Cartoon Movie is an indispensable business event for the European animation industry that has facilitated the creation of long-lasting partnerships and co-productions, allowing the funding of animated feature films since 1999.
50 projects from 21 countries have been selected for Cartoon Movie 2026. The selected projects will be pitched in front of animation professionals from all of Europe, including producers, creators, investors, distributors and sales agents of animated feature films, video games, and new media.
Cartoon Movie 2026 will be held from 3rd to 5th March in Bordeaux, France, with the support of the Creative Europe-MEDIA Programme of the European Union, CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée), Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bordeaux Métropole, Pôle Image Magelis, and France Télévisions.
Our Picks
Here are 12 film projects from the selected 50 projects that caught our attention:
For Children
Firebird
[In concept]
- Directors: Matej Podskalsky, Anna Podskalska
- Runtime: 75 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producers: 13ka (Czech Republic), Novanima Productions (France)
For Family
Cosmo Princess
[In development]
- Director: Quentin Rigaux
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producer: Sacrebleu Productions (France)
Detective Kibbles
[In production]
- Directors: Benoît Delépine, Antoine Robert, Frédéric Felder
- Runtime: 75 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producer: La Station Animation (France)
Kindred Spirits
[In development]
- Director: Tomm Moore
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producers: Cartoon Saloon (Ireland), Folivari (France)
Once Upon an Egg
[In development]
- Director: Nina Gantz
- Runtime: 85 minutes
- Technique: Stop-motion
- Producers: Keplerfilm (Netherlands), A private view (Belgium), Hausboot (Czech Republic)
Starseed
[In production]
- Director: Anca Damian
- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Technique: 3D digital
- Producers: Aparte Film (Romania), Special Touch Studios (France), Yzanakio (Canada), Wrongmen (Belgium), Known Associates Group (South Africa)
For Adults/Young Adults
Ejo
[In development]
- Director: Jacek Rokosz
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producers: Animoon (Poland), Special Touch Studios (France), Basement Animation Company (Nigeria)
Flick!
[In development]
- Director: Nicolas Pegon
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producers: WIZZ (France), FOST (France)
Hakim’s Odyssey
[In development]
- Director: Patrick Imbert
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / Drawing
- Producers: Folivari (France), Solab Films (France)
Night Tram
[In development]
- Director: Michaela Pavlátová
- Runtime: 75 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producers: Negativ (Czech Republic), Sacrebleu Productions (France), BFilm (Slovakia), ArtShot (Lithuania)
Silence Sometimes
[In development]
- Director: Álvaro Robles
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producers: Filmakers Monkeys (Spain), Ánima Etudios (Mexico)
The Wild and the Tame
[In development]
- Directors: Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó
- Runtime: 94 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / Drawing
- Producer: Domestic Infelicity (Hungary)
