GRANDPA IS SLEEPING

Bulgaria, Romania
| 2025
| 13 min.
| Animation

Script: Ulrich Faßhauer

Director: Matei Branea

Animation: Anna Florea, Nikolay Ivanov, Claudia Ilea, Andrei Berculescu, Luiz Stockler, Matei Branea

Set Design: Matei Branea

Composer: Delphine Mantoulet

Production: Compotte Collective – Vessela Dantcheva

Supported by the Bulgarian National Film Center, CNC – Romania

Contacts: www.compote-collective.com, [email protected], +359895005007

Six-year-old Alma cannot accept that her grandfather will soon be sleeping forever, so she takes him on their final adventure together.

 

Festival Selections & Awards

TIFF Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania, 2025 – SIGNIS Award

ANIMEST International Animation Festival, Romania, 2025

PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia 2025

 

MATEI BRANEA is an illustrator, comic book artist, and film director, best known for his choice of controversial topics and witty humor. He is considered one of Romania’s best illustrators, and his animated films have gained international recognition.