Junior Co-production Market

International projects in both the feature and episodic categories are selected to participate in the Junior Co-production Market during Cinekid for Professionals on 14–15 October 2026. The market enables distributors, commissioning editors, and producers to discover the latest children’s films and series in development and post-production.

Junior Co-production Market

About Junior Co-production Market

Junior Co-Production Market brings together international feature and episodic projects in development and post-production. The market starts with pitches from all selected projects, followed by one-on-one meetings between project teams and potential partners. Selected projects are eligible for a Eurimages Award.

Who is it for?

Distributors, commissioning editors, producers as well as emerging and established professionals working in children’s series and films. You’ll need a Market badge to access the Junior Co-production Market.

Junior Critics

Junior Critics (formerly Ask Your Audience) connects creators directly with children from their target audience. During these feedback sessions, creators discover how children experience their project and gain valuable insights to support its further development. In this way, young audiences play an active role in the creative process.

The 2026 projects:
  • A Fantastic Tale (feature, live-action) 7+
    Directed by Vincho Nchogu
    Written by Vincho Nchogu
    Production Companies: Moving Slates, Kilastory
    Produced by Josh Olaoluwa
    Production Countries: Nigeria, United States
  • A Girl Named Zeus (feature, live-action) 8+
    Directed by Nikos Dayandas
    Written by Nikos Dayandas
    Production Companies: ΠLANKTON Films, PomPom Film
    Produced by Konstantinos Koukoulis and Marina Andree kop
    Production Countries: Greece, Croatia

  • Astronaut (film, live-action) 7+
    Directed by Mikal Hovland
    Written by Trond Morten Venaasen
    Production Companies: Filmbin AS
    Produced by Nichilas Sando
    Production Country: Norway

  • Braided (feature, documentary) 11+
    Directed by Elpida Nikou and Rodrigo Hernandez
    Written by Elpida Nikou and Rodrigo Hernandez
    Production Companies: ANEMON, BIND, Arthouse and SGV
    Produced by Rea Apostolides and Yuri Averof
    Production Countries: Greece, Netherlands and Bulgaria
  • Fingerthief (feature, live-action) 11+
    Directed by Harry Patramanis
    Written by Harry Patramanis
    Production Companies: asterisk*, Shampoo Films
    Produced by Vicky Miha and Eleni Asvesta
    Production Countries: Greece, France, Romania

  • Instagaffe (episodic, stop-motion), 7+
    Directed by Roberto Grasso and Sara Irace
    Written by Roberto Grasso
    Production Companies: Res Animata Studio
    Produced by Sara Irace
    Production Country: Italy

  • It’s the Moon! (feature/ stop-motion) 7+
    Directed by Jorge Alberto Vega Rivera
    Written by Jorge Alberto Vega Rivera and José Andrés Riascos Sandoval
    Production Companies: La Valiente, Hobby
    Produced by Angela Maria Revelo Castro
    Production Countries: Colombia, Mexico

  • Matey (episodic, live-action) 8+
    Directed by Arne Toonen
    Written by Bodil Matheeuwsen and Rik van den Bos
    Production Companies: Fiction Valley, Dingie
    Produced by Jacqueline de Goeij
    Production Countries: The Netherlands, Belgium
  • Meis (feature, live-action) 6+
    Directed by Boudewijn Koole
    Written by Boudewijn Koole and Jakop Ahlbom
    Production Companies: WIT Film, UMedia
    Produced by Julia van Schieveen
    Production Countries: The Netherlands, Belgium

  • Millie and the secret of the Crocodile (feature, animation) 5+
    Directed by Esben Toft Jacobsen
    Written by Esben Toft Jacobsen
    Production Company: Snowcloud Films
    Produced by Petter Lindblad
    Production Countries: Sweden, The Netherlands, Denmark

  • Once upon an Egg (feature, stop-motion) 5+
    Directed by Nina Gantz
    Written by Robert Alberdingk Thijm
    Production Company: Keplerfilm
    Produced by Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji Nelissen
    Production Country Netherlands

  • Oriana (feature, live action) 8+
    Directed by Fernanda Polacow, João Nuno Pinto
    Written by Nuno Soler
    Production Companies: Wonder Maria Filmes, Albolina Film
    Produced by Andreia Nunes
    Production Countries: Portugal, Italy

  • Rise of Ying Ge (feature, animation) 7+
    Directed by Denis Do
    Written by Denis Do
    Production Companies Special Touch Studios
    Produced by Sebastien Onomo
    Production Countries: France, China

  • Summer at Ghost Island (feature, documentary) 8+
    Directed by Line Hatland
    Written by Line Hatland
    Production Companies: Medieoperatørene
    Produced by Hanne Myren, Mari Monrad Vistven
    Production Country: Norway

  • The Island of Nose (feature, live action) 8+
    Directed by Noël Loozen
    Written by Saar Ponsioen
    Production Company: Studio Ruba
    Produced by Layla Meijman
    Production Country: The Netherlands

  • Tales of the Cosmo – The Solar System (episodic, animation) 6+
    Directed by Davide Veca
    Written by Vincenzo Cascone and Ubaldo Giusti
    Production Company: Keep Digging Production
    Produced by Ubaldo Giusti and Samuele Zangara
    Production Country: Italy

  • The Queen of England Stole My Parents (feature, live-action) 7+
    Directed by Ernestas Jankauskas
    Written by Gabija Siurbytė and Aleksandra Cmielewska
    Production Company: Dansu Films
    Produced by Gabija Siurbytė
    Production Countries: Lithuania, Greece, Poland

  • Valentino the Dream Sheep (episodic, animation) 4+
    Directed by Samir Arabzadeh
    Written by Samir Arabzadeh & Fredrik Andersson
    Production Company: Sideways Studios
    Produced by Liselotte Persson
    Production Countries: Sweden

The still shown above is from a project in development It’s the Moon which will be presented at the Cinekid Junior Co- Production Market. © La Valiente, Hobby Creative Studio