Young Talents at Young Horizons Industry 2026

Eight talented students, recent graduates, and young filmmakers from Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, and Poland will participate in the Young Talents programme this year.

The Young Talents programme was created to promote up-and-coming filmmakers and introduce them to the international film industry representatives present at the Young Horizons Industry forum. Our participants will take part in dedicated sessions and workshops on self-awareness and building a professional presence and how to navigate international markets. They will also learn more about production and distribution. After that they will join the main programme and participate in pitching, one-to-one meetings, and conference sessions and case studies.

If you are coming to the Young Horizons Industry forum, we encourage you to book a meeting with our Young Talents participants and get to know their work and projects.

To book a meeting, you need to have an accreditation.

Participants of the Young Talents 2026:

• Ben Can Hekimoglu, creative producer, Germany
• Jelle Jansen, animation director, Netherlands
• Klára Kubenková, animation director, Czech Republic
• Yannis Nakos, filmmaker, director, Greece
• Lukas Schaan, multimedia artist, Germany
• Jonáš Urbanek, animation director, Czech Republic
• Karolina Walas, animation director, illustrator, Poland
• Anna Walczak, animation director, Poland

Partners:

• Olympia International Film Festival
• CEE Animation
• Animation Production Days
• KFF Industry
• SPPA – Polish Animation Producers Association

Young Talents is a closed programme which is taking part during the Young Horizons Industry.

Visit Young Talents page.