31 Animation Projects for CEE Animation Forum 2024
123 applicants, 31 countries and a total of 31 selected animation projects are the numbers behind this year' s CEE Animation Forum (12-13 November 2024).
11 animation projects cater for adult audiences, a percentage that would have been unheard of in previous years, but also showcases the need for animation and its directors/producers not to be pigeonholed into a certain area; unless, of course, they have something to say.
Chintis Lundgren (Manivald) comes back with 'Saima - Scenes from a Midlife Crisis', a 2D animation feature film in development.
Saima, a meticulous judge, is in shock. When Ludvig, her partner, returns from Luxlandia, she discovers his affair. As she grapples with this betrayal, nightmares of a needy, menacing frog haunt Saima.
Marta Pajek (Impossible Stories I,II, III) moves into the children animation terrain, with her 'Zoyka and the Bird' feature film project.
10-year-old girl notices that the world is broken and her mother is losing gravity. Trying to save her, she sets out on a journey, accompanied by a mysterious Bird, which she discovers inside of her.
9 features, 7 TV series, 9 short films, and 6 student films have been selected in total.
The record-breaking number of applications and the impressive quality of the selected projects highlight the growing significance of our event in the global animation industry. This year's selection not only showcases a diverse array of creative talent but also underscores our commitment to promoting gender equality and supporting emerging voices in animation - Marta Jallageas, CEE Animation Forum Managing Director
The full lineup:
FEATURE FILMS
Basia & a Doggy Summer / Director: Marcin Wasilewski, Producer: Robert Jaszczurowski, GS Animation -Country: Poland
Dream of Grape Gardens / Director: Sahra Mani, Producer: Maéva Savinien, Urban Factory -Country: France
English Lessons (working title) / Director: Ivan Tymchenko, Producer: Svitlana Soloviova, Digital Platform, Svitlofor Film -Country: Ukraine
Finding Home / Director: Anja Manou Hellem, Producer: Lillian Løvseth, Trollfilm -Country: Norway
In My Head / Director: Veronika Zúbek Kocourková, Producer: Monika Lošťáková, Super film -Country: Slovakia
Saima - Scenes from a Midlife Crisis / Director: Chintis Lundgren, Producer: Draško Ivezić, Adriatic Animation -Country: Croatia
The Axolotls / Director: Filip Posivac, Producer: Barbora Prikaska, Bionaut -Country: Czech Republic
Three Wishes / Director: Katalin Glaser, Producer: Orsolya Sipos, Salto Films -Country: Hungary
Zoyka and the Bird / Director: Marta Pajek -Producer: Grzegorz Wacławek, Animoon -Country: Poland
In My Head
TV SERIES
Little Mimo / Director: Luca Toth, Producer: Péter Benjámin Lukács, Boddah -Country: Hungary
The End / Director: Paul Muresan, Producer: Mihai Mitrica, Safe Frame -Country: Romania
The Forest Five / Director: Ivana Laucikova, Producer: Katarína Kerekesová, Fool Moon -Country: Slovakia
The Little Odysse / Director: Jakub Kouril, Producer: Gabriela Košťál, Paprika Studios -Country: Czech Republic
Tiny Fox and Great Boar / Director: Jacek Rokosz, Producer: Katarzyna Janiak, EGoFILM - Country: Poland
Toink! / Director: An Vrombaut, Producer: Kristof Lantin, Animal Tank -Country: Belgium
Welcome to Vegetown / Director: Sylvain Delcourt, Producer: Xavier Truchon, Toku -Country: France
Welcome to Vegetown
SHORT FILMS
Ant / Director and producer: Jonatan Schwenk - Country: Germany
Bird's Eye/ Director: Lucija Mrzljak, Producer: Draško Ivezić, Adriatic Animation -Country: Croatia
Brown Morning / Director: Carlo Vogele, Producer: David Mouraire, Doghouse Films - Country: Luxembourg
Cosmonauts / Director: Leo Černic, Producer: Tina Smrekar, Finta Film -Country: Slovenia
Demon of the Marshes / Director: Martin Pertlicek, Producer: Kamila Dohnalová, Maurfilm -Country: Czech Republic
Killin' It / Director: Balázs Turai, Producer: Péter Benjámin Lukács, Boddah -Country: Hungary
The Lookout / Director: Mathieu Labaye, Producer: Bastien Martin, Camera-etc -Country: Belgium
The Total Eclipse / Director: Marija Stojnić, Producer: Andrijana Sofranić Šućur, Set Sail FIlms -Country: Serbia
Watermelon /Director: Sara Szymańska, Producer: Anna Głowińska, Animoon -Country: Poland
Bird's Eye
STUDENT FILMS
Dis)Connected / Director: Yoana Plachkova, Producer: New Bulgarian University -Country: Bulgaria
A Walk in Nature / Director: Matej Mihalyi, Producer: Academy of Arts Architecture & Design -Country: Czech Republic
Cashier / Director: Alina Sivets, Producer: University of West Bohemia -Country: Czech Republic
Each, All and Every / Director: Nikoletta Veress, Producer: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design -Country: Hungary
My Granny Amphibian / Director: Viktória Zimmermannová, Producer: Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava - Country: Slovakia
What's Bothering Sara? / Director: Krystsina Ramanava, Producer: Emma Slobodová, Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts -Country: Czech Republic
What's Bothering Sara?
(cover image: Zouka by Marta Pajek/Animoon)
CEE Animation Forum takes place 12-13 November 2024 in Pilsen, Czech Republic.
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