International Film Festival “KROK” is the result of festival movement in Russia and Ukraine.
First festival was held in 1989. According to its regulations festival was not international, but
at the same time animators from all over former Soviet Union, USA, France, Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Israel were present there.
Thanks to the good organization and interesting competition programme festival instantly
became interesting to the well-known world animators.
In 1991 festival acquires international status. That year it was held aboard the comfortable
ship via Ukraine- Roumania – Bulgaria.
The second festival was patronized by ASIFA – international association of animation. And
that year was recognized as the best International Film Festival ` 1991.
The experience with the ship appeared to be a tradition. Each festival afterwards traditionally
was held on the ship, by the route: Dnepr river ( Kiev) – Black Sea. During the voyage the
ship stops in Ukrainian cities, were a lot of warm meeting with spectators and animation
shows usually held. All participants and guests of the festival could have the possibility to
meet Ukrainian architacture, culture and live of Ukrainians.
Organization of “Krok” has particularity : isolation from town life makes an atmosphere of
holiday and busy festival work at the same time.
Third festival was held in 1995. There were 120 films from 30 countries in competition
programme.
“Krok” festival always invites qualified jury from all over the world: France, Russia,
Belgium, Ukraine, Holland, Poland, Belorussia, Czech Republic and others.
Within the every year festival programme the retrospectives of outstanding animation masters
are to be shown.
On the fourth festival “ Krok” which was held in 1997, competition programme was consist
of 160 films from 35 countries.
Jury of the festival was :
Raoul Servais ( Belgium)
Natalia Orlova ( Russia)
Monique Renault ( Holland)
Natalia Chernyshova ( Ukraine)
The jury has decided to award prizes
Grand Prize to
Daniel Graves for the film Flat world ( Great Britain)
Special Jury Prize to
Mikhail Aldashin for the film The Nativity ( Russia)
Special Juri prize to
Nick Park for the film A Close Shave ( Great Britain)
Special jury Prize to
Aleksandr Petrov for the film Mermaid ( Russia)
Prize for Category 1 ( Films up to 5 min.)
Vuk Jevremovich for teh film The Wind Subsides ( Germany)
Prize for Category 2 ( Films up to 10 min.)
Zlatin Radev for the film Shock ( Bulgaria)
Prize for Category 3 ( Films from 10 to 30 min.)
Tyron Montgomery for the film Quest ( Germany)
Prize for Category 4 ( Films Over 30 min.) is not awarded
Prize for Category 5 ( Films for children)
An Brombaut for the film When I Grow Up I want To Be A Tiger ( Bulgium)
Prize for Category 6 ( Films-Debuts)
Kristen Winter for the film Clocks ( Germany)
Prize for Category 7( Computer Films) is not awarded
Prize for Category 8 ( Advertising Films) is not awarded
Prize for category 9 ( Student Films)
Yuri Cherenkov for the film Grand Migration ( France)
Prize for Category 10 ( Series)
Wayne Traudt for the film Movements of the Body ( Canada)