Panel discussion: Animation in Croatia – The state of the art
Speakers: Vanja Andrijević (Bonobostudio, HR), Draško Ivezić (Adriatic Animation, HR), Andrijana Vidaček (Zagreb Film, HR), Miljenka Čogelja (Hrvatski avdiovizualni centar, HR). Opening remarks by the director of Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Mr. Christopher Marcich.
Host: Igor Prassel (SI)
December 1st 12:20–14:00 (GMT+1)
Panel discussion: Animation in Croatia – The state of the art
December 1st 12:20–14:00 (GMT+1)
Speakers: Vanja Andrijević (Bonobostudio, HR), Draško Ivezić (Adriatic Animation, HR), Andrijana Vidaček (Zagreb Film, HR), Miljenka Čogelja (Hrvatski avdiovizualni centar, HR). Opening remarks by the director of Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Mr. Christopher Marcich.
Host: Igor Prassel (SI)

Vanja Andrijević
Vanja Andrijević (1968) is the managing director and founder of Bonobostudio, a company focused on production, distribution and promotion of animated and experimental films. She has produced more than 30 short films, and organised and coordinated various events, promotional activities, screenings and workshops. She has served as a jury member and a member of selection committees at several international film festivals.

Draško Ivezić
Draško Ivezić works in animation as a film director, scriptwriter, producer and voice performer. He is the founder of Adriatic Animation, a studio for animation based in Croatia. As the studio’s producer, Ivezić is responsible for the development and production of animated projects in different formats. As a scriptwriter, he won an award together with Chintis Lundgren for the short film Manivald at Ottawa International Animation Festival 2017.

Andrijana Vidaček
Andrijana Vidaček is a production manager for Zagreb Film with extensive experience, her filmography as a producer listing more than thirty animated short films in numerous techniques. As an executive producer she is currently involved in the production of 12 animated films. New films announced for release in end 2020/beginning of 2021: Dry Season Fruits by Dinko Kumanović (6 min, 2D); Deer by Bruno Razum (10 min, puppets); Paradigm by Andrej Rehak (6 min, 3D); Synchronicity by Tvrtko Karačić (6 min, 2D – coproduction with BiH). She is also responsible for restoring and preserving the films produced by Zagreb Film in the 60s and 70s – representatives of the Zagreb school of animation.

Miljenka Čogelja
Miljenka Čogelja worked as a journalist before she started making films. After 2009, she first worked as a screenwriter, executive producer and later as a producer. She has produced films screened and awarded at festivals such as Berlinale, Visions du Reel, Pula Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Zagreb Dox, One World, International Film Festival Rotterdam, and shown by TV outlets like the Croatian National Television, ZDF/ARTE etc. She is an EAVE 2012 graduate.