Festival Trailer & Collective Animation
9 local artists. 1 square. 3 seconds of total freedom. This is the trailer for When East Meets West 2024, the renowned co-production forum held every year in Trieste (Italy), organized by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund.
For this year’s edition, 9 artists based in Friuli Venezia Giulia – working across illustration, animation and motion design – were invited to bring their visual world to life in a bold, collective experiment.
Each artist was given 3 seconds of complete creative freedom to express their vision. The only rule? A square had to remain in the center of the frame throughout the sequence. That square became the visual thread tying all the animations together, a continuous presence, a symbol of unity within diversity. More than just a constraint, it is also a direct reference to the WEMW logo, whose geometry inspired the entire visual concept.
Though rooted in Friuli Venezia Giulia, these artists work with national and international clients – reflecting the very spirit of When East Meets West: an event that, from the heart of this borderland region, builds bridges between Eastern and Western Europe, connecting filmmakers, producers, and industry professionals from across the continent.
Credits
Client
Fondo per l’Audiovisivo del Friuli Venezia Giulia
Animations (in order of appearance)
Ernesto Zanotti, Giacomo Bompan, Tommaso Vidus Rosin, Ileana Da Rin, Susana Rumiz, Elisa Turrin, Fabio Rodaro, David Weber, Adriano Vessichelli
Music and Sound Design
Alan Malusà Magno
