Stock Photo - The 57th Zlin international festival of films for children and youth will open tonight, offering 18 world premieres including a document on Hermina Tyrlova, one of the Czechoslovak animated film's founders, the event's artistic director Marketa Pasmova (right) told reporters today, on Friday, May 26, 2017. The festival, which is the world's oldest and largest event of its kind, will present 326 films from a record number of 62 countries. A total of 152 films will compete for prizes in the long-film (26), short animated film (60) and short student film (66) categories,"" Pasmova said. The festival runs through June 3. It will focus on Swedish cinematography with emphasis being placed on the work of Astrid Lindgren, whose 110th birth anniversary is marked this year. ""The programme is not targeted unilaterally, we have aimed it not only at children and youth but also at adult visitors. Apart from films, they may enjoy sports, active relax, gastronomy, science and entertainment,"" Zlin Film Festival President Cestmir Vancura (left) said. (CTK Photo/Dalibor Gluck)