CEE Animation Forum 2025 Unveils Lineup

A total of 29 animated projects from 16 countries are selected across 4 categories: 9 short films, 8 student short films, 6 series and 6 feature films. Projects were chosen from a record 199 submissions, which marks a 62% increase from 2024 and more than double the number from 2023. 

Marta Jallageas, Managing Director of the CEE Animation Forum, says:

What’s most rewarding for us is seeing so many creative teams returning to our event with new projects and knowing that it was right here where they found the right partners or new co-producers. We’re proud to be a launchpad where new European animation projects begin their journey.

Geographically, the lineup features a blend of CEE countries and the most developed markets of Western Europe. CEE countries account for around 70% of the projects, with Czechia (5), Hungary (4) and Poland (4) topping the list. In terms of target demographics, the selection addresses a wide range of audiences, with 12 projects aimed at children, 6 targeting teenagers and young adults, and 11 intended for adult viewers.

Once again, hand-drawn animation emerged as the most popular animation technique, used in 14 projects, often combined with 2D or stop-motion animation, which are the next most popular techniques. The selection also highlights the creative use of 3D animation utilised in 6 projects. With approximately half of female directors and producers in this year’s lineup, CEE Animation Forum proudly maintains a tradition of equal representation of women.

Projects compete for a combined value of over €50,000 in cash and non-monetary awards, including placements at top European training programs, markets and services.

FEATURE FILMS

A Loyal Friend, directed by Luka Rukavina, produced by Jaka produkcija, Croatia

Maryam & Varto, directed by Gorune Aprikian, produced by Tchack, France

Pink Punk Delta, directed by Alba Sotorra, produced by Alba Sotorra, Spain, Artichoke, Slovakia

Rani, directed by Joachim Herisse, produced by Komawe, France

The Golden Butterfly, directed by Goce Cvetanovski, produced by Makedonska Krepost, North Macedonia

Until Death Unites Us, directed by Nawojka Wierzbowska, produced by GS Animation, Poland

SERIES

Brother Deer, directed by Lucija Buzancic, produced by Jaka produkcija, Croatia

Coco, directed by Stepan Gajdos, produced by Blue Light Pictures, Czechia

Electric Water, directed by Gali Blay, produced by Counterintuitive film, Germany

Jurassic Talks, directed by Salvatore Di Paola, produced by Megadrago, Italy

Tolo & Bolo, directed by Aleksander Matuszewski, produced by Filmograf, Poland

Tulip, directed by Juli Tudisco, produced by Avec ou sans Vous, France, CUB Animation, Hungary

SHORT FILMS

Ancient Woods, directed by Vykintas Labanauskas, produced by Just a moment, Lithuania

I’m Not Nearly Cool Yet, directed by Anastazja Naumenko, produced by Blurred, Poland

Planet, directed by Laura Pop, produced by Safe Frame, Romania

Pogo, directed by Jana Svermova, produced by Maurfilm, Czechia

Sunshine for Everyone, directed by Anete Melece, produced by Studio Locomotive, Latvia

Tense, directed by Konrad Hjemli, produced by Mikrofilm, Norway

The Molepire, directed by Marek Cermak, produced by Films & Chips, Czechia

The Rabbit-Shaped Dog, directed by Roland Kazi, produced by Kedd Animation Studio, Hungary

Two for Me, One for You, directed by Jan Gadermann, produced by Fabian & Fred, Germany

STUDENT SHORT FILMS

Ergot, directed by Damjan Lazin, produced by Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Hungary

Fell a Tree Burn a House Kill a Son, directed by Marcin Senderowicz, produced by Lodz Film School, Poland

Foolish Fish Fable, directed by Yiyang Sun, produced by Estonia Academy of Arts, Estonia

Lunar Landscape, directed by Foivos Chalkiopoulos, produced by Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Germany

Martirologium, directed by Mariia-Kristina Klimt, p. Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, Czechia

Perfect, directed by Andrea Olivares Lopez, produced by Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Hungary

Reus, directed by Ondrej Tesnar, produced by Tomas Bata University, Czechia

Wavebreaker, directed by Lilia Aleksandrova, produced by New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria

See detailed information about all selected projects at the official website.

_

CEE Animation Forum is financially supported by Creative Europe MEDIA, Czech Audiovisual Fund, Audiovisual Producers´Association Czechia, and the Ministry of Culture Czechia.