Open call for SYAA 2024

Animest invites working in animation to apply for the 4th edition of Sisterhood of Young Animation Auteurs that will take place in Bucharest, between the 17th and 23rd of August, 2024

This year Animest continues the partnership with the Animation Festival Network and expands even further the mentoring programme for female illustrators and filmmakers. In addition to Romania, the Republic of Moldova, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia, in 2024 SYAA will offer development opportunities to artists from Bulgaria and Ukraine.  Until the 15th of May, creators from the region working on their first or second short animated film project as a main author (director, screenwriter) are invited to apply for free participation in the programme by filling in the form available online: https://www.syaa.animest.ro/en/apply

The eligibility criteria does not include an age limit, and students’ participation is more than encouraged as long as all other criteria are met. The programme will be conducted in English, which is also required upon all the application materials. Following the selection, 10 women will be invited to the workshop in Bucharest from 17 to 23 August, 2024.