With our film winning the GRAND PRIX at BALKANIMA 2008, I had the honour of being invited to come to BALKANIMA 2009 as a jury member for the international competition program. The jury consists of 2 more members- one of them being mr.Priit Parn, who we all know and respect
mr.Parn has been active as a caricaturist and illustrator since the end of the 1960’s. He has done more and more work as a freelance graphic artist since the early 1980’s. Pärn has had over 30 solo exhibitions over the past 12 years in various European countries and Canada.
Pärn has made 10 animated films of duration up to 30 minutes as well as a host of short films, commercials..
The third jury member being mrs.Maja Volk- Serbian writer, singer, drama professor and play-writer, who delighted us all with the live performance of her Fado band at the opening ceremony.
To go straight to the opening night films, I would single out the brilliant MUTO, of whom i have spoken often on this blog, and an intriguing film 
Malban- a french author Elodie Bouedec, portrayed a dream like world of distant memories with a distinctive stile and poetic sensibility.
Stay tuned for the next five days, where i will try and write a few words after every day of this fine balkan festival.