AniMates festival & forum
ANIMATES 2026
PROGRAMME
FRIDAY (25th of September)
10:00–12:00: Children’s Programme. Exhibition of children’s drawings.
Screening: Best of Primanima 2025 - selection and discussion
Moderated by: Kamilla Buzási
Location: Sapientia University, Aula
14:00: Registration & Coffee
Location: Sapientia University
16:00–17:45: Opening Event
Presentation and exchange of experiences with representatives of the animation schools
Host: Nóra Jancsó
Location: Sapientia University, Aula
18:00: AlterEGO. Selection of the Films Submitted to the Animates Online Contest
Location: Sapientia University, Aula
SATURDAY (26th of September)
10:00–11:00: Coffee
10:00–13:00: Presentation of the Voices in the City Erasmus BIP results + discussion about animated documentary, with the participation of the mentors
Host: Hajnal Király
Location: Sapientia University, Aula
13:00: Lunch break + coffee & snacks
15:00–17:30: Animated Documentary Shorts Selection curated by Réka Kassay (1h 30m)
Followed by a Q&A with the directors: Ágnes Szucher, Gyopár-Orsolya Buzási, Zsuzsa Sándor and Zsombor Csont.
Moderated by: Melinda Blos-Jáni
Location: Sapientia University, Aula
18:00: Closing Event
Aurora’s Sunrise (directed by Inna Sahakyan, 2022, Armenia, 1h 36m)
Location: Sapientia University, Aula
