Animatricks is an annual animation festival taking place in Helsinki every April. Palikka ry, the organization behind the festival l, was formed in 1999, with the first Animatricks festival taking place in 2000. Animatricks is the only film festival in Finland focused purely on animation. The festival program consists of Finnish and international compilations of films and screenings put together based on the festivals current theme. The Animatricks festival also includes a competition for the best international animation and the winner is awarded 3000 euros.
Winners of the Finnish short animation competition Laura Neuvonen: Kutoja, 2005 Anna Virtanen: Lauantai vuonna, 2005 Ami Lindholm: Ilo irti, 2006 Kim Helminen: Säieteoria, 2007 Leena Jääskeläinen: Vaihdokas, 2009 Kaisa Penttilä: Munaralli, 2010 Jari Vaara: Syntymäpäivä, 2011 Heta Jokinen: Sivussa, 2013 Kari Pieskä: Viis Varpaista, 2014 Pietari Bagge, Christer Hongisto, Elisa Ikonen ja Inka Matilainen: Valvoja, 2015
Winners of the international short animation competition Tomek Ducki : Baths (Łaźnia), 2014 Matt Reynold: Bottomfeeders, 2015 Cerise Lopez and Agnès Patron: Chuylen - a crow's tale, 2016 Sander Joon: Sierra, 2022 Stephen Irwin: World to Roam, 2023
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