PAF HISTORY
9. ročník Přehlídky animovaného filmu (PAF) skončil. Během čtyřfestivalových dnů měli diváci možnost zhlédnout 172 snímků v 54programových blocích. Hlavním hostem a PAF Kultem letošního ročníku se stalbritský režisér Peter Greenaway, který převzal cenu festivalu za celoživotnípřínos v oboru umění pohyblivého obrazu. V rámci sekce Živá animace:Barevná hudba se poprvé před českým publikem představil i jeden znejvýznamnějších současných audiovizuálních umělců Carsten Nicolai akaAlva Noto. Další význačnou událostí letošního PAFu bylo uvedení světovépremiéry galerijního videa Soft Palate rakouského experimentátora MartinaArnolda, jenž dal přednost olomouckému publiku před festivaly v Berlíně čiRotterdamu
The eighth year of the Festival of Film Animation took place from the 10th to 13th December of 2009 in the Art Centre of Palacký University, Metropol Cinema, Gallery "U Mluka" and Metro, Mitril and Vertigo clubs.
Non-fiction: The main thematic section of this year's PAF, within which the audience had an opportunity to consider the relation of animation to reality. The non-fiction animated cinematography was cross-sectionally introduced within several blocks; one series of films was dedicated to Czechoslovak emigrant Paul Fierlinger (e.g. films Drawn from Memory and Still Life with Animated Dogs). A significant guest of PAF, who introduced his work within the Non-fiction animation, was the Austrian audio visual artist and experimentalist Martin Arnold. The crowded halls were fascinated by (de)animation of classical Hollywood movies, when Arnold revealed implied sense and meaning by means of editing and digital technologies.
The seventh year of the Festival of Film Animation took place from the 11th to 14th of December 2008. Adult Animation: The main topic of this year's PAF within which the audience could see several feature films and dozens of short films that are definitely not intended for children. Films by Ralph Bakshi, who is considered a father of Adult Animation, met with great success; his films Fritz the Cat, Coonskin and Wizards were screened.
Irish Animation: exploration of independence phenomenon. The lecture on history and development of Irish animation was given by the Irish notable historian and theorist Dermont Corrigan. Irish delegation consisted of the representatives of Cartoon Saloon studio – Ross Murray, Ross Stewart and Tom Moore. New Irish short films, commercials and samples from the latest Irish feature animation entitled Brendan and the Secret of Kells were accompanied by comments of the present filmmakers.
The sixth year of the Festival of Film Animation took place from the 6th to 9th of December 2007 in venues of the Art Centre of Palacký University in Olomouc, Metropol Cinema, Theatre of Music and 15 minutes club. The festival was preceded by Michal Jareš's lecture on American independent comics.
Animation in service of propaganda: The main thematic section introduced films of Soviet Union, United States, Poland, Great Britain and former Czechoslovakia.
The fifth year of the Festival of Film Animation took place from the 8th to 10th of December 2006 in the Art Centre of Palacký University (film and theatre hall, attic), Metropol cinema, 15 minutes club and S-klub in Olomouc. The programme of the Festival of Film Animation consisted of 30 blocks.
Polish Animation: Within this section, 55 years of Polish animation were introduced. Top ten of the best Polish animated films were screened. On that occasion, the anthology about Polish animation entitled Resuscitation of Unreal Worlds was published.
The festival of Film Animation took place from the 9th to 11th of December 2005 and in comparison with the last year's festival, it was extended to 23 blocks.
Distinctive personalities of Czech as well as international animated cinematography were introduced – the Swiss animator Georges Schwizgebel, the Slovak animator Jaroslava Havettová, Jan Švankmajer's collaborator Bedřich Glaser. New technologies and media were introduced within the blocks dedicated to Cabinet and Altar Interactive studios, the production of computer games was introduced by Jakub Dvorský (Amanita Design). Cyril Podolský's workshop dealt with interconnection of music and animated films; the intersection of animated films and other genres was represented within several blocks – Czech videoart classic Petr Skala and New York filmmaker Henry Hills dealt with animation and experimental film.
The leitmotiv of the fourth year of the Festival of Film Animation was the unity of animated film and music; five blocks were devoted to this topic. Besides avant-garde video-clip production, PAF introduced the Czech version of animated opera The Cunning Little Vixen and Disney's Phantasy was introduced in the context of world cinematography. There were also retrospectives of Canadian director Frédéric Back, Quay Brothers and Jiří Šalamoun. Traditionally, a great part of the Festival was dedicated to dynamically developing technologies and media and their use in animation. The professional lectures dealt among other things with diffusion of animated film and feature film and also with history of animation. PAF was visited by two international guests, students of several professional schools and animators from four Czech professional companies.
PAF 2004 Guests:
Radim Bačík, Markéta Baňková, Marcus Bergner, Robert Elfmann, Pavel Klusák, Jakub Krompolc and others.
The third year of the Festival of Film Animation in 2003 was attended by much more spectators than in previous years.
The main guest of the Festival was Břetislav Pojar; his production was introduced within three blocks that were visited by about eight thousand spectators including children from Olomouc primary schools (special screenings in Metropol Cinema). PAF 2003 programme was focused on the survey of Czech and international production linkage – the work of Paul Fierlinger, Gene Deitch, Petr Sís, Karel and Irena Dodals and others was introduced within the framework of the topic. The dramaturgy was traditionally turned to border genres of animated film. Besides acquaintance with VJing phenomenon, the audience had an opportunity to participate in the course of computer animation and graphic training.
Among other things, the programme consisted of the following sections: Czech animation abroad and world animation here (Gene Deitch, Paul Fierlinger, Karel and Irena Dodals), Of Pixels and Men, Computer Games, Other Visions and profiles, e.g. Ion-Popescu Gopo.
PAF 2003 Guests:
Jan Krejčíř, Vít Pancíř, Břetislav Pojar, Alice Růžičková, Jan Tománek
In 2002 the Festival of Film Animation moved to Olomouc, using the professional background of the Department of dramatic, film and media studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University and the premises of reconstructed former Jesuit College, now the Art Centre of Palacký University. The first year of PAF took place from the 12th to 15th of December 2002 in premises of Art Centre of Palacký University, Central Cinema and Lípa Cinema. PAF won the patronage of the Czech Minister of Culture, Pavel Dostál.
During three days, 20 thematic blocks proceeded without any change in programme; the invitation was accepted by all of almost 30 Czech as well as foreign guests.
PAF 2002 Guests:
Jiří Barta, Martin Čihák, Edgar Dutka, Aurel Klimt, Stanislav Komárek, Ivana Košuličová, Jiří Kubíček, Petr Nikl, Vít Pancíř, Priit Pärn (Estonia), Vlasta Pospíšilová, Alice Růžičková, Vladimír Suchánek, Michal Žabka and others
The zero year of the Festival of Film Animation took place from the 7th to 9th of December 2000 in Dukla Cinema in Jihlava. During the three days, more than 160 animated films were screened; the films were borrowed from collections of National Film Archive, French Cultural Centre, Zagreb Film School, Project 100, Czech film schools and other film archives and distributors. 207 paying visitors attended the screenings.
The pursuit of coverage of wide spectre of history as well as the present of this minor genre led to formation of specific structure that has remained up to now – the programme has been divided into 43 thematic blocks within which the screenings were completed with lectures and workshops. Proficiency of individual lecturers (Alena Nádvorníková, Martin Čihák, Tomáš Liška, Jan Gogola, Karel Tabery etc.) was accentuated.
Among other things, the programme consisted of the following sections: Bornography, Animation focused on child drawings, Animated video-clip, Pixar to children, French animation of 1970s, Aardman Animations, Czech female artists and directors.
The Festival also introduced profiles of the following artists: Jurij Norštejn, Václav Mergl, Jiří Barta, Jiří Trnka and Josef Švejk, Jan Švankmajer, Aurel Klimt, Karel Lhoták, Pavel Marek and others.
