"Letter from 2074" is a solar punk animation project inviting you to dream of your future in an informed manner and to build your future by participating and getting involved in your community's decisions. This 2D Ghibli-inspired animation with dreamy landscapes organically integrated with a tech environment results from lots of research, questioning, projections, and imagination. We had the opportunity to work with a wonderful client who entrusted us with this challenge and went along for the whole ride with our vision.
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Client: ANPCDEFP
The National Agency for Community Programs in the Field of Education and Vocational Training (ANPCDEFP) — the institution that implements EU programs, Erasmus+, and the European Solidarity Corps entrusted us with a call for awareness about the choices each of us makes in shaping a better shared future.
In 50 years, we only get to vote about 10 times (for the European elections) and 12 times (for local elections) for the people who shape our present and our future. We are saying that we have too few change opportunities not to be thoroughly informed when we make them. Choice should be based on critical thinking, knowledge and facts, not fear.
“Being involved in civic life isn’t just about showing up—it’s about taking action. From community initiatives to individual acts like voting, participation is a muscle we all need to train throughout our lives. With this animation, we hope to inspire and support young people to become active citizens—turning European ideals into everyday realities through the programs we run,” said Adrian Georgescu, Director of ANPCDEFP.
We partnered with ANPCDEFP and Erasmus+ to ask a simple but vital question: What do we want our future to look like?
DESIGN
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VISUAL DEVELOPMENT
CLIENT
ANPCDEFP, Erasmus +, eusuntsolidar.ro, Eurodesk
Andra-Maria Dobre
Alexandra Francesca Duică
DIRECTED BY VÂNǍ ANIMATION STUDIO
Scriptwriting: Anca Manolache
Creative Director: Andrei Câmpan
Storyboard Artist: Andrei Câmpan
Animatic: Adèle Coulloudon
Background Design: Oana Vasile, Tuan Nini
Character Design: Andrei Câmpan
2D Animation: Adèle Coulloudon, Anghel Ionuț, Radu Popovici, Horia Manolache
Compositing: Anghel Ionuț, Adèle Coulloudon
Executive Producer: Anca Manolache
SOUND DESIGN
Voice Over: Tudor Cucu-Dumitrescu, Vlad Jipa
Sound Design: Infinity Studio, Victor Mihailescu, Vlad Bretan
Music: Eleven bird, Robin and the Backstabbers