Among the highlights of the festival will be the premiere of The Tragedy of Man, the latest achievement by the well known Hungarian animated filmmaker Marcell Jankovics. The script for the film was written in 1983 and production started in 1988, but it took almost 25 years to complete The Tragedy of Man. Based on a classic 19th century play, each scene is made in a different animation style. Some of these scenes have been shown separately at festivals and on television, but the 160-minute film will be shown in its entirety for the first time at Anilogue.
Thirty shorts and nine feature-length animated films are in the competition.
George The Hedgehog, a film about an ?inveterate womanizer? by the Polish director Tomasz Lesniak, is on the programme, as is a collection of the latest work of Cartoon d?Or nominee Ducki Tomek.
Dead But Not Buried, from the UK, follows a chase after a dead man?s body, who some think holds the secret to eternal life.
Directors Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol tell the story of a cat who leads two lives in A Cat in Paris.
A hallucinating train dispatcher is at the centre of Alois Nebel, from the Czech Republic.
Makoto Shinkai?s Children Who Chase Voices From Deep Below is among the Japanese films on the programme.
The Rabbi?s Cat, directed by Antoine Delesvaux and Joann Sfar, is about a cat who starts to talk and an incredible quest for a mythical tribe in Africa. It features a cameo by Tintin.
The Oscar nominated French film director Bastien Dubois is heading the jury at this year?s festival.
