

ANIMARKT BUSINESS is a section dedicated to creating industry contacts networks, B2B meetings combined with presentations and film screenings, as well as recruitment sessions for studies and stop motion projects.
The program of each edition of the event is consulted with the Program Board, which consists of: animator Tim Allen (among others "Isle of Dogs", "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "Corpse Bride"), journalist Nancy Denney-Phelps, producer and distributor Luce Grosjean (Miyu Distribution), production manager and producer Zofia Jaroszuk (Laniakea Pictures) and Angela Poschet, an award-winning line producer and consultant for animation productions in Europe, known for her work on projects like "The House", "Isle of Dogs" and "Frankenweenie.
- Integrating the international stop-motion industry.
- Networking of creators and producers, broadcasters, distributors, investors.
- Boost the stop motion industry into continuous growth.
- Supporting international co-productions.
- Offering practical knowledge and skills development opportunities.
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Producer of the Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards, an initiative that emerged in 2017 to recognize the best of animation that takes place in the region, and to generate ties and cooperation among all the countries that comprise it. In addition, she is the coordinator of Weird Market, the International Animation, Video Games and New Media Market that has been celebrated since 13 years ago in Segovia, Spain.

Until 2007 connected with the film services Onet.pl, where she managed, among others, the "Film in a minute" project aimed at promoting short independent productions. Since 2008 she has worked for the film channel Ale kino+, for which she selects feature films, documentaries and short films. Since 2016 responsible for content selection for all film channels of the CANAL+ platform. Since 2018 she has been on the Artistic Board of the "60 Minutes" Program of the Munk-SFP Studio, addressed to young directors before their feature film debut, and since 2021 also on the Artistic Board of the "30 Minutes" Program for short feature films. Currently, she is a producer in the Department of Original Productions and Co-productions of CANAL+.

After studying cinema at the Beaux-Arts in Orléans, Denis Walgenwitz directed several short animated films. In 2000, he created the Ciclic animation residency. Since 1993, he has worked as an assistant director on series, clips or feature films (“Persépolis” by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud). He participated in the development or production of numerous films: “Despicable me” or “My life as a Zucchini”, or more recently "Where is Anne Frank!" by Ari Folman.
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Open for all participants ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum and StopMoLab
List of winning short projects:
● 40 000 PLN – in the form of in-kind coproduction contribution sponsored by Audiovisual
Technology Center – UKA UKA
● 20 000 PLN – in the form of in-kind coproduction contribution sponsored by Audiovisual
Technology Center – OVER AND OUT
● Industry accreditation for MIFA 2024 in Annecy – Endless Hole
● APA Lab award – OVER AND OUT
● Animond award – Ovary-Acting
● Dragonframe 5 software – Winter in March
● Visegrad award – OVER AND OUT
● CEE Animation Forum award – A whale a submarine and the sound in between
● Radiator IP Sales distribution award – JOY
● Animator Festival award - Winter in March
List of winning features and TV series:
● Young Horizons Industry award – Welcome to Vegetown
● Industry accreditation for MIFA 2024 in Annecy – The Vanderberg Sisters
● Animond award – A year of birds
● Dragonframe 5 software – A year of birds
● ORKA Studio award – Bea and the isle of spells
● Animator Festival award – A year of birds
PROGRAMME 2024
NIEDZIELA / SUNDAY 13.10.2024
10:00-18:00 The Puppet Designing Workshop with Alicia Cánovas / MASTERS / place: Editing Room, Montażowania
10:00-18:00 Character Animation Workshop with Chris Tichborne / MASTERS / place: Hotel Pietryna, Sala Konferencyjna
10:00-18:00 One-to-One meetings / BUSINESS / Common Areas, Przestrzenie Wspólne
11:00-13:00 Animation Coffee with Paulina Zacharek from StopMoLab / BUSINESS / Hotel Pietryna, Kawa z animacją
PONIEDZIAŁEK / MONDAY 14.10.2024
10:00-18:00 The Puppet Designing Workshop with Alicia Cánovas / MASTERS / place: Editing Room, Montażowania
10:00-18:00 Character Animation Workshop with Chris Tichborne / MASTERS / place: Hotel Pietryna -Sala Konferencyjna
10:00-16:00 One-to-One meetings / BUSINESS / Common Areas, Przestrzenie Wspólne
11:00-13:00 Animation Coffee with Dave Powell& Jonathan Hearn from StillLife / BUSINESS / Hotel Pietryna, Kawa z Animacja
17:00-19:00 Will Becher Masterclass, Animating the Aard Way: Finding a voice whilst animating a silent sheep / MASTERS / place: MeMo - Paio
17:0-19:00 Discussion: How to finance green transformation in stop motion? / MASTERS / Workshop Room, Sala Warsztatowa
WTOREK / TUESDAY 15.10.2024
10:00-18:00 The Puppet Designing Workshop with Alicia Cánovas / MASTERS / place: Editing Room, Montażowania
10:00-18:00 Character Animation Workshop with Chris Tichborne / MASTERS / place: Hotel Pietryna - Sala Konferencyjna
10:00-15:00 Ask The Expert: Animation consultation with Will Becher / MASTERS / place: Common Areas, Przestrzenie Wspólne
10:00-15:00 Ask The Expert: Art design consultation with Francesca Maxwell / MASTERS / place: Common Areas, Przestrzenie Wspólne
10:00-15:00 Ask The Expert: Production consultation with Delphine Nicolini / MASTERS / place: Common Areas, Przestrzenie Wspólne
11:00-13:00 Animation Coffee with Agnieszka Szadkowska from Wroclaw Feature Film studio / BUSINESS / place: Hotel Pietryna, Kawa z Animacja
13:00-16:00 Round table: Sustainable stop motion. What's now? / BUSINESS / place: Workshop Room, Sala Warsztatowa
17:00-18:45 Melanie Coombs Masterclass, What is a Producer? / MASTERS / place: MeMo - Patio
19:00-21:00 Discussion: How to finance green transformation in stop motion? / MASTERS / place: Workshop Room, Sala Warsztatowa
21:15-22:30 After Hours - Screening: Living Large / AFTERHOURS / place: EC1 Cinema, EC1 Kino
ŚRODA / WEDNESDAY 16.10.2024
9:00-10:30, 16:30-20:00 CAREER DAYS / BUSINESS
Meet Pangur Animation / place: MeMo Conference Room 2nd floor
Meet Shadowmashine Studio Photo Studio / place: Photo Studio
Meet Cornelius Films / place: Editing Room, Montażownia
Meet Passion Picture / place: Nook, Zakątek
Meet LAIKA Studio / Voiceover Studio, Studio Lektorskie
10:00-15:00 ASK THE EXPERT / MASTERS
Production consultation with Delphine Nicolini / place: Common Areas, Przestrzenie Wspólne
Puppet making consultation with Alicia Cánovas / place: Common Areas, Przestrzenie Wspólne
Art design consultation with Francesca Maxwell / place: Common Areas, Przestrzenie Wspólne
11:00-16:00 Pitching session: TV series & features / PITCHING / place: MeMo - Patio
17:00-18:45 Agata Novinska Masterclass: Living Large creative journey / MASTERS / place: MeMo - Patio
19:00-19:45 Melanie Coombs Masterclass, In camera: What is going on in the Marketplace? / MASTERS / place: Workshop Room, Sala Warsztatowa
19:00-20:45 Discussion: Is stop motion very difficult to sell? / MASTERS / place: Workshop Room, Sala Warsztatowa
21:15-22:30 After Hours - Screening: Lola et piano a bruits, dir. A. Zanovello, France, Switzerland, Poland, 2024 / AFTERHOURS / place: EC1 Cinema, EC1 Kino
CZWARTEK / THURSDAY 17.10.2024
9:00-10:30, 16:30-20:00 CAREER DAYS / BUSINESS
Meet Pangur Animation / place: MeMo Conference Room 2nd floor
Meet Shadowmashine Studio Photo Studio / place: Photo Studio
Meet Cornelius Films / place: Editing Room, Montażownia
Meet Passion Picture / place: Nook, Zakątek
Meet LAIKA Studio / Voiceover Studio, Studio Lektorskie
11:00-15:00 Pitching session: Shorts / place: MeMo - Patio
17:00-19:00 Joost Zoetebier Masterclass: VFX producing: we’ll fix it in prep. / MASTERS / place: Workshop Room, Sala Warsztatowa
21:30 ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum GALA / MeMo Patio
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