Kecskemét Animation Film Festival

Kecskemét Animation Film Festival (Hungarian: Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál) (KAFF) is an animated film festival held biennially during the month of June in Kecskemét, Hungary. Although the bulk of the festival is oriented toward efforts in Hungarian animation, the associated KAFF-sponsored Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials (Hungarian: Európai Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál) has opened the festival to international works as well. The festival was first held in 1985 and was opened to international works of animation in 1996.

History

The history of Hungarian animation has been tied to the city of Kecskemét since 1971 when the Budapest-based state-run monopoly, Pannónia Film Studio, was granted the right to form a subsidiary studio named Kecskeméti Animációs Filmstúdió.[1][2] For the next two decades Hungarian animation would be produced exclusively in these two cities as well as at a smaller affiliated studio located in Pécs. When state funding evaporated in 1990 and the Pannónia animation monopoly came to an end, the former state-run animation studios found themselves in prime position to become independent commercial entities and in 1991 Kecskeméti Animációs Filmstúdió became Kecskemétfilm Kft under the leadership of Ferenc Mikulás.[3]

The first Kecskemét Animation Film Festival was held in 1985 during the peak of Hungarian animation efforts.[4] The festival was initially intended as a tri-annual event that would highlight the most notable works of Hungarian animators. Between 1985 and 2005 the event followed this timetable with the only exception being that the festival scheduled for 1991 suffered organization problems related to the fall of Communism in the country and the establishment of the Third Republic, and so the 1991 festival was rescheduled for 1993. From 2005 onward, however, the festival has occurred biennially.[4] In addition, while the main KAFF event remains focused on the works of Hungarian animators, the festival expanded in 1996 to simultaneously coordinate an affiliated event, the Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials (also known as the International Festival of Animated Feature Films and TV Specials). The two festivals are part of the same event and are considered synonymous.[4]

Jury members

Each festival has two kinds of juries. The preselection jury consists of 3 people who screen the possible submissions to come up with the initial quality lineup for the festival. The selection jury consists of a 3 to 5 person team who are charged with determining which of these films is to be awarded prizes. Since the 5th International Festival of Animated Feature Films and TV Specials in 2007, a separate set of jurymen (including 3 preselection and 3-5 regular jury) have been used to select films and award prizes for the international portion of the event. Appointment of all jury members is done by KAFF staff and until 2005 both juries may have had a president/chairperson. This position was usually given to guests as a form of high honor. Since the 4th KAFF in 1996, the composition of the jury has been decidedly international with guests since then hailing from Russia, Japan, Canada, USA, South Korea, and over a dozen other countries from all over Europe.

Former jury presidents/chairpeople have included:

Prizes awarded

KAFF and Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials prizes are generally of 2 types—Special Awards and Category Awards. Top Prizes are also awarded as well as Memorial Awards and a variety of other miscellaneous prizes. For top prizes, recipients may also be entitled to monetary prizes. The number of prizes awarded has gradually risen from 11 prizes in 1985 to over 25 in the late 2000s. Commonly awarded prizes include:

Top prize winners

KAFF Grand Prix (Hungarian)

Year Title Director(s)
1985[5]
No Grand Prix awarded.
1988[6]
No Grand Prix awarded.
1993[8]Locsolkodás ("Sprinkling")Béla Weisz
1996[7]EcotópiaSándor Reisenbüchler
1999[9]Labirintus ("Labyrinth")Ferenc Cakó
2002[14]A kalózok szeretője ("The Lover of Pirates")Zsófia Péterffy
2005[11]Az idő látképei ("Time Sights")István Orosz
2007[15]Életvonal ("Life Line")Ducki Tomek
2009[12]FINKatalin Glaser
2011[13]track32István Illés
2013[16]My Name is Boffer BingsLászló Csáki
2015[17]BathsDucki Tomek

1st Prize (International)

Year Title Director(s) Country
1996[7]The Secret Adventures of Tom ThumbDave Borthwick United Kingdom
1999[9]Tagasi Euroopasse ("Back to Europe")Riho Unt Estonia
2002–2015
No 1st Prize awarded.

Kecskemét City Prize

Year Title Director(s) Country
1985[5]
No Kecskemét City Prize awarded.
1988[6]Isten Veled, Kis Sziget! ("Farewell, Little Island")Sándor Reisenbüchler Hungary
1993[8]Allegro vivaceSándor Reisenbüchler Hungary
1996[7]Hamu ("Ashes")Ferenc Cakó Hungary
Kecskemét City Prize shifts to the Európai Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál.
1999[9]Kirikou et la sorcière ("Kirikou and the Sorceress")Michel Ocelot France
2002[14]Don QuixoteCsaba Varga Hungary
2005[11]Nyócker ("The District")Áron Gauder Hungary
2007[15]Bland Tistlar ("Among the Thorns")Uzi Geffenblad & Lotta Geffenblad Sweden
2009[12]The Secret of KellsTomm Moore Ireland
2011[13]Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny? ("In the Attic: Who Has a Birthday Today?")Jiří Barta Czech Republic
2013[16]Arrugas ("Wrinkles")Ignacio Ferreras Spain
2015[17]Rocks in My PocketsSigne Baumane Latvia

External links

References

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  2. Napochka, Haruko. Magyar Rajfilm Történet A Dióhéjban (English: "Animation History In Hungary"). Napochka. 26 February 2011.
  3. Lendvai, Erzsi. A magyar animációs film (English: "Animated cartoons in Hungary"). FilmKultúra. 1996.
  4. 1 2 3 A KAFF története. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2011.
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  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 1993.
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  10. KAFF 2002 - Zsuri (English: "KAFF 2002 - Jury"). Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2002.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A 4. Nemzetközi Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál díjai (English: "Awards of the 4th International Festival of Animated Feature Films"). Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2005.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A 9. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál és a 6. Nemzetközi Animációs Fesztivál díjai (English: "Awards"). Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2009.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 7. Európai Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2011.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 KAFF 2002 - Díjak (English: "KAFF 2002 - Award"). Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2002.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 KAFF 2007 Díjak (English: "KAFF 2007 Awards"). Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2007.
  16. 1 2 11. Kecskeméti Animációs Filmfesztivál 8. Európai Animációs Játékfilm Fesztivál. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2013.
  17. 1 2 Awards Of 12th KAFF Announced. Kecskeméti Animáció Film Fesztivál. 2015.
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