by Ádám Felszeghy, Barbara Sigmundová

Hungarian producer Ádám Felszeghy will take us behind the scenes of the animated documentary Pelikan Blue (2023). He will share insights into its development, production process, and the challenges the team faced. The masterclass will explore the creative and technical solutions used, from animatic to final post-production, revealing how the film evolved from concept to completion. Ádám Felszeghy (ULab) Hungarian producer at ULab (powered by Umbrella). Produces feature films, documentaries, shorts and animation. Barbara Sigmundová Slovak co-host and moderator for CEE Animation Experience. More information and lectures at: https://www.ceeanimation.eu https://www.ceeanimation.eu/experience/cee-animation-experience/ https://www.facebook.com/ceeanimation/ CEE Animation Experience is a series of webinars organized in cooperation with selected partners in the CEE region. This activity targets animation industry professionals, who will gain new insights as shared by top regional and world experts and get a rewarding experience of film production directly.

• Documentary
• Making of

by John Kenn Mortensen

Jude and Ruby are out fishing for a legendary fish called Moby, they talk about Hemingway, Wild at Heart and Spinoza. They end up fighting the fish and accidentally catching it.

• Comedy
• Experimental
• Tragicomedy

by Rosto

Borges meets Murnau in a spinning nightmare. And the baby sings: “No, not be scared old bird, to awake and see I am dreaming you.”

• Drama
• Experimental
• Abstract

by Anja Paternoster

Not every love story is the same. Some are tragic and others are intoxicating. But there is always hope, even when the film ends.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Romance

by Dalibor Barić

Veronica is haunted by ghosts of her future. Trapped in a cobweb of superficial images and emotions, her identity melts away, but she keeps tailoring timeless patterns in search of her own replacements.

• Drama
• Experimental

by Tania Sharavarava

What does it mean to be “man” or “woman”? Does this ideas refer just to a social gender role or display more difficult compound? Two beautiful spirits, who’s interaction originate an infinite variety of life manifestations, an endless dance between music and silence, flame and quietness, suffering and joy, love and indifference, life and… life.

by Xiong Shuyu, Shuyu Xiong

Living in Beijing, the mega city, everyone is, somehow, being consumed by different kinds of modern civilisation and life format. In metro, bus, office buildings, people are treated like raw materials, cooked into dishes, and placed onto dining table every day and night.

• Comedy
• Experimental

by Dermot Lynskey

Soldiers in a war wait for information via a fax machine.

• Drama
• Experimental
• Tragicomedy

by Emily Lefebvre

He said: “Krak!” The other replied: “Krrtch!”

• Drama
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Moth studio

“Machines could take 50% of jobs in the next 30 years”: Moshe Vardi, Professor of computer science, Rice University Meet Alice, holder of the last recognisable job on Earth, trying to make sense of her role in an automated world. ‘The Last Job on Earth’ is a film produced in collaboration with the Guardian Sustainable Business section. See the full article on The Guardian theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/feb/17/automation-may-mean-a-post-work-society-but-we-shouldnt-be-afraid

Interview with Suzie Templeton – Academy Award winner for Peter and the Wolf(2006).

• Making of
• Documentary
• Drama

by Joanna Quinn

Joanna Quinn completed a foundation course in art at Goldsmiths College, University of London before studying for a BA in Graphic Design at Middlesex University. There she first discovered the magic of animation, quickly adapting her unique drawing abilities to produce beautifully fluid and dynamic animated passages. In 1985 she founded Beryl Productions with her partner, producer/writer Les Mills, and the couple have collaborated ever since. Joanna is now a highly acclaimed figure in world animation, having won over 90 international awards, including Emmys, Baftas and Jury prizes at all the major animation festivals. Two of her films have received Oscar© nominations. She has been honoured with retrospectives of her work in all over the world including Rome, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Stuttgart, Zagreb, Hiroshima, Toronto, Montreal, Gothenburg, Bradford, Cordoba, Tampere, Ottawa, Valencia and Taiwan.

• Film about animation

by Alicia Massez, Agathe Sénéchal

Centers on the creation of the world in seven days, and how in one day, that balance can be lost.

• Drama

by Tamás Rebák

Escaping from an alien planet, an astronaut must reach the space shuttle before a mysterious beast catches him.

• Drama
• Fantasy
• Sci-Fi
• Experimental

by Juan de Dios Marfil Atienza

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

by Kristina Dufková

By coincidence a little girl named Miroslava falls asleep on a grave. When she wakes up she finds that she has appeared in the world of dead. How will she get back to her parents and the world of the living? Even if the story deals with the world of death this film written by a Mexican writer and made by Czech animator is very cute and everything turns out fine in the end.

by Kariem Saleh

A happy little tiger is imprinted on a food plate. But if you leave him alone, and he doesn’t find anything to eat on his plate, he will leave it and travel the lunch table to satiate his appetite.

• Pre-school
• Family

by Jaromír Plachý

Our piglet is still experiencing some adventure. Discover the magic of vacuum cleaners, wires or the fact that things sometimes buzz. Rediscover the world! According to the books of the same name, there is now an animated miniseries for the youngest and even those who have already learned to walk and talk. Our piggy is yours too!

Interview with Andrej Goričar at Animateka 2011.

• Making of

by Géraldine Charpentier

Lou tells their story, the way they feel about gender. Girl or boy, he/she chose not to choose, for now.

• Drama
• Documentary
• Coming-of-Age
• Experimental
• Making of

by Hawley Pratt

A cold Pink sneaks into a house owned by a magician.

• Comedy

Gints Zilbalodis will share what he learned while making his feature debut “Away”, which won the Contrechamp Award for Best Feature Film at the Annecy International Animation Film festival in 2019. He will also reveal what goes on behind the scenes of the creative process of his upcoming film “Flow”.

• Making of

by Lucija Smodiš, Petra Gajžler

This webinar examines how animated films can be curated for young audiences through pedagogical exhibition, school-oriented distribution, and structured educational activities. They explore how guided tours, moderated screenings, contextual discussions, and creative workshops can enrich learning and deepen children's engagement with animation. Lucija Smodiš (StopTrik IFF) Curator and producer in contemporary art and animation. Initiator, programme collaborator and producer of StopTrik International Film Festival (Maribor/Lodz). Program director of GuestRoomMaribor residency (2014–2024). At DSAF establishing international artist-in-residency programme for animators. Petra Gajžler Film pedagogue, curator and distribution manager. Coordinates school screenings and develops educational materials for animated films. More information and lectures at: https://www.ceeanimation.eu https://www.ceeanimation.eu/experience/cee-animation-experience/ https://www.facebook.com/ceeanimation/ CEE Animation Experience is a series of webinars organized in cooperation with selected partners in the CEE region. This activity targets animation industry professionals, who will gain new insights as shared by top regional and world experts and get a rewarding experience of film production directly.

• Documentary
• Making of

by Arthur Davis

Pink has problems waking up in the morning and buys a cuckoo clock.

• Comedy

by Anna Mastníková

Music Video to “Zvonova zpověď” by Tomáš Klus

• Drama
• Music Videos
• Romance

by Sarina Nihei

• Music Videos
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Tragicomedy

by Monika Kuczynieka

The music video that shows a woman from various perspectives – her caprices, inner and outside beauty, her shadows and demons.

• Music video
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Yoriko Mizushiri

Music video directed by Yoriko Mizushiri for the song Teleport by Shuta Hasunuma that was released on his album "Melodie.

by Geoffroy de Crécy

“Am I Wrong” from the album “Tempovision” Written & directed by Geoffroy de Crécy for One Bit Pictures.

• Music video

by Cyriak

• Music Videos
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Sawako Kabuki

• Music Videos
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Eliška Oz, Lee Oz

Official video for small pockets song “heads or tales” released March 25th, 2022.

• Music Videos
• Experimental
• Non-narrative

by Scott Gelber

• Experimental
• Music Videos
• Non-narrative

by Raman Djafari

The music video for the song “Magnetism” by the psychedlic pop band Vacationer, shows a collection of short, visually intertwined, narratives.These tales explore the sweet sensation of falling in love. The viewer observes cautious and passionate approaches of different couples and the way they expresse their mutual adoration.

• Music Videos
• Fantasy
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Jérémie Périn

Music video for the band DYE.

• Drama
• Music Videos
• Horror
• Fantasy
• Abstract
• Experimental

by Hari Jeung

Oh no, BTS overslept and now they’re running late to the VMAs! Find out if they make it to the main stage in time to perform in this animated tribute to their 2020 VMA performance of “Dynamite!”

• Music video

In this touching presentation, Pedersen describes the creative and visual processes behind three of his films produced by Mikrofilm: The folkloric anxiety of The Boyg (2016), The looping limbo of Zolle: Resign (2021) and the nuclear petri dish of Little Boy (2018).

• Documentary
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Making of
• Non-narrative

Interview with Anu-Laura Tuttelberg at Animateka 2012.

• Making of

Gints Zilbalodis will share what he learned while making his feature debut “Away”, which won the Contrechamp Award for Best Feature Film at the Annecy International Animation Film festival in 2019. He will also reveal what goes on behind the scenes of the creative process of his upcoming film “Flow”.

• Making of

A dis­pro­por­tion­ately low number of women are working behind the camera in film and TV, and the same can be said of the tech and gaming industries. Now that we have identified the problem, what is being done to effect change? These innovators will discuss pioneering efforts that are designed to level the playing field.

• Making of

Peek behind the scenes at LAIKA Studios’ Coraline, a fantastical stop-motion animated film directed by Henry Selick. Packed with wonder, suspense and unforgettable characters, Coraline features the voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, and more.

• Making of
• Documentary
• Fantasy

by Martin Vandas

This case studies selected animation projects on which Martin Vandas collaborated with young aspiring filmmakers or students. You will find out how these collaborations started, took place, what impact they had on the direction of the professional careers of the individual filmmakers and what are the important premises of a quality film work. The lecture is based on the examples of authors and their cooperation with producer during the 20 years of the existence of MAUR film. Martin Vandas (MAUR film) Oscar® nominated Producer of "Daughter" by Daria Kashcheeva. 8 feature animated films, several short animated films, documentaries and TV review programs with hundreds of awards incl. Student Oscar, Crystal of Annecy. Member of European Film Academy, Association of the Czech Audio-visual producers, economic and content expert of Czech State Cinematography Fund and Slovak Audiovisual Fund, member of experts group CEE Animation, teacher of animation department of FAMU Prague. More information and lectures at: https://www.ceeanimation.eu https://www.ceeanimation.eu/experience/cee-animation-experience/ https://www.facebook.com/ceeanimation/ CEE Animation Experience is a series of webinars organized in cooperation with selected partners in the CEE region. This activity targets animation industry professionals, who will gain new insights as shared by top regional and world experts and get a rewarding experience of film production directly.

• Documentary
• Making of

Interview with Andrej Goričar at Animateka 2011.

• Making of

Discover the making of the set of “Brunswick ST” from Adam Elliot’s heart-wrenching new film ‘Memoir of a Snail’.

• Making of

On her Masterclass “Unsung Women Heros of Animation”, the well known Animation Journalist, Nancy Denney-Phelps reflects why there is so few women in the animation industry, even though almost 65% of all animation students are female and why we all know the Fleisher Brothers and Walt Disney, but with a few exceptions, the women who blazed the animation trail are almost unknown to us. Denney-Phelps is a distinguished animation journalist and a well-known guest in many Animation Festivals. She writes an animation blog to the Animation World Network – AWN.

• Documentary
• Making of
• Non-narrative

Interview with juror of Animateka 2014 Andreas Hykade.

• Making of

Katariina Lillqvist is well known of her puppet animations. Her latest short animation Last Matador (2021) has just been released and will be seen in Animatricks 2021! In this masterclass Katariina will present her career, talk about puppet animation and about her study and work experience in Czech Republic.

• Documentary
• Making of

This lecture will take us in space and time through the main contemporary art forum, the Venice Biennale. Every two years guest curators treat the international audiences to their own “cross-section of the world.” On the example of prominent projects starting from 2011 and up to now, we will explore the human image and its current ranking in the work of curators and in the imagination of artists. We will also try to establish why it is worth setting your “outlook clock” against the major arts exhibitions.

• Making of

An interview with Aisha Madu, author of the film Bodily Disfunctions (Student competition programme).

• Making of

by Nikita Diakur

Attempting a backflip is not exactly safe. You can break your neck, or land on your head, or land badly on your wrists. So, I let my avatar learn the trick. He practices on a 6-core processor with the help of Machine Learning.

• Experimental
• Making of

by Éléonore Geissler

A zapping channel. A mix of interviews with philosophers, researchers, patients, lovers and ordinary citizens. Each in his or her own way, they evoke their perception of life.

• Drama
• Comedy
• Abstract
• Experimental
• Tragicomedy
• Non-narrative
• Making of

ROBOT DREAMS director/screenwriter/producer Pablo Berger discusses the film at the AMC Century City 15 in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Video shot live on location, organized, assembled, written (via editing), & edited by TheMovieReport.com

• Making of

by Marcin Giżycki

A secret life of monumental sculptures from The Soviet Military Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland.

• Documentary
• Making of
• Experimental

by Kirsten Lepore

Behind the scenes on Move Mountain.

• Experimental
• Making of

by Sander Joon

Behind the scenes of short film SIERRA.

• Making of

by Pavel Koutský

A satirical series about Czech history as a grotesque confrontation of important historical moments, rulers or presidents, which is embellished with all possible – and impossible – animation gags.

• Documentary
• Making of
• Non-narrative

Interview with Petra Zlonoga at Animateka Festival.

• Making of

The talk focuses on the interdisciplinary relations between various areas of knowledge, that were the sources of inspiration for the creation of the final imagery, sound, and movement in the animated works of Miguel Pires de Matos. With a background in architecture, music and animated film, Miguel Pires de Matos will discusses some of the strategies and abstract operations behind his short film 4 Estados da Matéria (4 States of Matter, 2018) and the film he co-directed with other guest architects for MONSTRA Animation Festival in Lisbon, titled compositio III (2012).

• Making of

by Martin Jůza

You are starting an animation studio. You have Netflix ambitions but no one knows you. Producer Martin Jůza from Krutart tells the story of the animated series Kosmix. Martin Jůza (Krutart) Co-founded animation studio and film production company Krutart. Focus on 2D illustrated animation, TV series, documentaries. Debuted with documentary "The Russian Job" which premiered at IDFA 2017 and broadcast internationally. More information and lectures at: https://www.ceeanimation.eu https://www.ceeanimation.eu/experience/cee-animation-experience/ https://www.facebook.com/ceeanimation/ CEE Animation Experience is a series of webinars organized in cooperation with selected partners in the CEE region. This activity targets animation industry professionals, who will gain new insights as shared by top regional and world experts and get a rewarding experience of film production directly.

• Documentary
• Making of

Aardman Animations is a legendary animation studio that has created classics like ‘Wallace & Gromit’ and ‘Chicken Run.’ See how they put together their latest move, ‘Early Man.’

• Documentary
• Comedy
• Family
• Making of

Austrian animation director and media-artist Reinhold Bidner is working in the fields of animation, media art and games. In his Masterclass Encounters & Inbetweens, Reinhold talks about and discuss his artistic animated experiments in between various disciplines, formats and techniques. He will also present images and video excerpts. The session was moderated by Animatricks Creative Director Hämid Shajarian.

• Documentary
• Making of

Narrated by Julie Walters, the programme looks at Aardman’s multi award winning work across film, TV and advertising including all the much loved characters from Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Morph, Chicken Run and Creature Comforts.

• Comedy
• Making of
• Family

by Sander Joon

• Making of

Interview with several of the “Cars on the Road” Filmmakers and the voice of Mater, Larry the Cable Guy. Listen in as we talk with Writer/Director, Steve Purcell (who had the initial pitch for Cars on the Road), Bobby Podesta (Director), Brian Fee (Director), and Marc Sondheimer (Producer).

• Comedy
• Adventure
• Family
• Making of

by Aneta Ozorek, Anastasiya Verlinska

How can we make festivals truly festive—for everyone? Join us for an essential CEE Animation Experience webinar dedicated to Keep Festive, a new international initiative committed to creating safer, more inclusive environments at animation industry events. Guest speakers will present core values, practical tools, and real-world protocols developed to prevent sexual harassment and unsafe situations, from establishing a Code of Conduct to training staff and managing sensitive cases. Aneta Ozorek (Kaboom Animation Festival) Artistic Director of the Kaboom Animation Festival (Netherlands), film curator and education expert. Extensive industry experience in organization of film events, educational workshops, exhibitions and festivals. Board member of REX Animation Festival (Sweden) and Short Film Conference. Member of European Children Film Association. Illustrated six books for children. Anastasiya Verlinska (LINOLEUM Festival) Director of LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival (Ukraine) since 2016. Previously project manager at FILM.UA Group. Organizes screenings of Ukrainian and international animation as well as educational projects for the local animation industry. More information and lectures at: https://www.ceeanimation.eu https://www.ceeanimation.eu/experience/cee-animation-experience/ https://www.facebook.com/ceeanimation/ CEE Animation Experience is a series of webinars organized in cooperation with selected partners in the CEE region. This activity targets animation industry professionals, who will gain new insights as shared by top regional and world experts and get a rewarding experience of film production directly.

• Documentary
• Making of

by Déri Miklós

Unreal Engine has become one of the most powerful tools transforming animation, game development, and virtual production. This session provides a hands-on introduction to Unreal as a creative environment, demonstrating how real-time tools are reshaping the animation workflow and bridging the gap between film and interactive media. Déri Miklós (DIGIC Pictures) Senior 3D generalist and concept artist with 20 years of design and 3D experience. Over the past 10 years worked in the film industry as concept and VFX artist. Currently at DIGIC Pictures (Hungary), a multi-award-winning animation studio. More information and lectures at: https://www.ceeanimation.eu https://www.ceeanimation.eu/experience/cee-animation-experience/ https://www.facebook.com/ceeanimation/ CEE Animation Experience is a series of webinars organized in cooperation with selected partners in the CEE region. This activity targets animation industry professionals, who will gain new insights as shared by top regional and world experts and get a rewarding experience of film production directly.

• Documentary
• Making of

by Hawley Pratt, Friz Freleng

Pink learns to play the violin, and interrupts a performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony with the Pink Panther theme played on various instruments.

• Comedy

by Kriszta D. Tóth

“Born in Belgium to a Hungarian mother and an English father, four-year-old Milla’s story is anything but usual. She is the epitome of modern, intercultural Europe as we know it. Based on Kriszta D. Tóth’s children’s book series, Milla&Mama, designs by the IBBY award winning illustrator Alexandra Faltisz. The stories are told by young Milla herself, using the enchanting language of kindergarten, spiced up by the fact that she is 100 percent bilingual, articulating her view on the world in both Hungarian and English. Animation supervision by AlbenaPetrova.”

• Pre-school
• Family

by Jaromír Plachý

Our piglet is still experiencing some adventure. Discover the magic of vacuum cleaners, wires or the fact that things sometimes buzz. Rediscover the world! According to the books of the same name, there is now an animated miniseries for the youngest and even those who have already learned to walk and talk. Our piggy is yours too!

by Gerry Chiniquy

Pink has a problem with a termite who devours every wooden item in his house. The Pink Panther is the sly, lanky animated cat created by Friz Freleng and David DePatie. The iconic feline was first created in 1964.

• Comedy

by Hawley Pratt

Pink visits a psychedelic bookshop.

• Comedy

by Candy Guard

Dolly and mum Ivy go off to buy an outfit. Will it be fun and gossip or heated fashion disputes in the communal changing rooms.

• Comedy

by Mária Horváth, Roland Tóth-Pócs, László Balajthy

EPISODES: The Gypsy Woman and the Devil / Káló, the Gypsy Lad / Doja, the Gypsy Fairy / The Fiery Red Snake / How was Man Created? / The Story of the Sun and the Moon / Riza’s Night / The Blacksmith and the Good Lord / Ugly Borka / Zephyr and Rebecca / The Basket Weaver / We Once Were Birds

by Robert McKimson

Private Detective Pink tries to identify who stole his breakfast, instead finding another crook. The Pink Panther is the sly, lanky animated cat created by Friz Freleng and David DePatie. The iconic feline was first created in 1964.

• Comedy

by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Another collection of classic Tom and Jerry from the 40's and 50's.

• Comedy

by Gerry Chiniquy

The Pink Panther fools two trappers who are hunting for the Pink Panther.

• Comedy

by David Lynch

Randy stays at home to watch his uncle.

• Comedy

by Brad Case

Pink tries to make breakfast.

• Comedy

by Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi

One of everyone’s most favourite animated films in the past decade, Persepolis is the French-Iranian adaptation of Marjane Satrapi’s graphic autobiography, depicting the life of an Iranian bourgeois family surrounded by revolutionary social changes and their daughter’s coming-of-age and emigration.

by Leah Shore

Pillow talk takes a surreal turn in a shape-shifting blend of live action and animation.

• Drama

by Dalibor Barić, Tomislav Babić

A secret Foundation is financing the work of a parapsychological phenomena and mental film research institute. Correspondence between the Foundation and the institute runs through a chosen reporter. In order to be informed objectively and confidentially, the Foundation uses agents with induced synthetic identity. This process temporarily curbs the agents’ true personality. Reporter Isidor Dukas arrives to the institute. Facing one of the test subjects, something which was supposed to be routine control turns into an infinite labyrinth…

• Drama
• Experimental
• Sci-Fi
• Non-narrative

by Gabriel Verdugo Soto

With the loss of his mother in mind, a scientist/painter returns to his childhood home. While he tries to find peace, a caterpillar and his fellas with superpowers are in the house on a quest of their own. They’ll eventually meet and, after a battle, the multiple links between them will be revealed.

by Lotte Reiniger

Hugh Lofting’s beloved children’s-book character ventures to Africa in order to cure a band of sick monkeys.

• Adventure

by Emma De Swaef, Marc Roels

“Ce Magnifique Gâteau !” is a mid-length animated anthology film set in colonial Africa in the late 19th century. It tells the stories of 5 different characters: a troubled king, a middle-aged Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a failed businessman on an expedition, a lost porter, and a young army deserter.

by Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger

My Dog Tulip is an animated film about the true account of a middle-aged man’s adopting an Alsatian dog he named Tulip.

• Drama
• Tragicomedy
• Bio-pic

by Florence Miailhe

An animated feature film following the dramatic journey of two siblings, Kyona and her brother Adriel, who are running away, because they are being pursued by an unspecified Eastern European country. A story about the neverending effort to find a new home, where we can find a better life. An effort for which we are willing to risk our lives. On this journey of hope people overcome various perils and experience the most terrible of situations. They are fueled by the awareness of who they really are, what they are running from and what they are hopeful of. In the end an experience like that becomes a story worth telling again and again.

by Lotte Reiniger

The animals of Africa pitch in to help Dr. Dolittle tend to a troop of ailing gorillas, orangutans, and baboons.

• Adventure

by Hayao Miyazaki

While protecting his village from a rampaging boar-god, the young warrior Ashitaka becomes afflicted with a deadly curse. To find the cure that will save his life, he journeys deep into sacred depths of the Great Forest Spirit’s realm where he meets San (Princess Mononoke), a girl raised by wolves. It’s not long before Ashitaka is caught in the middle of a battle between iron-ore prospecting humans and the forest dwellers. He must summon the spirit-powers and all his courage to stop man and nature from destroying each other.

• Drama
• Fantasy
• Adventure
• Action

by Suzan Pitt

A melancholic physician in a Mexican hospital who prefers drinking to doctoring is transformed by the visit of a psychedelic saint. He begins to perform miracles on an odd assortment of hospital patients.

• Drama

by Marcell Jankovics

Animated version of the famous epic tale by János Arany. Miklós Toldi, an impulsive stripling, commits a careless murder and is forced to go into hiding. He sets out for Buda to dazzle the king with his courage and daring, and he earns both the ruler’s mercy and a knighthood. The film follows him on a journey full of adventures and intrigue between brothers, until young Toldi finally faces the great test, when he wins the recognition he has so long craved before the king.