Black Sea Animation Workshop 2025: Selected Participants

The second edition of Black Sea Animation Workshop has now selected its participants. The regional animation industry event, this year in Sofia (25-29 November 2025), aims to further develop and network the emerging animation stage in the Black Sea countries (Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, and Georgia), with Moldova joining as the guest country.

This year, the jury has chosen 12 projects out of 93 submissions received from all eligible countries, two from each participating country and one from Moldova (guest country).

The overall level of applications was highly diverse, professional, and inspiring. Some projects are already at an advanced stage of development, while others are just starting their creative journey. - Black Sea Animation Workshop 2025 Organizing Team

The selected projects will take part in a workshop led by renowned French mentors Corinne Destombes and Olivier Catherin. The workshop will culminate in a public pitching session open to both industry experts and general audiences. Awards include a 2026 MIFA Annecy participation, residencies, and additional awards (more info).

The full lineup of Black Sea Animation Workshop 2025 Participants 

UKRAINE

Cherry Pierogi — Olha Havrylova

Hradivnytsa — Alla Prokopyshyna 

GEORGIA

I Gave Birth to Myself — Salome Kalandarishvili

The Boy and the Kaki Tree — Lina Aqulashvili 

BULGARIA 
Dolphin Kicks — Iva Tokmakchieva

Far Away — Pavel Koulev

Features — Asi Petrov 

TURKEY
The Fly on the Wall — Şule Barman

What Is Happening in Fairyland? — Sude Acikdeniz 

ROMANIA

Nimfele — Alina Gheorghe

Running Out of Time — Mire Raicu 

MOLDOVA

Tangled Tails — Oleg Condrea 

Black Sea Animation Workshop is supported by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the French Institute as part of the strategy for the export of Cultural and Creative Industries internationally.  The workshop is organised by Compote Collective (Bulgaria), Saqanima (Georgia), Animest (Romania), LINOLEUM Festival (Ukraine), and Anim.ist (Türkiye).

The second BLACK SEA ANIMATION WORKSHOP — an animation development workshop — will take place November 25–29 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Zippy Frames will attend.

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