TAFF for professionals
The ninth edition of the Turku Animated Film Festival will be held again in Turku, Finland, in August 2024, presenting dozens of screenings during five days.
All professionals and students in the fields of animation, film and the arts in general can apply for accreditation to the festival. Accreditation grants the festival pass with the discounted price of 30 €. The pass must be purchased on site at the festival ticket office, where the accreditation status will be checked. The accreditation pass gives access to all of the festival’s screenings.
Click here to apply for accreditation »
TAFF PRO 2024: 22–23 AUGUST 2024
TAFF Pro brings together Finnish and international animators. The program consists of keynote speeches, presentations and panels as well as film screenings.
TAFF Pro strives to promote the vitality of the animation field and offers new ideas and contacts to industry players and students.
This year TAFF Pro focuses on adaptations and animation. On Thursday, Leo Viirret holds a lecture and workshop* about storytelling based on personal yet universal truths. On Friday, TAFF Pro deepens the theme with scriptwriting-oriented keynotes from Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Katariina Lillqvist as well as a panel discussion with Lindroth von Bahr, CHRZU and Katja Kettu, moderated by Mika Koskinen. TAFF Pro closes with Adapted Classics – a screening of classic stories adapted to animation films.
*Register to the workshop here!
TAFF PRO 2024 TIMETABLE
Thursday 22.8.2024
11:00–11:15 Opening speech by Tatu Pohjavirta
11:15–12:45 TAFF Pro Lecture: Leo Viirret
13:00–14:00 Lunch break
14:00–16:30 Workshop: Leo Viirret. REGISTER HERE TO THE WORKSHOP!
19.30 TAFF Opening Ceremony
Friday 23.8.2024
11:00–12:30 TAFF Pro Lecture: Katariina Lillqvist
12:30–14:00 Lunch break
14:00–15:30 TAFF Pro Lecture: Niki Lindroth von Bahr
16:00–17:30 Panel Discussion: Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Katja Kettu and CHRZU. Moderator: Mika Koskinen
18:00–20:00 TAFF Pro Screening: Adapted Classics
TAFF takes place in the hometown of the renowned Turku Arts Academy. Our venue is a beautifully restored old factory milieu by the River Aura in Turku, Finland.
TAFF is organized by the non-profit Association Turun elokuvatapahtumat ry.
See you in Turku!