Animation Lab DOK Leipzig
Animation Lab DOK Leipzig 2024 is a collaboration between CEE Animation and DOK Leipzig. This four-day residential event will take place from 28 October to 1 November 2024 alongside the DOK Industry Programme in Leipzig.
What to expect?
The workshop will consist of group work, personal and project presentations, lectures, direct one-to-one expert consultations and networking events. We will address topics such as filmnarrative, film development and pre-production, distribution and creative aspects of animated documentaries development.
Experienced producer Jean-François Le Corre and multidisciplinary artist Uri Kranot will lead the workshop programme, accompanied by the CEE Animation team. Mentoring staff will be available to address any specific questions or professional requests from participants.
In addition, the participants will also receive accreditations for the 67th DOK Leipzig Festival and DOK Industry Programme 2024.
Participation fee: 250 €, includes workshop sessions and festival accreditation
Language: The workshop will be conducted in English.
Jean-François Le Corre created the production company Vivement Lundi! focusing on animation for TV and documentaries, which won Best French Animation Producer for TV in 2011, the Cartoon Tribute 2015 for Best European Animation Producer, and the UniFrance Award 2016 for Best French exporter of short films.
The company produced or co-produced animated films, TV specials and series such as “L’Homme aux Bras Ballants” by Laurent Gorgiard, “The Science of Botheration” by Isabelle Lenoble and Julien Leconte, “Storm Hits Jacket” by Paul Cabon, “Dimitri” by Agnès Lecreux, “This Magnificent Cake!” by Emma de Swaef and Marc James Roels and “Flee” by Jonas Poher Rasmussen.
Its productions won more than 350 awards at famous events such as MIFA Annecy, OIAF Ottawa, Sundance Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb. In 2020, Vivement Lundi! was Oscar-nominated for the short “Mémorable” by Bruno Collet. The Danish animated feature “Flee” by Jonas Poher Rasmussen – coproduced by Vivement Lundi! – reached both, the Oscars shortlist and the Cannes official selection.
Uri Kranot is a multidisciplinary artist. He has worked with Michelle Kranot as a duo for 20 years, and their work transcends the traditional: their art moves between experimental genres and unfamiliar media, fusing handmade images and new technologies to create contemporary experiences. They are often characterized by a poetic sensibility and fragmented narratives, exploring past and present, fact and fiction.
Uri Kranot is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best VR immersive work at the 77th La Biennale di Venezia and for Best immersive XR at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
Together with Michele Kranot, he directs the ANIDOX programme in Viborg, Denmark.
For any questions please write to
industry [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de (industry[at]dok-leipzig[dot]de)
DOK Industry is realised with the support of Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media upon a Decision of the German Bundestag.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
