CEE Animation Workshop 2027: Call for Entries Is Open
Call for entries for the CEE Animation Workshop 2027 is now open! The 9th edition of the year-long training programme will consist of 4 modules and will help develop 12 animated projects and enhance the skills of producers and creative teams in the field of animation. The deadline for submissions is 15 October 2026.
The CEE Animation Workshop is tailor-made to suit the needs of producers and their creative teams with animated projects of any format (shorts, TV, feature-length, hybrid, XR) in development and is also open to a limited number of career-oriented participants, joining the workshop without a project and seeking to build a long-term strategy for their company. The program is led by renowned producers and animation script consultants in the roles of group leaders, who closely follow and mentor projects for the duration of the program. Once again joining as group leaders will be established producers Annemie Degryse (Lumiere Group, Belgium) and Reka Temple (Cinemon Entertainment, Hungary) and the script consultants Phil Parker (United Kingdom) and Rita Domonyi (Hungary).
The 2027 edition of the CEE Animation Workshop will consist of 4 one week modules; 2 modules will be held online and 2 modules will be on-site. The training will start at the end of February 2027 with an on-site module in Riga, Latvia. The workshop will continue online in Mayl and on-site in August in Slovenia. The 9th edition of the CEE Animation Workshop will wrap up with an online module in October 2027.
The participants will finish the year with the final presentation and a pitch and an opportunity to attend the CEE Animation Forum 2027. After the completion of the Workshop, participants can take advantage of the CEE Animation network and gain privileged access to various international industry and market events.
“We are happy to open the call for the 9th generation of projects for the CEE Animation Workshop in 2027. We are preparing an inspirational and tailor-made programme with our team and our esteemed group leaders. We are looking forward to selecting a diverse and international group of new participants and animated projects in development and take them on a year-long journey of project and skills development and networking,” declares Saša Bach, the managing director of the CEE Animation Workshop.
The workshop is intended for teams with a project in development (up to 3 participants: producer, a scriptwriter and/or director with an animated project of any format in development) and for career-oriented participants without a project, working in the field of animation.
The CEE Animation Workshop has in the previous four years helped develop more than 90 projects from more than 250 participants from all around the globe. More than 200 guest expert lecturers and animation industry representatives have shared their knowledge with the participants with the goal to improve participants’ skills and enrich the field of animation production in European countries with low production capacity.
USEFUL LINKS:
More information about the call –> HERE.
Regulations –> HERE.
Submission form –> HERE.
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CEE Animation Workshop is organised by Slovene Animated Film Association (DSAF), CEE Animation, Slovak Association of Animated Film Producers (APAF) and Latvian Animation Association (LAA).
CEE Animation Workshop is financially supported by Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Ministry of Public Administration, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Czech Audiovisual Fund and Czech Audiovisual Producers’ Association.
