Changes Incoming for Anima Festival!
– The Brussels International Animation Film Festival, also known as Anima, is refreshing to keep up with audience expectations.
– A zesty digital playground is on the cards for the upcoming 43rd festivities!
– Good news for tiny tots! Film for all age groups, starting from the tender age of 3, will be up for grabs.
– But that’s not all, folks! Additional creative workshops and more traditional favorites are ready to bedazzle attendees.
Hot Take:
Brace Yourselves, Anima Festival Goes Digital!
It’s officially fun o’clock at the Anima Festival! Following a classic “adapt or perish” approach, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival is pulling up their socks, tossing some pixie dust in the air, and giving a vibrant digital makeover to its festivities! And why should grown-ups have all the fun? With animated films for all ages, even three-year-olds can now put on their critic hats and dive into the world of 3D Animation. Moreover, the smart cookies behind Anima are not just keeping the party restricted to frame-by-frame fun; they’re setting up creative workshops, because what’s an animation festival without some hands-on action! There’s something inherently delightful about an age-old, beloved festival willing to loosen its tie, roll up its sleeves, and make traditional even more enjoyable. Lights, camera, animation, anyone?
An Evolution of the Brussels International Animation Film Festival: Adapting to Audience Trends and Preferences
INTRODUCING A NEW DIGITAL EXPERIENCE
For its upcoming 43rd chapter, Anima renews its activities designed for kids. It offers a plethora of films suitable for all ages (3 and above), interactive creative workshops coupled with traditional pancakes, and for the first time, a well-curated digital playground open throughout the Festival, promising family fun with cutting-edge animation technologies.
ANIMA Brussels © Lieven van Velthoven
In a bid to stay relevant with current trends, Anima 2024 is focusing on the theme of science fiction in animation, showcasing a broad selection of new full-length and short films. Fans will also be treated to screenings of iconic sci-fi films. A major retrospective of the genre’s classics will be hosted at Cinematek.
EXPANDING INTO A NEW VENUE: THE MARNI
While Flagey liner has been a historical venue since 2007, the festival has, in response to audience expectations and a broadened schedule, decided to incorporate the nearby Théâtre Marni. This addition will provide approximately thirty more screenings.
UNVEILING A FRESH LOOK
Apart from thrilling expansions, Anima also unveils its fourth revamped logo. The Brussels- and Paris-based graphic design studio, Hartland Villa, encapsulates Anima’s spirit into a bold, dynamic logo symbolising the festival’s vibrant and jovial mood, with a hint of animism.
Additionally, Anima holds the unique distinction of being the sole Belgian animation festival that qualifies for the Oscars. The eagerly awaited results of the film selections will be announced on December 1.
Anima is set to run from February 23 to March 3, 2024, at the venues of Flagey, Marni, Cinematek and will also span over a dozen towns across Wallonia and Flanders. A selected range of films will also be made available online on Sooner.
Original article: https://www.skwigly.co.uk/changes-in-store-for-the-anima-festival/