ReAnimania Festival is back

ArmInfo. The 17th ReAnimania (ReA) International Animation Film and Graphic Arts Festival will be held this year from October 19 to 25.

Audiences can look forward to a week filled with animated films,  workshops, exclusive projects, and meetings with leading  international industry experts. The festival will kick off on October  19 at the Cinema House with an opening ceremony, followed by a  screening of the Franco-Belgian film "The Magnificent Life of  Marcel  Pagnol" by director and animator Sylvain Chomet.

An important component of the festival will be the "MarAni" platform,  designed for industry professionals.  As part of the platform, the  MarAni Forum will be held from October 22 to 24 at the Armenian  General Benevolent Union (AGBU), where leading experts will share  their experiences and knowledge, and panel discussions will be held.

Special guests at the forum will include members of the creative team  of the world-famous Netflix series "Arcane" Pascal Charrue, Cecile  Hergault-Essem, and Aurelien Ressencourt; one of the directors of  Pixar's "Elio" Madeleine Sharafian; and Oscar-winning director  Michael Dudok de Wit.

This year's MarAni Forum will also feature the CoReAct co-production  platform, presenting 11 projects by Armenian animators. Participants  will present their work to international experts. The best works will  be awarded cash prizes. The renowned Italian comic book artist,  screenwriter, director, and illustrator Lorenzo Mattotti, the author  of the official poster for the 17th ReA International Festival, will  also be attending the festival. Festival attendees will  have the  opportunity to see an exhibition of his works as part of the ReA  Comics program.

Additionally, Armenian-born cartoonist and comic book author Charles  Berberian, Spanish comic book artist, illustrator, and animator  Fermin Solis, and Spanish director and animation artist Javier Recio  Gracia will be visiting Armenia to hold workshops.

The main partner of ReAnimania is the Yerevan Municipality. The  festival is supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture,  and Sport of the Republic of Armenia.