Brooklyn Film Fest Offers Two Animation Tracks

The 2016 Brooklyn Fest Festival will bring a diverse selection of international and local films to the New York borough from June 3-12, including two dedicated Animation Programs. The event presents awards for Best Animation (last year’s winner was Day 40 by Sol Friedman) and Best Experimental, and Spirit and Audience Awards in these categories.

Younger film fans can check out kid-friendly animated shorts included in the 12th annual kidsfilmfest, taking place June 4 from 1 – 3 p.m. at Made in NY Media Center. The program, which also includes live-action films and documentaries, will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A and workshop.

BFF’s Animation Program 1 will screen on June 5 at the Wythe Hotel at 2:30 p.m. and on June 8 at Windmill Studios at 10:30 p.m.; and Animation Program 2 on June 6 at Wythe Hotel at 6 p.m. and June 12 at Windmill at 2 p.m.

Tickets are available online or can be purchased day-of, subject to availability. This year’s animated BFF selections are:

Amelia & Duarte by Alice Guimaraes & Monica Santos (Portugal)
Borrowed Time by Lou Hamou-Lhadj & Andrew Coats (US)
The Cabinet Decision by Mayan Engelman (Israel)
Eye for an Eye by Steve Bache, Mahyar Goudarzi & Louise Peter (Germany)
Flirt by Rahel Gerber (Switzerland)
From the Eastern Lands by Sarah Tabibzadeh (Iran)
In a Good Way by Yi Ju Tsai (US)
In Deep Waters by Sarah Van den Boom (Canada)
Junction by Nathan Jurevicius (Lithuania)
Kill It 4 the Kids by Chris Ullens (England)
Last Door South by Sacha Feiner (Belgium)
Lilou by Rawan Rahim (Lebanon)
Mechanical Waltz by Julien Dykmans (Belgium)
My Home by Phuong Mai Nguyen (France)
Nina by Emmanuel Eliah & Maria Korkel (Belgium)
Olilo by Ao Li (US)
Peaceful Reflections of the Apocalypse by Tom Hunt (US)
Rabbit Blood by Yagmur Altan (Turkey)
Red Egg by Hoi Chiu (Hong Kong)
Revoltoso by Arturo & Roy Ambriz Rendon (Mexico)
Rosso Papavero by Martin Smatana (Slovakia)
Sexy Laundry by Izabela Plucinska (Canada)
Static Run by Sean Ye (US)
Trial & Error by Antje Heyn (Germany)
Zodiac Run by Gabriel Silva (US)

Amelia and Duarte