{"id":48284,"date":"2025-06-23T13:43:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T11:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/?post_type=novinka&p=48284"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:02:08","slug":"fest-anca-2025","status":"publish","type":"novinka","link":"https:\/\/sfu.sk\/en\/news\/fest-anca-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Fest An\u010da will present up to 25 Slovak films under the theme Our Bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The International Animation Festival Fest An\u010da<\/a>, the only one of its kind in Slovakia, will focus in this year\u2019s programme on the theme of bodies and everything related to corporeality. During its upcoming 18th edition, taking place from June 24 to 29, the festival will present up to 25 Slovak majority and minority films across both competitive and non-competitive thematic sections.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main International Competition of Shorts will offer a rich selection of 36 films, with the only Slovak representative being the Czech-Slovak-Ukrainian co-production I Died in Irpin<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (dir. Anastasiia Falileieva, 2024). The film had its world premiere last year at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, where it also won the Best Animation Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Slovak Competition of Shorts, most entries come from the production of the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts. Student works include three adventure films for children: Feast<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (dir. Rebeka Vakr\u010dkov\u00e1), Havo<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>(dir. Michal Dubjel), and Boiling Shapes<\/em> <\/strong>(dir. Samuel \u0160krab\u00e1lek). These are complemented by the sci-fi short Drowned Places<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (dir. Katar\u00edna Jel\u00ednkov\u00e1, Darya Sidorova, Vikt\u00f3ria Zimmermannov\u00e1). The section concludes with Free the Chickens<\/strong><\/a><\/em> by Mat\u00fa\u0161 Viz\u00e1r, which premiered last year at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the thematic sections, Film Block: Dialogue Between the Body and the Environment, presents a curated selection of Slovak short films exploring the theme of the body and corporeality. The retrospective, curated by animation film theorist Eva \u0160o\u0161kov\u00e1, features eleven titles mapping the development of Slovak animation over nearly three decades. It\u2019s a diverse collection encompassing various genres, animation techniques, and themes. The selection begins with two films from 1997: Lovers Without Clothes<\/strong><\/em>, the directorial debut of Katar\u00edna Kerekesov\u00e1, and The Crocodile Doesn\u2019t Give a <\/em><\/strong>Shit<\/strong> <\/em>(dir. Matej Kladek), one of the shortest Slovak films at just 48 seconds. These are followed by the award-winning In a Box<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Michal Struss, 2001), Fat Fatal<\/strong><\/em>, a 2005 bachelor film by Michaela \u010cop\u00edkov\u00e1, and The Spring<\/em><\/strong> (dir. Michal Mesz\u00e1ro\u0161, 2008), created using 3D computer animation. The first decade of the new millennium concludes with two 2010 films: the hand-drawn Blue Red<\/em> <\/strong>(dir. Daniela Kraj\u010dov\u00e1) and tWINs<\/strong><\/em>, a successful graduation film by Peter Budinsk\u00fd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second half of the retrospective continues chronologically with Pandas<\/em> <\/strong>(dir. Mat\u00fa\u0161 Viz\u00e1r), which earned third place in the Cin\u00e9fondation section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, marking a major success for post-1989 Slovak animation. Two films from 2016 follow: the drawn animation Chilli<\/em> <\/strong>(dir. Martina Miku\u0161ov\u00e1) and the puppet animation Deer Brother<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (dir. Zuzana \u017diakov\u00e1). The selection closes with Poetika Anima<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Kriss Sagan (2018), created using a mix of 2D CGI and hand-drawn techniques. All featured works were produced at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thematic Film Block: AFN Presents: That\u2019s What She Said, Vol. 2 will include the Slovak film Dream Rotation<\/strong><\/em> by the directorial quartet of Katar\u00edna Jel\u00ednkov\u00e1, Darya Sidorova, Vikt\u00f3ria Zimmermannov\u00e1, and Rebeka Vakr\u010dkov\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The non-competitive section Short Films from Around the World will showcase top picks from the international festival circuit. Representing Slovak production is Hurikan<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>(dir. Jan Saska), a co-production between the Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which premiered last year in Annecy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The humorously titled Extremely Short Section of Extremely Short Films will highlight works by two promising young Slovak talents: The Grind<\/a><\/strong> <\/em>by student Marty M\u00fcller from the Digital Arts Department at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, and Catch the Light<\/em> <\/strong>by Matej Adam Gemza, representing the Elementary School of Arts in Poprad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The An\u010da in Wonderland program, which annually reflects audience feedback and focuses on unusual films, will feature The Master<\/strong><\/em> by Bogdan Perederii, a student of the Private Secondary School of Film Art in Ko\u0161ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fest An\u010da also caters to younger audiences, with three Slovak films included in two family-friendly sections. The Short Films for Children program will feature the student film How the Bear Composed a Song<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (dir. Krist\u00edna Bajan\u00edkov\u00e1) from the Academy of the Performing Arts. The Program for Children will include two feature-length films that have gained international recognition: Living Large<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (dir. Kristina Dufkov\u00e1), which premiered last year in Annecy, and Tales from the Magic Garden<\/strong><\/a><\/em> (dirs. David S\u00fakup, Patrik Pa\u0161\u0161 Jr., Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec), which had its premiere at this year\u2019s Berlinale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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