3 days. Endless animations. Workshops. Q&As. Magic on the big screen! 📽✨

📌 PROGRAM 📌

📅 FRIDAY (26th of SEPTEMBER)

✨ 10:00 – 13:00 – Children’s Programme Screening: Best of Primanima 2024 selection; Exhibition of the children’s drawings; Behind the scenes of stop motion animation: tricks on the stage – interactive presentation (more info 👉 http://film.sapientia.ro/uploads/hirek/2025/ANIMATES/Animates-gyerekprogram.pdf). Location: Sapientia University, Aula (limited number of places, registration: animatesfesztival@gmail.com)

✨ 14:00 – 15:30 – That’s What She Said 2: selection of Animation Festival Network from short audiovisual works by female and female-identifying filmmakers. Location: Sapientia University, Aula

✨ 16:00 – 18:00 – Opening Event: Presentation and exchange of experiences with representatives of the participating animation schools. Location: Sapientia University, Aula

✨ 19:30 – 21:00 Dialogue. Selection of the films submitted to the AniMates online contest. Location: Sapientia University, Aula

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

📅 SATURDAY (27th of SEPTEMBER)

✨ 10:00-12:00 – Masterclass Piotrek Chmielewski: How to make a no-budget stop motion animation? Location: Sapientia University (Calea Turzii nr. 4), Aula
https://fb.me/e/6bi7OSUTJ

✨ 15:00 – 17:00 – AniMates short film selection:

▪️ 1. Crab (Piotr Chmielewski, 2022 | Pl | 8′)
▪️ 2. Grandpa is Sleeping (Matei Branea | 2025 | Ro | 7′)
▪️ 3. Dog Ear (Vácz Péter | 2025 | HU | 20′)
▪️ 4. Paddle Boat (Samppa Kukkonen | 2023 | Fl | 16′)
▪️ 5. HeadRest (Heta Okkonen | 2024 | Fl | 3′)
▪️ 6. Simply Divine (Mélody Boulissière & Bogdan Stamatin | 2024 | Fr, Ro | 15′)
▪️ 7. Bernády goes to America (Buzási Gyopár-Orsolya | 2023 | HU | 5′)

All films will have English subtitles.

At the end of the screening we will have a discussion with 3 of the directors: Piotr Chmielewski, Bogdan Stamatin and Buzási Gyopár-Orsolya.

Host: Szucher Ágnes.

Location: Cinema ARTA

⭐️ EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1131116632446308

✨ 17:30 – 19:05 Memoir of a Snail (Adam Elliot | 2024 | Aus | 95′)

Language: EN, Sub: RO

Stop-motion animation about a lonely Australian woman, a misfit who collects snails and books and recounts her story to a snail. A bittersweet film about loss, memory and hope. Winner of the Cristal for Best Feature at Annecy 2024, Best Animated Feature at Sitges, and Best Film at BFI London.

First screening in Cluj-Napoca!

Location: Cinema ARTA

⭐️ EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1338447471205217

✨ 21:00 – 22:00 Afterparty: Animation Jam with the Hangoló Band

Host of animation screening: Buzási Gyopár-Orsolya

Location: Planetarium

⭐️ EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/4109316022721998

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

📅SUNDAY (28th of SEPTEMBER)

✨ 15:00 – 16:30 – Marona’s Fantastic Tale (Anca Damian | 2020 | Fr, Be, Ro | 92′)

Language: RO, Sub: EN

A story about life and death and everything in between, told entirely through the eyes of a dog with breathtaking visuals and unmatched empathy. Awarded at Bucheon and Tokyo Anime Award Festival, and nominated for the European Film Awards.

Location: Cinema ARTA

⭐️ EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1691656851522705

✨ 17:00 – 19:00 – Crulic – the Path to Beyond (r: Anca Damian | 2011 | Ro, Pl | 73′)

Language: RO, Sub: EN

Animated biographical docudrama film starring Vlad Ivanov, narrated from beyond the grave by Crulic, a Romanian who died in a Polish prison while on a hunger strike. Winner of the Cristal at Annecy 2012 and over 25 international awards.

After the screening we will have a QA with the director of the film.
Host: Böjthe Alex

Location: Cinema ARTA

⭐️ EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1771110580441730

⭐️ The program is available via FestivApp.

Andorid: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.codespring.festivapp.android&pcampaignid=web_share

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ifestivapp/id1108382627

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

https://www.facebook.com/events/1157771382909665/