2nd prize in the competition "Live comics! Live Animation!"

The results of the Live Comics! Live Animation!, an original and multi-faceted international project in the field of comics and animation. We are pleased to announce that the group animation created at last year's Children's Workshop of our festival has been awarded 2nd prize in the animation category.

Nadia Azdhari, Maja Bevec, Sinai Lunn Britovšek, Tarik Sim Britovšek, Lucija Damjan, Lara Magdič, Mara Predin, Iza Zemljič (8-12 years old) for their animation "The House of Stories" will receive an Animateka festival accreditation, a selection of festival products, a mini comic "The Dragon in the Windless Sea" and a picture frame. The group worked with the technique of animating transparent paus papers in collage technique under the guidance of Zarja Menart and Brina Fekonja.

The jury wrote: "A film that captivates with its visual imagery and expresses children's imagination to the full, where you never know what story is around the next corner.

The competition was conceived by Stripburger together with the Vivacomix association from Pordenone, Italy, and last year Animateka International Animation Festival joined them in organising the competition. The project aims to promote comic creativity and animation, reading and general visual education, and above all to popularise comics and animation among younger audiences.

This year, the competition attracted 418 comics works by 329 pupils and 127 students from all over Slovenia, 35 primary schools, 9 secondary schools and 11 individuals. Over 150 primary and 31 secondary school students created 31 animated shorts.

The jury, which selected the main prize winners and (special) awards, was composed of: Timon Leder (author), Katerina Mirović (Stripburger), Andreja Goetz and Jelena Dragutinović (Elephant Association, Animateka International Animation Festival), Paola Bristot and Alessandro De Adeioannon (Vivacomix Association).

In selecting the winners, the jury took into account both the artistic execution and the story and their interaction. Reading through the comics, the jury came across a number of talents that it hopes to continue to meet in the years to come.