9^th International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival Varaždin/Rijeka

First Children's Festival „Tobogan" was held from 27th June to 8th July in Rijeka. It was an overture in program prepared by culture institutions for European Capital of Culture Rijeka 2020, and that is, foremost, the renovation of Children's House, which will be open in 2019.

On Sunday (June 4th), at closing of the 8th VAFI festival in cinema Gaj (Varaždin, Croatia), the jury awarded the JUNIOR VAFI category (films made by children and youth).

Yesterday (Thursday, June 1st), at the official opening of 8 VAFI festival the in cinema Gaj (Varaždin, Croatia), the SENIOR jury awarded special prizes and First prizes in the SENIOR VAFI category (films for children and young people), and winners are:

This year 206 films applied from 37 countries and selectors Ida Loher and Martin Babić have made the final decision. 122 films will be shown on 6 official projections during VAFI 8. In category MINI - 36 films, in MIDI - 42 films and in category MAXI - 44 films. 

This year 487 films applied from 69 countries (and this is a record number of countries), selectors Dubravka Kalinić Lebinec and Sandra Malenica have made the final decision. 101 films will be shown on 9 official projections during VAFI 8. In category MINI, for children up to 10 years - 32 films, in MIDI - for children, from 11 to 14 years - 32 films and in category MAXI, from 15 to 18 years - 37 films.