Elžbieta Poliakova is a Lithuanian animator and a graduate of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH). She works with CGI animation and explores how lighting shapes atmosphere and enhances visual storytelling.

Anastasija Simaškaitė is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Animation at VILNIUS TECH. Throughout her journey in animation, she has explored many aspects of the medium, including screenwriting, storyboarding, CGI animation, 3D asset creation, and, most recently, traditional and digital 2D animation.

Abi Tucker is an experimental animator and image maker from London.

Tomas Juchnevič is an animation director, CG artist, animator and rigger with over a decade of experience in the animation industry. He has worked on games, animated shorts, VR, TV commercials and LEGO animation projects. Passionate about character performance and storytelling, Tomas has developed his craft through workshops mentored by professionals from Pixar, DreamWorks, and Valve. At BLON, he presents Stolen Colors, where he served as co-director, animation director, rigger, animator.

Gaute Hesthagen holds a BA from The Norwegian Film School's directing program. His work ranges from comedy in a car to visual epics in space, including episodic tv, short films Bokaj, Nostalgia and Danny's Magical Potion, screened at international festivals. Global campaigns include Mastercard, LEGO, Coca-Cola, Volkswagen, IKEA, Schweppes, Tuborg and Vodafone. One of very few directors to have shot in zero gravity twice: for LEGO with NASA, and Mastercard's Guinness World Record football match.

Dovydas Vilkelis is a 3D animation and VFX producer. After film management studies in Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Dovydas turned to the field of video post-production. Since 2011, the producer has been heading studio Animatrix, working in advertising, gaming and film industries. Studio is currently presenting a short film Stolen Colors and is working on Czech feature film Rosa & Dara. Dovydas is also a board member of the Lithuanian Animation Association and the Baltic Film & Creative Tech cluster.

Liisi Grünberg is an illustrator and animation director who has worked on animated short films and commercials. She directed the short films Miisufy (2023) and Summer in the Office (2025), and is currently developing a new film. Her work explores the relationship between humans, nature, and animals.

Jokūbas Rimkus was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. After finishing Justinas Vienožinskis art school at the age of 16 he began experimenting with Blender, Krita, and Adobe Animate. He studied animation in the Filmunivesität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf in Germany, where he got to participate in multiple projects, learning to work in diverse and international teams as well as taking a role of a director, leading a team of talented artists and bringing the short-film “Stone Growth” to life.

Lovisa Andersson is a Swedish filmmaker who has spent the last 3 and 1/2 years studying Character Animation at The Animation Workshop. Doppelgänger is her directorial debut, being Lovisa and her teammate's graduation film. As a creator, Lovisa is very drawn to the internal lives and thought processes of people. To take private and personal emotions and force them to the surface.

Ieva Lība Ratniece is an animation filmmaker from Riga, Latvia. In her personal creative practise, she is interested in experimentation, exploration of materiality and textures, abstract forms of storytelling and the act of embodied listening and seeing through unique marriage of image and sound. She has graduated with a Master’s degree from KASK (The Royal Academy of Fine Arts) in Ghent, Belgium with specialisation in Animation film in 2024 and obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Art Academy of Latvia.

Éva is a Hungarian animator with a passion for stop-motion animation, handmade creative processes, and visual storytelling. She currently works part-time as a museum attendant and part-time as a freelance animator.

Julia is currently studying VFX and animation at the University of Television and Film in Munich. She has German-Finnish roots. Her fascination for visual storytelling and bringing original characters to life urged her to branch out into film in her late 20s, advancing her skills. Before this, she has worked in Marketing for several years.

Antanas Skučas is a film director and data artist teaching at the Vilnius Academy of Arts. His films have won "Silver Crane" awards, are broadcast on the ARTE television network, and tour international festivals. He is the founder of the film production company "Tylus kinas". He works with new media, XR, VR, AR, and artificial intelligence technologies.

Qingxiao Li is an animation director and designer currently based in Helsinki, Finland. Having studied and worked in China, USA, and Europe (BE/PT/FI), she brings an international perspective to her practice in visual storytelling. Her academic background and professional experience in animation span a wide range of media, including TV series, short films, commercials, and VR experiences.

Sonata Vilkevičiūtė is a stop-motion animator who also works with various textile techniques. From a young age, she was interested in animation and doll-making. She attended Kaišiadorys Art School and later graduated from Kaunas Art Gymnasium with a specialization in textiles. For her final arts exam, she decided to explore animation and created her first stop-motion animated short film, In the Rhythm of a Clock. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Animation at the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA), works as an educator with the Animatest team, and occasionally collaborates with the animation studio Kadrų Skyrius.

Matěj Podskalský is a Czech screenwriter, director, and editor. He studied at FAMU Prague and focuses on animated films. He wrote a script for animated short Red Shoes (Anna Podskalská, 2021), which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival (La Cinef). His short film Growth Project premiered at LIAF in London, was selected for ITFS Stuttgart (Trickstar Nature Award) and other festivals. He is now developing his animated feature film debut - Firebird - together with co-director Anna Podskalská.

Gustė Bidvaitė was introduced to art at the M.K. Čiurlionis School of Arts. She is currently studying for a bachelor's degree in animation at Vilnius Academy of Arts. Through her works, without speaking with words, the animator seeks to convey emotionally deep themes and stories.

Olha Cherpak was born in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2003. Her family moved to Poland when she was 12. There, she was accepted to Polish National Film School in Lodz in 2021. She loves documentaries and takes inspiration in real life and analogue techniques.

Since 2017, Akvilė has been working at Meinart Animation Studio as a producer, overseeing internationally recognized animated shorts, including The Perfect Fit—the first Lithuanian short acquired by Disney+. In 2023, she was executive producer on the animated feature Nelly Jelly: My Film. She is currently producing several short films, producing and animated series for adults "Hell Corporation" and developing her second feature, The House That Ran Away.

Johan Edström is a producer. He owns APPARAT Filmproduktion AB and is partner of THE CHAPEL FILMS AB.  He has since 1977 worked as an animator, director and producer in Sweden, Europe, Japan, the United States and Canada.  He has been a guest lecturer in Animation at SKH, Sörängen, Campus i12, Folkuniversitetet, North Park University, Den Danske Filmskole, and StopMotionLab. Johan is a co-producer of Ida Melum's film Ovary-Acting (2025) and the main producer of Anna Mantzaris film PLEASE (2026).

Animation plays a big part in Šarūnas life. He animates daily and watches festival programmes to learn new techniques or the subtleties of writing a compelling story. For 2 years, he led a team for an international doku-animated feature “Aurora's Sunrise”, which premiered at the Annecy festival. In 2022 - 2023, he was the lead animator on a feature animated film, “Nelly Jelly". Šarūnas wants to take advantage of this and create a strong, visually beautiful film with a story that will touch many.

Stanley Miller is an Illustration Animation Student from London studying at Kingston School of Art. There are around 331 known registered addresses in the UK with general weapons export licences to israel. This is what inspired the director to create his short movie Hind.

Yanush Nehel works in the fields of animation directing and animation. In 2025, graduated from the I. K. Karpenko-Karyi Kyiv National University of Theatre, Cinema and Television.

Juho Maurinen is a filmmaker, visual artist, animator and musician from Helsinki Finland. He has deep roots in DIY culture and he’s been described as an “unstoppable genre bending creative force”. Maurinen believes in sincerity and personal intuition in all his work and he enjoys finding new ways of creating.

Ukrainian animated film director, screenwriter, puppeteer, and voice actor. She studied documentary filmmaking and went on to found the children's animation studio 'Magic Lantern' (2010–2020). Since 2022, she has been developing her own animated projects, including the puppet series 'Friendly Worms' and the anthology series 'Happy Songs.' The latter features short musical animated films such as 'Baby Poop-Poop-Poop,' 'Borscht or Fried Shoes,' 'Subway Under the Chicken Coop,' and 'Gas Inside Us.'

Nil Atlı is a Turkish-Canadian animator based in Ottawa, Ontario. She graduated from Canterbury High School's Visual Arts Program before completing Sheridan College’s Bachelor of 2D Animation Program in 2026. Her work often explores personal views of the world through 2D animation, and she is strongly passionate about bringing stories to life, both in her own projects and as part of a collaborative team.

Sofia is a Ukrainian storyboard artist. She's experienced in a wide variety of 2D and 3D animated projects — TV series, commercials, short films, and feature films. Her greatest drive, both in professional and personal work, is a person-to-person connection created through visual storytelling.

Viktoria Filmako is an independent artist and animation director from Ukraine currently based in Switzerland. After working for several years in the field of architecture and cinema she felt the need to realize herself in the world of animation.

Ukrainian film director and screenwriter. She is studying Film and Television Directing at the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. She has completed internships at several film production companies, gaining hands-on experience in film production.

Film director, animator, illustrator based in Lithuania. Creates animated films, underground music videos, draws film industry meta comics, works as an assistant director on movie sets.

Viktorija Ežiukas is an illustrator, comic artist and educator based in Klaipėda. She has illustrated more than 20 books, published several comic books, and brings over 10 years of experience in leading creative workshops for children and adults. Her work combines illustration, storytelling, and arts education, inspiring participants of all ages to explore their creativity.