ANIMA SPIRIT 2027 – Call is open!
ANIMA SPIRIT 2027
Animation Inspirational Lab in collaboration with When East Meets West
ANIMA SPIRIT is designed as an entrance door for experienced producers and film companies coming from live action or documentary, wanting to discover the exciting and complex world of animated film production. The Lab will combine group work, individual consultancies, and lectures on financial and creative aspects of animation production.
ANIMA SPIRIT is part of the When East Meets West (WEMW) The Lab is hosted by the CEE Animation Workshop team and led by international experts Martin Vandas (producer, MAUR Film, Czech Republic) and Sabine Andersone (producer, Atom Art studio, Latvia).
More info from When East Meets West.
SUBMISSION & DEADLINE
In order to submit your application and the required materials you need to create your own account and fill in the following online form.
Deadline: 30 October 2026 23.59 CET
All applicants will be informed about the selection results in December 2025. The final selection will be primarily based on the applicant’s profile and motivation, and all selected participants will have the opportunity to join the full WEMW programme.
DATES & LOCATIONS
Inspirational Labs will take place on site in Trieste, Italy during WEMW.
All Inspirational Labs activities will take place from 19 to 22 January 2026 in Trieste and will be smoothly integrated with the WEMW Programme. Participants selected for one of the Inspirational Labs or any other programme will be granted physical access to the market site.
FEE
In case of selection, the participation fee is € 250 EUR, including WEMW & Trieste Film Festival accreditation, tuition fee and lunches. Travel costs and accommodation are not included.
* The participation fee will be waived for all Ukrainian selected participants.
** Thanks to the support of the following regional and national funds over 80 producers from these partner regions/countries will be able to access partial/full scholarships: ACAU – Agencia del Cine y Audiovisual, Albanian National Center of Cinematography, Apulia Film Commission, Arktisk Film Norge, Bulgarian Film Institute, Catalan Films, CCA-Film and Audiovisual Center, CNC Moldovan National Film Center, Czech Film Center, Estonian Film Institute, Film Commission Vallée d’Aoste, Film Fund Luxembourg, Flanders Audiovisual Fund, Hellenic Film Center, Hessenfilm&Medien, IDM Film & Music Commission Südtirol, LA INCUBADORA ECAM, Lithuanian Film Center, MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, National Film Center of Latvia, Netherlands Film Fund, North Macedonia Film Agency, Polish Film Institute, Projecto Paradiso, RE-ACT (Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Film Centre of Montenegro, FVG Audiovisual Fund, Slovenian Film Centre), Screen Flanders, Swedish Film Institute, Toscana Film Commission, Veneto Film Commission.
Please contact at programme@wemw.it for further info about these available scholarships.
WEMW INFO SESSION
If you wish to get more info about the Inspirational Labs and the EAVE Slate, please join our INFO SESSION October 6 from 14.00 to 15.00 (CET timezone). To confirm your attendance please fill in our registration for no later than October 5.
