12 Animation Projects Selected for the CEE Animation Workshop 2026
12 outstanding projects and 31 participants from 18 countries have been carefully selected for the 2026 edition of CEE Animation Workshop from 55 applications submitted from 27 countries for a year-long programme focused on project development and producer skills advancement.
This year’s lineup includes 6 feature films, 3 TV series, and 3 short films.
Producers and their creative teams with selected projects will be joined by two career-oriented participants without projects, as well as two animation script consultant trainees, a new category introduced in 2026.
The full list of selected projects:
Fairy Tale for Gnomes
p. Aneta Zagórska, Kraków Animation Center, Poland
d. & s. Maria Görlich-Opyd
Feature film
'Fairy Tale for Gnomes'
Humans are the enemies of gnomes – everyone knows that! But the curious siblings, Mayfly and Hoopoe, discover thattheir Grandpa has a secret: he’s friends with a human! Could it be true? The gnomes set off on a dangerous yetmagical adventure to uncover the truth and perhaps…reunite two worlds.
Holy Moly
p. William Holten, Microfilm AS, Norway
d. & s. Margrethe Danielsen
Short film
A poetic film about the loneliness of unbearable loss
In Between
p. Irene Sparre, Sparre Production, Denmark
s. Marie-Louise Højer Jensen, Ditte Lundsgaard Nielsen, Metteline Ibsen
d. Marie-Louise Højer Jensen, Ditte Lundsgaard Nielsen
TV Series
Wrapped in magic realism, humour and friendships we join our three main characters as they embark on an inner tour de force navigating puberty, first crush, big egos and true friendships.
Inner Glow
p. Gabrielė Vaičiūnaitė, WHY Films, Lithuania
s. Emilija Juzeliūnaitė
Short film
'Inner Glow'
In a drought-ridden future, two women separated by a ravine overcome language barriers and isolation to build a connection that brings hope to a barren world.
Mould
p. Tereza Havlová, BATCH film, Czechia
d. & s. Philippe Kastner
TV Series
Three children plunge into their mould-ridden home to find a missing friend. Confronting creeping dangers and peculiar neighbours, they unravel—episode by episode—a buried family tragedy that haunts the entire house.
Recordanza
p. May Odeh, Mayana Films, Germany
d. & s. Jalal Maghout
c.p. Zorana Mušikić
Feature film
Seeking a fresh beginning in Berlin, a young Syrian writer moves into an apartment, where the opening of a peculiar cabinet leads to the entanglement of different realities.
The Climbing Girl
p. Christopher Zitterbart, Watchmen Productions GmbH, Germany
d. & s. Benjamin Quabeck
Feature film
When a fearless girl from a city that has forgotten the Earth discovers a clue to her mother’s fate, she and her friends descend into the forbidden world below, finding hope, truth, and a reason to rise again.
The Ghost of the Riverbend
p. Bella Szederkényi, CUB Animation, Hungary
d. & s. Bálint Gelley
Feature film
The 10-year-old reserved Cole finds a new friend, the bubbly Lily, and a new hobby: a thrilling investigation after he moves into an old, haunted house by the river. The story of a mischievous ghost boy unfolds, revealing a broken relationship mended by twisty adventures and the spirit of christmas.
The Summer of the Moth
p. Petri Kemppinen, Good Hand Production, Finland
d. & s. Vera Lamminpää
Feature film
When a reclusive gardener learns from a time-traveling moth that the world will soon end, he escapes into his happiest childhood memories – only to find out being a child isn’t quite as easy as he remembered.
Through the Blizzard
p. Sonja Đurić, Sonet, Bosnia and Herzegovina
s. & d. Igor Đurić
Short film
After failing to sell their last cow, their only means to survive the winter, a grandfather and his grandson begin their long journey home through a raging blizzard - facing both the cruelty of nature and the ghosts of their past.
Trixi
p. & d. Katarína Kerekesová, Fool Moon, Slovakia
s. Katarína Moláková
p. Verona Dubišova
Feature film
Powerful story of spontaneity and determination of young soul – eighteen-year-old Trixi joins the resistance in WWII. Her daring mission helps the Allies target APOLLO refinery in Bratislava.
Tulip
p. Valentin Maupin, Avec ou sans vous, France
s. & d. Juli Tudisco
TV Series
'Tulip'
When Tulip decides to leave her seem "perfect" but suffocating boyfriend, she gets a first taste of freedom... and she’s completely terrified by it.
Read our interview with the 'Tulip' team
Career oriented participants
Peter Perunovic, producer, Aerodrom, Slovenia
Nataliia El Baba, producer, M1X, Ukraine
Script consultants in animation
Jerneja Kaja Balog, scriptwriter, Slovenia
Petra Stipetić, scriptwriter, Croatia/Germany
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