The nominations covered nine further categories of the 38th European Film Awards. The winners were set to be announced at the awards ceremony held on 17 January 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
European Animated Feature Film
In the European Animated Feature Film category, presented in cooperation with CARTOON, the European Association of Animation Film, the nominated films included:
ARCO (France), directed by Ugo Bienvenu
In 2075, a ten-year-old girl, Iris, witnesses a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit falling from the sky. It’s Arco. He comes from an idyllic far future where time travel is possible. Iris shelters him and will do whatever it takes to help him return to his time.
DOG OF GOD (DIEVA SUNS) (Latvia, United States), directed by Raitis Ābele & Lauris Ābele
In a 17th-century Swedish Livonian village, constant rain and drunkenness prevail. When a stolen relic sparks witchcraft accusations, an 80-year-old self-proclaimed werewolf named The Dog of God arrives with a mysterious gift: The Devil’s Balls. This triggers a chain of unexpected events that climaxes in a wild sexual rave party, transforming the village into a frenzy of unleashed desires.
LITTLE AMELIE (AMÉLIE ET LA MÉTAPHYSIQUE DES TUBES) (France), directed by Maïlys Vallade & Liane-Cho Han
Amélie is a little Belgian girl born in Japan. Thanks to her friend Nishio-San, the world is full of adventures and discoveries. But on the day of her third birthday, an event changes the course of her life. Because for Amélie everything is at stake at her age, happiness as well as tragedy. LITTLE AMELIE is adapted from the novel The Character of Rain by Amelie Nothomb.
OLIVIA AND THE INVISIBLE EARTHQUAKE (L’OLÍVIA I EL TERRATRÈMOL INVISIBLE) (Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Chile), directed by Irene Iborra Rizo
Olivia, 12, her little brother Tim and their mother are forced to leave their apartment and move to a new neighborhood. To shield Tim from this upsetting situation, Olivia makes him believe that this is all part of a film in which he’s the main character. Through laughter, tears, magic and the solidarity of new friends, they will find out that they are the heroes of their own life.
TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN (POHADKY PO BABICCE) (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, France), directed by David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar & Jean-Claude Rozec.
Olivia, 12, her little brother Tim and their mother are forced to leave their apartment and move to a new neighborhood. To shield Tim from this upsetting situation, Olivia makes him believe that this is all part of a film in which he’s the main character. Through laughter, tears, magic and the solidarity of new friends, they will find out that they are the heroes of their own life.
The nominations are based on the votes of 5,400 members of the European Film Academy who have been watching the films included in the annual Academy Shortlist. Now the Academy members will vote for the winners. Last, but not least, the remaining nominations will be announced next week.
The ceremony of the European Film Awards – the most renowned and prestigious award for European film – is presented by the European Film Academy and European Film Academy Productions gGmbH and will take place on 17 January 2026 at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, Germany.
This announcement underscores the vibrant and diverse landscape of European animated cinema as the community anticipates the upcoming awards ceremony in Berlin
