Drifting through the night in one wild, unbroken trip, Nightbloom encounters the creatures of the after-hours: the restless, the reckless, the lovers, and the lost. They spill out of buildings and into the streets, flicker through passing windows, and surface in forgotten corners. As the city twists and transforms, these nocturnal lives intertwine, revealing a strange, unruly ecosystem that blooms between dusk and dawn.

Scriptwriter, director, art director: Kata Gugić
Animation: Kata Gugić, Sanni Lahtinen, Joseph Roth, David Lovrić, Elina Kylmänen, Noemi Ribić, Goran Stojnić, Ana Maria Iutes
Editor: Iva Kraljević, Kata Gugić
Compositing artist, colour grading: Jonatan Schwenk
Music and sound design: David Kamp
Producer: Vanja Andrijević (Bonobostudio)
Co-producers: Olivier Chabalier, Clémence Marcadier (GASP!)

Kata Gugić is an animator and filmmaker based in Zagreb. She holds degrees in Fashion Design and in Animated Film and New Media. She has worked across film, music, and theatre as an animator, set and costume designer, and programmer. Her graduation film Cockpera (2020) screened at over 100 festivals, including Ottawa, Hiroshima, Clermont-Ferrand, and Zagreb. Alongside her artistic practice, she serves as President of ASIFA Croatia, and in 2026, she became Artistic Director of the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb.