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The Grand Prix of the Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) was won by "Dear Thomas", a film by German director Andreas Kleinert, which tells the story of Thomas Brasch, a writer and filmmaker, who was persecuted in East Germany.

CEE Animation Forum unveils industry days programme Even Mice Belong in Heaven After announcing the 40 project-strong selection for its pitching competition, which will take place 26-29 April (read the news), and the list of juries and awards (read the news), the CEE Animation Forum has revealed the programme of its industry days, running 4-6 May. The industry days will open with a presentation by Maria Silvia Gatta (European Commission), who will speak about the new programming scheme for the...

Video of Michaela Pavlatova - Reci Reci Reci (1991) In the days when computers were not widely available, animators had to be much more thorough in their work in many regards. Every detail had to be carefully planned if one did not want to lose time because there was not an unlimited amount of trial versions. As Pavlátová explains, this advantage that modern technology provides had both a positive and negative impact on filmmaking. “The positives definitely prevail. But I should also mentio...

Charades steam ahead to make a beeline for Berlin’s online market Her Way and The Scars of Ali Boulala, and six post-production titles shine in the French vendor’s bumper line-up The Scars of Ali Boulala by Max Ericsson Armed with an undeniably positive mindset, allowing them to surmount the risks involved in the nervous management of a health crisis, French international sales agent Charades is primed and ready to offer distributors new prospects at the 71st Berlinale’s Europea...

How Czech Animation Managed the Pandemic Year 2020 And What Lies Ahead This Year Last year, the Covid-19 pandemic hit all creative industries, and animation was no exception. Many domestic and foreign festivals, where premieres take place and distribution cooperation is negotiated, have been cancelled or moved to the online environment. How did Czech animation creators cope with the limitations and new challenges? As early as in March, the Association of Czech Animation Film responded to the cr...