MIFA Campus Patron Program

In an exclusive session, the Hungarian Scriptwriter and Director Áron Gauder returns to Annecy in 2025 to invite you behind the scenes of his film Four Souls of Coyote, presented in competition in the Feature Films Official Selection in 2023, and winner of the Jury Award.

With a wealth of experience in animation, this year he is taking on a different role to allow him to share even more of his advice and experience as the 2025 Patron of Le Campus Mifa during a unique Masterclass at the Talent Panels.

Date: June 10, 9.00-10.00

Venue: MIFA Campus Salle 2

Talent Panel

Graduating animators face a key question: follow artistic ambition or seek financial stability? This panel brings together educators, artists, and a rising talent to explore how institutions can prepare students for both creative fulfillment and industry realities—equipping them with the skills needed for a sustainable career in today’s animation world.

Speakers:

• Anita Doron (writer, director) (H/CAN)
• Melinda Kiss (Head of Animation Programme, Budapest Metropolitan University)
• Damján Lazin (MOME, Piros Studio)
• Bálint Gelley (producer and director at CUB Animation)

Moderator: Eszter Lányi, Head of Training, National Film Institute, Hungary

Date: June 11, 16.00-17.00

Venue: MIFA Campus

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MOME Geect Thematic Meeting

GEECT’s (European Grouping of Film and Television Schools) thematic meeting aims to gather together the animation education community. Taking advantage of this year’s Festival’s tribute to Hungarian animation, the networking meeting is organised by Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest (MOME) and will explore the challenges of integrating AI into education while maintaining creativity and artistic integrity in talent management.

Date: June 11, 9.30-12.30

Program:

09:30 am-10:00 am:

Welcome – Introduction to the Hungarian Animation Industry and Higher Education
By Eszter Lányi, Head of Training, National Film Institute Hungary; Zsuzsanna Vincze, Head of MOME Film Center

10:00 am-10:30 am:

Keynote: “”Crafting Tomorrow: AI, Talent, and the New Grammar of Animation””
By Zoltan Batho G, Breda University of Applied Sciences/Cradle

10:30 am-11:00 am:

Coffee break/networking

11:00 am-12:30 pm:

Panel discussion: “Truth or Potential” – with professionals and representatives from member schools on the challenges of AI in animation higher education
Moderated by Dániel Deák, Festival Director of Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival