{"id":161181,"date":"2025-03-28T06:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T06:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/animation\/first-ever-re-animacija-festival-in-montenegro-winners\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T06:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T06:18:59","slug":"first-ever-re-animacija-festival-in-montenegro-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=161181","title":{"rendered":"First-ever (Re) ANIMACIJA Festival in Montenegro: Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The first-ever Animation and Illustration Festival, (RE)ANIMACIJA<\/strong>, took place on March 20- 22, 2025, at the Nik\u0161i\u0107 Theatre. Over the course of three days, audiences enjoyed a diverse program, including the opening of the first Nik\u0161i\u0107 Illustration and Animation Salon, screenings of the most acclaimed European short animated films, workshops, roundtable discussions, and lectures by distinguished domestic and international professionals.<\/p>\n

As part of the (RE)ANIMACIJA FORUM, dedicated to strengthening Montenegro\u2019s animation sector, several key presentations and promotions were held. Visual artist Aleksandar Ostoji\u0107<\/strong> delivered a lecture on ‘Transforming Urban Areas through Mural Art,’ followed by the promotion of the book ‘Bringing Drawings to Life’ by Rastko \u0106iri\u0107<\/a>. Comic book theorist Luka Rakojevi\u0107 presented a lecture titled ‘A Heart Full of Air,’ focusing on the works of Du\u0161an Vukoti\u0107. A major highlight of the festival was the presence of special guest Milo\u0161 Rajkovi\u0107<\/strong>, known as Sholim, an internationally renowned visual artist and animator. He showcased his distinctive work on ‘Digital Surrealism,’ blending animation, collage, and social satire in an innovative way.<\/p>\n

More than 200 competitors participated in the festival. The first-place prize was awarded to Teodora To\u0161i\u0107<\/strong> for her animation ‘TV Warming,’ with a monetary award of \u20ac1,000, presented by the Mayor of Nik\u0161i\u0107, Marko Kova\u010devi\u0107. The second-place prize went to Jovana Martinovi\u0107 <\/strong>for her illustration ‘The Unknown,’ receiving \u20ac500 from the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre Tehnopolis, director \u0110or\u0111ije Malovi\u0107. The third-place prize was awarded to Andrija Martinovi\u0107<\/strong> for his illustration series ‘The1 and The2,’ receiving \u20ac300 from Sara Krpovi\u0107, head of the Scout Association of Montenegro. The special jury prize for illustration went to Sre\u0107ko Gall <\/strong>for his work ‘Nik\u0161i\u0107.’<\/p>\n

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\u00a0TV Warming<\/em><\/p>\n

In the competition selection of European short animated <\/strong>films, the Audience Award was given to ‘Ice Merchants’ by Portuguese director Jo\u00e3o Gonzalez<\/strong>, while the festival\u2019s Grand Prize was awarded to ‘TRI TI\u010cICE’ (‘Three Little Birds’) by Slovenian director Zarja Menart.<\/p>\n

(RE)ANIMACIJA \u00a0festival was made possible with the support of the Film Centre of Montenegro, the Municipality of Nik\u0161i\u0107, the Nik\u0161i\u0107 Tourism Organization, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre Tehnopolis. The festival highlights the growing need for Montenegro to embrace and support animation as an essential cultural and creative industry, which has the potential to inspire new generations of artists and bring global recognition to the region\u2019s talent. The festival was organized in the broader context of Nik\u0161i\u0107\u2019s candidacy for the European Capital of Culture 2030.<\/p>\n

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