15. StopTrik

👉 slo

StopTrik s svojo 15. edicijo v petih dneh pestrega dogajanja in s 167 animiranimi filmi slavi stop animacijo in spodbuja refleksijo družbenih, kulturnih ter političnih fenomenov. Tudi letos ponuja širok spekter dogodkov, vključno z mednarodnim tekmovalnim programom, kjer bo prikazanih 36 animacij. Le-te odlikuje bodisi impresivna spretnost v stop animaciji, bodisi eksperimentalni pristop k animaciji in globoko razumevanje sposobnosti filma, da posreduje pomembne, senzibilne in dragocene zgodbe.

Z osrednjo temo SATIRA, BLASFEMIJA, KARNEVAL v središče postavljamo humor, ne tisti mehak, prijeten, ampak oster, kaotičen ter včasih brutalni smeh, ki se pojavi, ko se svet zdi neprimeren za življenje. Retrospektivni program slavi divji, kolektivni in subverzivni smeh, karnevalski osvobajajoči potencial ruši hierarhije, se posmehuje avtoritetam in najde užitek v smehu do solz. Stop animacija cveti tam, kjer vlada absurd.

Tudi letošnja edicija festivala se odvija v znamenju solidarnosti s palestinskim ljudstvom, ki že desetletja živi pod okupacijo in apartheidom, zadnji dve leti pa Izrael nad njim izvaja genocid. Med drugim se bo zavrtela selekcija animacij novo ustanovljene iniciative Animirana Palestina, ki bo prikazala različne vidike palestinskega življenja, pred vsako festivalsko projekcijo pa bo prikazano eno animirano sporočilo podpore palestinskemu ljudstvu.

Pred festivalom bo potekala delavnica stop animacije za otroke s Sandro Jovanovsko, tekom festivala pa lahkotna delavnica Bibi Erjavec za tiste, ki se želite šele spoznati s tehniko stop animacije. Profesionalna delavnica stop animacije Workshot je, kot že nekaj let, nadgrajena in sestavljena iz delavnice kritične pismenosti, oblikovanjem koncepta, pisanjem scenarija in izdelave stop animacije, letošnja mentorica dela stop animacije je Izabela Plucińska. Tudi letos dopolnjujemo festival z bogatim filmsko-vzgojnim programom za otroke in mlade, krepimo sodelovanje s partnerskimi festivali skozi projekcije za dijake_inje ter nadaljujemo s trodelnim tekmovalnim programom stop animacij za otroke (15 stop animacij).

V času, ko prevladuje občutek, da nam stvari polzijo med prsti in se zdi resničnost vse manj otipljiva, letošnja razstava ponuja nekaj oprijemljivega. Skupaj s FLIPT!, avstrijskim festivalom slikofrca, na razstavi slikofrcov v OBRATu sporočamo, da ima migetanje sličic med prsti še vedno moč presenetiti, ganiti, navdihniti. V Vetrinjskem dvoru bodo na ogled lutke iz kratkega večkrat nagrajenega stop animiranega filma Joko, Izabele Plucińske. Avtorica s svojim prepoznavnim kiparskim slogom oživi groteskni in ganljivi svet, v katerem absurdnost družbenega konformizma prevzame osrednjo vlogo.

In tudi letos ne gre brez dogodkov na katerih iz prve roke izvemo podrobnosti iz sveta nastajanja stop animacij. Festivalski večeri seveda ne bodo minili brez zabave, pripravljamo razgiban glasbeni program z vizualno spremljavo ter animacijski dvoboj.

Program festivala je objavljen na https://www.stoptrik.com/2025urnik . Kmalu bodo dostopni vsi opisi posameznih dogodkov in filmov.

Vsi dogodki so brezplačni.

👉 eng

StopTrik in its 15th edition, celebrates stop-motion animation through five days of dynamic events and 167 animated films. The festival honors the art of stop-motion while encouraging reflection on social, cultural, and political issues. This year’s program once again offers a wide range of events, including an international competition featuring 36 animations. These works showcase both remarkable technical mastery and an experimental spirit, while demonstrating a profound awareness of cinema’s power to tell stories with significance, sensitivity, and care.

With the central theme of SATIRE, BLASPHEMY, CARNIVAL, we are focusing on humor – not the soft, feel-good kind, but the sharp, messy, sometimes brutal laughter that kicks back when the world feels unlivable. Retrospective programme celebrates laughter that is wild, collective, and subversive, or – carnivalesque, in the Bakhtinian sense. Carnival’s liberating potential tears down hierarchies, pokes fun at authorities, finds pleasure in laughing through tears. Stop motion thrives where absurdity rules.

This year’s edition also stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people, who have been living under occupation and apartheid for decades, and who have been for the past two years the victims of the genocide comitted by Israel. Among other things, there will be a screening of the newly established initiative Animated Palestine, which shows various aspects of Palestinian life, and before each festival screening an animated message of support for the Palestinian people will be screened.
Prior to the festival, a stop-motion workshop for children will be mentored by Sandra Jovanovska. During the festival, there will be yet another workshop for those interested in learning stop-motion techniques, led by Bibi Erjavec. The professional stop motion workshop »Workshot« continues to evolve and consists of sessions on critical literacy, concept development, scriptwriting, and stop-motion animation production, with this year’s stop motion mentor being Izabela Plucińska. Additionally, the festival will also feature a comprehensive film education program for children and youth, strengthen collaborations with partner festivals throught highschool screenings, and continue with a three-part competition program of stop-motion animations for children (16 animations).

In the time when there’s a prevailing sense that things are slipping through our fingers, and the reality seems less and less tangible, exhibition offers a little something to hold onto. Together with FLIPT!, the Austrian Flipbook Festival, we are exhibiting flipbooks at OBRAT – a space for art and participation, remindig everyone that the the flicker of frames between your fingers still holds the power to surprise, move, and inspire. At the Vetrinj mansion, puppets from Izabela Plucińska’s awarded short animated film Joko will be on display. With her distinctive sculptural style the author brings to life the grotesque and poignant world in which the absurdity of social conformity takes center stage.

Of course, the festival would not be complete without events providing first-hand insights into the world of stop-motion animation. The festival programme will be complemented by a lively music program with visual accompaniments at evenings and an animation battle.

The festival program is published at https://www.stoptrik.com/2025schedule . Descriptions of individual events and films will be available soon.

All events are free of charge.

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Producent Mednarodnega filmskega festivala StopTrik je Pekarna Magdalenske mreže, koproducent Narodni dom Maribor – Vetrinjski dvor. Festival sofinancirajo Slovenski filmski center, Mestna občina Maribor, Active citizen found Slovenija, Urad RS za mladino in Ministrstvo za kulturo. Festival soorganizirajo Lutkovno gledališče Maribor, Akademija umetnosti, Univerza v Novi Gorici, Društvo slovenskega animiranega filma, Film Factory, KUD Coda, AGD Gustaf, Zavod Mars in Društvo Slon.

Producer of StopTrik International film festival is Pekarna Magdalenske mreže, co-producer is Narodni dom Maribor – Vetrinjski dvor. Festival’s co-financiers are Slovenski filmski center, Mestna občina Maribor, Urad RS za mladino in Ministrstvo za kulturo. Soorganizers of the festival are Lutkovno gledališče Maribor, Akademija umetnosti, Univerza v Novi Gorici, Društvo slovenskega animiranega filma, Film Factory, KUD Coda, AGD Gustaf, Zavod Mars in Društvo Slon.