| Location | Brussels, Belgium |
|---|---|
| Established | 1982 |
| Founded by | Philippe Moins |
| Awards | Grand Prix Anima |
| Directors | Dominique Seutin, Karin Vendenrydt |
| Artistic director | Philippe Moins |
| Website | https://www.animafestival.be |
The Festival Anima, or International Animation Film Festival of Brussels, has been created in 1982 by Philippe Allard, Philippe Moins et André Pint as part of the organisation "Confédération Parascolaire", takes place every year in February and March.
The festival had various names throughout its history, such as "Encounters of the animation cinema", "Week of the cartoon film", "Festival of animated drawings and of animation film".
Principles
editSince 2000, Anima hosts an international and a national competition. It participates at the selection of the "European Golden Cartoon", a European animation short movie prize awarded by the main animation film festivals, and is habilitated to propose short movies to the Academy Awards in the animation category.
Every year, the festival proposes retrospectives and hommages, and invites on average 60 to 70 directors and other animation film professionals.
Anima includes workshops, master classes and conference for young professionals (Futuranima).
There are over 30.000 participants to the festival taking place in Brussels (Flagey, a building originally hosting the French-speaking public broadcasting service), but also in Charleroi, Mons, Liège, Ghent, and other cities in Belgium.
In 2018, the festival hosts a master class by Michael Dudok de Wit, director of The Red Turtle.
History
editThe festival has been created in 1982 under the name of "Encounters of animation film" by Philippe Allard, Philippe Moins et André Pint within the organisation "Confédération parascolaire".
In 1985, it becomes the "Week of the cartoon" ("dessein animé") with the arrival of Doris Cleven.
In 1988, it takes the name of "Festival of cartoon and animated film of Brussels" under the umbrella of the non-profit organization "Folioscope", created by Pilippe Moins and Doris Cleven. The aim of the organization is the promotion of quality animation movies. It has been recognised by the French-speaking and Flemish language communities of Belgium.
In 2004, it is renamed as "Festival Anima".
Until 2014, the direction of the festival is exercised by Doris Cleven et Philippe Moins[1]. Since 2015, Doris Cleven is directing the festival alone and Philippe Moins retains the status of "advising artist". In june 2020, she leaves the direction to Dominique Seutin and Karin Vandenrydt.[2]
Awards
editGrand Prix Anima
edit| Year | Title in English | Title in original language | Direction | Country |
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| 2023 | Letter to a Pig | Tal Kantor |  Israel
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| 2022 | Steakhouse | Špela Čadež |  Slovenia
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| 2021 | Empty Places | Geoffroy de Crécy |  France
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| 2020 | Purpleboy[3] | Alexandre Siqueira |  Belgium
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| 2019 | Reruns[4] | Rosto | Pays-Bas | |
| 2018 | The Burden | Min Börda | Niki |  Sweden
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| 2017 | Among the Black Waves | Anna Budanova |  Russia
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| 2016 | World of Tomorrow | Don Hertzfeldt |  United States
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| 2015 | Bath House | Simhall | Niki | Sweden
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| 2014 | Futon | Yoriko Mizushiri |  Japan
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| 2013 | Feral | Daniel Sousa | United States
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| 2012 | The Wonder Hospital | Beomsik Shimbe Shim | ||
| 2011 | Love and theft | Andreas Hykade |
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Philippe Moins, l'un des créateurs du Festival Anima démissionne". Le Soir (in French). 3 September 2014.
- ^ Festival, Anima (2021-03-18). "Festival Anima - Equipe". Anima Festival – 23 février - 03 mars 2024 (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Le Grand Prix Anima 2020 décerné au court métrage "Purpleboy"". BX1 (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Le Grand Prix Anima 2019 du meilleur court-métrage a été décerné à «Reruns»". Le Soir (in French). 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
Annexes
editBibliography
edit- Dominique Seutin, Le Festival du dessin animé et du film d’animation, dans I/I W+B, Image par image, Le cinéma d’animation Wallonie-Bruxelles, (in French), under the direction of Philippe Moins, CGRI, Service général de l’audiovisuel et des multimédias Bruxelles 2001 p. 86-93
- Un Festival toujours très animé (in French) in Alain Lorfèvre, Destins animés, Patar Aubier et cie, Wallonie Bruxelles International and Centre du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles 2011, p. 100
- Luk Menten, 31 jaar Anima - De Geschiedenis van het Brussels Animatiefilmfestival (in Dutch), in Cinemagie 280 Autumn 2012, p. 66-77
- Philippe Moins, Anima à l’affiche (in French), Lamiroy 2019
