Meet the stars of Rise & Shine 2026 - animation development & pitching lab for young talents! 🐰
⭐ These 11 animated short films in development were selected from more than 80 applications across Europe:
★ A Walk in Nature - d. Matej Mihályi, p. Jakub Rálek, Divize, Czechia
★ Belutak - d. Maja Ćetojević, p. Igor Đurić, Studio Dashak, Bosnia and Herzegovina
★ Cornucopia - d. Matei Monoranu, p. Constantine Benea/Bruno Caetano, Eye Collapse/ COLA Animation, Romania/Portugal
★ Dolphin Kicks - d. Iva Tokmakchieva, p. Vessela Dantcheva, Compote Collective
Ltd, Bulgaria
★ Meat Jelly - d. Emilė Maigytė, p. Marija Lenkutyte Bartosevic, Art Shot, Lithuania
★ Melatonin - d. Gwenola Heck, p. Eliza Plocieniak-Alvarez, Blaue Pampelmuse UG, Germany
★ Melt - d. Paulina Ziolkowska, p. Justyna Rucińska, Marmolada Films, Poland
★ Starving Pig - d. Laura Martinović, p. Lucija Mrzljak, Adriatic Animation, Croatia
★ Sun in Retrograde - d. Adél Szegedi, p. Barnabás Tóth-Justh, Boddah, Hungary
★ Truth Be Told it’s Mostly Empty Space! - d. Bibi Erjavec, p. Tina Smrekar, Finta Film, Slovenia
★ Volcano - d. Adina Oana Enache, Maria Zilli & Sara Priorelli, p. Florent
Guimberteau, Melting Productions, France
📍 Animafest Zagreb (June), online (October) and Animateka (December) 👉 Discover selected projects -> Link in bio!
Supported by Creative Europe MEDIA
@creative.eu , Croatian Producers Association, Hrvatski audiovizualni centar (HAVC)
@havc_hr , Grad Zagreb, Zagreb Tourist Board, Croatian Film Authors' and Producers' Association, Acción Cultural Española, AC/E, Animateka International Animated Film Festival
@animateka_festival , Društvo slovenskega animiranega filma - DSAF,
@statni.fond.audiovize , Audiovisual Producers' Association, Ministry of Culture Czech Republic.
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