screen.brussels

“Over the past decade, Brussels and its animation talents have succeeded in putting themselves at the forefront of the European animation map. It’s therefore a privilege to see Cartoon Business 2024 take up residence just a few steps away from the Brussels Animation Valley. We’re looking forward to witnessing the birth of many ambitious co-production projects that will travel far beyond our (narrow) borders.” Noël Magis • Managing Director, screen.brussels

Animation in the Brussels-Capital Region is supported by screen.brussels, which has invested in almost 40 animated features and series since 2016. In 2023, 632,000 euros were invested into one animated feature and three series, all international co-productions. In 2024, it has invested 838,000 euros in five animated features and one series.

Activity is focused in a group of animation studios and production companies located along the canal that runs through the region, dubbed the Brussels Animation Valley. Its studios include Carbone 14, Enclume Animation Studio, Mac Guff Belgium, Miyu Productions BE, nWave, Panique!, Squarefish, Studio Souza, The Pack and Walking the Dog. Production companies in the valley include among others Vivi Films, nWave Pictures, Umedia, Panique!, Take Five, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Artemis Production, Stacka, Need Productions, Kwassa Films....

The Brussels Animation Valley produces features, series and shorts, with recent notable titles including: "Sauvages", "Our Summer of Freedom" and "Olivia et le tremblement de terre invisible" (all co-produced by Panique!); "The Inseparables" and "Chickenhare" (produced by nWave Pictures); "Sirocco et le royaume des courants d’air" (co-produced by Take Five), "Ewilan’s Quest", "Valemon, The Polar Bear Prince", "Upside Down River" and "Titina" (co-produced by Vivi Film); "The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol" and "Outfoxed" (produced by Walking the Dog); "Le Corset" (produced by Be Side); and "Night of the Zoopocalypse" (produced by Umedia) and "La grande rêvasion" (produced by Kwassa Films).