Who are the winners of the CEE Animation Forum 2024?

The 12th CEE Animation Forum took place on November 12 and 13 in Pilsen. Following two days of intensive pitches and 1:1 meetings, the event successfully concluded with the announcement of the winners. 31 projects, divided into four categories – 9 features, 7 TV series, 9 short films, and 6 student shorts – were included in the Pitching Competition. The total budget for these projects exceeded 40 million EUR. The awards were distributed in a total amount of 40,000 EUR.

LIST OF WINNERS
Audience Award: "Toink!" sc. Bert Lesaffer, p. Kristof Lantin, Animal Tank, Belgium.
Feature Films Category: "Saima – Scenes from a Midlife Crisis", d. Chintis Lundgren, p. Draško Ivezić, Adriatic Animation, Chintis Lundgreni Animatsioonistuudio, Croatia.
TV Series Category: "Toink!", sc. Bert Lesaffer, p. Kristof Lantin, Animal Tank, Belgium. Special Mention – "The End", d. Paul Muresan, p. Mihai Mitrica, Safe Frame, Romania.
Short Films Category: "Ant", d. & p. Jonatan Schwenk, Germany.Special Mention – "Killin’ It", d. Balázs Turai, p. Péter Benjámin Lukács, Boddah, Hungary
Student Films Category: "My Granny Amphibian", d. Viktória Zimmermannová, p. Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava – VŠMU, Slovakia. Special Mention – "Cashier", d. Alina Sivets, p. University of West Bohemia, Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art, Czech Republic.
CEE Animation Workshop Scholarship: "English Lessons", d. Ivan Tymchenko, p. Svitlana Soloviova, Digital Platform, Svitlofor Film, Ukraine.
Ciclic Residency: "Ant", d. & p. Jonatan Schwenk, Germany
Travelling – distribution award: "Ant", d. & p. Jonatan Schwenk, Germany. Special Mention – "A Walk in Nature", d. Matej Mihalyi, p. Academy of Arts Architecture & Design in Prague UMPRUM, Czech Republic.
Cartoon MOVIE – direct access: "In My Head", d. Veronika Zúbek Kocourková, p. Monika Lošťáková, Super film, Slovakia and "The Axolotls", d. Filip Posivac, p. Barbora Chaberova, Bionaut, Czech Republic.
TVPaint – animation license: "Total Eclipse", d. & p. Marija Stojnić, Set Sail Films.
Young Horizons Industry – direct access: "Finding Home", d. Anja Manou Hellem, p. Lillian Løvseth, Trollfilm, Norway.
Animarkt Stop Motion Forum – direct access: "Ant", d. & p. Jonatan Schwenk, Germany.

BratroNICE Residency: "A Walk in Nature", d. Matej Mihalyi, p. Academy of Arts Architecture & Design in Prague UMPRUM, Czech Republic.

“I am amazed by the overall quality of the pitches and the energy invested in these incredible animated film projects. The majority of them left the audience breathless. The bravery and enthusiasm with which the presenters - both young students and experienced filmmakers with highly ambitious projects - performed on stage is truly inspiring. We are proud to see the projects that participated in our other activities, like CEE Animation Workshop or Rise and Shine pitching lab, come well-prepared and start their successful development,” said Marta Jallageas, Managing Director of the CEE Animation Forum.