Fest Anča will celebrate 60 years of the Slovak Film Institute
The 16th edition of the International Animation Festival Fest Anča (29 June - 2 July 2023) promises to be an exceptional event celebrating the art of animation. With its usual dedication to showcasing the finest Slovak animated films, the festival will not only feature competition and non-competition sections but will also pay tribute to two remarkable milestones in the industry.
This year, Fest Anča celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Slovak Film Institute with a captivating programme of nine classic short animated films from the National Film Archive. Under the title "Archaeology of the Future," this selection delves into the hyperbolized and often poignantly relevant themes of society from the last century. Through the lens of children and adults, ordinary individuals and scientists, comrades, and even "first people," filmmakers present their subjective visions of society, relationships, technological progress, mass housing construction, the environment, and psycho-hygiene. The selection includes timeless works such as Vlastimil Herold's The Apple of Knowledge (1955), Viktor Kubal and Leopold Bródy's We're Entering the Nuclear Age (1963), Viktor Kubal's Earth (1966) and Selection (1982), Ivan Popovič and Milan Pet'ovský's Birthday, 2001 (1973), Vladimír Pikalík's The Motorpiano (1984), Milan Černák's Grey and Green (1989), and two films by Ondrej Slivka, Umbrella (1984) and If I Were a Bird... (1986). The screening, presented by Lea Pagáčová, will take place on Saturday, 1st July at 10:00 a.m. at the iconic Municipal Theatre Žilina.
The festival will also commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Animation Department at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava with three programmes of short student films. Two programmes will present films Crocodile Doesn't Give a Shit (dir. Matej Kladek), Undressed Lovers (dir. Katarína Kerekesová), Anatomy of the Thought (dir. Peter Košťál), In the Box (dir. Michal Struss), Drum and Bass (dir. Mária Kralovič), tWINs (dir. Peter Budinský), Love at First Sight (dir. Veronika Kocourková), Terra Nullius (dir. Martina Frajštáková), Cowboyland (dir. David Štumpf), Contrast (dir. Barbora Bárková), Journey (dir. Marek Jasaň), Poetika Anima (dir. Kriss Sagan), 4n1m4ws (dir. Katarína Geffertová), In Line (dir. Kamila Kučíková), Chilli (dir. Martina Mikušová), Handstern (dir. Lukáš Figel), r a u u (dir. Zlata Golecová), Mila Fog (dir. Marta Prokopová). The third programme will also delight child viewers with If Not, So Not! (dir. Vladimír Král), A Perfect Lair (dir. Lea Smitková), Rosso Papavero (dir. Martin Smatana), Aúúúna (dir. Lina Šuková), Automatina (dir. Agáta Bolaňosová) and Catch Him! (dir. Boris Šima).
The best Slovak films will vie for the awards in the Slovak Competition of Short Animated Films: Criss Cross (dir. Nina Rybárová, Tomáš Rybár), Zadig/Človek (dir. Andrea Pátková, Adam Čurko, Viktoria Voržáčková), My name is Edgar and I Have a Cow (dir. Filip Diviak), Extraordinary Tales from Town of Mindcery (dir. Veronika Trokšiarová, Zlata Golecová), Slavo Turanec - Kamilka! Feat. Musical Ensemble Praktikábel (dir. Slavo Turanec) and Mercy (dir. Ivana Laučíková).
The non-competitive section Slovak Short Films will present a selection of contemporary domestic production: Slovak for a Word - Behind the Back (dir. Marián Vredík), I Don’t Want to Go Yet (dir. Klára Fedora Homzová), Connected (dir. Peter S. Kološ), ANA (dir. Romana Candráková), Delirium Collectoris (dir. Adriana Mišková), Deathless Love (dir. Zuzana Hodulová), Like a Fish (dir. Nataša Strelová), Zuza (children from ZUŠ Krčava, under the guidance of Mária Basanda Kováčová), Grown up (dir. Emma Virág Csuport) and Heights (dir. Leonard Lofaj).
This year, the Slovak film My Name is Edgar and I Have a Cow (dir. Filip Diviak) has made it to the International Short Film Competition, the section Anča in Wonderland will present How to Make Banana Pancakes (dir. Slavo Turanec) and the thematic focus Utopias: We Are in This Boat Together will screen Pandas by Matúš Vizár.
Among the feature films, the festival will present White Plastic Sky (dir. Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó) and The Websters Movie (dir. Katarína Kerekesová).
published: 28.06.2023
updated: 28.06.2023