20:00 | Thursday 10.12. | film auditorium

section CROATIAN ANIMATION

lecture with examples – Simon Bogojević Narath

This progressive studio, residing in Zagreb, is engaged in production and distribution of animated and experimental films. It was founded in 2008 after the end of the Kenges studio that had functioned successfully in this field for almost ten years. Simon Bogojević Narath is the art director of the studio – author of video installations, director of many prized experimental and animated films. He will personally present his work at the festival, the functioning and distribution of the Bonobo Studio and as a bonus you will also have the opportunity to see its current projects.

17:00 | Friday 11.12. | film auditorium

section CROATIAN ANIMATION

series of films

Nine movies or first short film, the first Oscar for a non-American film, a graphic and abstract experiment, a horror story about a giant fly, and much more. The history of Croatian animation is inevitably linked with the era of the so-called Zagreb school of Animated Films. Its origins can be traced back to 1956 and it was its very first phase that also marked its professional climax. Typical features of the School were „limited“ animation and creative co-operation. Their efforts lead to the foundation of the Zagreb Film company, an organization that has had a significant voice not only within the sphere of Croatian animation, but internationally.

11:00 | Saturday 12.12. | film auditorium

section CROATIAN ANIMATION

series of films and presentation

Zagreb Film was established as early as 1953 and is considered to be the most significant producer and distributor of Croatian animated films. It has produced more than six hundred animated films. The series of 1997−2008 short films will show new trends and procedures significant in the actual production of Zagreb Film. One of today’s directors is Darko Bakliža, who has concentrated on animated film since 2002. He will personally introduce the retrospective of his progressive films.

11:00 | Sunday 13.12. | film auditorium

section CROATIAN ANIMATION

series of films

A cross section: The best of Croatian animation in the period between 1969 and 1987. The Zagreb School was still at the top of its creative production. The result is visually simple, but ingenious, satirical films on one side, on the other side; more serious existential dramas, and even one ecological horror. The authors experiment with animation techniques as well as with music. Yet not even the filmmakers from the second phase employed the spoken word in their work to a greater extent; it is therefore the visuality by which means their artistry and talent speak to the audience.

17:00 | Sunday 13.12. | film auditorium

section CROATIAN ANIMATION

series of films

Young and talented? Classics and experimentalists? This year’s PAF Cult is dedicated to the prominent Croatian author Ivan Ladislav Galeta. He has compiled a special selection of twenty-five films for the Croatian animation section, mainly dissertations whose authors are graduates of the Department of animated film and new media in Zagreb. They represent the youngest generation of animators whose films are exceptional and captivating. This “Top 25“ will present the most interesting works, among others a film by a Czech student Jana Hrušková.