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Festival Anima
LocationBrussels, Belgium
Established1982
Founded byPhilippe Moins
AwardsGrand Prix Anima
DirectorsDominique Seutin, Karin Vendenrydt
Artistic directorPhilippe Moins
Websitehttps://www.animafestival.be

The Festival Anima, or International Animation Film Festival of Brussels, has been created in 1982 by Philippe Allard, Philippe Moins et André Pint as part of the organisation "Confédération Parascolaire", takes place every year in February and March.

The festival had various names throughout its history, such as "Encounters of the animation cinema", "Week of the cartoon film", "Festival of animated drawings and of animation film".

Principles

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Since 2000, Anima hosts an international and a national competition. It participates at the selection of the "European Golden Cartoon", a European animation short movie prize awarded by the main animation film festivals, and is habilitated to propose short movies to the Academy Awards in the animation category.

Every year, the festival proposes retrospectives and hommages, and invites on average 60 to 70 directors and other animation film professionals.

Anima includes workshops, master classes and conference for young professionals (Futuranima).

There are over 30.000 participants to the festival taking place in Brussels (Flagey, a building originally hosting the French-speaking public broadcasting service), but also in Charleroi, Mons, Liège, Ghent, and other cities in Belgium.

In 2018, the festival hosts a master class by Michael Dudok de Wit, director of The Red Turtle.

History

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The festival has been created in 1982 under the name of "Encounters of animation film" by Philippe Allard, Philippe Moins et André Pint within the organisation "Confédération parascolaire".

In 1985, it becomes the "Week of the cartoon" ("dessein animé") with the arrival of Doris Cleven.

In 1988, it takes the name of "Festival of cartoon and animated film of Brussels" under the umbrella of the non-profit organization "Folioscope", created by Pilippe Moins and Doris Cleven. The aim of the organization is the promotion of quality animation movies. It has been recognised by the French-speaking and Flemish language communities of Belgium.

In 2004, it is renamed as "Festival Anima".

Until 2014, the direction of the festival is exercised by Doris Cleven et Philippe Moins[1]. Since 2015, Doris Cleven is directing the festival alone and Philippe Moins retains the status of "advising artist". In june 2020, she leaves the direction to Dominique Seutin and Karin Vandenrydt.[2]

Awards

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Grand Prix Anima

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Year Title in English Title in original language Direction Country
2023 Letter to a Pig Tal Kantor  Israel

 France

2022 Steakhouse Špela Čadež  Slovenia

 France  Germany

2021 Empty Places Geoffroy de Crécy  France
2020 Purpleboy[3] Alexandre Siqueira  Belgium

 France  Portugal

2019 Reruns[4] Rosto Pays-Bas
2018 The Burden Min Börda Niki

Lindroth von Bahr

 Sweden
2017 Among the Black Waves Anna Budanova  Russia
2016 World of Tomorrow Don Hertzfeldt  United States
2015 Bath House Simhall Niki

Lindroth von Bahr

 Sweden
2014 Futon Yoriko Mizushiri  Japan
2013 Feral Daniel Sousa  United States
2012 The Wonder Hospital Beomsik Shimbe Shim
2011 Love and theft Andreas Hykade

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Philippe Moins, l'un des créateurs du Festival Anima démissionne". Le Soir (in French). 3 September 2014.
  2. ^ Festival, Anima (2021-03-18). "Festival Anima - Equipe". Anima Festival – 23 février - 03 mars 2024 (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  3. ^ "Le Grand Prix Anima 2020 décerné au court métrage "Purpleboy"". BX1 (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  4. ^ "Le Grand Prix Anima 2019 du meilleur court-métrage a été décerné à «Reruns»". Le Soir (in French). 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2019-06-16.

Annexes

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Bibliography

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  • Dominique Seutin, Le Festival du dessin animé et du film d’animation, dans I/I W+B, Image par image, Le cinéma d’animation Wallonie-Bruxelles, (in French), under the direction of Philippe Moins, CGRI, Service général de l’audiovisuel et des multimédias Bruxelles 2001 p. 86-93
  • Un Festival toujours très animé (in French) in Alain Lorfèvre, Destins animés, Patar Aubier et cie, Wallonie Bruxelles International and Centre du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles 2011, p. 100
  • Luk Menten, 31 jaar Anima - De Geschiedenis van het Brussels Animatiefilmfestival (in Dutch), in Cinemagie 280 Autumn 2012, p. 66-77
  • Philippe Moins, Anima à l’affiche (in French), Lamiroy 2019

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