CEE Animation Forum 2024 AWARDS
The 12th CEE Animation Forum, the leading pitching and networking event in Central and Eastern Europe, took place in Pilsen on November 12 and 13. Following two days of intensive pitches and 1:1 meetings, the event successfully concluded with the announcement of the winners. 31 projects, divided into four categories – 9 features, 7 TV series, 9 short films, and 6 student shorts – were included in the Pitching Competition. Congratulations to German director Jonathan Schwenk, whose animated short ANT won in 4 of 13 categories: Winner of Short Films Category, Ciclic Residency,Travelling – distribution award and Animarkt Stop Motion Forum – direct access.
German films at The Academy Museum in Los Angeles
The Academy Museum’s second celebration of newly preserved and restored films presents work from the Academy Film Archive as well as other archives, studios, distributors, foundations, and independent filmmakers from around the globe. Each restoration will be celebrating its Los Angeles, West Coast, United States, North American, or World Premiere, with many of the filmmakers, subjects, archivists, and preservationists appearing in person to discuss their work. With the support of the German Film Office, three restored German films will be presented in this series "Present Past: A Celebration of Film Preservation": JESUS - DER FILM by Michael Brynntrup, AIN'T NOTHING WITHOUT YOU (NICHTS NICHTS OHNE DICH) by Pia Frankenberg and THE GERMANS AND THEIR MEN (DIE DEUTSCHEN UND IHRE MÄNNER - BERICHT AUS BONN) by Helke Sander. Pia Frankenberg, Michael Brynntrup and curator Annika Haupts (Curator Deutsche Kinemathek) will be attending the presentation.
