There is no writing grant for animated short films in Belgium. The Residency responds to this need and seeks to guide and support young directors in their first auteur film projects.

The Residencies create a real emulation in the studio, which is essential for the founders. It brings bustling discussions and interactions about contents and forms, stimulating everyone's work and research. The Residency promotes artistic projects we believe.

By spending time with actors in the studio, residents keep in touch with the realities of the animation world and its actors (specialized technicians, animators, producers, etc.).

We provide our professional material, essential for their pre-production, such as computer workstations, supplies, and film sets, to meet their needs. 

Moreover, every two weeks, residents and the team studio gather to discuss their project's progress. 

The Residency is not remunerated. It's an artistic and material support.

– They have to mention Enclume (and the SACD if the resident is supported by it) by noting that "this project benefited from a residency at the Enclume (if applicable, "with the support of the SACD") and to include their logo on all documents and files presenting the project, and if applicable in the credits of the film and on all its promotional material.

– They authorise ENCLUME ANIMATION to use certain images for the purpose of promoting the residency programme.

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– The applicant must be a writer, young or experienced in animation,

– Be of legal age

– Have an animation project in the process of being written

– Not yet have a producer committed to the project.

– Speak French

The selection committee (made up of external guests, experts and members of the studio) selects the project it wishes to support on the basis of its graphic and script originality, its filmic potential, and the relevance of the studio's support to the stage of development of the project, or to the type of project.

The residency lasts two months over a period to be defined (with the two selected residents) between September and December.

- Cover letter justifying the application for a residency and presenting the planned objectives (and a provisional work schedule)

- Presentation of the project (synopsis, intentions, initial graphic research, etc.)

 - CV and portfolio or extracts from previous projects

The particularity of this residency lies in the fact that it takes place in an animation studio, in immersion. By working alongside the studio's teams and partners, the Residents are in direct contact with the realities of the professional world of animation and its players (specialist technicians, animators, producers, etc.). What's more, they benefit from and participate in the studio's dynamics and artistic emulation.