At last year's Animateka festival we saw the full-length animated horror film Fear(s) of the Dark, an omnibus of works by world renowned comic artists Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti and Richard McGuire. Fears make up the core of the film, expressed in each author's unique approach. The exhibition in Kinodvor will include original drawings from the film, as well as images and video materials of its making. The multimedia exhibition will open on February 24th at 8 p.m. in Kinodvor Café, in the presence of author Marie Caillou. The exhibition will be on display in Kinodvor Gallery until March 23rd 2009.
The jury gave an ex-equo Grand Prix to the film š tyri / Four directed by Ivana š ebestova (Slovak Republic) and to the film NightStill, directed by Elke Groen (Austria). Jury explanation: "š tyri gets the prize for its brilliant visual style, its subtle humour, its captivating narative structure and its witty sensual atmosphere. NightStill gets prize for its original atmosphere achieved throuhg sophisticated simplicity. The all mighty power of nature dominates the film."