Wednesday, June 11-------Although they are both part of the European continent, Poland seems as far away from Portugal as one can imagine. I’ve now been to both places, and while it is a cliché and an exaggeration that Poland is always rather cloudy, gloomy and weighed down by its difficult history, the Polish sensibility (and humor) are decidedly dark. It is intriguing to have that sober mood contrast with the lightness and sparkle of Portugal in early June, but that is exactly the contras...

The 2nd selection for competition is open.Due to a great interest of filmmakers in ANIMATOR 2008 the festival organizers decided to introduce the second selection for competition. New entry deadline is : 26 MAY 2008 GRAND PRIX of 50 000 PLN (ca 14 000 Euros) will be awarded to the best animated film. An entry form and regulations can be downloaded from: www.animator-festival.comANIMATOR 2008 Festival is the major event in a rich programme of events celebrating 60 Years of Polish Animation and ...

ANIMATOR 2008 Festival is the major event in a rich programme of occasions celebrating 60 Years of Polish Animation and the greatest celebration of animated cinema in Poland, competing with the most renowned animation festivals in the world.ANIMATOR 2008 is an international competition with a GRAND PRIX of 50 000 PLN /ca. 14.000 Euros/. Films can be submitted for selection till May 10, 2008. An entry form    and regulations can be downloaded from www.animator-festival.comANIMATOR 2008 offer...

Norwich journeys beyond animation with its boldest festival yet, from 18 - 21 OctoberExpanded, refreshed and emboldened, Norwich International Animation Festival returns for 2006 with a trailblazing programme which ventures further still from ‘traditional’ film festival territory to embrace live art, generative work and artists’ film, eroding yet further the myth that animation is about cartoons alone.This year’s festival theme, ‘Re-vision’, looks at reappropriation – the found, tw...