"ReAnimania" international animated film festival opened in Yerevan
03.10.2009 18:03 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ First international animated film festival
"ReAnimania" opened October 3 in Yerevan. The festival will be work
until October 6. The festival is aimed to promote development of
animation art, foster a new generation of world-class animators,
establish a forum to showcase the work of the Armenian animators, to
demonstrate to the Armenian audience the best samples of animated
films from around the world .
The festival will be attended by representatives of more than 31
countries, including France, Russia, Armenia, USA, Italy, Mali, Iran,
Ukraine and other. 250 films will be screened over three days. 5
feature films and 70 short films are included in the competition
program of the festival in the following categories: "Best Short
Film’, `Best feature film", "Best thesis", "Best TV script", "People’s
Choice Award" "Prize of the ministry of culture of Armenia", "Special
Prize of Children’.
In the framework of `ReAnimania’ premieres of the following works will
be held: «WALTZ WITH BASHIR» of the Israeli animator Ari Folman,
«SITA SINGS THE BLUES» of Nina Paley (USA), «IDIOTS AND
ANGELS» of Bill Plympton (USA), etc.
"ReAnimania" cooperates with Annecy international animation film
festival, Stuttgart Film Festival, Aardman Studio, Galust Gulpenkian
Foundation, Golden Apricot" International Film Festival " and others.
Embassies of France, Brazil, USA and Germany in Armenia assisted in
organizing the festival. VivaCell-MTS is the general sponsor of the
festival.