VAFI & RAFI – International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival
Location: Rijeka, Varaždin
Festival dates: May 25 – 27 (Rijeka); June 1 – 4, 2023 (Varaždin) | 14th edition
VAFI & RAFI is a festival of animated films devoted to children and youth. The festival has two sections – VAFI section in Varaždin (animated movies made by children and youth) and RAFI section in Rijeka (animated movies for children and youth). From the 3rd edition, the festival also has a special category called BLUE VAFI for which the prizes are given in cooperation with the Office of the Ombudsman for Children and UNICEF in Croatia, for the movie which promotes the Children's rights. Since its 10th edition, the web portal medijskapismenost.hr has been included in the jury of BLUE VAFI. Every year, the festival has a Partner country and the program is dedicated through promoting variety and richness through animated films.