12th StopTrik IFF international competition programmes and Panorama revealed!
73 short stop motion and experimental films from all around the world will be presented at the 12th StopTrik IFF in Maribor (Slovenia) and Łódź (Poland).
“International competition programme: Stop Motion Animation” showcases multi-fold intriguing films made in traditional stop motion techniques (puppet films, claymation, cut-out, object manipulation, pixilation, etc.). “International competition programme: Borderlands” focuses on a merge of stop motion techniques and aura with other animation techniques and various means of cinematic expression (live-action included). In “Panorama” we take the viewers on a fast-ride through sharp, ironic, and inventive miniatures. For the first time StopTrik IFF opens “International competition programme: Stop Motion Animation for Children” – two programmes that will entertain the viewers of 6-8 and 12-14 years old. Both in Maribor in Łódź the festival’s winners and laureates are chosen by the popular voting of the audiences, discussed by the students’ juries, and mentioned by the film experts (film critics, curators, festival organizers) visiting the event.
All the selected programmes aim at juxtaposing production from renowned studios such as National Film Board of Canada, Nukufilm (Estonia) or Folimage (France), acknowledged film schools (NFTS in London, Bezalel University in Jerusalem or Film School in Lodz) with daring, independent production. Stop motion production conditions differ greatly across the globe. Some of the filmmakers whose films we present this year have come long path marked by the experiences of war and refuge; the others struggle with self- or top-down imposed censorship regulating creative industries under the authoritarian regimes; and there are those who keep exercising freedom of expression and artistic experimentation against the logic of consumerist and bureaucratic, global film market. We are grateful for having a chance to support them all in sharing their views, ideas, and imagination with StopTrik audiences.
What is best in stop motion and on its borderlands, what is most visually appealing, and inspiring in a sense of critical, humanistic encounter with an animated film art, it is yours for taking at StopTrik IFF!
See the full list of selected films
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See the full list of selected films 〰️
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Stop motion + Borderlands + Panorama: Michał Bobrowski (Poland)
Stop motion for children: Brina Fekonja (Slovenia), Antonija Veljačić (Croatia)
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Students Jury: tba
Students Jury Mentor: Maciej Misztal (Lublin Film Festival)
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Students Jury: Filip Grzędowski, Anna Ligęza, Kacper Olszewski
Students Jury Mentor: Piotr Kardas (O!PLA Festival)