Brussels International Animation Film Festival
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Brussels International Animation Film Festival
The Brussels International Animation Film Festival came to an end on Saturday 20th February 2010 with the award ceremony for the Festivals national and international competition. In the international category, the medium-length film DIVERS IN THE RAIN by Olga and Priit Parn (Estonia) walked away with the Anima 2010 Grand Prix, offered by the Brussels-Capital Region.
In the graduation film category, Bella Szederkenyi from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest, Hungary, received the jury's votes with her film ORSOLYA.
In the Belgian competition, the French Community Grand Prix for the best short film was awarded to Remi Vandenitte for GRISE MINE, while BOOMKRUIPER by Dries Bastiaensen received the TV Paint Award for best student film. The SACD Award went to AU BAL DES PENDUS by Johan Pollefoort and the Sabam Award was won by Delphine Renard and Delphine Cousin from the Atelier Zorobabel with their film ARAL.
Over the nine days, the Flagey hallways and theatres were full of a public eager to discover all the different facets of world animation from ten in the morning to way past midnight. The success of the - Animatins - , the Animated Night, the - Meakusma VJ - mini festival, the ABC workshops for the kids, Robert Bennetts Master Class, the retrospectives, the competition screenings and the Futuranima professional days certainly boosted the attendance of a festival that is widening onto a European register.
Anima 2009 saw a record attendance. This year, once again, the results are sure to meet the expectations of the organizers, Folioscope: the final figure will probably be within the region of thirty thousand visitors, whose presence was certainly felt with the numerous "sold out" screening sessions. The number of foreign visitors is also on the rise along with the number of participating countries, which indicates that the enthusiasm continues for a festival that has managed to combine an attraction for the general public with the requirements of industry professionals.
The next edition of Anima will be the 30th, and will take place in Brussels from 4th to 12th March 2011.
The Brussels International Animation Film Festival came to an end on Saturday 20th February 2010 with the award ceremony for the Festivals national and international competition. In the international category, the medium-length film DIVERS IN THE RAIN by Olga and Priit Parn (Estonia) walked away with the Anima 2010 Grand Prix, offered by the Brussels-Capital Region.
In the Belgian competition, the French Community Grand Prix for the best short film was awarded to Remi Vandenitte for GRISE MINE, while BOOMKRUIPER by Dries Bastiaensen received the TV Paint Award for best student film. The SACD Award went to AU BAL DES PENDUS by Johan Pollefoort and the Sabam Award was won by Delphine Renard and Delphine Cousin from the Atelier Zorobabel with their film ARAL.
Over the nine days, the Flagey hallways and theatres were full of a public eager to discover all the different facets of world animation from ten in the morning to way past midnight. The success of the - Animatins - , the Animated Night, the - Meakusma VJ - mini festival, the ABC workshops for the kids, Robert Bennetts Master Class, the retrospectives, the competition screenings and the Futuranima professional days certainly boosted the attendance of a festival that is widening onto a European register.
Anima 2009 saw a record attendance. This year, once again, the results are sure to meet the expectations of the organizers, Folioscope: the final figure will probably be within the region of thirty thousand visitors, whose presence was certainly felt with the numerous "sold out" screening sessions. The number of foreign visitors is also on the rise along with the number of participating countries, which indicates that the enthusiasm continues for a festival that has managed to combine an attraction for the general public with the requirements of industry professionals.
The next edition of Anima will be the 30th, and will take place in Brussels from 4th to 12th March 2011.
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