Talent Speed Pitch

Tuesday, 6 May, 11:45 – 12:15 | Ständesaal – Landesmuseum, Altes Schloss
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Host: Karen Mitrega, APD Curator

For many years, the APD Talent Programme has been supporting young European producers and creatives in the field of animation who aspire to bring their own project ideas to life. This is a unique opportunity to get to know all 8 promising projects that have been selected for this year’s APD Talent Programme and the creative minds behind them in just half an hour.

Joyce Ahuja: Muzeca (Feature 90′, France)

Ilya Barrett & Liubov Popova: Dear Bestiary (TV series 12×3-5’, web series 7×5’, Germany)

Lion Durst & Karla Riebartsch: Underdogs (TV series, web series 10×11’, Germany)

Lau Maquedano: Bitxo (Short film 8’, VR 4’, TV series pilot, Spain)

Piros Animation: Paradise Island (TV series 16×15′, Hungary)

Ophelia Schiefferdecker: Unfamiliar Secrets (TV series 39×20′, Germany)

Julia Chiara Skala: Bedtime Magic (TV and/or streaming series 10×10′, Germany)

T-Rex Digimation: The Mother Tree (Crossmedia project: VR animated experience, AR app, newsletter, VR installation, Italy

 

Click here for an overview of the talent projects.

 

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Young Horizons Industry ROUND TABLE @ APD:
From Local to International: Letko’s Evolution with ODO 

Wednesday, 7 May, 11:15 – 12:15 | Ständesaal, Landesmuseum – Altes Schloss
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Host: Viola Gabrielli, Head of Programme, Young Horizons Industry

How does a small studio turn a self-published book into a globally successful TV series? Anna Glowik, Head of Production at Letko (PL), takes us behind the scenes of Odo— a Polish-Irish animated TV series for preschoolers. What started as a small project has now been sold in over 150 countries, with its second season recently completed. Odo is a testament to the power of international collaboration. With the support of co-production partner Sixteen South (IE), the project has evolved into a worldwide hit.

Join Anna as she shares Letko’s journey—how a young studio navigated co-production, overcame challenges, and grew into a major player in the global animation industry. Discover the key turning points and what lessons shaped Letko’s success.

Speaker:

Anna Głowik, Head of production, Letko (Poland)

Letko is a Warsaw based animation studio specializing in 2D animation and international co-productions. Recently Anna worked as line producer on the 2nd season of “Odo” (52 x 7) and is currently developing a new TV series titled “Happy not Lucky” (52 x 11) as a creative producer.

She is also a board member of the Polish Animation Producers Association (SPPA) and helped to organize the 1st animation producer’s industry conference in Bielsko-Biała in 2024. Previously Anna worked for 3 years in GS Animation as production manager, she also consulted scripts for various Polish productions for children’s audiences. She is a graduate of the Production Department of The Polish National Film School.

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