The boy doesn’t like being kissed. But what happens if, every time someone kisses you, you erase the kisses? Slowly, you begin to lose your color – and to live in an unhappy, colorless world. To bring back the color and happiness in your heart, you must rediscover human warmth, love, and friendship. Handcrafted watercolor animation.

Festival Selections & Awards

2nd Prize in Short competition, 20th Athens animation film festival, Greece, 2025 

Best Short Animated film – AniFest Rozafa International animation film festival, Gjirakosta, Albania, 2025

Nomination for the Best animaiton film and the Best music at the Annual ‘Vasil Gendov’ Awards, 2025 

Monstra international animation film festival, Lisbon, Portugal, 2025 – World premiere and exhibition of the Watercolor drawings – characters and backgrounds

Palm Springs Animation film festival, USA, 2025 

Cartoon Club International animation film festival, Rimini, Italy, 2025 

+ many more

Prof. Dr. RADOSTINA NEIKOVA is the Head of the Animation program and Chair of the Production and Post-Production Department at NATFIZ ‘Krastyo Sarafov’. She is a director, screenwriter, artist, and animator of animated films, including Marmalade, Ugly Fairy Tale, Grumpy Does Repairs, Trip, and others. Her films have participated in and won awards at numerous international and national film festivals. She is also a mentor and leader of international animation workshops and masterclasses around the world. In addition, she is a children’s book illustrator and has held solo exhibitions in animation and children’s illustration across many European countries.