Anibar Animation Festival always tackles issues on the forefront of public discussion, aligning animation with our contemporary world. For its 15th edition (15-21 July 2024, Peja, Kosovo) has picked up  the subject matter "Smash the Patriarchy".

As the festival states: " Our festival is a sanctuary for radical imagination, where the status quo is challenged, and new progressive ideas are supported. In this edition, Anibar will keep advocating for a balanced and healed society, making space for discussions on equity, personal authenticity and fulfillment, freedom, and the well-being of every individual. Thus, Anibar will keep embracing its vision of confronting dogmatic mentalities while making way for inclusion and diversity.

We invite everyone to join us during the seven days of the festival to Smash the Patriarchy by understanding its causes and protesting its effects, through a carefully curated program of films, presentations, panel discussions, educational activities, music, and more!"

The trailer for the 15th edition was prepared by the Hungarian animator, Luca Toth. (Superbia, Mr. Mare)

I was very excited when Anibar approached me with the task of creating this year’s festival trailer. The logline was: “Smash the Patriarchy”... but what does “smashing the patriarchy” mean? How do I approach it in a 40-second animation? I was thinking long, and hard and realized that for me the most important part of smashing the patriarchy is not actually some sort of demolishment, it’s quite the opposite. I wanted to show how important it is to have trust and human connection in order to rebuild a system that is fitting for most of us - Luca Toth

Watch the Anibar Festival trailer

The full programme of Anibar Festival 2024

From a number of 1531 films submitted by 77 countries around the world, the programming team has come to select a total of 134 animated films, divided into 9 categories, 6 of which are competitive.

(Head of Selection: Petrit Gora)

International Competition

Student Competition

Balkan Competition

Music Videos

Panorama Out of Competition

Young Audiences Competition

(Head of Selection for Young Audiences: Vita Kasapolli)

Human Rights Competition

Experimental Programme (curated by Panot Mahmutaj)

The Anibar Animation Festival takes place from July 15th to 21st in Peja, Kosovo.

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