THE VISEGRAD ANIMATION FORUM IS CURRENTLY THE LARGEST SUCH EVENT IN THE CEE REGION. ITS AIM IS TOINCREASE THE STANDARD OF QUALITY OF ANIMATED PRODUCTION AND THE CALIBRE OF FILMMAKERS AND PRODUCERS,BUILD UP THE ANIMATION INDUSTRY AND CREATE AN ANIMATION MARKET IN A REGION WHERE THERE IS NONE, ANDWHERE ANIMATION OUTPUT IS VERY LOW.UNIQUE FOR THE VAF IS THAT IT IS CO-ORGANISED BY ASSOCIATIONS OF ANIMATED FILM IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC,POLAND, SLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY (MOME). THE ACTIVITIES OF THE VAF HELP BUILD SIMILAR ASSOCIATIONS INCROATIA AND THE BALTIC STATES.THE VAF WORKS IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE CARTOON FORUM.THE VAF’S ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON SHORT FILMS (TV SERIES LABORATORY), TV SERIES AND ACCOMPANYINGPROGRAMMING.ASIDE FROM CONTINUING IN THE ACTIVITIES ALREADY UNDERWAY (PITCHING FORUM) IN 2016 WE WANT TO REACT TONEW CHALLENGES IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:− EXPAND THE ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE NEW PARTNER COUNTRIES− EXPAND THE TV SECTION STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE “TV SERIES IN PRODUCTION” – CONNECTIONS WITHDISTRIBUTORS− EXPAND MARKET ACCESS THROUGH THE “RED BRICKS” PROGRAMME SIMULATING THE BUILDING OF A COPRODUCTIONNETWORK IN THE CEE REGION AMONG PRODUCERS AND BROADCASTERS− IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ANIMATED FILMS AND FOR THE ANIMATION INDUSTRY BYSTARTING THE “STRATEGIC CONCEPT OF ANIMATION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT (SCAID)” PROJECT, DEFINING ASET OF STRUCTURAL MEASURES BY INTRODUCING SYSTEMIC MEASURES IN BUILDING PRODUCTION STRUCTURES.− IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN THE ANIMATION INDUSTRY IN THE CEE REGION BY SUPPORTING THE BUILDINGOF NEWS NETWORKS AND INTERCONNECTED CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION.