The CEE Animation Forum informed it had received a record number of submissions for its 9th edition. The forum will expand its competition categories to five, with the introduction of the category Rising Stars for films school students.
The majority of the selected projects come from Central and Eastern Europe: 6 from Hungary; 4 from Slovakia; 3 from Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Netherlands, and Slovenia; 2 from Cyprus, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Spain; and 1 project each from Bulgaria, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Romania, Switzerland and Ukraine.
Selected Projects:
CATEGORY - FEATURE FILMS
Birds Don’t Look Back (France)
Directed by Nadia Nackle
Producer: Sebastien Onomo, Special Touch Studios
Blaise (France)
Directed by Dimitri Planchon
Producer: Alexandre Gavras, KG Productions
Dreamworld (Croatia)
Directed by Veljko Popovic
Producer: Milivoj Popovic, Prime Render d.o.o.
Grizzlebetter (Bulgaria)
Producer: Tania Assova, Zographic Films Ltd.
Senior Crush (Hungary)
Directed by Orsolya Richolm
Producer: Andrea Ausztrics, Umbrella Kreatív Műhely Kft.
The Night Falls over Madrid
Directed by Daniel V. Villamediana, David Epiney
Producer: Eugenia Mumenthaler, Alina film
Country: Switzerland
Vast Blue Antarctica
Directed by Christos Panagos
Producer: Charalambos Margaritis, Kimonos Animation Studio
Country: Cyprus
CATEGORY SERIES & TV SPECIALS
(only series in the selection)
Anselmo Wannabe
Directed by Massimo Ottoni
Producer: Federico Turani, Ibrido
Country: Italy
Bogboy
Directed by Jack O'Shea
Producer: Paul Ruttledge, Bogboy Productions Limited
Country: Ireland
Deivit and Lisa
Directed by Alessandro Di Renzo
Producer: Mario Tarrago
Country: Spain
Mitch-Match
Directed by Geza M. Toth
Producer: Geza M. Toth, KEDD Animation Studio
Country: Hungary
Robot and the Martians
Directed by Tomasz Niedzwiedz
Producer: Tomasz Paziewski, Badi Badi
Country: Poland
Rosie and Sapphire
Directed by Anna Katalin Lovrity
Producer: Balint Gelley, CUB Animation Ltd.
Country: Hungary
Starting with Hope
Directed by Sonia Velvien
Producer: Diana Hentulescu, Moukda Production
Country: Romania
The Adventures of Gloria Scott
Directed by Matija Pisacic
Producer: Dijana Mladenovic, Kinematograf
Country: Croatia
The Olive Bunch
Directed by Magnus Kravik
Producer: Maria Pavlou, Pixel giants
Country: Cyprus
What the Old Moon Tells
Directed by Eliza Plocieniak-Alvarez
Producer: Carol Ratajczak, Blaue Pampelmuse
Country: Germany
Zhuzha Fixes the World
Directed by Oleksandra Ruban
Producer: Kateryna Kopylova, Sashko Chubko, Trident Film
Country: Ukraine
CATEGORY SHORT FILMS
Albert
Directed by Szandra Pataki
Producer: Krisztina Endrenyi, Mythberg Films Kft.
Country: Hungary
Autumn
Directed by Wojciech Sobczyk
Producer: Aneta Zagorska, Robert Sowa, Krakow Film Klaster - Centrum Animacji w Krakowie
Country: Poland
Electra. A Poem
Directed by Daria Kashcheeva
Producer: Zuzana Krivkova, MAUR film s.r.o.
Country: Czech Republic
Hello Summer
Directed by Martin Smatana
Producer: Martin Smatana, Studio Bororo
Country: Slovakia
Ibis
Directed by Maria Burgues, Enric Sant
Producer: Maria Burgues, BLISS PICTURES
Country: Spain
Milu's Dog
Directed by Daniel Gray
Producer: Bella Szederkenyi, CUB Animation
Country: Hungary
Nut Cake
Directed by Meinardas Valkevicius
Producer: Akvile Bliujute – Januse, JSC Meinart
Country: Lithuania
Patrick in Town
Directed by Eszter Sandor, Valentina Huckova
Producer: Valentina Huckova, Young Glass Noodle
Country: Slovakia
Sivužas (working title)
Directed by Ignas Meilunas
Producer: Juste Beniusyte, Vilniaus Primavera
Country: Lithuania
Sugar, Blood & Insulin. Diary of a Type 1 Diabetic
Directed by Thijs Koole
Producer: Diana Hentulescu, Moukda Production
Country: France
Unspoken
Directed by Misia Mormina
Producer: Engin Karabagli, Emegro B.V.
Country: Netherlands
CATEGORY XR IMMERSIVE MEDIA
Finding Frida
Directed by Hilde Kristin Kjøs
Producer: Bjørn-Morten Nerland, Stargate Media AS
Country: Norway
Fruits on the Tube
Directed by Klaas-Harm de Boer
Producer: Vincent Lindenboom, Next Empire BV
Country: Netherlands
Swarm
Directed by Maarten Isaak de Heer
Producer: Maartem Isaak de Heer, Menetekel Film
Country: Netherlands
CATEGORY RISING STARS
Beyond the Face
Directed by Anja Resman
Producer: Bostjan Potokar, School of Arts - University of Nova Gorica
Country: Slovenia
Desire to Win
Directed by Michaela Rezova
Producer: Zuzana Bukovinska, Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague
Country: Czech Republic
Forgive
Directed by Alzbeta Macakova Misejkova
Producer: Jiri Pecinovsky, Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague – FAMU
Country: Czech Republic
Holes
Directed by Sofiya Kruglikova
Producer: Academy of Fine Arts and Design - University of Ljubljana
Country: Slovenia
Kurent
Directed by Miha Reja
Producer: Bostjan Potokar, School of Arts - University of Nova Gorica
Country: Slovenia
Light Year Apart
Directed by Viktoria Taranova
Producer: Michaela Cermakova, Film and TV Faculty of the Academy of the Performing Arts – VŠMU
Country: Slovakia
Orange You Glad
Directed by Daniel Sterlin-Altman
Producer: Daniel Sterlin-Altman, Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf
Country: Germany
Silo
Directed by Ema Nemcovicova
Producer: Film and TV Faculty of the Academy of the Performing Arts – VŠMU
Country: Slovakia
The Last Drop
Directed by Anna Tokes
Producer: Jozsef Fulop, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest – MOME
Country: Hungary
The Perfect Gift
Directed by Kristina Penava
Producer: The Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek
Country: Croatia