Three animated features will be screened during the 5th Athens ANIMFEST 2010.

THURSDAY, 11.3.2010, 23h15SATURDAY, 14.3.2010, 23h15

WALTZ WITH BASHIR, 87’
Israel 2008
Direction: Ari Folman
Screenpaly: Ari Folman
Cinematographer: Ari Folman
Illustrator, Art Director: David Polonsky
Animation Director: Yoni Goodman
Chief Animator: Tal Gadon
Film Gang – Animator: Bridgit Folman
Editor: Nili Feller
Music Score: Max Richter - Composer
Sound/Sound Designer: Aviv Aldema
Visual Effects Supervisor: Roiy Nitzan
Co-producer: Thierry Garrel, Pierrette Ominetti
Starring: Ari Folman, Ori Sivan, Roni Dayag, Shmuel Frenkel, Ron Ben Yisahi, Dror Harazi, Boaz Rein Buskila, Carmi Cna'an, Yehezkel Lazarov
Studio: Sony Pictires Classics
Producers: Ari Folman, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul, Serge Lalou, Yael Nahlieli

One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. Every night, the same number of beasts.
The two men conclude that there's a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can't remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world.
He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself.
As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images.