Ralph Bakshi (°1938) ranks up there with such masters of animation as Walt Disney and Tex Avery. He pioneered adult-themed animation interwoven with political commentary and satire, stirring up controversy with his feature debut, the X-rated animated adaptation of “Fritz the Cat”. His next two films, “Heavy Traffic” and “Coonskin”, proved equally controversial. His work is bold, profane, hysterical, obscene, sometimes dark, but always stunning. Bakshi will be present at the festival via a Skype connection.

This small Bakshi homage forms part of a night of adult animation. There was a surge in taboo-breaking films in the late 1960s, with other animators producing politically incorrect, amoral cartoons such as Charles Swenson's “Dirty Duck”. Porno chic and hardcore also abounded in the shape of short sextoons, or in live action pornography such as “Sex in the Comics”, which pays tribute to the Tijuana Bibles or “dirty” comic books. An unforgettable adults only night.