NEWS: Balkanima Eurpoean Animation Festival @ Star and Shadow, Newcastle

If you’ve ever seen an Eastern European animation before then you know that they can sometimes be more than a little surreal. Balkanima, a festival based in Belgrade, Serbia – wants to promote just that kind of thing when it brings animation from Southeastern Europe and the Balkans to the Star and Shadow Cinema on Wednesday 18^th February.

Specifically, the screenings at the Star and Shadow will be looking at some of the shorter cuts from this year’s festival, a veritable feast of little treats for cinephiles to sink their teeth into. With the longest film on the bill still being under nine minutes (the intriguingly titled Fantasmagorie), it’ll be a quick-fire evening showcasing the best that European animation has to offer. Expect everything from hand-drawn sketches to Claymation and even maybe some CGI as eleven of the best Serbian animators bring their works to Tyneside. It might get a bit weird but surely that’s why we love a bit of animation.

The Balkanima European Animation Festival takes place at the Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle on Wednesday 18^th February.