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.

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.

Ivana Volda

Ivana (Bošnjak) Volda (1983, Karlovac, Croatia) graduated from the Department of Graphic Arts  of the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, and from the Animation department at the University in Volda, Norway. Ivana met her creative partner Thomas in Volda, Norway in 2010 after which they moved  to Zagreb together and have since been leading artists of stop-motion animation in Croatia. In addition to making their own animated short films, Ivana has been professionally involved in various stop-motion projects across Europe, and has led animation workshops for children and students.
In 2023 Ivana and Thomas founded the artist organisation underfeather together with their friend Iva Kraljević.