[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-8279":3},{"festival":4,"years":19,"news":25,"about":26},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":11,"logoAppearance":12,"logoOg":17,"about":18,"isManaged":15},8279,"primanima-world-festival-of-first-animations-hungary","open","Primanima World Festival of First Animations","",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fprimanima-world-festival-of-first-animations-hungary-t2h7bnvz.png?v=447db1e0",{"mode":13,"edge":14,"edgeLight":15,"plateLight":16,"plateDark":16,"crop":14,"og":14},"plate",null,false,"none","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F70954.jpg?v=447db1e0","Primanima is a competition festival devoted to the first works of young animation directors, held every autumn in Budaörs, on the outskirts of Budapest. Anna Ida Orosz and Tamás Patrovits launched it in 2012. At its core is the Young Directors Competition, where student films, graduation films and first films made outside school compete for the awards of an international jury and the audience. Separate competitions present films for children and for teenagers (PrimaTeen), the Masters Competition is open to more experienced directors, and the Silhouettes Competition gathers experimental and unconventional shorts. The programme also includes Hungarian premieres of animated features, panoramas, workshops, masterclasses and forums. The festival centre is BABtér, the Budaörs Animation Base and Creative Space, where the team runs animation activities all year round. The 2026 edition takes place from 14 to 17 October 2026 at BABtér and the Jókai Mór Cultural Centre and includes an Immersive Competition of VR works.",[20,23],{"year":21,"hasAwards":15,"hasSelection":22},"2022",true,{"year":24,"hasAwards":15,"hasSelection":22},"2015",[],{"aboutHtml":27,"countries":28,"focus":30,"categories":31,"nextDates":14,"awardsPrizes":36,"rules":37,"website":38,"contacts":39,"editDate":61},"\u003Cp>Primanima is a competition festival devoted to the first works of young animation directors, held every autumn in Budaörs, on the outskirts of Budapest. Anna Ida Orosz and Tamás Patrovits launched it in 2012. At its core is the Young Directors Competition, where student films, graduation films and first films made outside school compete for the awards of an international jury and the audience. Separate competitions present films for children and for teenagers (PrimaTeen), the Masters Competition is open to more experienced directors, and the Silhouettes Competition gathers experimental and unconventional shorts. The programme also includes Hungarian premieres of animated features, panoramas, workshops, masterclasses and forums.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The festival centre is BABtér, the Budaörs Animation Base and Creative Space, where the team runs animation activities all year round. The 2026 edition takes place from 14 to 17 October 2026 at BABtér and the Jókai Mór Cultural Centre and includes an Immersive Competition of VR works.\u003C\u002Fp>",[29],"Hungary",[],[32,33,34,35],"Animation","Short","Student","Virtual Reality","Jury awards\nGrand Prix\nBest First Film\nBest Graduation Film\nBest Student Film\nMasters Award\nGeorge Pal Award for the Most Promising Hungarian Talent\nPrimaKids Award for the Best Children's Film\nStudent Jury Award for the Best PrimaTeen Film\n\nAudience awards\nAudience Award for the Best International Short Film\nAudience Award for the Best International Children's Film\nAudience Award for the Best PrimaTeen Film\nSilhouettes Award for the most popular film of the Silhouettes Competition\nMacskássy Gyula Award for the Most Popular Hungarian Film\nCsermák Tibor Award for the Most Popular Hungarian Children's Film\n\nPrimanima team awards\nMy Beloved Animation Award, the festival's recognition for dedication to animation culture\nBackstage Award, the Primanima team's most beloved film in the Silhouettes Competition","Primanima accepts animated films produced frame by frame in any technique; live action and films mixing animation with live action are not eligible. Films must be no longer than 30 minutes, and films with dialogue need English subtitles. Under the rules of the 2026 edition, films must be completed after 1 January 2024.\n\nCategories\nStudent film: the director's first steps in animated short film directing, made at a high school, workshop, university or other training programme, including DIY productions; the director must be older than 15.\nGraduation film: a BA, MA or DLA school-leaving short film.\nFirst film: the director's first animated short made without an educational background.\nMasters: established filmmakers whose films do not fit the categories above, including directors who previously competed at Primanima and are no longer first-time filmmakers.\nChildren's films (ages 3-12) and PrimaTeen films (ages 13-18) can be selected by the programmers from any category or submitted directly to these competitions.\n\nSubmission and selection\nFilms are submitted through FilmFreeway with a streaming link (Vimeo, YouTube, Google Drive or Dropbox) for pre-selection. The pre-selection jury chooses the official selection for the Young Directors Competition (student, graduation and first films), the Masters Competition, the Children's Film Competition, the PrimaTeen Competition and the Silhouettes Competition. No feedback is given on submitted films, and only selected filmmakers are notified. Selected films are screened from QuickTime ProRes 422 or H.264 files at 1920x1080 or higher, without burnt-in subtitles, with a separate English subtitle file or dialogue list for films with dialogue.\n\nTerms\nBy submitting, the entrant confirms owning the rights to the film or having full permission to submit it, and agrees to public screenings during the festival and to the use of related photographic material for festival promotion. Use of excerpts of up to 3 minutes or 10% of running time for publicity and additional screenings at follow-up events are optional. Any other use requires written permission from the filmmaker or producer.\n\nJuries\nThe organisers appoint international juries of three members. Jury members may not be involved in the production or distribution of competition films.","https:\u002F\u002Fprimanimafestival.hu\u002F",[40,44,47,50,53,57],{"type":41,"value":42,"note":43},"Email","primanima.festival@babter.eu","General enquiries",{"type":41,"value":45,"note":46},"production.coordinator@babter.eu","Festival office",{"type":41,"value":48,"note":49},"tamas.patrovits@babter.eu","Festival director and curator",{"type":51,"value":52,"note":46},"Phone","+36 30 820 0499",{"type":54,"value":55,"note":56},"Address","BABtér, Templom tér 12., 2040 Budaörs, Hungary","Festival office and main venue",{"type":58,"value":59,"note":60},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfreeway.com\u002FPrimanima","Film submissions",1791970731]