Festival Description:
Organizer of the Rising of Lusitania-AnimaDoc Film Festival is Animation Across Borders. The base of the Rising of Lusitania -AnimaDoc Film Festival is an international competition dedicated entirely to animated documentaries.
The first recognized example of animadoc (animated documentary) is Winsor McCay's short film “The Sinking of the Lusitania” (1918, 12-minute-long), which uses animation to portray the 1915 sinking of RMS Lusitania.
Rising of Lusitania - AnimaDoc Film Festival will be held again in Łódź/Lodz AKA Boat City (Poland),07-13.09.2022.
2022 Call for entries
Awards
MAIN JURY
“Lusitania Grand Prix Award” for the Best AnimaDoc
“Rising Award” for the Best Student AnimaDoc
“Make-Believe Award” for the Best AnimaMockumentary
Special Jury Award
STUDENT JURY
“Lusitania Student Award” for the Best AnimaDoc
“Students4student Award” for the Best Student AnimaDoc
“Make-Believe Award” for the Best AnimaMockumentary
2021 Festival Coverage
2020 Festival Coverage
2019 Festival Coverage: