Animation Festival Network

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The Animation Festival Network is a network connecting five leading animation festivals from Central and Eastern Europe (the CEE region), all dedicated exclusively to auteur animated films for both young and adult audiences. With the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb (Croatia) as the network coordinator, the network also includes Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films (Czech Republic), Fest Anča International Animation Festival (Slovakia), Animest International Animation Film Festival (Romania) and Animateka International Animated Film Festival (Slovenia). Formally founded in 2020 and funded through the 2020 MEDIA pilot Call for Festival Networks as the only network that brings together festivals dedicated exclusively to animation, the Animation Festival Network is an organic extension of the partners´ previous collaborations and a formal framework for their efforts to achieve common goals – to promote auteur animation, improve audience outreach and strengthen capacities through the exchange of good practices and experiences. The main focus areas of the network are as follows: • joint activities for film promotion, circulation and distribution; • development of education, training and market access initiatives; • joint market attendance and networking events; • development of environmentally and economically sustainable models of film festival organization; • empowerment of female animation filmmakers; • statistical analysis of the festivals; • mutual promotion; • program and guest exchange; • exchange of good practices, experiences and knowledge through digital and live communication.