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Primanima World Festival of First Animations

Budaörs, Hungary, Europe

19 - 31 Oct, 2020

Keywords

student, first film, short, animation, graduation film

Category

Short

Genre

Documentary, Short, Animation, Comedy, Romance, Sport, Action, News, Drama, Adult, Crime, Experimental, Fantasy, Historical/Epic, Horror, Musical/dance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western, Music Video, Television, Virtual Reality, Web / New Media

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Primanima World Festival of First Animations

Budaörs, Hungary, Europe

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General Information

founded

2003

edition

9th

organizers

Tamás Patrovits

Festival Director

Anna Ida Orosz

Programme Curator

Contact details

Primanima Kft.

Templom tér 12.

Budaörs Pest County, Hungary 2040

primanima@primanima.hu

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Venues

BABtér (Budaörs Animation Base and Creative Space) Templom tér 12, Budaörs, Pest County Hungary 2040 Show me on the map
Jókai Mór Művelődési Ház Szabadság út 26., Budaörs, Pest County Hungary 2040 Show me on the map

About the festival

The Primanima World Festival of First Animations was founded in 2012 to create an opportunity to present the works of Hungarian and international young talents who are at the beginning of their career. Student films, graduation films and first films are in competition at the festival for awards given by the professional international jury and the audience. The need for this platform for the newcomer creators is well illustrated by the fact that more than five hundred films are submitted to the festival each year. Among the submissions we can find animations from the leading animation schools of the world such as the Royal College of Art, the National Film and Television School from Longos, the Gobelins, La Poudriere from France, the Baden-Württemberg Filmakademie from Germany, the CalArts from the U.S., the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest and the Budapest Metropolitan University.

Apart from the submissions the competition program of 70-80 films includes invitation as well. They invite each year the fresh, innovative artworks that were awarded at international festivals recently (Annecy, Ottawa, Cannes, Stuttgart ITFS, HAFF, Animateka etc.) and they present films that begin their festival circuit at Primanima. They also strive to keep track of the career of young directors who have debuted with their student films at Primanima, and to create an opportunity for them to present their graduation and first professional films as well.

Mission

Supporting Hungarian talents of animation is a goal ever since the first Primanima. They give special Hungarian awards beside the main and category prizes at the festival to support young Hungarian creators. These awards take their name after the renowned artists of the Hungarian animation scene: the George Pal Prize is the professional jury’s prize for the most promising Hungarian talent, the Macskássy Gyula Prize goes to the audience’s favorite Hungarian film. Since 2016 we give the Tibor Csermák Prize for the most popular animation cartoon based on the votes of the children audience, in memory of the talented animation artist who passed away tragically young.

About

The Primanima World Festival of First Animations was founded in 2012 to create an opportunity to present the works of Hungarian and international young talents who are at the beginning of their career. Student films, graduation films and first films are in competition at the festival for awards given by the professional international jury and the audience. The need for this platform for the newcomer creators is well illustrated by the fact that more than five hundred films are submitted to the festival each year. Among the submissions we can find animations from the leading animation schools of the world such as the Royal College of Art, the National Film and Television School from Longos, the Gobelins, La Poudriere from France, the Baden-Württemberg Filmakademie from Germany, the CalArts from the U.S., the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest and the Budapest Metropolitan University.

Apart from the submissions the competition program of 70-80 films includes invitation as well. They invite each year the fresh, innovative artworks that were awarded at international festivals recently (Annecy, Ottawa, Cannes, Stuttgart ITFS, HAFF, Animateka etc.) and they present films that begin their festival circuit at Primanima. They also strive to keep track of the career of young directors who have debuted with their student films at Primanima, and to create an opportunity for them to present their graduation and first professional films as well.

Mission

Supporting Hungarian talents of animation is a goal ever since the first Primanima. They give special Hungarian awards beside the main and category prizes at the festival to support young Hungarian creators. These awards take their name after the renowned artists of the Hungarian animation scene: the George Pal Prize is the professional jury’s prize for the most promising Hungarian talent, the Macskássy Gyula Prize goes to the audience’s favorite Hungarian film. Since 2016 we give the Tibor Csermák Prize for the most popular animation cartoon based on the votes of the children audience, in memory of the talented animation artist who passed away tragically young.

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Awards & Winners

2019

Grand Prix (Winner)

Hide N Seek (2019)  Director(s): Bára Halířová

George Pal Prize for the Most Promising Hungarian Talent in Animation (Winner)

Jacques’ Rampage or When Do We Lose Our Self-confidence? (2018)  Director(s): Máté Horesnyi

Best First Film (Winner)

Castle (2019)  Director(s): Ryotaro Miyajima

Best Graduation Film (Winner)

Daughter (2019)  Director(s): Daria Kashcheeva

Best Student Film (Winner)

Alfred Fauchet (2018)  Director(s): Georis Mathieu

The Award of the Children's Film Jury (Winner)

Big Wolf and Little Wolf (2018)  Director(s): Rémi Durin

Best Sound Design (Winner)

Daughter (2019)  Director(s): Daria Kashcheeva

The Award of the Primalter Jury (Winner)

Broken Things (2018)  Director(s): Panni Gyulai

The Award of the PrimaPsycho Jury for the Best Film in the Primateen Section (Winner)

Sister (2019)  Director(s): Svetla Tsotsorkova

The Favourite Film of the Student Jury (Winner)

The Lonely Orbit (2019)  Director(s): Benjamin Morard Frederic Siegel

The Favourite Film of PrimaKids Jury (Winner)

Big Wolf and Little Wolf (2018)  Director(s): Rémi Durin

Most Popular International Short Film (Winner)

Sh_t Happens (2019)  Director(s): David Stumpf Michaela Mihályi

Gyula Macskássy Prize for the Most Popular Hungarian Animation (Winner)

Symbiosis (2019)  Director(s): Nadja Andrasev

Most Popular International Children's Film (Winner)

Heatwave (2019)  Director(s): Fokion Xenos

Tibor Csermák Prize for the Most Popular Hungarian Animation (Winner)

The Thrilling Tales of Dreadful Draco (2019) Director(s): Bálint Kelen

Most Popular Film from the PrimaTeen Selection (Winner)

Blieschow (2019)  Director(s): Christoph Sarow

Terms and rules

Category descriptions:

  • Student film = your first steps in animation film making at high school, university education or any other trainings or workshops, including homemade productions
  • Diploma film = your B.A. or M.A. school-leaving short film
  • First film = your first individual short film production apart from an educational background
  • Films for children = films suitable for children (aged 4–10) submitted for any of the above short film categories will also be considered by the programmers for the Films for Children Competition category. You can also submit your film to the category of children's film if the director of the film is under 40 years.
  • Films for teenagers = films suitable for teenagers (aged 12–18) submitted for any of the above short film categories will also be considered by the programmers for the PrimaTeen competition category.

Please read further rules & terms carefully before submitting.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Student film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st July, 2020) €0
Regular (31st July, 2020) €0
Late (31st July, 2020) €0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films Only student films
First films No
Description

Your first steps in animation film making at high school, university education or any other trainings or workshops, including home made productions

Diploma film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st July, 2020) €0
Regular (31st July, 2020) €0
Late (31st July, 2020) €0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films Only student films
First films No
Description

Your B.A. or M.A. school-leaving short film

First film
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st July, 2020) €0
Regular (31st July, 2020) €0
Late (31st July, 2020) €0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

Your first independent short film production apart from educational background

Films for Children
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st July, 2020) €0
Regular (31st July, 2020) €0
Late (31st July, 2020) €0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

Films suitable for children (aged 4-10) submitted for any of the above short film categories can also be selected by the programmers for the Films for Children Competition category. You can also submit your film to the category of children's film if the director of the film is under 40 years.

Films for Teenagers
Entry fees
Early Bird (31st July, 2020) €0
Regular (31st July, 2020) €0
Late (31st July, 2020) €0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

Films suitable for teenagers (aged 12-18) submitted for any of the above short film categories will also be considered by the programmers for the PrimaTeen competition category

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