15th World Animated Film Festival, Varna 2019 WFAF – Program

Varna, September 11-15. The 15th edition of the World Animation Film Festival will be held in Varna. The program includes a competition program in several categories, exhibitions, retrospectives, lectures and other accompanying events. The screenings will be in the halls of the Festival and Convention Center.

 

PROGRAM:

 

11/09/2019 (Wednesday)

 

17: 30h. Kids Corner-Varna

WFAF Costume Celebration Parade Drawing/Costume Contest 2019

 

18: 00h. FCC Varna/free entrance /

Opening of the ANIMATION DRAWINGS exhibition of NBU students

 

18: 30h. FCC Varna/free entrance /

Opening of the Belgian Comics SPIROU4RIGHTS exhibition

 

19: 00h, Hall 1

OFFICIAL OPENING

 

19: 30h. Hall 1

1st Competition Short Film Animation

 

 

09/12/2019 (Thursday)

 

11: 00h. Hall 2/free entrance /

Fernando Garrito's Masterclass

 

14: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

Teddy Grey presents "Documentary and Animated Film Festival - USA"

 

15: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

University Program - Estonian Academy of Arts

 

16: 00h. Hall 1

1st competition program ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN

 

16: 30h. Hall 2

Retrospective of the 90th Birthday of Donyo Donev

 

17: 30h. Hall 1

2nd competition program BRIEF ANIMATION

 

19: 00h , Hall 1

3rd competition program SHORT ANIMATION

 

8:30 pm, Hall 1 / Free entrance /

PANORAMA / Best of the World of Animation

 

8:30 pm, Graffit Gallery

Opening of an exhibition and premiere of Henri Kulev's “Orient SexPress” book

 

 

13/09/2019 (Friday)

 

11:00 hrs.Hall 2/free entrance /

Lecture by George Sifianos on Artificial Intelligence and Animation

 

14: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

Jury members program - Olga Pärn (Estonia)

 

14: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

Jury Members Program - Baden Württemberg (Germany)

 

16: 00h. Hall 1

1st full-length animation competition program / RAFADAN TAIFA - An Underground Adventure

 

17: 30h. Hall 1

4th Competition Short Animation Program

 

19: 00h, Hall 1

5th Short Animation Program Competition

 

20: 30h. Hall 1

2nd competition program full-length animation/FARAWAY

 

 

14.09 (Saturday)

 

11: 00h. Hall 1

3rd competition program full-length animation/KING SHAKIR

 

14: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

Jury Members Program - Ivan Bogdanov (Bulgaria)

 

15: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

ANIFILM Program - Contemporary Czech Animation

 

16: 00h. Hall 1

2nd competition program Animation for children

 

16: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

Retrospective - 100 years since the birth of Todor Dinov

 

17: 30h. Hall 1

4th full-length animation contest / THE QUEEN OF THE SNOW: THE REVIEW OF THE MIRROR KINGDOM

 

17: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

HAPPINESS MACHINE projection

 

18: 00h. Hall 2/free entrance/16+

Premiere - ROSES IN THE NIGHT, directed by Pencho Kunchev

(prohibited for persons under 16 years of age)

 

19: 00h, Hall 1

6th Short Animation Program Competition

 

20: 30h. Hall 1

5th competition program full-length animation/NEW CITY

 

 

15.09 (Sunday)

 

11: 00h. Hall 1

Full-length animation/THE QUEEN OF THE Snow: THE REVIEW OF THE KINGDOM

 

14: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

Pavel Horacek presents Animation and Censorship in Czechoslovakia

 

15: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

MONSTRA Portuguese Animation Program

 

16: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

University Program - NBU and 10x10x19, Bulgaria

 

17: 30h. Hall 2/free entrance /

The premiere of "LIST OF PAPERS", directed by Asya Kovanov

 

17: 45h. Hall 2/free entrance /

CAMERA ETC Animation Studio Movie Program.

 

19: 00h, Hall 1

OFFICIAL AWARD CEREMONY

 

20: 00h, Hall 1

THE AWARDED MOVIES program

 

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