This year, the honorary guests of the International Animation Film Festival Anima will be from Latvia – a country with long-established traditions in puppetry films and countless talents in the animation genre. Director Signe Baumane will participate in the opening event of the competition’s feature film category during which the visitors will have the chance to see her latest creation  – the humoristic and witty full-length animation and Latvian submission for the Academy awards Akmeņi manās kabatās (Rocks in My Pockets). The festival will also screen Signe Baumane’s retrospective of animated short films, as well as a program of Latvian animation films for children.

During the festival, more than 35,000 regular visitors will have the chance to see the most excellent examples of animation art from all over the world in various competition categories: national and international animation films, short and feature animation films.

Tickets are available on the webpage of the Anima festival.

14 February at 21:30 Studio 4
Latvian director Signe Baumane’s short film Love Story is included in the Valentine Day’s programme Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink! This will feature 14 short films with English subtitles. Entrance from 16 years.

16 February at 15:00 Studio 5
Time out with fireflies, bees and other little bugs is a programme for toddlers from the age of three. It will include six puppet animations from Latvia.

17 and 19 February at 14:00 Studio 4
The Estonian animation film Lotte and the Moonstone Secret for youngsters from the age of five in French.

17 and 19 February at 20:00 Studio 5
A programme dedicated to the Latvian animator Signe Baumane, Signe Baumane: Life, Love & Sex, will feature her short films. With English subtitles. Entrance from 16 years.

18 February at 20:00 and 20 February at 17:30 Studio 5
A programme featuring young Latvian animators, New Sounds from Latvia. This will include eight animation films created by Edmunds Jansons, Reinis Pētersons, Gints Zilbalodis and Vladimir Leschov. With English subtitles. Entrance from 12 years.

18 February at 21:30 Studio 4 and 20 February at 20:00 Studio 5
Signe Baumane’s feature animation film Rocks in my Pockets. In English with French and Dutch subtitles. Entrance from 16 years.