The CEE Animation Forum informed it had received a record number of submissions for its 9th edition. The forum will expand its competition categories to five, with the introduction of the category Rising Stars for films school students.

The majority of the selected projects come from Central and Eastern Europe: 6 from Hungary; 4 from Slovakia; 3 from Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Netherlands, and Slovenia; 2 from Cyprus, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Spain; and 1 project each from Bulgaria, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Romania, Switzerland and Ukraine.

Selected Projects:

CATEGORY - FEATURE FILMS

Birds Don’t Look Back (France)
Directed by Nadia Nackle
Producer: Sebastien Onomo, Special Touch Studios

Blaise (France)
Directed by Dimitri Planchon
Producer: Alexandre Gavras, KG Productions

Dreamworld (Croatia)     
Directed by Veljko Popovic
Producer: Milivoj Popovic, Prime Render d.o.o.

Grizzlebetter (Bulgaria) 
Producer: Tania Assova, Zographic Films Ltd.

Senior Crush (Hungary) 
Directed by Orsolya Richolm
Producer: Andrea Ausztrics, Umbrella Kreatív Műhely Kft.

The Night Falls over Madrid                                      
Directed by Daniel V. Villamediana, David Epiney
Producer: Eugenia Mumenthaler, Alina film
Country: Switzerland

Vast Blue Antarctica            
Directed by Christos Panagos
Producer: Charalambos Margaritis, Kimonos Animation Studio
Country: Cyprus

CATEGORY SERIES & TV SPECIALS
(only series in the selection)

Anselmo Wannabe    
Directed by Massimo Ottoni
Producer: Federico Turani, Ibrido         
Country: Italy

Bogboy
Directed by Jack O'Shea
Producer: Paul Ruttledge, Bogboy Productions Limited
Country: Ireland

Deivit and Lisa
Directed by Alessandro Di Renzo
Producer: Mario Tarrago
Country: Spain

Mitch-Match             
Directed by Geza M. Toth
Producer: Geza M. Toth, KEDD Animation Studio
Country: Hungary

Robot and the Martians      
Directed by Tomasz Niedzwiedz
Producer: Tomasz Paziewski, Badi Badi
Country: Poland           

Rosie and Sapphire   
Directed by Anna Katalin Lovrity
Producer: Balint Gelley, CUB Animation Ltd.
Country: Hungary

Starting with Hope                 
Directed by Sonia Velvien
Producer: Diana Hentulescu, Moukda Production
Country: Romania

The Adventures of Gloria Scott    
Directed by Matija Pisacic
Producer: Dijana Mladenovic, Kinematograf
Country: Croatia

The Olive Bunch    
Directed by Magnus Kravik
Producer: Maria Pavlou, Pixel giants
Country: Cyprus

What the Old Moon Tells
Directed by Eliza Plocieniak-Alvarez
Producer: Carol Ratajczak, Blaue Pampelmuse
Country: Germany

Zhuzha Fixes the World              
Directed by Oleksandra Ruban
Producer: Kateryna Kopylova, Sashko Chubko, Trident Film
Country: Ukraine          

CATEGORY SHORT FILMS

Albert     
Directed by Szandra Pataki
Producer: Krisztina Endrenyi, Mythberg Films Kft.
Country: Hungary

Autumn              
Directed by Wojciech Sobczyk
Producer: Aneta Zagorska, Robert Sowa, Krakow Film Klaster - Centrum Animacji w Krakowie
Country: Poland

Electra. A Poem
Directed by Daria Kashcheeva
Producer: Zuzana Krivkova, MAUR film s.r.o.
Country: Czech Republic

Hello Summer
Directed by Martin Smatana
Producer: Martin Smatana, Studio Bororo
Country: Slovakia

Ibis 
Directed by Maria Burgues, Enric Sant
Producer: Maria Burgues, BLISS PICTURES
Country: Spain

Milu's Dog         
Directed by Daniel Gray
Producer: Bella Szederkenyi, CUB Animation
Country: Hungary

Nut Cake           
Directed by Meinardas Valkevicius
Producer: Akvile Bliujute – Januse, JSC Meinart
Country: Lithuania

Patrick in Town    
Directed by Eszter Sandor, Valentina Huckova
Producer: Valentina Huckova, Young Glass Noodle
Country: Slovakia

Sivužas (working title)                                     
Directed by Ignas Meilunas
Producer: Juste Beniusyte, Vilniaus Primavera
Country: Lithuania

Sugar, Blood & Insulin. Diary of a Type 1 Diabetic          
Directed by Thijs Koole
Producer: Diana Hentulescu, Moukda Production
Country: France

Unspoken           
Directed by Misia Mormina
Producer: Engin Karabagli, Emegro B.V.
Country: Netherlands

CATEGORY XR IMMERSIVE MEDIA

Finding Frida   
Directed by Hilde Kristin Kjøs
Producer: Bjørn-Morten Nerland, Stargate Media AS
Country: Norway

Fruits on the Tube        
Directed by Klaas-Harm de Boer
Producer: Vincent Lindenboom, Next Empire BV
Country: Netherlands

Swarm 
Directed by Maarten Isaak de Heer
Producer: Maartem Isaak de Heer, Menetekel Film
Country: Netherlands

CATEGORY RISING STARS

Beyond the Face      
Directed by Anja Resman
Producer: Bostjan Potokar, School of Arts - University of Nova Gorica
Country: Slovenia

Desire to Win     
Directed by Michaela Rezova        
Producer: Zuzana Bukovinska, Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague
Country: Czech Republic

Forgive       
Directed by Alzbeta Macakova Misejkova
Producer: Jiri Pecinovsky, Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague – FAMU
Country: Czech Republic

Holes           
Directed by Sofiya Kruglikova
Producer: Academy of Fine Arts and Design - University of Ljubljana
Country: Slovenia

Kurent           
Directed by Miha Reja
Producer: Bostjan Potokar, School of Arts - University of Nova Gorica
Country: Slovenia

Light Year Apart       
Directed by Viktoria Taranova
Producer: Michaela Cermakova, Film and TV Faculty of the Academy of the Performing Arts – VŠMU
Country: Slovakia

Orange You Glad             
Directed by Daniel Sterlin-Altman
Producer: Daniel Sterlin-Altman, Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf
Country: Germany

Silo   
Directed by Ema Nemcovicova
Producer: Film and TV Faculty of the Academy of the Performing Arts – VŠMU
Country: Slovakia        

The Last Drop 
Directed by Anna Tokes
Producer: Jozsef Fulop, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest – MOME
Country: Hungary

The Perfect Gift      
Directed by Kristina Penava
Producer: The Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek
Country: Croatia