ANIMA MUNDI

The overarching goal of Anima Mundi is to awaken the sleeping giant of animation as a popular, promising and potent sector of the CCIs in European diversity and artistic expression, global markets and international cultural relations. Anima Mundi will do so by generating and assessing data on, and addressing, cross-sectoral strengths as well as pervasive gaps in terms of intellectual property (IP), discoverability, and international partnerships in the European Animation Industry Ecosystem (EAIE) that enable or hinder its international promotion.

Specifically, Anima Mundi will (i) provide an interdisciplinary mapping and assessment of the ways in which it is possible to increase the visibility of and access to European animation internationally, (ii) pilot the transformative impact of European Animation to promote EU priorities, culture and fundamental values abroad, by investigating practices and innovative hubs of creativity, with a special focus on children and youth, and (iii) co-test the potential of European Animation to strengthen cooperation among stakeholders involved in the CCIs and to establish strategic alliances with other sectors. To achieve this, a multi-stakeholder team of five academics and eight key stakeholders will work on the project.

The project is being coordinated at the Université de Liège, Belgium. The Viennese part project will be led by Katharine Sarikakis as principal investigator, supported by two predoctoral researchers. Anima Mundi is set to start on February 1, 2025, and scheduled to run for 3,5 years. The European Union is providing around € 409.000 in total to conduct the research at our department.

Further information on the consortium and project can be accessed through the EU's research documentation system CORDIS.

IP, Discoverability and Partnerships: Reviving the International Promotion of European Values Through European Animation Industry Ecosystem

Funding Organization: European Union • Program: Horizon Europe
PI: Katharine Sarikakis
Duration: 2025-2028
Funding: € 409.380,31
Total Project Funding (all partners): € 3.990.678,30