TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival

Organizers of Festival “TOFUZI” International Animated Film Festival is organized by N.(N).L.E. Animation Development Fund, N.(N).L.E. Personage, N.(N).L.E. Projection. All three organizations have equal rights, can act and perform as the festival owners. The Festival consist of 2 main parts: “TOFUZI” International Animated Film Festival which will be held in Batumi. The Regional Festival “TOFUZI" will be held in about 20 regions of Georgia during the whole year after the International Festival of Animated Films “TOFUZI”. Basic information The International Festival of Animated Films "TOFUZI" will take a place in 25th - 30st of October in the city of Batumi, capital of Adjara, Georgia. The schedule and places of Regional Festival "TOFUZI" will be arranged and adjusted with local regional municipalities and by organizers of the festival considering concrete situations. Director of the Festival: Zurab Diasamidze (Director of the "Animation Development Fund") Official languages of the Festival: Georgian, English. The Festival is supported by The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport of Georgia; Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara; Batumi City Hall; National Film Center of Georgia; LLC "MIFASI" and "Techno Boom". The aims and objectives of the Festival The Festival encourages the exchange of creative experience between Georgian and foreign artists, a search of new ideas, styles and technologies as well as the integration of Georgian animation into the global cinema process. The Festival seeks to bring animation as an attractive sort of culture to the children of those regions of Georgia where any cultural events are very rare. Overall the Festival aims to popularize Animation Film among adults and children. Categories International Categories: Film for adults (short films) Feature-length film for children (Full-length) Film for children (short films) Debut (short films) Experimental film (short films) TV series (short films) Student film (short films) Film Created by Children (short films) National Categories: Animated Gif Films created on Regional Festival “TOFUZI” Special nomination The Grand Prix The Best Director The Best Script The Best Music The Best Technique