The films and animated series for children at the Cinekid Festival 2020
Cinekid for professionals has selected for its 20 films and TV series for children to be distributed in 19 countries around the world. On Junior Co-production Market (JCM), which will be held online October 22-23 during the Cinekid Festival, the projects will be presented to international professionals of the children's media industry to encourage international cooperation and to put these promising projects into production.
The selection includes both live-action and animation projects from renowned emerging children's media companies from around the world, such as Copenhagen Bombay Production ApS (DK), De Mensen (BE), Les Valseurs (FR), Malabar Producciones SRL (AR ), Rinkel Film (NL), Trident Film (UA), Baltic Pine Films (LV), Lucan Studio (ZA) and Señal Colombia (CO).
The junior co-production market enables global funders, broadcasters and producers to evaluate these new and innovative film and television projects, all underlining the high degree of interactivity and funding potential in these sectors. All projects will be presented in an online environment designed to encourage international cooperation between project representatives and potential collaborators and funders.
Cinekid for Professionals Online will run from 19th to 23rd October, register online.
The success of previous JCM editions is clearly visible in this year's festival program. The Cinekid Festival opens with the animated film Calamity, A Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary by Rémi Chayé, produced by Maybe Movies (FR) and Nørlum (DK), selected for the Best Film for Children competition. The project was presented at the Junior Co-production Market in 2017.
Two other JCM films will compete for the award for best children's film: the Israeli film Sky Raiders (JCM 2015), produced by United Channel Movies (IL) e Summer rebels (JCM 2016) directed by Martina Sakova, produced by Projector23 (DE).
Two preschool series are selected for the official 2020 program: Hungry Bear Tales (Tales of Hungry Bear) by Kateřina Karhánková and Alexandra Májová, produced by Bionaut (CZ), e musicians by Meike Fehre and produced by Ahoifilm (DE). These projects participated in JCM in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
Alongside these films are three previous JCM projects participating in the Best Dutch Series competition. These are Heirs of the night by Diederik van Rooijen, produced by Lemming Film (JCM 2013); Dropje by Lilian Sijbesma, Meikeminne Clinckspoor and Maarten van Voornveld, produced by Submarine Film (JCM 2016); is Remy en Juliyat by Tessa Schram, produced by NL Film & TV (JCM 2017).
This year's JCM selection includes a project developed during Cinekid script LAB 2019-2020 program. The production company Rinkel Film from the Netherlands is selected with their project Red, written by Job Tichelman and Camiel Schouwenaar, who is also the director.
Two prizes will be awarded at the JCM 2020. The prestigious Eurimages Award for the development of co-production (€ 20.000 in cash) will be awarded to the best eligible film project with European co-production potential. The Filmmore Post-Production Award will be awarded for the best live-action project. This award is intended to stimulate collaboration with the Dutch visual effects and post production laboratory Filmmore. The award, which comes with a prize of € 5.000, is an invitation to start a longer and more fruitful collaboration with the company. All winners will be announced on Thursday 22 October.
Junior 2020 Coproduction Market Selections:
MOVIE
Dragons Exist (Dragons exist) | Written and directed by Suzanne Raes | Docmakers (NL), Ilja Roomans; Lichtblick Film (DE) | Netherlands, Germany
I Am Helena (I'm Helena) | Written and directed by Karla von Bengtson | Copenhagen Bombay (DK): Lorene Lescanne, Mette Valbjørn Skøtt, Sarita Christensen | Denmark
Nayaraq, Sara's Journey | Written by Yanina Romanin, Juan Rodríguez-Briso, directed by Juan Rodríguez-Briso | Omnicorp Estudio (AR): Juan Martín Staffa | Argentina
Red | Written by Job Tichelman, Camiel Schouwenaar, directed by Camiel Schouwenaar | Rinkel Film (NL): Reinier Selen | Netherlands
The Animals' Christmas | Written and directed by Camille Alméras, Caroline Attia, Ceylan Beyoglu, Oleysha Shchukina, Haruna Kishi, Natalia Chernysheva | Les Valseurs (FR): Damien Megherbi | France
The Troublemakers (The Troublemakers) | Written by Nildo Essá, Halima Essá, directed by Nildo Essá | FX Animation Studios (MZ), Sardinha em Lata (PT), Mounia Aram Company (FR) | Mozambique, Portugal, France
The Whisper of the Sea | Written by Marcela Rincón, Jorge Estrada, directed by Marcela Rincón | Fosfenos Media (CO) | Colombia
Tiger Martindale's Survival Experts | Written by Ross Knight, directed by Pavel Gumennikov | Baltic Pine Films (LV): Sergei Serpuhov | Latvia
Trembling Giant | Written and directed by Jacek Piotr Bławut | Aura Films (PL): Anna Blawut Mazurkiewicz, Bartek Glinski; Bulletproof Cupid (BE): Katleen Goossens | Poland, Belgium
TELEVISION
3Hz | Written by Sophie Jans, Edith Huybreghts, Dirk Nielandt, directed by Sander Brants | De Mensen (BE), Gardner and Domm (BE) | Belgium
Beastly Crimes | Written by Anna Starobinets, directed by Yulia Ruditskaya | Metrafilms Studio (RU): Artem Vasilyev, Anna Pokorska, Karina Kabanova; Lakeside Animation Studios (CA): Iouri Stepanov | Russia, Canada
Darling ZhuZha | Written by Anastasiia Lavrenishyna, directed by Anatoliy Lavrenishyn | Trident Film (UA): Kateryna Kopylova, Sashko Chubko | Ukraine
dinofables | Written and directed by Klára Jůzová | Krutart (CZ): Martin Jůza; To Blink Animation (CS): Andrijana Sofranić Šućur; Domestic film (RO): Irena Isbășescu | Czech Republic, Serbia, Romania
isaura | Directed by Andrew Mcnally | Lucan Studio (ZA) | South Africa
Louise Lives Large (Louise Lives Large) | Written by Carol Walsh, directed by Ruth Treacy | Bespoke Movies (IE): Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, Eithne Fitzsimons | Ireland
Lyla and Max's Garden | Written by An Vrombaut, Trish Cooke, Davey Moore, Nicole Davis Directed by Zane Whittingham | Fettle Animation (UK): Kath Shackleton | UK
Oink? | Written by Bert Lesaffer, An Vrombaut, directed by An Vrombaut | Animal Tank (BE): Brecht Van Elslande | Belgium
Pirate in the Bathroom (the pirate in the bathroom) | Written and directed by Lars Henning Jung | Randale Film (DE): Dennis Siebold | Germany
Stories with Effects | Written by Dafna Vellejo, Aseneth Suarez Ruiz, Max Milfort Blandon, Demetrio Vallejo, directed by Dafna Vellejo Manzano; Señal Colombia (CO) | Lapost Studios (CO): Aseneth Suarez Ruiz | Colombia
The Motorhomes | Written by Mariano Rojo, directed by Deigo Lucero, Nicolás Couvin | Malabar producciones SRL (AR): Nicolas Couvin; Pakapaka Channel (Contidos Publicos SE) (AR) | Argentina
