei Alexeev
Recipes book
Two sisters find an old recipe book and prepare a cake. After eating a piece, one of the sisters suddenly turns into a goose.
Alexei Alexeev (1965, Moscow) has worked at Varga Studio in Budapest as a director on many TV series and pilots, including Mr. Bean series. From 2004 he has been a creative director at Baestarts Studio in Budapest. His animated shorts have won over 60 prizes and 15 grand-prix in festivals around the world. Based on his short KJFG No.5, Alexei produced the animation series Log Jam which was sold to Nickelodeon International and Canal Plus France.

Russia
2023
8:22
2D
Kniga receptov
Alexei Alexeev
Alexei Alexeev
Alexei Alexeev
Elena Nikolaeva
Soyuzmultfilm
Competition Program 03

Joséphine Vendeville, Clémence Bellet, Florian Lecocq, Célia Leblois, Charlie Bossuyt
180°C
A culinary journey to the 5 corners of the world, with a pinch of craziness!

France
2022
2:38
3D
Joséphine Vendeville, Clémence Bellet, Florian Lecocq, Célia Leblois, Charlie Bossuyt
Joséphine Vendeville, Clémence Bellet, Florian Lecocq, Célia Leblois
Joséphine Vendeville, Clémence Bellet, Célia Leblois
Joséphine Vendeville
Pôle 3D

Luna Strmotić
The pack or the herd
The Herding Dog skillfully performs his daily routine of keeping the herd organised until the Wolves decide to visit him.
Luna Strmotic (Pula,1998) graduated from the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka and completed her MA studies at the Department of Animated Film and New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. Aside from animation she also enjoys illustration and has experience working as an animator for children's animated series.

Croatia
2023
7:04
2D
Čopor ili stado
Luna Strmotić
Luna Strmotić
Luna Strmotić
Vjeran Šalamon
Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb

Andrei Sokolov
Pirate and a Cello
What feelings do street musicians evoke in you: indifference, irritation, or?.. An unusual duet of a cellist and a dog will make you change your attitude for the better, because true art and true friendship do wonders!
Andrei Sokolov wasborn in Moscow in 1974. After school, he went to the animator courses at the Pilot animation studio, which he successfully completed in 1995 and immediately got a job in this famous studio as an animator and storyboard artist. He received further specialized education at VGIK, at the Faculty of Additional Education (Department of Directing of Animated Films), which he graduated in 2003. In 2009, Andrei left the Pilot studio and started working on his own projects. He worked with such studios as Moscow, Master-Film, Rickie, Soyuzmultfilm, KinoAtis and film studio named after M.Gorky.

Russia
2023
14:08
2D
Andrei Sokolov
Marat Narimanov
Alexandra Evseeva
Andrei Sokolov
Elena Nikolaeva
Soyuzmultfilm

Sveta Yuferova, Shad Lee Bradbury
Little Fan
An unexpected encounter will grow into a meaningful friendship.
After successfully graduating from the St. Petersburg University of Technology and Design Sveta Yuferova enrolled the Faculty of Photography and moved to Germany. Her love for animation and storytelling was apparent for a long time. She worked as a screen designer for a German internet service provider and got a chance to study at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

Russia
2022
6:31
3D
Sveta Yuferova, Shad Lee Bradbury
Sveta Yuferova
John Cimino
Rachel Oker, Jonathan Rösch
Paul Maresch

Isabelle Favez
Lost Brain
One day, Louise the crocodile, accidentally sneezes her brain out. To top it all off, it even escapes! This suddenly makes it difficult for Louise to perform the simplest tasks and nothing works out anymore.
Isabelle Favez was born in 1974 in Bern, Switzerland. From 1994 to 1999 attends ZHdK (Zürcher Hochschule der Künste), Film and Video Department. Receives degree from ZHdK in 1999. She works as independent animation filmmaker.

Switzerland
2022
6:31
2D
Isabelle Favez
Isabelle Favez
Isabelle Favez
Fee Liechti
Jérôme Vittoz
Nadasdy Film

Cedric Igodt, David Van de Weyer
Witchfairy
Rosemary, a young fairy, leads a boring life at the fairytale castle. She’d rather be a witch so she can scream and get really messy. Her mother doesn’t like the sound of that, so Rosemary takes her stuff and sets off to the witch forest.
Cedric Igodt is a graduate from the Belgian Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound. In 2006 he joined the animation studio nWave Pictures. In 2011 he set up his own studio where he became a director of animated short films for theme parks, such as Meet the Dinos and Little Dolphin. Witchfairy is his first animated narrative short film to be presented on a film festival.
David Van de Weyer is a visual storyteller who has recently directed his debut animated short film, Witchfairy, together with Cedric Igodt. He has been active in the audiovisual industry since 2000. He has gained experience as a generalist in animation, visual effects and filmproduction working for companies like Cyborn and CineVenture.

Belgium
2022
15:00
3D
Cedric Igodt, David Van de Weyer
Brigitte Minne
Koen De Koninck, Daan Houbregs, Serge Lenaers
Blagomir Alexiev
CineVenture, Zographic Films