Animation Hub: BORDERLESS – A workshop with Juan Pablo Zaramella
24–28/11
University of Nova Gorica School of Arts
Tutor: Juan Pablo Zaramella
Explore how embracing limitations can open up creative possibilities in storytelling and stop-motion animation.
Stop-motion animation director Juan Pablo Zaramella invites participants into his creative process, sharing both narrative and technical approaches to bring stories to life. Centered on the theme ‘Borderless,’ the workshop explores how limitations—whether material, technical, or narrative—can become triggers to new ways of thinking and making. Participants will experiment with stop-motion techniques, where independent hands-on approaches, inventive solutions and diverse methods are encouraged.
About the tutor
Juan Pablo Zaramella is a director, illustrator and animator from Argentina specialising in stop motion and mixed-media films. After his graduation from the Instituto de Arte Cinematográfico de Avellaneda (IDAC) as an Animation Director, he started directing and producing his own films. Between 1998 and 2005 he also worked as an illustrator, winning several international awards from the Society of News Design.
He has made 10 independent shorts, which were awarded around the world. In 2010, the Annecy International Animation Festival presented a special program with all his works. His film Luminaris has won 328 awards, setting the Guinness World Record for the Most Awarded Short in 2018. His last short, Passenger, was presented during the closing ceremony at Annecy 2022, winning many important recognitions like the Audience Award at ITFS Stuttgart. He is currently developing a feature film in stop motion with puppets, called I Am Nina.
Animation Hub is part of Official programme of GO!2025 Nova Gorica Gorizia. Animation Hub is organized by Slovene Animated Film Association – DSAF and University of Nova Gorica School of Arts in partnership with Animateka International Animated Film Festival. Supported by GO!25 Nova Gorica/Gorizia European Capital of Culture 2025, GO! STUDIO, Interreg Italia – Slovenia and AIPA.