Zlín Film Festival, also known as the International Film Festival for Children and Youth () is an annual festival of children's film in

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in the

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, founded in 1961 in the former

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History

The first festival took place in 1961, 20 years after a previous film festival had been held in Zlín, named Film Harvest () or Zliennale. The main program was held in Zlín's Grand Cinema, the largest cinema in Central Europe at that time. The capacity of the building, completed in 1932, was over 2,500. The Grand Cinema is still open today, and hosts the opening ceremony of the festival. In 1936, entrepreneur

Jan Antonín Baťa Jan Antonín Baťa (7 March 1898 – 23 August 1965) (also known as Jan Antonin Bata or Jan Bata, called the King of Shoes) was a Czech-Brazilian shoe manufacturer from Uherské Hradiště (southeastern Moravia), half-brother of Tomáš Baťa. ...

founded a new film studio in the city, which gradually turned into Czechoslovakia's most prominent centre of filmmaking focused on children and youth. Film-makers such as

Karel Zeman Karel Zeman (3 November 1910 – 5 April 1989) was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. He is best known for directing fantasy films combining live-action footage with animation, including '' Journey to the Beginning ...

, Hermína Týrlová, Alexandr Hackenschmied,

Břetislav Pojar Břetislav Pojar (7 October 192312 October 2012) was a Czech puppeteer, animator and director of short film, short and feature films. Born in Sušice, Czechoslovakia, Pojar started his career in the late 1940s with his work on ''The Story of the ...

and Josef Pinkava created their works in the Zlín film studios. The 64th edition was held from 30 May to 5 June and featured 293 films from 55 countries.

Awards

*''Golden Slipper'' – Main prize awarded to the best feature film in the children´s, junior, youth and animation section. *''Karel Zeman Award - Special Recognition for Best Visual Concept in a Feature Film in the Children's Category'' *''Hermína Týrlová Award for Best Short Animation for Children up to 6 Years of Age'' *''Main Prize of the Children's Jury for Best Feature Film in the Children's Category'' *''Main Prize of the Youth Jury for Best Feature Film in the Junior and Youth Category'' *''Zlín Dog Award for Best Student Film (with prize money of EUR 1000)'' *''Europe Award - the European Children's Film Association Award for Best European Documentary Film for Young Audience'' *''Ecumenical Jury Award'' *''Golden Apple – the City of Zlín Audience Award for Best Feature Film in the Children's, Junior and Youth Category'' *''ČT: D Audience Award for Best Short Animation for Children''

References

External links

Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth – Official website

Zlínfest – the Czech Republic's most audience-friendly film festival – Czech Radio
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