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Holland Animation Film Festival Line up

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Competitions 2016

The Holland Animation Film Festival 2016 organizes the following competitions.

The competitions for features, shorts, student films and Dutch films are open for films that had their premiere after January 1, 2015. Subscription for these competitions starts at the beginning of September. Deadline for application is 1 December 2015 (when the film is not yet completed on December 1, the deadline for the preview copy is 1 January 2016 or in consultation with HAFF staff). Here's some more information on the entry form and regulations .

The web competition subscription starts 1 February 2016. The online entry form will be available in January.

Competition features

For the sixth time HAFF organizes an international competition for feature-length animation films. The competition is open for all animated films over sixty minutes. A Grand Prize will be appointed to the best feature animation.

Competition shorts

An international competition for short animation films with a maximum length of 60 minutes. The competition is open for all independently produced shorts and television specials or authors animation. The non-narrative section is open for experimental, abstract and cutting edge animation. A Grand Prize will be presented in the categories narrative and non-narrative films.

Films selected for the shorts competition are also eligible for the MovieZone HAFF Award, with a jury of its own, consisting of three youngsters between fifteen and eighteen year old.

Competition Dutch animation

A committed jury watches the contenders and grants an award for the best professional Dutch film. Besides the jury prizes an award will be chosen by the festival audience for which student films can compete as well. The competition Dutch animation is open for all Dutch animated film productions such as commercials, promotional films, music videos, educational or information films, film or television leaders, television films, episodes from television series, independently produced films, student films, broadcast design and industrial films. The mixture of all genres in competition showcases an varied and interesting showcase of the finest Dutch animation. A Grand Prize will be appointed to the winner of the jury prize for best Dutch professional film.

Competition student films

The international competition for short student films is open for student films all over the world with a maximum length of 60 minutes. Graduation films as well as films from other years’ courses can be submitted. A Grand Prize will be appointed to the best student film.

Competition HAFF Junior

Prior to the festival, children from all over the Netherlands from eight to twelve years old get the opportunity to visit a movie theatre near their school for HAFF Junior, an international programme of around nine short animation films. The school receives special teaching tools to prepare for the films. After the screening the children cast a vote for their favourite film. The winning film will be included in a national educational project of EYE in the next school season.

Webcompetition HAFFTube

Entry form online in January 2016. HAFFTube, that’s where it all happens. HAFFTube is our official channel within YouTube. Next to the competition, the channel will be a place to find footage of past festival editions, trailers and contacts of the festival. The web competition is open for entries till the beginning of March. The channel will be filled with an international state of the art selection of contemporary animated films from all over the world with a maximum length of 5 minutes. At the set limit of 50 films, the voting begins.

HAFF will rate the films and daily films will be voted out, thus, creating possibilities for new films. An international jury selects the winner of the web competition. The director of the winning film will be hosted at this year's Holland Animation Film Festival with a festival pass and arranged stay in a hotel.

Competition features

25 April

Innovative documentary recreates the invasion of Gallipoli by New Zealand soldiers in 1915.

Leanne Pooley, New Zealand, 2015, 85:00

Battle of Surabaya

The youths of Surabaya take part in the war in Indonesia in 1945. About the spirit of war, patriotism, and peace.

Aryanto Yuniawan, Indonesia, 2015, 98:52

Cafard

Powerful war drama in motion capture. World wrestling champion swears to avenge his daughter who was brutally raped.

Jan Bultheel, Belgium, Netherlands, France, 2015, 92:00

Extraordinary Tales

Anthology of five short macabre stories of Edgar Allen Poe, about obsession and unrequited love, murder, madness and guilt.

Raúl Garcia, Luxembourg, Spain, USA, Belgium, 2015, 73:00

Little from the Fish Shop

Tragedy in stop-motion in a modern adaptation of The Little Mermaid is a powerful story of unrequited love and betrayal. Czech craftmanschip with gorgeous visual design.

Jan Balej, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, 2015, 72:00

Miss Hokusai

Lively portrayal of Miss Hokusai, the talented daughter ánd assistant of the famous Japanese visual artist Katsushika Hokusai.

Keiichi Hara, Japan, 2015, 90:00

La Montagne Magique / The Magic Mountain

Docu-drama about a Polish refugee who fights with the Mujahideen against Soviet Armed Forces.

Anca Damian, Romania, 2015, 87:05

NUTS!

Contempory offbeat documentary in a combination of live action and animation. Doctor Brinkley cures impotence by transplanting goat testicles into men..

Penny Lane, USA, 2016, 79:00

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