15th VAFI & RAFI – International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival, Croatia
Festival date: 27th May - 1st June 2024
(Varaždin, Croatia)
Partner: Belgium
Festival VAFI & RAFI is a film festival for animated films made by children or youth under 18 years (VAFI), but also film festival for animated films made for children and youth (RAFI). Festival has two competitive sections: VAFI se
ction for animated films MADE BY children or youth, and RAFI section for animated films made FOR children and youth. VAFI has three categories divided by age of the authors:
VAFI MINI – for authors under 10 years
VAFI MIDI – for authors from 11 – 14 years
VAFI MAXI – for authors from 15 – 18 years
PRIZES
VAFI will award five prizes per category, from which one will be the first prize and the other four will be equal second prizes. RAFI has four categories divided by the age of the recipient:
RAFI 0-6 – for children under 6 years
RAFI 7-10 – for children from 7 – 10 years
RAFI 11-14 – for children from 11 – 14 years
RAFI 15-18 – for youth from 15 – 18 years
PRIZES
RAFI will award one first prize per category, The prize will be the statue and diploma. Prizes will be given by children and youth jury. The Jury can give one Special mention Diploma per RAFI category. BLUE VAFI
From 2012 in cooperation with UNICEF in Croatia, Office of the Ombudsman For Children and Portal medijskapismenost.hr, we will also give BLUE VAFI - award for the film which promotes the Children's rights. The prize is given out of the categories - one first and four equal second prizes. First prize is statue Blue VAFI and Blue diploma, and second prizes are Blue diplomas. BLUE VAFI refers to section VAFI. PARTNER
Each year Festival VAFI & RAFI has a partner that is presented during Festival. In 2024 Partner will be BELGIUM.
