POETRY AND ANIMATION Creative Workshop for Children

The creative workshop for children Poetry and Animation is a traditional annual initiative, held during the Sofia International Mini Kid’s Film Festival. It is dedicated to the art of animation and the poems of prominent Bulgarian and foreign authors such as Gianni Rodari, Valeri Petrov, Ran Bosilek. The workshop is aimed at participants aged between 7 and 12 years. It is a several-day practical workshop in which kids go through the whole process of creating an animated film, led by professional animation film directors. The participants get acquainted with the main aspects of screenwriting and storyboard development, conduct the shooting process, record the sound and edit their work, and at the end of the workshop they reach a finished film. The films created by the children can be seen here.