Stinky in the Dark Forest

Sunčana Brkulj was born in 1997 in Zadar, Croatia. She completed her undergraduate and graduate studies in Animated Film and New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb. She graduated summa cum laude in 2022. During her studies, she made three student films which screened at international animation festivals such as those in Annecy, Ottawa, Zagreb, Stuttgart and elsewhere. The films won several awards and recognitions. “I’M NOT FEELING VERY WELL” and “The tower” were both included in the student film selection at the festival in Annecy, the largest animated film festival in the world. The same two films were exhibited at the Zagreb Youth Salon, the largest Croatian event for artists under 35 years of age. After graduating, Sunčana spent a year in Viborg, Denmark. As part of the Open Workshop artist residency, she created her first professional animated film, “Butterfly,” produced by Adriatic Animation (Croatia) and Late Love Production (Denmark). The film is distributed by Bonobostudio and has so far received over 60 selections and 8 awards or recognitions. In addition to animated films, Sunčana creates experimental collage pieces.