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AniMates festival & forum

The Media Department of Sapientia EMU Cluj-Napoca Faculty of Arts organizes an animation film festival in collaboration with Beanbag Animation Studio between 11-13 October.

The aim of the festival is to bring together animation workshops and animation enthusiasts (with a special focus on Hungarian and Romanian animation) and to promote the expressive potential of animation among the general audience.

Festival venue: Calea Turzii nr. 4, Cluj-Napoca

Call for entries - animation contest

PROGRAM

FRIDAY (11th of OCTOBER)

16:00 - Opening Event. Workshop and exchange of experiences with representatives of the participating animation schools (limited number of places). Location: Aula

19:00 - Estonian animation: screenings of films by Kaspar Jancis, Sander Joon and Lucija Mrzljak with the directors presence + Q&A. Location: Aula

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SATURDAY (12th of OCTOBER)

10:00 - Workshop with Kaspar Jancis, Sander Joon and Lucija Mrzljak estonian directors (limited number of places). Location: Studio

15:00 - That's What She Said - selection of Animation Festival Network from short audiovisual works by female and female-identifying filmmakers. Location: Aula

17:00 - Ecological Distopia in Animation Film / Animation feature film screening: White Plastic Sky (2023) + conversation. Location: Aula

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21:00 - Award ceremony. FUNKorporation concert with animation visuals. Location: Studio

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SUNDAY (13th of OCTOBER)

11:00 - Animation time: interactive family programme. Best of Primanima screening and practical insights into the world of animation. Location: Aula
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18:00 - Screening of District (Nyócker!, 2004) movie made by Áron Gauder and Erik Novák + conversation. Location: Aula

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The entrance is free!