ANIMARIO 2024
In this edition, the dates of ANIMARIO are close to the Christmas lights and the temperature of our guest country: Poland, a country that unites tradition and modernity in unusual animations that extend their influence relentlessly.
The festival welcomes two of its great figures, Jerzy Kucia and Marta Pajek, as well as the mythical Quay brothers, who premiere in Madrid their feature film Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, based on the work of the same name by Polish writer Bruno Schulz.
The International Competition has the largest participation to date, expanding its offer from three to four sessions. Among the outstanding films are puppet animations such as Adiós, by José Prats, and Beautiful Men, by Nicolas Keppens, as well as the new short film with drawings by Oscar winner Torill Kove, Maybe Elephants. The Annecy winning short films Percebes, by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves, and 27, by Flóra Anna Buda, will also be screened. This year, the stories are more mature and varied, with a personal approach, often bathed in humor. The Official Selection will present twenty-five titles from fifteen different countries, along with four feature films and forty-six short films in parallel sections.
For the first time in Madrid, the festival presents a great retrospective of Polish animation, one of the most daring cinematographies in the world. In the Poland, Chimera Animation sessions, the country's literary, plastic and musical tradition is reflected through animations signed by pioneers, masters and young authors.
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass is the most recent film by the authors of Street of Crocodiles, who have been working on it for a decade. This will be a unique opportunity to see the film and attend a talk with its authors, the Quay brothers.
ANIMARIO continues to support Spanish animation with premieres and screenings of short films, as well as with the awarding of the prize for the best Spanish short film project selected from among twenty proposals. In addition, Madrid Film Office will offer a full program of conferences that will give an account of the state of animation in our country.
Don't miss these four days of creativity and inspiration. We are waiting for you to enjoy together a field at the creative forefront, in constant transformation and unique for its ability to reflect the spirit of our time.
Carolina López.
Animario 2024 Curator.
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