Editorial 2015

Fantoche celebrates animated films in Baden: since twenty years and for the 13th time already! To honour the occasion, we are putting together a schedule with hand-selected highlights. This year, we are presenting more new feature films than ever before – and all of them are premieres. Amongst them is “Inside Out”, the new jewel from Pixar, which we anticipate eagerly. Our team of Polish curators has compiled its own fantastic programme that allows our audience to get in touch with the soul of Polish animation. Meanwhile, a bit of anarchy is tolerable in our Cycle-In cinema: guests are invited to hop onto special bikes and get pedalling to generate the electricity for the film projector. This year’s exhibition takes the public on a true journey through time, documenting more than 100 years of animation devices and presenting new animation installations in physical space. A special highlight is the alternate reality game “X-giranimation”, an animated digital scavenger hunt created especially for the festival’s anniversary. As ever, families are also high on the agenda, this year also as the topic of a curated programme. Two new features that we are especially proud to present are the “Fantoche Industry Talk” and a film programme dedicated to Swiss animated commercials. As such, our festival now incorporates commercial animation production as well. And to all representatives of this industry: welcome!

Of course, no Fantoche film festival would be complete without our competitions, in which carefully selected animated films from all over the world are presented. Expert panels and the viewing public will once again choose the best and brightest. We are certainly looking forward to the results. All that is left to say is: here’s to a week-long celebration of animated films in Baden!