The International Festival of Animated Films AniFest was an international festival of animated films that was annually held in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

from the years 2002 to 2013, when Anifest was merged with

Anifilm Anifilm is an International Festival of Animated Films held in Třeboň, Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to th ...

. In the festivals prime, the event attracted more than twenty-thousand guests per year. The festival was a specialized competition of animated productions for film professionals, artists and animation lovers. In addition to the competitive and non-competitive film events, the festival included various theatre performances, exhibitions, concerts and discussions, parties and other cultural and social events. In 2010, Anifest was held in the North Bohemian city of

Teplice Teplice () (until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; german: Teplitz-Schönau or ''Teplitz'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest Czech spa town, after Karlovy Vary. The hi ...

. It marked the 100th birthday of film director

Karel Zeman Karel Zeman (3 November 1910 – 5 April 1989) was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator, best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation. Because of his creative use of special effec ...

. The AniFest 2010 juries consisted of personalities from the world of animation, including film directors, film artists, film historians, and university professors from around the world. In 2013, Anifest was merged with

, which is still currently held today in the Czech Republic.

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Festival website
Animation film festivals Film festivals in the Czech Republic Defunct film festivals Anifilm Recurring events disestablished in 2013 Recurring events established in 2002 {{animation-stub

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