BHS: Tradicija filmske animacije u Banjoj Luci počela je krajem šezdesetih godina prošlog vijeka a kulminirala je 1971. godine, kada se u ovom gradu održao Majski festival animiranog filma BANJALUKA 71, prvi te vrste na prostoru ex-Jugoslavije. Narednih godina festival animiranog filma transformisao se u filmsku manifestaciju pod nazivom Festival filmskog stvaralaštva (FFS). Poslije nekoliko godina održavanja festival se postepeno ugasio, a sa njegovim nestankom na duži period prestaje i bioskopsko prikazivanje kratkih animiranih filmova. U godinama koje su slijedile, u gradu na Vrbasu redovno su prikazivani svi svjetski značajniji dugometražni animirani filmovi.

ENG: Tradition of film animation started in Banja Luka at the end of the sixties of the 20th century and culminated in 1971., when Banja Luka hosted The May Festival of Animated Film BANJA LUKA 71, first of its kind in ex Yugoslavia.In the years to come The May Festival was transformed in movie manifestation named The Festival of Filmmaking. After several years The May Festival ceased to exist and the screenings of short animated films in Banja Luka’s cinemas stopped too. In the following years, in the city on the river Vrbas were showed animated films from around the world.