I learned about the Astrofilm festival at the Fulldome Festival in Brno, where I met Mr. Pavol Ďuriš from the Slovak Central Observatory. He introduced me to the festival and helped me with the application, for which I am very grateful, because it was thanks to him that my series won this award. I first presented my series at the Documentary Film Evening, organized by our Multimedia Creation department. I then submitted it to the Opavský Páv festival, where it won an award in the best educational film category.

My series "Astronomy for Children" is a popular educational animated series about astronomy for the youngest children. The aim is to provide basic information about space, especially the solar system, in a playful and simple way. There are six episodes in total, each focusing on a specific part of the universe and its events, such as planets, stars, or satellites. The content is presented in the form of colorfully illustrated images accompanied by rhyming text, which presents scientific facts in an entertaining, rhyming form.

This series originated as my bachelor's thesis. I wanted to combine what I study at Silesian University—physics and multimedia techniques—with my long-standing hobby, which is drawing and art. Gradually, the idea of creating an animated series about astronomy for children emerged. The goal was to present the universe in a fun, understandable, and visually appealing way so that even the youngest children could discover the beauty of astronomy in a playful way.

During the creation process, I collaborated with several external partners. Xenie Kaduchová helped me with the script. I chose Veronika Forejtová's voice for the narration, where the narrator is planet Earth. Last but not least, the well-known composer Edvard Schiffauer contributed to the music, creating original, playful music. Martin Petrásek provided expert supervision for this project.

Studying Multimedia Creation gave me an excellent foundation in both technical and creative skills. I learned to combine physics with graphics, video, and sound, which allowed me to create an entire project—from the script and illustrations to the animation and editing—practically on my own. In the follow-up master's program in Multimedia Technology, I am further developing and deepening this experience on the technical side.

Creating the series allowed me to explore the unknown waters of animation and verse and experience many unexpected events. Professionally, the project gave me experience in creating a complex animated work for a children's audience and practice in combining specialized content (astronomy/physics) with a creative, playful, and understandable form. From a personal point of view, the project showed me how challenging it is to create a rhyming script with specialized facts and how demanding the creation of a large, comprehensive work itself is.

The series definitely has the potential for further series on other physics topics, but I don't have any plans to expand it at the moment. However, in collaboration with the Unisphere, I managed to remake the first episode of the series into a special version that is adapted for projection in planetariums in the so-called fulldome format. And so the series reached the public in this engaging visual way.

Yes, the series will soon be available on TV Noe, where the first episode is scheduled to air on October 31st. The series is not yet available on any public online channels, but I would definitely like to find a way to make it accessible in the future..

I would tell them not to be afraid to combine seemingly complex subjects such as physics or astronomy with creative work. As this series has shown, even complex content, if presented in the right way, can be surprisingly engaging for viewers of any age.

I would definitely advise them not to be afraid to try new things, even if they don't have the perfect equipment or experience right away. Multimedia creation offers enormous scope for creativity, so they shouldn't be afraid to experiment.