Animation department

The Department of Animation was established at the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2006 and since 2007 it has offered a two-year MA in Animation (taught in English) curriculum. The main goal of the programme is to successfully educate creators of animated films, providing them with theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The further aim is to contribute to the global development of animation as an art form.

MA Programme

Fast Facts

Duration / Volume
2 years / 120 ECTS

Form of Study
Daytime studies

Level / Language
MA / English

Tuition Fee
3300€ / 3800€ / per year

Read more about the curriculum
Detailed curriculum here
Admissions
01 February – 02 March 2026

Requirements
Must hold a bachelor’s degree.

Language Requirements
English proficiency at B2 level

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The MA animation programme focuses on helping students realize themselves as animated film authors. As our master students come from very different parts of the world and have different educational backgrounds we try to encourage their individual approach to filmmaking. The films vary from narrative to more experimental. Upon completion of the MA in Animation programme, students have acquired in-depth theoretical and practical animation knowledge and skills. After graduation, our students are qualified to realise themselves as animated film creators, professionals in creative industries or teachers in their field. Students who have completed the master’s programme are also qualified to continue their studies and pursue a doctoral degree.

EKA animation department also provides a BA programme (Estonian language B2 level required.)


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EKA ANIMA 20: Animating Knowledge

The Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) celebrates 20 years of animation education with a two-day conference titled “EKA ANIMA 20: Animating Knowledge.” The word animation originates from the Latin anima, meaning soul and life, and animare, meaning to give life or breathe life into something. These are the two ideas we wish to bring together at this conference. Twenty years of animation education ...
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Ülo Pikkov Receives Prestigious International Award in Kraków for Teaching Animation

Ülo Pikkov, a film director and Professor of Animation at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA), has been awarded the "Golden Dinosaur" special prize at the Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival in Kraków, Poland. This is one of the most prestigious international accolades recognizing excellence in the teaching and development of the art of animation. The award honors outstanding ...
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Animation MA programme online info session 2027

EKA Animation MA programme invites prospective master’s students to join the programme’s online info session on Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 17:00 EET (local Estonian time). This will be a good opportunity to hear more about the programme and to meet and ask questions directly from the people of animation department – both the teaching staff and the current students. The online info session ...

TASE Anima ’26

Sõprus cinema 06.06. at 5–7 pm Free entry Join us at the screening of bachelor’s and master’s theses in animation of the Estonian Academy of Arts, which will take place on June 6 at 5 pm at the Sõprus cinema. The screening is free of charge. Afterwards there will be a Q&A with the authors at EKA campus, Põhja pst 7.The screening will take place within the framework of the EKA thesis ...
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EKA New Media and Animation Students at Sound Camp 2026

During the last weekend (2–3 May), students from EKA New Media Sound Art course and Animation Sound Design course participated in an annual Sound Camp, a field expedition at a remote forest lodge in central Estonia. This year’s program, hosted by John Grzinich, a sound artist and guest lecturer at EKA, took place at an off-the-grid, RMK-owned Vanapagana forest lodge. A group of 12 students ...
Animation Faculty of Fine Arts New Media

Fine Arts Assessment Marathon at EKA Gallery 28.04.–17.05.2026

Locations: EKA Gallery (Kotzebue 1) and the EKA Monumental Studio (Kotzebue 10)28.04.–17.05.2026Open Mon–Sat 2–6 pm Sun 12–4 pm (NB! Closed on May 1st!) Fine Arts Assessment Marathon The spring assessment marathon is here! For three weeks, visitors can once again visit the Assessment Marathon of the Faculty of Fine Arts and view the student projects finalized for the end of semester: almost ...
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Performance “∞Eight∞”

We are excited to invite you to our performance "∞Eight∞". The performance is created by Chia-Ling from EKA MA Animation, Mayu from Accademia Dimitri in Switzerland and Rikuo based in Berlin. We met in Prague last year and developed this piece together. Now we are very happy to share with you our performance on 09.04 in EKA! This performance brings together a dancer, Mayu Shirai (Japan), a ...
Animation Faculty of Fine Arts Painting

Natalia Mirzoyan’s exhibition “Winter in March”

On March 1st, Natalia Mirzoyan's exhibition "Winter in March" will be opened in Telliskivi Container Gallery. The art exhibition Winter in March is inspired by the short animated film Winter in March, created at the Estonian Academy of Arts and produced by film studio Rebel Frame. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2025 and has since won nearly twenty international awards ...
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