Festiwal EtiudaAnima, czyli filmowe święto (z doświadczeń własnych autora)

The author of the text draws a picture of the evolution of the Etiuda International Film Festival, initiated by himself in 1994, an alternative festival dedicated to the creativity of film and art school students. During the last quarter of the century, the festival, which was created as a side event of the Short Film Festival in Krakow, has developed not only as an event promoting student work, but since 2005 also artistic animation from around the world (under the changed name EtiudaAnima) and finally in 2017 through organization of the third, this time a national competition, Polish artistic animation. By sharing his own experiences, the author formulates the thesis on the possibility of implementing the idea of the festival as a celebration of film – an original project that accomplishes its tasks by organizing film competitions and promoting film culture as part of a rich program of accompanying events.