11-03-2019

The 21st Cartoon Movie Announces Winners

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    Winners of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award Winners of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award photo: cartoon-media.eu

    BORDEAUX: The Czech/Slovak/Slovenian/Polish coproduction Of Unwanted Things and People directed by David Súkup, Ivana Laučíková, Leon Vidmar and Agata Gorządek won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the 21st Cartoon Movie. The pitching event took place in Bordeaux, France, from 5 to 7 March 2019.

    The Eurimages Co-production Development Award in the amount of 20,000 EUR was awarded to one of eight projects in development showcased at Cartoon Movie and it was decided by a jury composed of Dorien Van de Pas (Netherlands Film Fund – The Netherlands), Tom Carpelan (Filmkompaniet - Finland) and François Mergier (STUDIOCANAL - France).

    Participants voted for the winners of the Cartoon Tributes.

    WINNERS:

    Eurimages Co-production Development Award:

    Of Unwanted Things and People (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland)
    Directed by David Súkup, Ivana Laučíková, Leon Vidmar
    Produced by Maur Film
    Coproduced by Artichoke, ZVVIKS, WJTeam/Likaon

    Cartoon Tributes:

    Director of the Year:
    Salvador Simó for Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (Spain)

    Distributor of the Year:
    Sola Media (Germany)

    Producer of the Year:
    Submarine (the Netherlands) for (co)producing six animated films at the same time: Coppelia, Fox & Hare Save the Forest, Where Is Anne Frank?, Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, My Grandfather Used to Say He Saw Demons and In the Forest