Animated in Poland – Talent Market

27.05, 13.30 – 15.00 PRESENTATIONS – POTOCKI PALACE – PP 1

27.05, 16.30 – 18.30 ONE – ON – ONE MEETINGS – POTOCKI PALACE – PP 1 (for pre-registred participants only)

Access with passes: Industry, Industry Pro, Industry Light, Media, Student

Talent Market is a unique opportunity for people from the animation industry, as well as for students and graduates of art schools who are about to launch their career. Creators looking for producers for their projects will have a chance to meet representatives of 6 Polish animation studios and present to them their projects and portfolios. Talent Market is divided into two parts: presentation of animation studios and their newest productions, followed by the one-on-one meetings with participants who can show their work in progress projects and portfolios to the producers.

In cooperation with Young Horizons Industry, selected participants of Talent Market and those interested in making films and series for children and young people will have the opportunity to take part in the Young Talents program recruitment, which accompanies the international co-production forum in Warsaw, the industry part of the Young Horizons Festival.

PRODUCTION STUDIOS:

Animoon is a production company for animated series and short and full-length films, awarded over 200 times. We specialize in developments of animated projects and create animated brands. We produce projects of high artistic and narrative quality, mainly based on original ideas. Animoon collaborates with executive producers when producing and developing projects, shifting through different techniques and styles and independently bringing together talented teams depending on the project. In 2022 Animoon was awarded with Cartoon Tribute in a Producer of the Year category.
presented by Katarzyna Panas

Krakow Animation Center provides productions in the field of various animation. Located in Krakow, Małopolska, Krakow Animation Center was created by Art. Director Robert Sowa and film producer Aneta Zagórska as an Animation department of Krakow Film Klaster Production House. The Center combines professionals and young creators working in the field of animation. The Center’s goal is to cooperate with artists and creative people involved in animation by original and ambitious film projects combining animation with other film genres, industry events, training, and workshops.
presented by Robert Sowa

GS Animation is an animation studio founded in 2004 based in Gdansk, Poland. The studio specializes in animation production and it’s experienced in creating animation from project development to post-production. In 2016, GS Animation was nominated for the prestigious European Producer of the Year award by the European community of 900 animation producers from 30 countries – Cartoon Forum. Films and series produced by GS Animation have received numerous awards from the public and international industry community. GS Animation for many years has been creating animations for children with a valuable, educational message as well as high quality animated commercials and music videos.
presented by Robert Jaszczurowski, Łukasz Kacprowicz

Letko is a 2D Animation studio based in Warsaw where we create and co-produce original animation projects – feature films, TV series and shorts. Our goal is to tell positive stories with soul to all kind of audiences all around the world. We have recently finished production of preeschool TV-series (“Odo” – 52×7), delivered film for older kids (“Jacob, Mimmi and the talking dogs” – 72″), and traveled with art shorts through festivals with “Room”, „Story” and awarded feature film “Kill it and Leave this town”.
presented by Piotr Szczepanowicz, Maria Leźnicka

LANIAKEA PICTURES specializes in developing film and series projects that captivate a broad audience. We focus on creating smart entertainment projects that tell compelling stories, provoke thought, and evoke a range of emotions from our viewers – from joy to fear and everything in between. Our company is dedicated to producing new universes with captivating characters, working collaboratively with both internal and external creative and production teams. We partner with world-renowned experts in cinematography, genre literature, comics, animation, and game development to ensure the highest quality and most engaging content for our audiences.
presented by Zofia Jaroszuk

WJTeam Likaon is an animated film production studio based in Łódź, Poland. The company board members and owners are also the founders of the Polish Animation Producers Association (SPPA). Likaon specializes in stop-motion animation but has experience in many techniques. Recently, the studio has completed the production of two medium-length animated films: The Bridge, directed by Izumi Yoshida, and The Thrown Away Book, directed by Agata Gorządek, and produced the pilot episode of the children’s puppet series Lemon and Berry, directed by Ileni Cotardo and Piotr Ficner, with the support of the Polish Film Institute. The company’s portfolio also includes the production of puppets for the animated film “Island of Dogs” directed by Wes Anderson (animated full-length, USA production), numerous advertising spots, and workshops. Likaon participates actively in industry training, seminars, and workshops held as part of European film festivals.
presented by Przemysław Pilarczyk