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Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival BANJALUKA IAFF gives insight into the best short animated films from whole world. Started in 2008 is the oldest film festival in Banjaluka. www.banjalukanima.org

Tradition of film animation started in Banja Luka at the end of the sixties of the 20th century and culminated in 1971., when Banja Luka hosted The May Festival of Animated Film BANJA LUKA 71, first of its kind in ex Yugoslavia.In the years to come The May Festival was transformed in movie manifestation named The Festival of Filmmaking. After several years The May Festival ceased to exist and the

screenings of short animated films in Banja Luka's cinemas stopped too. In the following years, in the city on the river Vrbas were showed animated films from around the world. Interest for animated film in Banja Luka was renewed in 2005. by the group of young film workers from the Association for Visual Arts FENIX ART. FENIX ART showed the great retrospective of "Zagreb School of Animated Film" with 44 films of world famous school of animation. Popularization of short form of animated film was continued on the revues, where more then 300 animated films were showed ("Days of Zagreb School of Animated Film"-2005, "Revue of Animated Film"-2006 and "Days of Animated Film" - 2007).

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Tradicija filmske animacije u Banjoj Luci počela je krajem šezdesetih godina prošlog vijeka a kulminirala je 1971. godine, kada se u ovom gradu održao Majski festival animiranog filma BANJALUKA 71, prvi te vrste na prostoru ex-Jugoslavije. Narednih godina festival animiranog filma transformisao se u filmsku manifestaciju pod nazivom Festival filmskog stvaralaštva (FFS). Poslije nekoliko godina održavanja festival se postepeno ugasio, a sa njegovim nestankom na duži period prestaje i bioskopsko prikazivanje kratkih animiranih filmova. U godinama koje su slijedile, u gradu na Vrbasu redovno su prikazivani svi svjetski značajniji dugometražni animirani filmovi. Interes za kratki animirani film u Banjoj Luci obnovila je grupa mladih filmskih radnika Asocijacije za vizuelne umjetnosti FENIX ART 2005. godine. Kao i na prvom festivalu, FENIX ART je upriličio veliku retrospektivu "Zagrebačke škole animiranog filma" sa 44 odabrana filma svjetski afirmisane škole animacije. Popularizacija forme kratkog animiranog filma nastavljena je revijama na kojima je prikazano više od 300 animiranih filmova ("Dani Zagrebačke škole animiranog filma" – 2005. godine, "Revija animiranog filma" – 2006. godine i "Dani animiranog filma" – 2007. godine).

15/04/2026
Film submissions are open for the International Animated Film Festival BANJALUKA 2026. Link for film submission
12/03/2026

Film submissions are open for the International Animated Film Festival BANJALUKA 2026.
Link for film submission

Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival represents the historical continuity of film animation in this city, which has its roots and beginnings in the May Animated Film Festival in 1971. This year, the Festival celebrates its 11th edition

26/12/2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BxcSu9keQ4&t=28sNa ovogodišnjem Međunardnom festivalu animiranog film Nedeljko Dragić d...
03/11/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BxcSu9keQ4&t=28s

Na ovogodišnjem Međunardnom festivalu animiranog film Nedeljko Dragić dobio je nagradu za životno djelo. Nažalost, zbog bolesti nije bio u mogućnosti da lično primi priznanje, pa se video snimkom obratio publici na otvaranju festivala...

At the opening ceremony of the International Animated Film Festival BANJALUKA 2025, Nedeljko Dragić received the Lifetime Achievement Award. On his behalf, D...

Award-winning...😊
29/10/2025

Award-winning...😊

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