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| name               = Enimation, International Children and Youth Film Festival
| local name         = Enimation, mednarodni festival otroškega in mladinskega filma 
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| street             = Glavni trg 22
| town               = SI-2000 Maribor
| website            = https://www.enimation.si
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| organised by       = Association for Film Culture Development, Maribor
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| frequency          = annual (2020 edition took place online)
| dates and duration = 5 days, late November
| festival dates     = 26.11.2012 - 30.11.2012, 26.11.2013 - 30.11.2013, 24.11.2014 - 26.11.2014, 20.11.2015 - 25.11.2015, 26.11.2016 - 30.11.2016, 7.11.2017 - 14.11.2017, 27.11.2018 - 1.12.2018, 26.11.2019 - 30.11.2019, 10.11.2020 - 14.11.2020
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  | name        = Hana Repše 
  | role        = Programme Director
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  | email       = hana@enimation.si 
  | telephone   = 386 (0) 41 556 332
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  | name        = Rene Puhar
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The [[Enimation, International Children and Youth Film Festival]] is a specialised competitive festival established in [[Established::2011]], focusing on films made by children and youth. It takes place annually at the [[venue::Maribor Puppet Theatre]], [[venue::Vetrinjski dvor]] and [[venue::GT22]] in [[venue::SI-2000 Maribor| Maribor]] during the last week of November. The applications for eligible films are usually from May till September.

The festival is part of an international platform in the field of education through animated film. Enimation's four modules &ndash; Enimation School, Enimation Little Elephant, Enimation Seminar and Enimation expert &ndash; unite children, youth, parents, mentors, teachers and other animated film enthusiasts.
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==Background==
The festival derives from the [[Animateka International Animated Film Festival]] Maribor edition. Since 2011, the [[Association for Film Culture Development, Maribor]] focused only on children and youth films and thus created its own festival platform, which is growing every year. In 2019, at the 9th edition, it had more than 400 applications from all over the world. Co-organised by [[Zavod MARS Maribor]], an association for cultural and art education, its main purpose is to promote film production by children and youth, film education in schools and the development of film production skills and a critical understanding of film.  

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==Sections and awards==
Among the festival sections, 3 are competitive: the "MINI" section for films made by children till the age of 10, the "MIDI" section for films made by children from the ages of 11 till 14 and the "MAXI" section for films made by youth till the age of 19. In each section, the Little Elephant Award is given by an international jury of 3 members, which can also give Special Mentions to films in each section. The winner of all three sections combined is awarded the Little Elephant Grand Prix and a scholarship for the next film project, sponsored by the Foundation Sonda.

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==Accompanying programme==
The competition programme is accompanied by a rich programme of internationally mentored workshops, additional screenings of films for children and youth, talks with authors, dance and musical performances. 


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==International activities==
The festival is part of the international Youth Cinema Network, which combines several festivals with a similar focus. It also hosts screenings, experts and cooperation projects from partner festivals in the region, such as Star Film Fest from Osijek or Dubrovnik Film Festival.

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==See also==
* [[Association for Film Culture Development, Maribor]]
* [[GT22]]
* [[Stoptrik International Film Festival]] 
* [[Animateka International Animated Film Festival]]
* [[2 Reels - Association for Reanimation of Storytelling]]

==External links==
* [https://www.enimation.si/ Enimation Festival website]

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[[Category:Festivals]]
[[Category:Festivals in November]]

[[Category:Film]]
[[Category:Animation]]
[[Category:Film festivals]]
[[Category:Animation festivals]]

[[Category:Film workshops]]
[[Category:Workshops]]
[[Category:Film education]]

[[Category:Updated 2019]]
[[Category:Film_education_and_research]]
[[Category:Film_courses,_workshops_and_residencies]]