Stop Motion Collective Berlin
Workshops & Masterclasses
The Stop Motion Collective is a Berlin-based team of animation filmmakers and artists founded in 2024 by Gali Blay and Karin Csernohorski. We bring together professional experience in stop motion animation, puppet building, set design, and experimental animation, supported by a strong international network in the film industry.
We offer hands-on workshops and masterclasses in Berlin and across Europe, covering claymation, puppet and set construction, lighting, camera work, and experimental techniques. Our focus is on practice-based learning that opens up both the craft and creative potential of stop motion animation.
About us
Gali Blay
Gali Blay is an animation filmmaker and artist based in Berlin, Germany, she holds a BFA from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem and an MFA in Social Design from Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands (cum laude).
Her work bridges fiction and reality, investigating the complex social structures that shape contemporary life. Her short animated film About Dam and Hofit was selected for PÖFF Shorts - Black Nights Film Festival (Tallinn, Estonia), Spark Animation (Vancouver, Canada), TiSFF Thess International Shorts (Thessaloniki, Greece), among others in 2022.
She has nearly fifteen years of professional experience, including work as a miniature set and props maker on Wes Anderson’s Academy Award-winning short film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2022), as well as his feature films Asteroid City (2022) and The Phoenician Scheme (2024). Gali Blay has also collaborated with directors such as LucaGuadagnino and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Karin Csernohorski
Karin Csernohorski is an independent Austrian film and video artist, specializing in stop-motion animation. She
completed a diploma in art and design at HTBLA Ortwein in Graz and graduated with a diploma in product design and media art from the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design.
In her experimental, multidisciplinary practice, she focuses on analogue special effects, exploring cinematic illusion
through traditional film tricks and handcrafted animation techniques.
Alongside her artistic work, she is active in education - teaching model making, animation, and directing. She has taught at institutions such as the Academy of Art in Szczecin and the Film and Media Academy in Graz.
Her films have been presented at international festivals and received multiple awards. Following several international residencies, she is currently based in Berlin, Germany.
Workshop Requests
Upon request, we design and deliver specialized workshops tailored individually to theme, level, and context.