12 Animation Projects Selected for the CEE Animation Workshop
12 animation projects from 10 European countries will benefit from the year-long CEE Animation Workshop training programme (which includes both script and producer skills training). This year, 27 participants have been selected (out of 38 applications from 21 countries).
Five series, four animation features, and three short films show that European animation creators have a diverse range of ideas and formats to develop their projects.
We are excited to start the magical seventh edition of the workshop with a group of interesting projects and motivated participants from all over Europe. We are starting the first module in Nova Gorica - Gorizia, the European Capital of Culture 2025. We are also looking forward to visiting Łódź for our summer module and attending the CEE Animation Forum 2025 in November as a really nice closure to this edition - Saša Bach, CEE Animation Workshop Managing director.
The full list of selected projects:
Breadcrumbs in the Snow, script & dir. Skirmanta Jakaite
p. Agne Adomėnė, Art Shot, Lithuania / Feature
When Anatine, the philosopher and painter duck, flies off to town for a simple loaf of bread and mysteriously vanishes, his overly-cautious, slightly OCD best friend Moko embarks on a search through the intersecting worlds of humans and the Livings.
Cherry Pierogi, script & dir. Olha Havrylova
p. Mykyta Moiseiev, Eleron Pictures, Ukraine / Short
A young girl and her grandmother spend a carefree summer day in the countryside, where the small, everyday wonders of life lead to deeper reflections on resilience, love, and family heritage.
English Lessons, script & dir. Ivan Tymchenko
p. Svitlana Soloviova, Svitlofor Film, Ukraine / Feature
"English Lessons” is a creative documentary animation that includes 6 stories inspired by the real events happening to Ukrainian children due to the Russian full-scale war.
Goodbye Closet, script & p. Zohar Dvir
p. Fabian Driehorst, Fabian & Fred, Germany / Series
When Berta unwillingly inherits a bar 'Schrank,', she discovers that once its regulars confront their secrets, they leave the bar for good -Berta hatches a plan to help them all come out of their own closets—so she can finally close the bar forever and free herself from its burden.
Human Negligence, script & dir. Eirini Vianeli
p. Danae Spathara, Heretic, Greece / Feature
As a devastating fire ravages their surrounding countryside and an urgent evacuation order comes through, four generations of women struggle to navigate their disconnected, dysfunctional, and sometimes mutually destructive relationships.
Natural Selection, script & dir. Irida Zhonga
p. Isavella Alpoudi, Neda Film, Greece / Series
In this quirky animated comedy series, we follow the hilarious and bizarre misadventures of some unlucky animals meeting their untimely and unconventional ends.
Scope of the Universe, script Anja Manou Hellem
p. Lillian Løvseth, LØV Film, Norway / Series
Scope of the Universe is the first season of an ambitious animated series for teens about science and philosophy, taking us on a journey of discovery and wonder through the mysterious universe.
The Last Bookstore in the World, script Katarina Keti Zaharijev
p. Sanja Maljković, Le Studio, Serbia / Short
In the near future, where printed books are on the brink of extinction, a group of brave elders leads an emotional and humorous battle for the last bookstore, fighting against arrogant investors with the help of friendship, courage, and unwavering belief in the importance of culture.
The Phonebook, script & dir. Nina Chubinishvili
p. Irina Gelashvili, Radium Films, Georgia / Short
Granny T’s phonebook, names decay, Each call reveals they’ve gone away. Lonely, she feels day by day.
The White Deer, script & dir. Lucija Bužančić
p. Jure Bušić, Jaka produkcija, Croatia / Series
This is a story about two worlds, the world of the forest and the world of people, and of the kids in whom these two worlds intertwine.
Ucipuci, script Zane Zusta
p. Kristele Pudane, Sunday Rebel Films, Latvia / Series
Ucipuci is an intelligent toy owl who, after being left behind in an Italian villa, needs to find her way back home with the help of unlikely new friends.
Until Death do us Part, script Nawojka Wierzbowska, dir. Natalia Krawczuk
p. Zuzanna Maszka, GS Animation, Poland / Feature
Dreaming of love and adventure, Lady Death falls for the smell of a deceased Grandfather's feet. Instead of taking the dead man to the afterlife, she resides with him and his Family, hoping for affection.
Career-oriented participants
Anna Pokorska, producer, Dikanka Films, Ukraine
Geidre Burokaite, producer, Akis Bado, Lithuania
Script consultants Phil Parker (UK) and Rita Domonyi (Hungary) will be joined in 2025 by two new group leaders, producers Réka Temple (Cinemon Entertainment, Hungary) and Annemie Degryse (Lumiere Group / Beast Studio, Belgium).
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