About the Master

RE:ANIMA is a European joint master’s degree focused on animation creativity, storytelling, and artistic research, deeply rooted in European and international values of cultural diversity, artistic innovation, and academic excellence. The program fosters cross-cultural collaboration, bringing together students from around the world to engage in animation as a universal language that transcends borders and connects global audiences.

Grounded in animated documentary, artistic exploration, and diverse storytelling traditions, RE:ANIMA offers a comprehensive education in animation ideation, direction, and production, while fostering entrepreneurship and creative independence. Designed as a high-level training and research endeavour, the program equips students with expertise in various animation techniques, genres, and formats, ensuring a deep understanding of animation as both an art form and a powerful medium of communication and social cohesion.

With a strong emphasis on European cooperation and mobility, students benefit from a truly international learning environment, studying across Lusófona University (Portugal), LUCA School of Arts (Belgium), and IADT (Ireland). They engage in research, development, pre-production and production, exploring the full potential of animation across different media formats.

The curriculum promotes a balance between traditional and emerging animation practices, aligning with European values of innovation, cultural exchange, and artistic freedom. Graduates emerge as creative leaders, equipped with the specialised skills, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary mindset needed to shape the future of animation in a highly competitive global market while contributing to the continued evolution of European and international storytelling traditions.