Animation

Animation department

The Department of Animation was established at the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2006 and since 2007 it has offered a two-year MA in Animation (taught in English) curriculum. The main goal of the programme is to successfully educate creators of animated films, providing them with theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The further aim is to contribute to the global development of animation as an art form.

MA Program

The MA animation program focuses on helping students realize themselves as animated film authors. As our master students come from very different parts of the world and have different educational backgrounds we try to encourage their individual approach to filmmaking. The films vary from narrative to more experimental. Upon completion of the MA in Animation programme, students have acquired in-depth theoretical and practical animation knowledge and skills. After graduation, our students are qualified to realise themselves as animated film creators, professionals in creative industries or teachers in their field. Students who have completed the master’s programme are also qualified to continue their studies and pursue a doctoral degree.

EKA animation department also provides a BA program (Estonian language B2 level required.)

Read the details of our MA curriculum here: Studies


News and events

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EKA 110 Anima Cinema

On Thursday, November 7th at 19:30-21:00 in EKA main hall A101, as part of the EKA 110 Birthday Week, we will showcase a selection of the best animated films created at the Academy over the past decade.  Several of the filmmakers are now lecturers in the EKA animation department, making this a rare opportunity to see their student films. Come take a look! Films: "Teisel Pool Metsa" by ...
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Open Lecture: Martina Mestrovic Masterclass

"An Artistic Journey from Sculpture to Animated Film" Martina Mestrovic Masterclass November 14th, 5 p.m. in room A-101 In this masterclass, Croatian filmmaker and artist Martina Meštrović will examine her extended work in sculpture and animation. She will discuss the creative inspirations behind her films, including the animation documentary "A Cat is Always Female" (2019, co-directed with  ...
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EKA Team Won the Campus Award Honorary Mention at Ars Electronica

The EKA delegation won the Campus Award Honorary Mention at the world-famous electronic art festival Ars Electronica Campus Exhibition. With the work Godseed, the EKA delegation was invited to the technological art festival Ars Electronica for the first time. The project was born in cooperation between the Interaction Design and Animation departments of EKA. With an interactive globe, ...
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Estonian Academy of Arts First Invited to the Renowned Technological Art Festival

The Estonian Academy of Arts will go to the world-famous media festival and conference Ars Electronica, which will take place on 4-8. September in Linz, Austria.  The EKA representatives have been invited for the first time to the major event of technological art the Ars Electronica with project "Godseed", which is born in cooperation between EKA Interaction Design and Animation curricula. ...
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EKA ANIMA ’24

Join us at the screening of bachelor's and master's theses in animation of the Estonian Academy of Arts, which will take place on June 15 at the Sõprus cinema. Participants: Carlos Santiago Ordoñez Alarcon, Aurelijus Čiupas, Ditiya Ferdous, Naira Hatchaturjan, Elise Kruusel, Evridiki Papaiakovou, Inês Machado Sales Grade Pinto, Piret Potter, Kirke Ross, Xingpei Shen, Nicole Tanysh, Laura ...
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“Plato’s Tent” and “Not Here and Not Quite There” at ARS

“Plato’s Tent” and “Not Here and Not Quite There” joint exhibition at ARS Art Factory  ARS Art Factory Studio 53/98 17.05-19.05.2024  Open Fri-Sun from 12:00 to 20:00  Opening at 18:00 on 17th of May  Animation and New Media students have listened, recorded, cut, transformed, visualized and installed sounds in Studio 53 and 98 in ARS Art Factory, officially opening the exhibition to the ...
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Assessment Marathon at EKA Gallery 29.04.–20.05.2024

May brings an opportunity to experience, in an exhibition format, works produced by students in the Faculty of Fine Arts as their term projects: every day there will be a fresh crop of university students’ works on display in the gallery. Works in animation, contemporary art, installation and sculpture, painting, photography, printmaking, scenography curricula will be on display. On each ...
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Academic Staff Competition: Public Venia Legend Lectures

In April, the public lectures of the Venia legend of the candidates for the 2024 academic staff competition will begin. NB! The password for the videos is Faw1!.ec April 15 in room A-501 Associate professor of Glass Design, head of BA specialty, head of department (1.0 positions) at 11:30 Andra Jõgi lecture "Half empty & fully full" Associate professor of theory and history of Product ...