POLISH DELEGATION - SIXTH TIME AT MIFA
Today in French Annnecy the animation market MIFA starts. The proffessionals visiting the market will get the opportunity of meeting Polish producers at the "Polish Animation" stand.
This year, four Polish films are included in the programme: "I, the Animal" by Michalina Musialik, "Basia" by Marcin Wasilewski - TV series produced by Grupa Smacznego, "Perpetuum Mobile" by Piotr Kamler and "Signum" by Witold Giersz.
At the festival, there is also the largest animated film market in the world, MIFA, during which, apart from the presentations of the latest film-making technologies, at the exhibition market, the accredited festival guests will have access to a video collection with a database of animated films. MIFA also becomes the place of many industry meetings, master class lectures and presentations. The market is visited by producers, commissioning editors for the animated film channels, as well as numerous artists and representatives of institutions and authors and art and design students. The programme of the industry events includes pitchings, presentation of film studies and countries, work in progress sections and meetings with representatives of television channels broadcasting animated film content.
This year, MIFA lasts from June 15 to 17, and Poland will be one of the exhibitors at the market for the fifth time. This year, at the stall of Polish Animations, prepared and organised by Krakow Film Foundation, with the support of Polish Film Institute, as many as twelve animated film studios are associated : Animoon, Badi Badi, EGo Film, Grupa Smacznego, Platige Image, Human Ark, Letko, MU Animation, Studio Miniatur Filmowych, Se-Ma-For, SPInka Film Studio and TREFL Studio. Polish producers will bring projects at various stages of productions, having an opportunity to find partners in Annecy. At the Polish stall, there will also be also representatives of institutions - Krakow Film Foundation and Polish Animation Producers Association.
Another highlight of the Polish presence in Annecy will be marked by the Polish Cocktail - organized for the third time by the Polish Animation Producers Association with the support of the Polish Film Institute. The cocktail, held on Thursday, 16th June, will gather professionals from all around the world working within animation industry. During the cocktail The Horrible Amateurs Group will give a concert.
You can read more about the festival and the market here.