The Batumi city of Georgia recently hosted an international festival of animated films. The film festival namely “Tofuzi,” is taking place with the participation of a large number of countries from across the globe.
The 16-year-old animated film festival started on November 11 and will ends today. It gives opportunities to creators of animated films from Georgia and foreign artists to share their experiences with each other.
Another important aim of the festival is to make animated movies famous among children and adults. The festival has many different events that are covered within this. It will include seminars, workshops as well as masterclass of animation and discussion as well.
Films produced after December 2022 were accepted. At the same time short films with a maximum length of 25 minutes were displayed at this international festival for audiences.
The festival’s goal is to promote the accessibility, popularization and development of animated film art among the Georgian population, especially adults and youth. Notably this time, 120 films from 30 countries were presented in the festival’s competition program.
Moreover, the central and youth juries which consist of foreign and Georgian cinematographers, are working to identify the winning films. A children’s jury is also working at the festival, which will select the best children’s film of the year.
Similarly within the framework of educational programs, master classes and workshops are held, which are led by Georgian and foreign professionals. “Batumi VR Days” is presented in the entertainment program. People interested in VR technology have the opportunity to see animations created by French animators.
It should be noted specifically that the festival “Tofuzi” is the winner of the grant competition for festivals held in the administrative territory of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
The filmmaker associated with the Georgian animation industry said this festival is unique. They thanked the festival organizers for providing them a beautiful opportunity to interact with international animation filmmakers.
