Black Sea Animation Workshop 2024: Winners

The winners of the Black Sea Animation Project Development Workshop (27-30 November 2024) were announced by the international jury. The workshop and pitching animation industry initiative aims to unite and foster the under-visible Black Sea Animation community and its indie animation production. In its first edition, organized by the Georgian Animation Association Saqanima, five neighboring Black Sea countries (Georgia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey) participated each with two projects. 

A number of the winning projects will participate in the next Annecy MIFA edition (Partners Pitch), while two other projects will benefit from a NEF residency and a CEE Animation Forum accreditation.

The winning animation film projects

For the Partner Pitch session at MIFA Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy 2025
Frescoes Of Memories, dir. Alexandra Dzhiganskaya (Ukraine)
Anatomy of Mr.Burda, Mariam Qortua (Georgia)
Grains Of Sand, dir. Petya Zlateva  (Bulgaria)
On the balcony of a house, dir. Anna Florea (Romania)
The Kindergarten, dir. Melis Balci (Turkey)

Anatomy of Mr. Burda

The Kindergarten

A one-month residency at Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud NEF Animation - Nouvelles Ecritures pour le Film d'Animation
Members Only, dir Lina Kalcheva (Bulgaria)

Members Only

CEE Animation forum free accreditation
As I look out the window, dir. Agata Maria Tabacu (Romania)

Read our report from the Black Sea Animation Workshop 2024

The premiere Black Sea Countries Animation Pitching I workshop was held in Tbilisi 26-30.11.2024, organized by Saqanima.

Partners: Annecy International Animated Film Festival France, French Ministry of foreign affairs, Institute Francais de Georgie, LINOLEUM Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival Ukraine, Compote Collective and Sofia Animation LAB Bulgaria, ANIMEST Bucharest Animation Film Festival Romania, Animist Istanbul Animation Festival Türkiye, Film Studio KVALI, Georgian National Film Center, City Hall Tbilisi, Rooms Hotels, Ibis Budget, ACI The Association Of Creative Industries Georgia, NEF Animation France, Cee Animation Forum, Zippy Frames.

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