Ivana i Thomas Volda

Ivana Volda was born in 1983 in Karlovac. She graduated from the Graphic Arts Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb and studied animation at Volda University in Norway. Her co-authored graduation puppet film „Crossed Sild“ (2010) was awarded at several international festivals. Thomas Volda was born in 1984 in Bath, England. He graduated from the Time Based Media Department at the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff and from the Department of New Media at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. The couple met in Volda, Norway, in 2010, after which they moved to Zagreb together and have collaborated on a number of projects ever since. They co-directed three short animated films; „Simulacra“ (2014), „Udahnut život“ (2019) and „Sjeti se kako sam jahala bijelog konja“ (2022), each of which was selected for numerous international festivals and won several awards. In addition to creating their own short animated films, Ivana professionally participates in various stop-motion projects throughout Europe and leads animation workshops for children and students. Thomas continues to use his multidisciplinary experience, often combining the media of animation and performing arts in his work.