Animafest Zagreb (Svjetski festival animiranog filma)

Animafest Zagreb

Svjetski festival animiranog filma

Also known as: World Festival of Animated Film
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Grand Prix – Best Short Film

Winter in March Trailer
Natalia Mirzoyan
Winter in MarchHelpless in the face of a repressive state, a young couple leaves their home - an escape…

Golden Zagreb Award for Creativity and Innovative Artistic Achievement

Conor Kehelly
A Pint of Bitter No Video Available
Conor Kehelly
A Pint of BitterA man tries to enjoy a quiet pint in a pub, but another patron and his son seem to take…

Zlatko Grgić Award for Best First Film Made Outside an Educational Institution

God is Shy Trailer
Jocelyn Charles
God is ShyWhile discussing their deepest fears on a train ride, two friends are interrupted by an…

Special Award – Short Film Jury (Jan Pinkava)

Autokar Trailer
Sylwia Szkiladz
Autokar8-year-old Agata's journey from Poland to Belgium in the 1990s transforms the reality of…

Special Award – Short Film Jury (Nina Gantz)

Ivar No Video Available
Markus Tangre
IvarA change in her husband’s scent sends Anne spiraling into a late-night existential crisis.

Special Award – Short Film Jury (Sawako Kabuki)

Water Girl Trailer
Sandra Desmazières
Water GirlA woman's lifetime unfolds through hand-drawn animation as she freedives, fishes, and…

Special Award – Short Film Jury (Maarten van Gageldonk)

A Taste of Beer Trailer
Xie Li
A Taste of BeerA son came home and told his father that he had won the school football game, so his…

Special Award – Short Film Jury (Paola Orlić)

Glasses Trailer
Joung Yumi
GlassesYujin breaks her glasses and visits an optician. During an eye exam, she sees a house in…

Grand Prix – Best Feature Film

Death Does Not Exist Trailer
Félix Dufour-Laperrière
Death Does Not ExistYoung activists attempt an armed attack that fails, leading one to abandon her comrades.…

Special Mention – Feature Film Jury

Son of a Bitch Trailer
Erica Maradona and 2 co-directors
Son of a BitchThe quiet city of Veredas is home to Casa Rosa, a famous brothel in the backlands of…

Dušan Vukotić Award – Best Student Film

So He Grabbed The Knife Trailer
Sam Kuwa
So He Grabbed The KnifeThe boy takes the knife his father once gave him. Did what followed make him a “man”?

Special Mention – Student Film Competition Jury

Time Flies No Video Available
Tommaso Zerbi
Time FliesA snail is crushed by a car, a dog defecates while a tourist jumps from the world's…

Special Mention – Student Film Competition Jury

Things That I Was Gathering Trailer
Katya Zhuzhleva
Things That I Was GatheringShort animated film

Best Croatian Film

School Show No Video Available
Ana Horvat
School ShowShort animated film

Special Mention – Croatian Film Competition Jury

Heartwreck Trailer
Luka Vucić
HeartwreckAfter a painful breakup, Brko tries to move on while Heart mourns in the passenger seat.…

Best Film for Children and Youth

On The Other Side... No Video Available
Mingyu Wang
On The Other Side...A short animated reflection on the origin of the human desire for love.

Special Mention – Films for Children Competition Jury

Battery Grandma Trailer
Seungbae Jeon
Battery GrandmaBattery Grandma is actively working inside Dong-gu’s grandmother’s blood pressure monitor…

Special Mention – Films for Youth Competition Jury

The Scarlet Tamagochi No Video Available
Francisco Visceral Rivera
The Scarlet TamagochiAfter a valuable toy disappears from their classroom, Iñaki and his turtle Cecilio become…

Audience Award – Best Short Film

Please9 min
Anna Mantzaris
PleaseIn a big city, several characters in need of affection are each looking for a…

Audience Award – Best Feature Film

Samurai Ballerina - L’étoile de Paris en fleur No Video Available
Goro Taniguchi
Samurai Ballerina - L’étoile de Paris en fleurIn early twentieth-century Paris, two young Japanese women support one another as they…