Projects Selected to Be Pitched at CEE Animation Forum 2020

CEE Animation Forum announces the project selection for this year´s pitching competition. It will showcase many different formats of animated projects in development (shorts, series, features and the newly introduced VR).

CEE Animation Forum is a co-production pitching, B2B and networking event aimed at boosting the projects´ international circulation potential, visibility and their access to a wider European market.

For its 8th edition, the organizers received submissions from 32 countries. From among these, a committee of international experts made a final selection of projects to be pitched during the upcoming edition of the Forum. The majority of the selected teams come from Central and Eastern Europe: 5 from the Czech Republic and Croatia, 4 from Hungary, 2 from Slovakia and 1 project from Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Ukraine. There are also 2 projects from France and 1 project from Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain and USA. 

In both categories (shorts and series/TV specials), the female proportion has exceeded 50% (directors & producers). With 8 series projects by female directors, the ratio has reached a record of 80%.

Competition participants can secure a chance to find a co-production partner by presenting their project in front of more than 250 film professionals, including producers, TV programmers, festival directors, distributors, investors or representatives of national film funds. The pitching sessions will be followed by one-to-one meetings between the project representatives and their potential partners. In addition, the three-day programme offers a number of keynotes, masterclasses, debates and screenings.

CATEGORY FEATURE FILMS IN DEVELOPMENT

Cricket & Antoinette / Cvrčak i Mrvica
p. Dino Krpan, Diedra (Croatia)
d. Luka Rukavina (Croatia)

Fichtelberg
p. Michal Kracmer, Cineart TV Prague (Czech Republic)
d. Simon Koudela (Czech Republic)

IGI / იგი
p. Vladimer Katcharava, 20 Steps Productions (Georgia)
d. Natia Nikolashvili (Georgia)

King Wray
p. Sorin Baican, Studioset (Romania)
d. Anton & Damian Groves (Great Britain / Romania)

The Black Swallow
p. Sebastien Hussenot, La Luna Productions (France)
d. Louis J. Gore (France)

Trouble Nubble Gum
p. Michael Margulis, Studio KAPI (Ukraine)
d. Rostyslav Garbar (Ukraine)

CATEGORY SERIES / TV SPECIALS IN DEVELOPMENT

A Little Pilot
p. Petr Babinec, Kouzelná animace (Czech Republic)
d. Eliska Chytkova (Czech Republic)

Baldies / Plešouni
p. Jiri Sadek, COFILM (Czech Republic)
scriptwriter: Eliska Podzimkova (Czech Republic)

Betti and Lola / Život s Lolom
p. Drasko Ivezic, Adriatic Animation (Croatia)
d. Hana Tintor (Croatia)

Daisy and Dot / Detti és Drót
p. Géza M. Tóth, KEDD Animation Ltd. (Hungary)
d. István Heim (Hungary)

Flying Kathy / Leteča Katka
p. Jure Vizjak, Invida (Slovenia)
d. Jernej Zmitek (Slovenia)

Frickin’Times
p. Irek Krett, xkopp creative (Germany)
d. Irek Krett

Milkshake Bar / Pieno Baras
p. Agne Adomene, Art Shot (Lithuania)
d. Urtė Oettinger (Lithuania)

No Happily Ever After
p. Mária Móťovská, Helium film s.r.o. (Slovakia)
d. Gabriela Plačková, Alžběta Göbelová (Czech Republic)

Ormhildur the Brave
p. Heather Millard, Compass Films (Iceland)
d. Thorey Mjallhvit (Iceland)

CATEGORY SHORT FILMS IN DEVELOPMENT

27 – My Last Day at Home
p. Gabor Osvath, BODDAH (Hungary)
d. Flora Anna Buda (Hungary)

Face Recognition / Näotuvastus
p. Kalev Tamm, Eesti Joonisfilm (Estonia)
d. Martinus Klemet (Estonia)

Hoodies and Sunglasses
p. Manon Messiant, Iliade et Films (France)
d. Fabian Balogh (Hungary)

In Her Face / Pelo na Venta
p. Mario Patrocínio, BRO Cinema (Portugal)
d. Margarida Madeira (Portugal)

Just Between Us / Među nama
p. Masa Udovicic, Luma Film (Croatia)
d. Petra Balekic (Croatia)

Love, Dad / Váš táta
p. Karolina Davidova, 13ka (Czech Republic)
d. Diana Cam Van Nguyen (Czech Republic, Vietnam)

That Castle
p. Zuzana Jankovicova, Super film (Slovakia)
d. Kaoru Furuko (Japan)

The Garden of Heart / A szív kertje
p. Balint Gelley, CUB Animation Ltd. (Hungary)
d. Oliver Hegyi (Hungary)

The Pet Named Stress / Ljubimac zvan Stres
p. Drasko Ivezic, Adriatic Animation (Croatia)
d. Laura Martinovic (Croatia)

The Voice / La Voće
p. Vessela Dantcheva, Compote Collective (Bulgaria)
d. Ivan Bogdanov (Bulgaria)

CATEGORY XR IN DEVELOPMENT

Cosmogonic
p. Marta Szarzyńska, Kinhouse Studio (Poland)
d. Paweł Szarzyński (Poland), Lauren Dubowski (USA) 

Immortal
p. Renato Grgic, Narrativium Design d.o.o.
d. Kristijan Petrovic (Croatia)

Paperback VR
p. Giedre Burokaite, Meno avilys
d. Robertas Nevecka (Lithuania)

CEE Animation is supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union and co-funded by state funds and foundations and professional organisations from Slovenia (DSAF, Slovene Animated Film Association), Czech Republic (ASAF, Association of Czech Animation), Hungary (HAPA, Hungarian Animation Producers Association), Poland (SPPA, Polish Animation Producers Association) and Slovakia (APAF, Slovak Association of Animated Film Producers).

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CEE Animation is supported by the Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union and co-funded by state funds and foundations and professional organisations from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.

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