Homesick, my graduation film, is my most ambitious and personal project so far. It explores the meaning of home as a concept and strives to convey the feeling of desperately wanting to be home despite already being there.
Homesick is currently in production, but here you can look at some design work I've done for it.I have an amazing team of people, from animators to compositors, helping me bring this story to life, so working on this project has been an incredibly valuable experience for me as a director.

Concept Art

Someday is a short film about hope, genuine connection and longing. Made in collaboration with my friend Bianca Bezerra during our second year at IADT.

Directed by Anya Grigoreva & Bianca Bezerra

Character design and animation Anya Grigoreva

Backgrounds and Visual Development Bianca Bezerra

Compositing Anya Grigoreva & Bianca Bezerra

Original Score Alexandra Neustupkina

Sound design Anya Grigoreva

Concept Art

Hulderskogen is a 3-minute film about a kid chasing his goat into the woods and getting lost as the darkness around him settles in. There, he meets a mysterious creature and realises that nothing is truly what it seems to be. Inspired by Norwegian folklore and scenery, this film explores the nature of childhood wonder through its poetic storytelling.

I worked on Hulderskogen at Høgskulen i Volda in collaboration with Siv Bryn, Mia Jiang-Jiang Halling and Alex Adamiak. The original score was written by Kyle Clarkson.

Character exploration
Part of an early storyboard
Character turnaround made by me, character design by Siv Bryn

In the evening, two students with ADHD sit in their kitchen together and share how their day went. Commissioned by IADT's Teaching and Learning Committee, this project aims to raise awareness of ADHD by showing characters' experiences through vibrant visuals, combining different techniques such as 2D animation, 3D elements and cut-outs.This was my first time directing a project as a part of a larger team, and while it proved to be challenging, it furthered my interest in directing and taught me a lot about communicating during production.

Director Anya Grigoreva

Executive Producer Hannes Huber

Lead Writer Emma Clarke
Animation Supervisor Noseh Okojie

Compositing Robin August Grebenisan

Animation Julia Batutay, Emma Clarke, Lola Coyne, Robin August Grebenisan, Anya Grigoreva, Hannes Huber, Noseh Okojie, Koda Waters

Sound design Julia Batutay, Lola Coyne