Synopsis

Crossed Sildis a story about a girl and a young man, whose lives and everyday rituals are shaped by fear and illusions. If they had a chance to meet they would be a perfect couple and complete each other perfectly. Once it almost happened.

Ivana Bošnjak Volda

Ivana Bošnjak Volda (1983) graduated from the Graphics Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and Animation at the University in Volda, Norway. She graduated with her film Crossed Sild, made in collaboration. Ivana has co-directed three puppet films Simulacra (2014), Imbued Life (2019) and Remember How I Used to Ride a White Horse (2022). with her partner Thomas Johnson Volda. The films have been screened and awarded at many international festivals. Ivana has been professionally involved in various stop motion projects across Europe and leads animation workshops for children and students.

Lea Vidaković

Lea Vidaković (1983, Subotica) is a Croatian artist and animation film director. Her research interests include fragmented narratives and storytelling approaches for animated installations, expanded cinema and storytelling in general. She has exhibited internationally on numerous solo and group exhibitions, on more than 200 animation festivals, and is a winner of several art and film awards. She took part in several art residencies, scientific conferences and animation festivals as a selector and jury member. She works as an assistant professor, teaching puppet animation and photography in animation at Lusófona University in Lisbon.