“Human Rites” Reflects How Chaos and War Give Rise to Something New | LINOLEUM 2025 is Now Accepting Entries
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In 2025, the LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival will be held offline on 1-5 October at UNIT.City in Kyiv.
HUMAN RITES is the theme of the 12th edition, and we are starting to accept films for the competition programs.
“War is the father of all things,” said Heraclitus, believing conflict to be the source of growth and change. In life, struggle creates both order and destruction.
Birth, death, power, and survival become rites that define humanity, but they also fuel the very wars that shape our history.
“Human Rites” reflects how chaos and war give rise to something new. The play on “human rights” reminds us of our aspirations for peace and justice, while “human rites” exposes the struggle and violence that persist. Peace is only a fleeting moment of rest between battles, while struggle remains the essence of human existence.
The visual concept will be created by an award-winning Ukrainian animation director, Anastasiia Falileieva (I Died in Irpin).
Authors can submit their works to the International Competition or the Commissioned Films Competition. Films made in any animation technique, including works combining animation with acting and documentaries, are eligible. The animated part should be at least 40% of the film and not exceed the running time of 20 minutes. The films must be produced after January 1, 2024.
For British-produced films, please note that LINOLEUM is a BAFTA Qualifying Festival.
The program of the 12th edition will also include Ukrainian competition and retrospective, experimental films and video art, animation for and by kids, lectures and master classes, as well as diverse networking events.
Films are accepted via the FilmFreeway festival platform.
The call is open till 1st May 2025.
The festival regulations are available at the following link: linoleumfest.com/en/about/regulations