Docente
Lea Vidakovic

Resume

Lea Vidakovic is a multimedia artist, educator and researcher, working in the field of animated installations, expanded media practices and traditional puppet animation. She holds a BA/MA as graphic artist and painter (Academy of Arts, Zagreb); BA in animation (Norway); MA of audio-visual arts (KASK, Belgium) and a PhD in animation studies (NTU/ADM Singapore). Her research interests include fragmented narratives and new storytelling approaches for animated installations and expanded cinema. She has exhibited internationally on numerous solo and group exhibitions, on more than 200 animation festivals, and is a winner of several art and film awards. She took part in several art residencies, conferences and animation festivals as a selector and jury member. She is an assistant professor at Lusofona university.

Graus

• Doktor (PhD)
  PhD in Animation studies
• Master
  MA in audio-visual arts
• Bachelor
  BA in Animation
• Bachelor
  Graphic art and painting
• Bachelor
  Animation (Glamorgan Univeristy)
• Magister
  Art installation and performance

Publicações

Journal article

• 2021-12-17, Fragmented Narratives: Exploring Storytelling approaches for Animation in Spatial Context, International Journal of Film and Media Arts
• 2021, Fragmented narratives : exploring storytelling approaches for animation in spatial context

Book chapter

• 2025, Lea (1983), Subotica, Lepota je u svemu: Životne price savremenih vizuelnih umetnica Subotice , Futura Publikacije
• 2025, Handwoven tales in a contemporary context: the transformation and transposition of traditional puppet animation technique to environments beyond the screen, The 21st Century film, TV and media school: Twenty-first Century animation - Education, Innovation and Aesthetics, 4, CILECT

Conference paper

• Narrative aspects of animated installations, Japan Society for Animation Studies 25th Anniversary Conference
• Exploring and re-articulating visual storytelling for animation in spatial context: The Family Portrait animated installation, 34th Annual Conference of Society for Animation Studies
• Emerging interactive narrative techniques, 4th Filmeu Summit
• A role for animation: enhancing well-being in Paediatric Healthcare environments, 36th Society for Animation Studies Conference 2025

Other output

• 2023-05-01, The Family Portrait (animated short film), Animated short film produced by Adriatic Animation (Croatia), Vivement Lundi! (France), Biberche Productions (Serbia)
• 2014-08, The Vast Landscape - Porcelain Stories, Animated short film. Produced by Adriatic Animation (Croatia)
• 2012-06, Sisters, Animated short film and animated installation for a gallery. Produced during MA of audio visual arts, KASK - Royal Academy of Arts, Ghent, Belgium
• 2010-06, Crossed Sild, Animated short film co-directed with Ivana Bosnjak Produced during BA of animation, HVO, Norway