REX Animation Festival 2024

We are thrilled to announce that the 10th edition of the REX Animation Festival will feature a record-breaking 700 submissions. The evaluation process has concluded, and we are eagerly preparing to unveil the complete program very soon.

The Awarded Films of the 10th Edition of REX Animation Festival

Audience Award

Zima

By: Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki
Poland

25:00

It grows slowly as an icicle, but one day it drops and crashes.

Anka loves cats. And Jesus. In a winter silence the lagoon freezes and the unspoken resurfaces like crack on ice.

Mosaic portrait of a small fisherman’s village where human to human, human to animal, animal to animal interdepend on a delicate balance of warm tender care and cold emotional cruelty. An eerie story of loneliness and community narrated with magical realism.

Best Film – International Competition

Beautiful Men

By: Nicolas KEPPENS

Belgium

18:35

Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.

Jury Statement

Three balding brothers are on a journey through insecurity, challenging their friendship, followed by a stunning atmosphere and with the flavor of breathtaking stop-motion. The award for the best film from international competition goes to Beautiful Men by Nicolas KEPPENS.

Special Mention – International Competition

27

By: Flóra Anna BUDA

Hungary

10:38

Alice is 27 years old today. Even though she is suffocating a bit, she still lives with her parents and tends to live in her dreams to escape her dreary everyday life. After a psychedelic party on a factory roof, she has a serious drunken bike accident. Will this give her the courage to become an adult?

Jury Statement

Sensual dance of lines and colours perfectly depict protagonist’s emotional stages in her devotion to escape everyday existence and explore life in her own way. Special mention goes to film 27 by Flóra Anna BUDA

Special Mention – International Competition

Zima

By: Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki
Poland

25:00

It grows slowly as an icicle, but one day it drops and crashes.

Anka loves cats. And Jesus. In a winter silence the lagoon freezes and the unspoken resurfaces like crack on ice.

Jury Statement

This haunting tale of introspection set in an obscure village community invites viewers to delve into the delicate balance of interdependence among humans, animals, and nature, where warm, tender care contrasts with cold emotional cruelty. Special mention goes to Zima by Tomek Popakul

Best Film – Nordic Competition

Flower Show

By: Elli Vuorinen

Finland

08:31

Girls have been cultivated like flowers for generations. We need more growing seasons to breed new ways into the system.

Jury Statement

Impressive hand-drawn animation, beautiful design, and a compelling narrative immerse us in the touching world of girls caught in an annual flower ritual, evoking deep sympathy for their difficult situation. The award for Best animation from the Nordic competition goes to “Flower Show” by Elli Vuorinen.

Best Film – EUNIC Selection

I died in Irpin

By: Anastasiia Falileieva

Ukraine

11:22

24 February 2022 my boyfriend and I fled from Kyiv to Irpin. We spent 10 days in blockaded city and managed to escape with the last evacuation convoy. Time passed, but the feeling that I died in Irpin never left me since then. The film reconstructs this true story of survival through a personal and subjective lens.

Jury Statement

An important and captivating story combined with a well balanced mix of expressive hand drawn animation and filmed footage. Excellent from beginning to end. The winner of the Eunic selection is I died in Irpin by Anastasiia Falileieva

Best Film – Swedish Student Competition

Meteoria

By: Linn Grankull

Sweden

04:28

A summer night’s trip to an empty museum in the middle of a meteorite crater takes a magical turn when a star bursts through the cloudy sky. As it plunges into the museum the world is transformed into a sea of life, myth and times long past.

Jury Statement

This student film stood out with animation quality. It creates a balanced dream-like story that takes us to other worlds and another time. The award for the best student animation goes to Meteoria by Linn Grankull.

Special Mention – Swedish Student Competition

Bus Ladies

By: Sonja Larsson

Sweden

04:54

A young woman tells the story about three different old ladies she met while traveling by bus. Although brief, the meetings have left a lifelong effect on the woman.

Jury Statement

This charming tale of intergenerational relationships takes us to a bus where strangers still talk to each other. The combined animation technique vividly illustrates how fleeting encounters can leave lasting impressions on our lives. Special mention for the student film goes to Bus ladies by Sonja Larsson

Meet our Jurors for the 10th edition of REX

Minna Floss

My name is Minna Floss and I’m a director, animator and animation teacher from Stockholm, Sweden. Some of my work includes lead 2d animation for the Iron Maiden music video Stratego and art direction and animation for the documentary The Second Shore. I’m currently working on an animated movie about a child who discovers an abandoned house.

Lucija Smodiš

Lucija Smodiš works as a curator and producer in the field of contemporary art and animation. She is the initiator, programe collaborator and producer of the International Film Festival StopTrik, dedicated to stop motion animation (Maribor, Slovenia / Lodz, Poland). She was the program director of the residency platform GuestRoomMaribor (2014 – 2024), Gallery K18 (2011, 2013 – 2022) and recently of OBRAT – space for art and participation (2023-2024). At the moment she is employed at the DSAF – Slovenian animated film association, establishing and coordinating an international artist in residency program for animators and curating exhibitions of Slovenian animated film.

Marko Dješka

Graduated at the Academy of Fine arts in Zagreb, animation department. His student films ‘Slaughtered’ (2010) and ‘The Son of Satan’ (2012) earned notable success at many festivals, and the film ‘Slaughtered’ was bought by the TV station El Rey Network owned by producer Robert Rodriguez. Film ‘Ghost Town’ won the Octavian award at a festival in Zagreb as the best animated film in Croatian production in 2016. His recent animated film, ‘All Those Sensations in my Belly’ has won 25 awards and mentions and has been shown on around 200 festivals worldwide, such as Annecy in France, Outfest and Rhode Island Festival in USA, Message to Man and Big Cartoon in Russia, Animafest in Zagreb and OIAF in Ottawa (Canada) where it won the best script award too. He is also the co-founder of the Adriatic Animation Studio for animation production in Zagreb, and one of the organizers of the OHOHO Festival of Comics and Street Art since 2019. He’ve been publishing short comics in many magazines worldwide. He is also the editor of two comic magazines OHOHOzin and Strip-Prefiks.

Kids Trailer 2024

Many thanks goes to The students of Animationsakademin for making this yeares trailers

Main Trailer 2024

Animation Day will take place on the 24th of October

FIlmhuset

13:00 – 19:00

Arranged by Creative Europe Desk MEDIA Stockholm in collaboration with REX Animation Film Festival.

Tickets available soon

Zita Folkets Bio

Zita at Birger Jarlsgatan 37 is the venue for the main festival event, with screenings 28.10.24-02.11.24.

Information on the programme and ticket sales on Zita.se available sook. Membership card (mandatory for all screenings except REX Animation Student Award 2024) and festival pass are bought at Zita Box office.

For additional venues for REX events outside of ZITA 28.10.24-02.11.24, see REX C/O.