Thirty-two films, selected from more than 500 submissions, will compete at this year's Anilogue. They will be judged by a jury headed by Ferenc Cakó, who is well known for his sand animations, Michaela Pavlatova, who received a special award from Bill Plympton at last year's Anilogue for her film Animals' Carnival, and Adam Wyrwas, whose film Peter and the Wolf won an Oscar this year.
Seven animated feature films are on the festival programme, including Hayao Miyazaki's much awaited Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, Nina Paley's Sita Sings the Blues, the musical Piano Forest and the horror film Dead Space.
In addition to film screenings, the Mesharray Digital Media School will offer workshops, and visitors will get a chance to test the latest animation software in the Uránia cinema's lobby. Róbert Vári will give a presentation on the history of animated film, and the husband-and-wife composer team Nik and Nancy Phelps will put on a workshop for young people.
The festival will start at the Uránia cinema on November 27 and conclude with an awards ceremony in Vienna on December 3.
Author: Éva Kelemen
