Animation Sans Frontières

Are you a junior European animation film or production professional, who would like to get the space, time and tools to develop your own project at some of the best animation schools in Europe? Come join the Animation Sans Frontières programme!

Type and duration

Professional Training Course, 4 modules (over the course of 6 months)

Study start

Course fee

Application deadline

Returning in 2025 - stay tuned

 

What you will learn

Together with a group of 15 to 16 young European animation artists, producers, scriptwriters and technical directors, you will spend two weeks at each of the following internationally renowned schools: 

The programme will take you through the entire animation film production process, from concept development to financing and production management to marketing and distribution. Television and feature films, games and interactive media, traditional and cross-platform production processes are all covered at various stages along the way.

As a new addition to the programme, we will organise several special collaborative events designed to meet the challenge of getting to know new technologies in order to use them to tell stories with animation. These events will include a three-day hackathon where teams of artists, technicians, producers, and scriptwriters will create prototypes for Animated Spaces, as well as a two-day game jam.

Additionally, you get:

  • 4x2 weeks of lectures and workshops
  • Recognised animation film, games and new media professionals as instructors
  • The chance to develop your own project or company in multidisciplinary and international teams
  • Insights into the European animation industry and markets, and an understanding of co-production
  • Travel costs to all four schools will be covered
  • Hotel/hostel nights including breakfasts for two weeks, as well as lunches and several dinners during each workshop
  • Art and didactic material (art supplies, various teacher hand-outs and more)
  • Course certificate signed by each of the four schools
  • OPTIONAL: Travel costs and fees for the participants representing ASF at the FMX conference and Cartoon Movie

Get an overview of the workshop contents

Professional Training is co-funded by Creative Europe Media program

 

Ready to apply?

Who can apply?

The course is open to junior European animation professionals: animation artists and writers, producers, and technical directors.

All applications are reviewed, and the final group of 15 to 16 participants will be selected in June.

How to apply?

You are asked to provide a CV, a motivational letter, and samples of personal projects that you would like to further develop during the workshop. In addition:

  • Animation artists and writers are required to send in a portfolio
  • Technical directors/programmers should include links to previous works/projects in their application
  • Producers should write a motivational letter with a special focus on their view of the animation industry.

When and where?

There is no ASF call in 2024, but it will return for 2025. Please visit the ASF website for more news.

ASF website

Need more information?

  • The ASF programme includes housing during the four modules. Participants will be housed in hotels/hostels close to the four schools.

  • The ASF programme is supported by the Creative Europe/MEDIA programme of the EU. This means that the course is primarily offered to EU-citizens. We are allowed to accept up to 30% participants from non-EU countries.

Contact

Enara ENZA
  • Enara Zabaleta

  • Project Coordinator and Administrator, Filmværksted Viborg, Talent and Skills Development
  • T: +45 87 55 49 21
  • Contact for inquiries regarding administration, facilities and applications.