Eurimages is the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe. Established in 1989, it currently numbers 38 of the 46 member states of the Strasbourg-based organisation, plus Canada. Eurimages promotes independent filmmaking by providing financial support to feature-length fiction, animation and documentary films. In doing so, it encourages co-operation between professionals established in different countries. Eurimages has a total annual budget of approximately 30M€.
From 2018 to 2026, CARTOON proudly hosted the Eurimages Co-production Development Award (CPDA) at Cartoon Movie, marking nine years of successful collaboration with the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund.
Created to encourage international co-productions from the earliest stages of development, the €20,000 cash prize supported independent production companies developing feature film projects with strong international co-production potential.
Over the course of this nine-year partnership, Cartoon Movie served as one of the selected co-production markets where the award was presented, helping promising animation projects take their first steps towards international collaboration.
While the Eurimages Co-production Development Award is no longer part of Cartoon Movie after the 2026 edition, CARTOON remains fully committed to supporting the development, financing and international co-production of outstanding European animation projects through its events and initiatives.
Previous winners
Listed below are the projects that have been awarded since the beginning of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award in 2018.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Winners from 2018 to 2026
2026
"Acorn's Adventure" by Filip Mašek
Produced by Pure Shore (CZ) in coproduction with Fabian&Fred (DE)
2025
"Zako" by Tigran Arakelyan
Produced by OnOff Studio (Armenia), in collaboration with Sacrebleu Productions (France)
2024
"Pesta" by Hanne Berkaak
Produced by Mikrofilm (Norway), in collaboration with Xilam Films (France) & Knudsen Pictures (Germany)
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)