The twelfth edition of the international animated film festival "Animax Skopje Fest" is being held on December 24 and 25 under the motto "Where fairy tales come to life".

The program of the festival includes screenings of 25 animated films in the official program and 9 animated films intended for children. The event is held at the Cinematheque of Macedonia. The screenings of the official program start at 20 pm, while the screening of films for children will take place on December 25 (Saturday), starting at 17 pm.

The audience will have the opportunity to vote for the best children's film and choose the winner. All screenings are free. The commission that will decide on the awards in the official selection is composed of Mimi Gjorgjovska Ilievska, MA, Laze Tripkov, PhD and Ilcho Simovski. Many of the films competing for the Golden Brick are prestigious award winners or winners of A-category film festivals.

"Animax Skopje Fest" is organized by the production company "Auripigment", in cooperation with the film school "Tintiri-mintiri" from Skopje, and is held with the support of the City of Skopje and in cooperation with the Cinematheque.

(The text was published in "Cultural Press" No. 111, in the print edition of the newspaper "Free Press" on December 25-26, 2021)