VAFI's blog

We have founded VAFI – International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival in desire to make Varaždin and Croatia a place where children and youth, professionals, our guests and all animation lovers will be able to exchange their experience and make new friendships beyond their own states; a place where children and young people will enjoy films; where they will learn and associate at the same time.

Our wish is to stop the negative trend of individualization and ill will among ourselves and to erase all physical and menatal boundaries. So we have decided that every year one school from Varaždin will host our young national and international guests. In this way VAFI will be the true festival of films, animation, children and youth and not only the festival of prizes. 

As Varaždin being one of the most beautiful and most developed cities in Croatia, it is ideal for hosting the festival in which we want to unite quality, knowledge, professionalism, company, fun, creation and creativity into a  perfect balance. 

• PARTNER OF THE FESTIVAL - Every year VAFI will have a partner – either a country or an author. In 2012 is Japan

• ACCOMMODATION - Every year VAFI will be in partnership with one school from Varaždin. Children from that school will be hosts to our national and international guests. In that way we want to initiate tolerance, friendship and learning about other cultures.

• CATEGORIES - VAFI has three categories divided by age. In that way awards could be given more fairly.  Every category has its name.

 MINI - children under 10 years  MIDI - children from 11 – 14 years 

 MAXI - youth from 15 – 18 years.

• PRIZES - VAFI will award five prizes per category, from which one will be the first prize and the other four will be equal second prizes. The prize will be the statue and diploma for the first places and diploma for the second places.