STRENGTH

The times in which we live require multiplied strength and endurance to various stimuli. The reality surrounding us, or perhaps we should say – realities (physical and digital) challenges us every day. They test us. They test our endurance – physical and mental. Nothing is certain; our lives can change from one day to the next, and the original plans will require significant modification. Despite everything, we cannot give up.

We have to be strong and resistant to reality’s blows. These blows, paradoxically, strengthen us, building our experience. A lot has happened since the first edition of CRAFT in 2017. We received many blows, but we managed. And with such multiplied strength and experience we return with the jubilee, the fifth edition of the CRAFT International Animation Festival (28.10 – 01.11.2025, Yogyakarta, Indonesia).

– Piotr Kardas (Program Director)