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Best European short film animation

Cartoon d'Or is the award for the best European animated short film of the year. Granted by CARTOON - the European Association of Animation Film with the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme, it rewards the best of the best since only prize-winning films from major European festivals can compete.

Amongst this short list, a jury of international experts selects five finalists and a winner. The Cartoon d'Or is annually awarded in September during the Cartoon Forum, the pitching and co-production forum for TV series. The purpose of the Cartoon d'Or is to act as a pipeline between short film directors and the industry, and to help talented artists start a new project.

Launched in 1991, the first Cartoon d'Or went to British director Nick Park, still unknown at the time, for his film "Creatures Comforts". Other great names have followed, such as Sylvain Chomet, Jacques-Rémy Girerd, Mark Baker, Michael Dudok De Wit, Joanna Quinn and Benjamin Renner (www.cartoon-media.eu).

Nominated Films

Alike, Daniel Martínez Lara & Rafa Cano Méndez (SPAIN 2015, 8'01")

Production: Daniel Martinez Lara & La Fiesta P.C.

3D computer animation

In a busy life, Copi is a father who tries to teach the right way to his son, Paste. But...what is the correct path?

Machine, Sunit Parekh (DENMARK 2015, 19'03")

Production: Sunit Parekh

Stop-motion, 3D computer animation

A couple struggles to cope with tragedy, while living in the midst of a massive reconstruction in a small village by the sea.

Peripheria, David Coquard-Dassault (FRANCE 2015, 12'20")

Production: Autour de Minuit & Schmuby Productions

2D computer animation, 3D computer animation

A journey into the heart of a large and abandoned council estate. Peripheria portrays an urban environment becoming wild: a modern Pompeii where the wind blows and dogs roam, tailing the remains of human life.

Under your fingers (Sous tes doigts), Marie-Christine Courtès(FRANCE 2014, 12'54")

Production: Vivement Lundi & Novanima

2D computer animation, Rotoscope

When her grandmother deads, a young Εurasian girl relives the story of the women of her family, from the colonial Indochine to the isolation in a transit camp.

Yul and the Snake (Yùl et le Serpent), Gabriel Harel(FRANCE 2015, 13'11")

Production: Kazak Productions

2D computer animation

Yùl, 13 years old, goes with his big brother Dino to conclude a deal with Mike, a thug escorted by his Argentinian mastiff. When things go wrong, a mysterious snake appears.