Based in Zagreb, the enchanting capital city of Croatia, Zagrebfilm has been creating superb animation since the early 1950’s. In all they have produced more than 650 of the finest short animated films ever made. Predominantly hand-drawn, these films form one of the most significant collections of work existing in the world of creative animation. Zagrebfilm works blend the finest elements of old eastern and contemporary western European aesthetics with the most imaginative components of 1960’s minimalist design. Add to this mix absurdist narrative structures combined with a point of view unique to filmmakers who worked for so long at a fluid East/West frontier, throw in a colour palette ranging from the truly psychodelic to the grimly dark and you have a collection of films as strong and interesting as any that MIAF has ever shown. This tribute screening will include Dusan Vokotic’s 1964 Academy Award winning Surogat/Ersatz, along with films from some of Zagrebfilm’s top directors including Dovnikovic, Grgic, Dragic and Mimica.