04-06-2024

Czech/Slovak Boutique Distribution Agency BWMD to Launch at Annecy Festival

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    Hello Summer by Martin Smatana and Veronika Zacharová Hello Summer by Martin Smatana and Veronika Zacharová source: Bear With Me Distribution

    PRAGUE: A new boutique agent and festival distributor Bear With Me Distribution (BWMD), specialising exclusively in animated films for children, will officially launch at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (9 – 15 June 2024).

    BWMD, which will focus mainly on animated short films for children, was founded by Martin Vandas (Czech Republic) and Juraj Krasnohorsky (Slovakia), two among the most productive producers of animated films from the CEE region, together with the former executive director of the BAB Children's Festival in Bratislava, Lucia Dubravay Trautenberger.

    The headline title of BWMD’s lineup is the short film Hello Summer by Martin Smatana and Veronika Zacharová, which will premiere in the Official Selection of the Young Audience section.

    You can meet Bear With Me Distribution at MIFA in Annecy as part of the CEE Animation umbrella, under the Creative Europe MEDIA Stand.

    Click HERE for the press release.