2025 Junior Co-Production Market selection announced!
Cinekid selects 22 projects from 25 countries for the 2025 Junior Co-Production Market.
Cinekid proudly presents the selection for the Junior Co-Production Market this October in Pathé Amsterdam Noord during the 2025 edition of Cinekid for Professionals. This year 22 projects will be presented; 16 films and 6 series of which these 8 are live action and 14 are animated. Four nearly completed projects will be presented in works-in-progress section.
About Cinekid Junior Co-Production Market
The number of submissions increased by 27% compared to last year, with a wide range of projects from countries across the globe — from Indonesia to Luxembourg, Poland to Sweden. Among the new participating countries is Uruguay, represented by the project Shenku by Micaela Gabot.
Cinekid is proud to support the continued development of projects that have participated in our training programmes. Two Directors LAB alumni will pitch: Splish Splash Forever! by Natascha Beller, a feel-good summer film about two girls fighting to save their local public pool, and the suspenseful Crawlers by Mirjam Sveinbjörg Thorkelsdottir, where girl-scouts transform into deadly predators. We also have one Script LAB alumnus: Seashells by Antonio Bigini, a story of grief and acceptance set against the backdrop of a small Italian village in the 60s. Lastly, the work-in-progress feature Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays by Frederike Migom was workshopped in both LABs on a headstrong teenager struggling to find her place in her broken family.
The theme of displacement is represented in English Lesson by Ivan Tymchenko in which Ukranian children reunite online for their first English lesson since the war has begun. Similarly, in Displaced Childhood by Giedre Narusyte Boots and Enrico Cerasuolo intergenerational encounters between children of the past and current day are presented, all of them facing similar migration challenges caused by war and other hardship. Dreamscape follows a girl investigating the family history of two Jewish brothers who hid in the Amsterdam Zoo during the World War II, while in Moss – the union between a dog and child brings solace during wartime.
The power of imagination is also an important theme in a lot of selected projects. For instance, in Macanudo: The Series by Andrea Fernandez two best friends fight to keep ‘macanudo’ - the magical ability of children to bring their wildest fantasies to life. The series Marnie Blarney by Csaba Molnár revolves around a young girl who wants to be a pirate and sets out to make a film with her friends and a runaway goat. In Dreamwalker by Rudi Mertens, a girl with a sleep disorder, travels through the world of dreams and befriends a mysterious boy who seems to be trapped there.
Two projects were pre-selected at Mifa (The Star Child by Paul Ruttledge and Jack O'Shea) and Bogota Audiovisual Market (Poli by David Andrés Mesa) by the CfP team, winning the Cinekid for Professionals prizes at those events respectively.
“We were impressed by the outstanding quality of applications this year and are delighted to welcome new countries into the selection, underscoring the continued relevance of the JCM as a platform for launching children’s projects to the industry. Strengthened by our partnerships with markets worldwide, we look forward to further expanding the international potential of the selected projects through these collaborations.”- Jessica Cohen (Cinekid for Professionals Coordinator)
“It was a pleasure to be involved in the JCM selection this year. As a sales agent, it’s exciting to see such a diverse range of formats, styles, and countries represented—making it a prime opportunity to discover the next great family film. The selection process was no easy task!”- Alexandra Cruz (Consultant Network and Strategy)
Junior Co-Production Market Awards
The best feature film project with European co-production potential intended for cinema release will receive the prestigious Eurimages Co-Production Development Award worth €20.000. The PUBLIKUM Audience Awareness Award, worth €9.000 in services, is given out by the Danish consultancy Will & Agency, who work in audience analysis and research for media projects. Lastly, the Filmmore Post-Production Award comes with a €5.000 prize and will go to the best live-action project and be awarded in services of the postproduction house. The award winners will be announced on Wednesday, 22 October at the Cinekid Awards at Oedipus Craft Space.
Full selection list Cinekid Junior Co-Production Market 2025
Acorn’s Adventure (film/animation), 6+
Directed by Filip Mašek
Written by Filip Mašek
Production Companies: Pure Shore, Fabian&Fred
Produced by Kristina Husová, Fabian Driehorst
Production Countries: Czech Republic, Germany
Ananda (film/animation) 6+
Directed by Fatimah Tobinh Rony, Ariel Victor Arthanto
Written by Fatimah Tobinh Rony
Production Companies: Kalyana Shira Foundation
Produced by Sébastien Onomo, Nia Dinata
Production Countries: France, Indonesia, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium
Crawlers (film/live action) 12+
Directed by Mirjam Sveinbjörg Thorkelsdottir
Written by Benedicte Kolberg
Production Companies: Handmade Films in Norwegian Woods
Produced by Einar Loftesnes
Production Countries: Norway
Displaced Childhood (series/animation, documentary) 10+
Directed by Giedre Narusyte Boots, Enrico Cerasuolo
Written by Migle Satkauskaite, Enrico Cerasuolo
Production Companies: Zenit Arti Audiovisive, Casablanca Film Production, Era Film
Produced by Rasa Miskinyte, Massimo Arvat
Production Countries: Lithuania, Italy, Slovenia
Dreamscape (film/animation, live action) 6+
Written by Saar Ponsioen
Production Companies: Juliet at Pupkin
Produced by Iris Otten, Nathalie van der Burg, Sander van Meurs
Co-producer: Il Luster
Production Countries: Netherlands
Dreamwalker (film/animation) 9+
Directed by Rudi Mertens
Written by Wouter Van Haver
Production Companies: Vivi Film
Produced by Veerle Appelmans
Production Countries: Belgium
English Lesson (film/animation) 8+
Directed by Ivan Tymchenko
Written by Yulia Orlenko
Production Companies: Svitlofor Film, A-Film, Beep studio, Hobab
Produced by Sveta Soloviova
Production Countries: Ukraine, Estonia, Norway, Czech Republic, Sweden
Everyone's Sorry Nowadays (film/live-action) 9+
Directed by Frederike Migom
Written by Frederike Migom
Production Companies: De Mensen, Cala Film, Juliet at Pupkin
Produced by Ivy Vanhaecke
Production Countries: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands
Handbook for Superheroes – Red Mask (film/animation) 7+
Directed by Patrik Forsberg
Written by Anoo Bhagavan and Patrik Forsberg
Production Companies: Stiller Studios AB
Produced by Caroline Forsberg
Production Countries: Sweden, Norway
Hello, Neobiota! (series/animation) 4+
Directed by Ceylan Beyoğlu
Written by Ceylan Beyoğlu
Production Companies: Storykid Studio
Produced by Ceylan Beyoğlu
Production Countries: Germany
Khalo The Zmeyborn (film/animation) 8+
Directed by Sava Komitski
Written by Stanimir Milev, Vladislav Lakov
Production Companies: Chase A Cloud
Produced by Stanimir Milev
Production Countries: Bulgaria
Kid Hazard (feature/live action) 7+
Directed by Razvan Radulescu
Written by Razvan Radulescu and Raluca Poenaru
Production Companies: BAKING FILMS
Production Countries: Romania
Macanudo: The Series (series/animation) 6+
Directed by Andrea Fernandez
Written by Chad Quandt
Production Companies: Sun Creature, Mercury Filmworks, King Features Syndicate
Produced by Charlotte de La Gournerie, Clint Eland
Production Countries: France, Canada, USA
Marnie Blarney (series/live-action) 6+
Directed by Csaba Molnár
Written by Marka Staviarska
Production Companies: ART4
Produced by Miša Jelenek, Palo Jelenek
Production Countries: Slovakia
Moss (film/animation) 8+
Directed by Judith Colell
Written by Maria Jaén
Production Companies: Imagic Tv
Produced by Jordi B Oliva
Production Countries: Spain
Seashells (film/live-action) 10+
Directed by Antonio Bigini
Written by Antonio Bigini
Production Companies: Kiné
Produced by Claudio Giapponesi, Patrice Nezan
Production Countries: Italy, France
Shenku (film/animation) 5+
Directed by Micaela Gabot
Written by Micaela Gabot
Production Companies: Bellolandia
Produced by Nacho Arjona
Production Countries: Uruguay
Sketchopolis (series/animation) 4+
Directed by Robert James Anderson
Written by Robert James Anderson
Production Companies: House Of Strauss Studio
Produced by Robert James Anderson
Production Countries: Austria
Splish Splash Forever! (film/animation) 8+
Directed by Natascha Beller
Written by Sabina Gröner
Production Companies: Catpics
Produced by Sarah Born, Rajko Jazbec
Production Countries: Switzerland
The Cherry Tree (film/live-action) 6+
Directed by Enzo d'Alò
Written by Enzo d'Alò
Production Companies: Lime Film, Bilico
Produced by Andrea Stucovitz
Production Countries: Italy, Belgium
The Star-Child (series/animation) 6+
Directed by Paul Ruttledge, Jack O'Shea
Written by Teemu Auersalo
Production Companies: Eat The Danger
Produced by Emma Keane
Production Countries: Ireland
Poli (film/animation) 7+
Directed by David Andrés Mesa
Written by Alejandra Buchelli, Magali Urquiza
Production Companies: Bombillo Amarillo studio
Produced by Daniel Vélez
Production Countries: Columbia