Anifilm to present best European films

The May festival of animation is still far away, but it is already certain that Anifilm will follow up on this year’s novelty. The programme spectrum of the sixth Anifilm will once again be complemented by a prestigious selection of films nominated for the Cartoon d’Or award. This pan-European award for the best animated short film of the year has been awarded for more than twenty years. The Brussels Cartoon - European Association of Animation is awarding the prize with support of the MEDIA programme to the best award-winning films from prominent European festivals. A jury of international experts every year chooses several finalists and subsequently the winner. This year’s shortlist includes the puppet film Boles by Slovenian director Špela Čadež, the academy-award winning Mr. Hublot by Laurent Witz and Alexander Espigares, Kiki of Montparnasse by the French director Amélie Harrault, Anatole’s Little Saucepan by Éric Montchaud and finally the winner – the Christmas special of A Town Called Panic by Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier called The Christmas Log.