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Black Sea Animation Workshop 2026: Selected Projects

11 animation projects from the Black Sea region have been selected for the 2026 Black Sea Animation Workshop in Istanbul, Turkey. 

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Children and Young Audiences Animation Films: Welcome to YARS (Young Audience Rating System)

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A new classification system for children's and young audiences' animated films. Discover YARS. 

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Europe Series Co-Production Development Award at CEE Animation Forum 2026

Eight Animated Series Compete for Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award at CEE Animation Forum.

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New International Animation Industry Event in Tirana: Animating the Future

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Tirana Launches New International Animation Industry Event to Connect the Balkans.

Indie Animation Shorts at AHUB

An Online Place Dedicated To Animation: Discover the Animation HUB (Interview with Lucia Dubravay Trautenberger)

A new online animation tool for locating animation films in Europe and internationally. We talk with Lucia Dubravay Trautenberger.

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A New Platform for Discovering Animated Film n Europe – Animation HUB

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A new way to watch European animation: AHUB launched by CEE Animation. 

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CEE Animation Forum 2026 to Host Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award

Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award is announced at the CEE Animation Forum 2026.

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Ukraine Opens Up for Co-Productions in Animation

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The Ukrainian government has launched a new initiative that allows for co-production in the animation field as well.

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From Education to Infrastructure: Collective Animation Practices in Central Asia (Guest Article)

Dante Rustav presents a collective animation practice developed among young authors in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

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