From action-packed animation to digitalized drama and fantasy flicks, a stimulating selection of contemporary cartoons is showing at a duo of Budapest’s art-house theaters as part of the annual Anilogue International Film Festival. Between November 29th and December 3rd, Uránia National Film Theater and Kino Cinema will present 13 feature-length productions and 200 new shorts over five days. Most of the films, including several premiering features, screen with English subtitles. Cartoons come from around the world, including China, Japan, Canada and Finland.

Cartoon aficionados have much to look forward to. Beginning on November 29th, a range of modern-day animation films will hit the Budapest screens during the five-day Anilogue International Film Festival. This animated event will bring the best of contemporary cartoon artistry, presenting colorful tales of fanciful characters, along with vivid portrayals of other intriguing themes not meant for children. Films hailing from across the globe will screen at the city’s Uránia National Film Theater and Kino Cinema. Features on view are by industry professionals, including Japanese Makoto Shinkai and Iranian Ali Soozandeh.

The event opens with the piece of Chinese dark comedy, Have a Nice Day, which won Best Animation Feature at the 54th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan. During the festival, 13 newly released feature films are premiering, all screening with English subtitles. The lineup includes five competing full-length animations, such as tragic Japanese tale In this Corner of the World and Zombillenium, a Belgian-French social satire.

In addition to the feature-length productions, 200 significant short films will be screened, most of them English-friendly. A highlight of this year’s Anilogue is The Breadwinner, an English-language cartoon directed by Nora Twomey, co-produced by Tomm Moore and Angelina Jolie. Guest of honor for Anilogue 2017 is Finland, bringing Scandinavian cartoons to Budapest screens. On December 1st at 6pm, the Google Spotlight Stories team presents two of their latest storytelling for VR The Son of Jaguar by Jorge Gutierrez, and Sonaria by Scot Stafford and Kevin Dart. The event takes place at Kino Cinema.

The main program of the 15th Anilogue International Film Festival concludes on Saturday with Makoto Shinkai’s latest work Your Name, Japan’s highest-grossing cartoon of all time. The feature will run both with English and Hungarian subtitles. All winners are then screened on Sunday.