UAD Comics & Animation

UAD Comics & Animation BA & MA Comics and Animation Program, Graphic Arts Department, University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

๐ŸŽ An early Christmas gift just dropp! Artivistory Collective is unwrapping the 2026 Festival Theme & Categories ahead of...
20/12/2025

๐ŸŽ An early Christmas gift just dropp! Artivistory Collective is unwrapping the 2026 Festival Theme & Categories ahead of schedule, because great things are worth the wait (but not this one).
Get inspired. Get creative. See you in 2026.
โœจPlatforma BD - Internationational Cluj Comics, Illustration and Animation Festival 2026โœจ







28/10/2025

๐ŸŽž๏ธ Day 3 โ€” Analog, Digital & AI: Hybrid Visual Explorations [ViSIA]

The final day at CINETic โ€“ UNATC Bucharest brought our stories to life ๐ŸŽฌ
We focused on completing our projects at the animatic stage, refining timing, rhythm, and emotion through visual storytelling.
It was an inspiring wrap-up full of collaboration and shared discovery.
The final animations will follow soon โ€” for now, we celebrate the journey and thank both universities for this creative exchange! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’ซ

๐Ÿ“š Project Director: Matei Branea
Artistic Research Coordinators: Alice Iliescu, Ana Branea & Matei Branea
Empirical Research Coordinator: Anamaria Tomuic
Workshop Organizer: Adrian Buda

๐Ÿ’ก Funded by: UNATC-FFCSU-2025

๐ŸŽ“ Partner Institutions:
UAD โ€“ University of Art and Design, Cluj-Napoca
UNATC โ€“ National University of Theatre and Film, Bucharest

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02/10/2025

โœจ Our UAD Cluj journey at the BIP in Rome, hosted by Museo Vite di IMI โ€“ Internati Militari Italiani โœจ

As part of the Erasmus+ program, we collaborated with students from different universities, exploring the history of deportees, deserters, fascism, and the devastating effects of WWII on society.

Each UAD team brought its own creative perspective, with our students representing different disciplines:
โ€ข For the Comics section, coordinated by lecturer Alice Iliescu, students Lorena Maxim and Roberta Gaspar worked on a graphic novel project. Together with Erasmus colleagues, they visually documented this historical period using the museumโ€™s archives, library, and, most importantly, the human connections we built along the way. ๐Ÿ–‹๏ธ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿค
โ€ข The photo-video team, coordinated by Andrei Budescu, with students and , captured the journey in images and film, creating a visual testimony of our collective experience. ๐Ÿ“ธ๐ŸŽฌ
โ€ข The painting team, led by Andrei Ciurdarescu, with students and .ilies, engaged in transforming archival research and personal stories into symbolic compositions, reflecting memory, resilience, and the human side of history. ๐ŸŽจโœจ

The project in Rome was coordinated by Prof. Cinzia Pierantonelli, who guided us and showed us the historical context of the Museo Vite di IMI.

Beyond the research and creative work, we also enjoyed discovering Romeโ€™s rich cultural and historical heritage ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นโœจ

A heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Ienei Doina for all the wonderful experiences she has offered us through the Erasmus program, and to Mrs. Lili Nosa, UAD Erasmus + Office Coordinator, for her support and guidance. ๐Ÿ’™

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