Trollywood Animation Festival

Speakers 2025

 We are really proud of all the speakers that will join us this year. 

To be announced…

Ansgar Maßmann

About: Ansgar Maßmann started out his career as a freelancer in illustration, drawing and animation. Education included meeting some of the world’s leading animation instructors

Jessica Laurén

About Jessica is a director and works mainly with animation and mixed media. She has been represented at Filmtecknarna for ten years and is now

Linda Hambäck

About Linda Hambäck, born 1974, is a Swedish filmdirector and owner of the production company LEE Film. She works mainly with animated films for children,

Midhat “Ajan” Ajanovic

About Ajan (Midhat Ajanovic) is an author and film teacher born in Sarajevo (Bosnia) in 1959. Since 1994 he is living in Gothenburg (Sweden) where

Thiago Calcado

About Thiago Calçado is a Brazilian director, animator, and storyteller with a distinguished career in stop-motion animation. He has contributed to Oscar-winning and nominated films

Amsaga – Alexander and Amanda!

About “The making of BUDŌ” is an exhibition by creative duo Alexander Toma and Amanda Aagard, also known as AMSAGA. “BUDŌ” is an animated stop-motion

Esben Toft Jacobsen

About Esben is an animation director and creator with a background in computer games, where he worked as a background artist, animator, and games director.

Josh Flynn

About Josh is an accomplished stop motion puppet maker and sculptor, renowned for his intricate and imaginative work in feature films, TV shows & commercials.

Laura Tofarides

About Laura is a Welsh director, animator, and puppet maker based in Bristol. With a decade of experience in stop motion animation she has contributed

Johannes Skoog

About Johannes Skoog is one of the founders of VP Nordic. He recently worked as VP Supervisor for Joachim Trier’s upcoming feature film “Sentimental Value,”

Claes Jurander

About Claes Jurander is a Swedish artist, illustrator, and animator born in 1940. He is known for his versatile artistic work, which spans painting, sculpture,

Cabeza Patata

About Cabeza Patata is a multidisciplinary studio specialising in character design. Created by Katie Menzies and Abel Reverter in 2018, their world of playful characters,

Sara Koppel

About Sara Koppel Started in the Danish Animation Industy as 14 years old. Since 2002 she made her own small independent Animations Studio in Copenhagen

Mikael Pettersén

About Mikael is currently working as a CG Supervisor at Outpost VFX. He has worked in VFX for over 18 years, starting in commercials in

Alli Sadegiani

About Alli Sadegiani is an award-winning Iranian born Swedish director and animator/supervisor who has contributed to memorable performances in Academy Award-winning films at Walt Disney

Liam Keating

About Liam is a designer and illustrator originally from the UK now living in Gothenburg. Over the last 15 years Liam has worked in many

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