Cartoon Movie and Eurimages, the cultural fund of the Council of Europe, are pleased to announce the winner of the €20,000 Eurimages Co-production Development Award. The award is aimed to recompense an artistically outstanding animation project in development, which is intended to be made as a co-production.
The winner for the Eurimages Co-production Development Award is:
“Pesta” by Hanne Berkaak
Produced by Mikrofilm (Norway), in collaboration with Xilam Films (France) & Knudsen Pictures (Germany)
The jury for this award, granted during the 26th edition of Cartoon Movie in Bordeaux, was composed of Eleni Chandrinou (Eurimages – Greece), Gaetano Maiorino (True Colors – Italy), and Martin Gondre (Best Friends Forever – Belgium).
After facing the challenging task of choosing among the remarkable animation projects pitched, the jury has decided to award the Eurimages Co-production Development Award to a very daring and ambitious artistic work, that pushes the boundaries of genre and presents an original audience approach. “Pesta” is a film with a clear vision and a well-balanced creative collaboration between an almost all-female team.
Set in Norway during the Black Death, “Pesta” tells a tragic love story between an unlikely couple: the pious noble girl Astrid (17) and the outlaw heathen Eilev (17). Their paths cross as the world as they know it is coming to an end, creating a possibility for a relationship that defies societal norms.
Previous winners
Listed below are the projects that have been awarded since the beginning of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award in 2018.
2023
"I'm Still Alive"
Produced by by MAD Entertainment (Italy), Lucky Red (Italy), SIPUR (Israel) & Gapbusters (Belgium)
2022
“Melvile”
Produced by Need Productions (Belgium), co-produced by Creative Touch Studios (France) & Special Touch Studios (France)
2021
“Shadows”
Produced by Autour de Minuit (France), co-produced by Panique! (Belgium) & Schmuby (France)
2020
“Fleak”
Produced by Anima Vitae (Finland), co-produced by Anima Vitae Point (Malaysia), Animoon (Poland), Godo Films (France) & Parka Pictures (Denmark)
2019
“Of Unwanted Things and People”
Produced by MAUR Film (Czech Republic), co-produced by Artichoke (Slovakia), ZVVIKS (Slovenia) & WJTeam/Likaon (Poland)
2018
“KARA”
Produced by Visual Distractions (Germany), co-produced by Beast Animation (Belgium)