Animation Studio Da, Saint Petersburg, 2008-ongoing

Government of Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

To create a rehabilitation and socialization programme for children in crisis situations and children with special needs

Innovative social therapy programme for children with learning difficulties or in difficult life-situations through the art of animation. Children learn a full creative cycle of animated cartoon production: making a story, drawing cartoon characters, filming on professional cameras, recording the sound and editing.

Over the years, the Studio has created more than 250 cartoons, many of them have been noted at international media festivals. Studio has organized more than 4000 classes for more than 12000 children in city hospices and in the studio.