Animated films selected for second Anifest Rozafa

TIRANA, August 2 – Around 200 animated films have been selected to participate in the second edition of AniFest Rozafa international animation festival in Shkodra, northern Albania.
The festival’s second edition is scheduled for September 12 to 18 in the local cinema in Shkodra, where Albanian and foreign animated film directors will compete for several prizes.
AniFestROZAFA, the only event of this kind in Albania, is an international competitive and festive event and festival by children and for children. The event includes trainings, seminars, workshops and the international festival of animated films made by children and for children. The “AniFestROZAFA 2010” Event was a successful experience with its trainings, seminars and workshops, where a group of children from Shkodra participated and by the end, they managed to make an animated film titled “Koka b쮠koka p촯n” (To face the consequences), with a film length of 2 min.
The festival had short-listed films made by children, films made by students of animated film, and animated films made for children.
AniFestROZAFA is also the synonym of a meeting place for the Albanian and foreign artists, and an additional opportunity to get to know with the history of this place, that is rich in legends and monuments.
The festival is supported by the Culture Ministry, the Shkodra Municipality and the National Cinematography Centre.
The history of Albanian animation dates back to 1975. Some 200 animated films, most of which during the country’s communist regime, have been produced since then.