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2026 programme. Click on each session to read session descriptions and speakers bios. Full information with venues available on the YHI platform - make sure to log in to the platform. The platform will open in September.
13:30–13:45
Welcome
13.45-14.15
Keynote: Understanding the Audience by David Kleeman
14.15-15.15
Panel: Creative Expertise: Building IP with Heart
co-hosted by Creative Europe Desk Poland
15.45-16.45
Panel: From Playable To Audiovisual Worlds
17.15-18.30
Close-Up Talk: Navigating the Distribution Maze – How to Manage Animated Series Distribution
Spotlight on Polish Animation
17.15-18.30
Case Study: “ViQueens” – The Anatomy of a High-Concept European Animated Feature and Its Global Theatrical Ambition
17.15-18.30
Case Study: “Nelly Jelly” – Expanding a Local Book Character Into Screen and a Transmedia Universe
18.30-20.00
Welcome Cocktail
co-hosted by Polish Animation and SPPA
9:00-10:15
Pitching Round 1
Toru Superfox. Superhero / Cargo Crazy / Sportsville / Valdra / Natural Selection
10:35-11:35
Pitching Round 2
Norm & Gnomes / Bolek and Lolek: The Mystery of El Dorado / Snow White and Me / Showtime / Pola and the Christmas Catastrophe / Ninjana
11:55-12:55
Pitching Round 3
Christmas at Ram’s Inn / Lita / Strawberry Weeks / Alfie’s Alright! / Pixel / Pony, Pony
13:15-14:15
Pitching Round 4
Meow Clique / Mr Ravioli / Breakaway / Back to Tomioka
14.45-15.45
Lunch
16.00-17.00
Case Study: “Cloudy & Stormy” – A Digital Brand Made in Poland With a Cross-Media Strategy That Will Win Over Audiences From Preschoolers to Gen Z
Producers LINK programme (open session for guests with accreditation)
16:00-19:00
One-To-One Meetings
16:00–19:00
Consultants’ Tables
Prior registration is required
18:00–19:00
Co-Production Meetings with Polish Producers
Spotlight on Polish Animation
21.00-2.00
Award Ceremony and Party