Animation Production Days

Animation Production Days Animation Production Days (APD) - is a joint venture by FMX and ITFS - serves as a business platform for the international animation industry.

Effective one-to-one meetings are at the heart of Animation Production Days (APD). Producer pitch their selected cinema, TV and transmedia projects to broadcasters, distrobutors, funders, investors and potential coproduction partners in individually prepared and customised meetings. The exclusive, focused and friendly atmosphere provides great networking opportunities. Communal meals offer partici

pants the chance to deepen newly-made contacts, develop ideas and share experiences. The program is completed by our conference track, and APD and FMX joint venture, where top-level speakers share their strategies and visions for the future of the animation industry.

✨️Congratulations ✨️to our two wildcard winners, who now pitched their charming series projects at the Cartoon Forum in ...
18/09/2025

✨️Congratulations ✨️to our two wildcard winners, who now pitched their charming series projects at the Cartoon Forum in Toulouse over the last two days:
🐔 Wing it like Lilly (Wolkenlenker) &
🚢 3 Captains (Studio Filmbilder)
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21/07/2025

✨Best of Trailer APD 2025✨

A look back at some unforgettable moments✨
For everyone who joined us — and those who couldn’t make it — here’s your chance to (re)experience the energy of APD 2025!
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An while we are enjoying a look back at this years edition, we are proud to share our progress in sustainability at APD 🌿

Since 2024 APD is certified with the ISO 20121 certificate for sustainable event management, covering every aspect of our event — from planning through ex*****on:

✈️ Travel remains our biggest challenge: flights account for the largest share of APD’s carbon footprint, but they’re often the only way to bring together international talents and speakers. So we’re reducing emissions by prioritizing train travel and aim to offset nearly all invited guest-related CO₂ emissions.

🚗 No More Airport Shuttles: In 2025, we’ve said goodbye to the shuttles — saving around 700 kilometers of car travel.

🚆 Public Transport for All
To support low-emission travel, we continue to provide every APD participant with a free public transport ticket.

🥗 Conscious Catering Choices
We’ve made it a priority to reduce the environmental footprint of our catering. Over 80% of all meals served at APD are vegetarian or vegan.

🎨 Smart Design, Less Waste
We’ve also taken a new approach to how we produce APD materials. By choosing year-neutral branding, we can reuse lanyards, table signage, beachflags and more.

More information: https://animationproductiondays.de/about-apd/sustainability/



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📅 Day 3 marks the end of APD 2025.✨ Three days full of inspiring moments, meaningful encounters, new connections, and op...
09/05/2025

📅 Day 3 marks the end of APD 2025.

✨ Three days full of inspiring moments, meaningful encounters, new connections, and opportunities to pitch and discover exciting projects. We hope you had a fantastic time!

👥 On the final day, alongside the last meetings, we came together for our Networking & Farewell Lunch – the closing dinner at Sansibar. A wonderful chance to enjoy one last exchange and connect with fellow participants before saying goodbye.

🎬 That’s a wrap for this year’s APD — and we're already looking forward to what next year will bring.

🙌 Thank you all for participating and see you next time!



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🎉 It was a fantastic second day at APD!💬 Packed with meetings, networking opportunities, new connections, and exciting p...
08/05/2025

🎉 It was a fantastic second day at APD!

💬 Packed with meetings, networking opportunities, new connections, and exciting project discussions. At the Young Horizons Industry Round Table, Anna Glowik from Letko Productions gave insights into the globally successful series ODO and took time to answer your questions.

🍽️ The day continued with a Networking Lunch where our focus country, Switzerland, took center stage. Many talented professionals from the Swiss animation industry took the spotlight.

🌆 We wrapped up the evening at Citizen Long with a delicious buffet and more chances to connect.

🙌 A great Day 2 – now we’re looking forward to the final day at APD!

Fotos: Reiner Pfisterer



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🎬 What a start! Yesterday marked the first day of APD 2025, filled with great moments and plenty of opportunities to net...
07/05/2025

🎬 What a start! Yesterday marked the first day of APD 2025, filled with great moments and plenty of opportunities to network and discuss exciting projects.

🎉 The Opening Ceremony of FMX, ITFS and APD on Monday already got us hyped for Stuttgart Animated Week.

🚀 Day one also featured the Talent Speed Pitch, where talents from our Talent Programme showcased the amazing projects they're working on. After a delicious buffet lunch, the conference officially kicked off with two panels.

🌍 The first panel, "Crisis, Change, Resilience: Filmmaking in Times of Transformation", explored how filmmakers are navigating global crises, tech disruptions, and evolving storytelling formats—and how they can build resilience in a changing world.

🎨 The second panel, "Catering to the Growing Animation Appetite of (Young) Adults", tackled the fading stereotype that “animation is just for kids” and discussed how the European industry can meet the increasing demand for animated content that speaks to (young) adult audiences.

✨ Now we’re looking forward to Day 2, with more insights, networking, and inspiration to come!

Fotos: Reiner Pfisterer



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✨ Inside the making of a worldwide hit🎬 Join us for the Young Horizons Industry Round Table !🚀 How does a small studio t...
29/04/2025

✨ Inside the making of a worldwide hit

🎬 Join us for the Young Horizons Industry Round Table !

🚀 How does a small studio turn a self-published book into a globally successful TV series? Anna Glowik, Head of Production at Letko (PL), takes us behind the scenes of Odo—a Polish-Irish animated TV series for preschoolers. What started as a small project has now been sold in over 150 countries, with its second season recently completed.



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🇨🇭 This week, we're shining a spotlight on Swiss animation at APD2025!The 4th project we like to present is AMADA LIBERT...
28/04/2025

🇨🇭 This week, we're shining a spotlight on Swiss animation at APD2025!
The 4th project we like to present is AMADA LIBERTAD 🎬✨

🔥 Project 50

Amada Libertad tells the story of the young Salvadoran poet and freedom fighter Leyla Quintana, who fought against the military dictatorship during the civil war in El Salvador in 1980. She processed her experiences in hundreds of poems, which were carried from the war-torn areas into the city thanks to an ingenious network of messengers. She herself died in the war, but her poems are still an emblem of strength and emancipation today and illustrate the power of words.

Roundabout Film GmbH from Switzerland is currently in development with their 2D animated Feature Anima-Doc, 80' for adults.

roundaboutfilm.com

Switzerland may be small, but its animation industry is making a big impact! This year, the country is represented with four projects and around ten participants, supported FILMS, Switzerland, Animation - GSFA and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Stuttgart.



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🎬 APD Conference Programme – Panel 2🌍 As part of the APD Conference Programme, the second panel discussion focuses on a ...
28/04/2025

🎬 APD Conference Programme – Panel 2

🌍 As part of the APD Conference Programme, the second panel discussion focuses on a growing global trend: animation for (young) adult audiences.

🎤 Titled "Catering to the Growing Animation Appetite of (Young) Adults", this panel, curated and moderated by Tünde Vollenbroek, brings together key voices from the industry:
Norwegian-German producer Kristine Knudsen, Dutch animation director Aisha Madu, Mark Taynton (Head of Adult Swim EMEA, Warner Bros. Discovery), and French director and writer Jérémie Périn. Together, they’ll explore the increasing demand for animation beyond what we’ve already seen.

APD Conference: Tuesday, 6 May, 13:45–16:30
Panel 2: Tuesday, 6 May, 15:30–16:30
📍 Festival Centre (Haus der Katholischen Kirche)

🎟️ Open to APD participants, as well as holders of an FMX Pass, FMX/ITFS Combi Pass, or ITFS Accreditation.



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🇨🇭 This week, we're shining a spotlight on Swiss animation at APD2025!The 3rd project we like to present is PAPIERSCHLOS...
27/04/2025

🇨🇭 This week, we're shining a spotlight on Swiss animation at APD2025!
The 3rd project we like to present is PAPIERSCHLOSS 🎬✨

🏰 Project 49

"Three teenagers show us their urban world. Their eyes scan their surroundings as a matter of course, always alert for danger. The three lead a double life. Outwardly, they are regular teenagers. But they share a secret - they are “sans-papiers”, undocumented immigrants, living within a legal grey zone in Switzerland. The prospects of getting their documents, passing high school final exams or finding an apprenticeship are poor. But there are always exceptions and thus, always hope."

Asako Film GmbH from Switzerland is currently in development with their short film 18', podcast and educational website for adults and young adults aged 16+, using 2D digital cutout (Toon Boom), collage, live action animation techniques!

asakofilm.ch

Switzerland may be small, but its animation industry is making a big impact! This year, the country is represented with four projects and around ten participants, supported FILMS , Switzerland, Animation - GSFA and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Stuttgart.



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🇨🇭 This week, we're shining a spotlight on Swiss animation at APD2025!The second project we like to present is CORPS ACR...
26/04/2025

🇨🇭 This week, we're shining a spotlight on Swiss animation at APD2025!
The second project we like to present is CORPS ACROBATES 🎬✨

🎪 Project 48

Pimprenelle, 30, is a reserved yet tenacious comic book artist who channels her feminist beliefs through her creative work. Struggling with insecurities and hiding a birthmark on her arm and near her eye, she meets aerial circus performers for a new project. Enthralled by this expressive, physical world, she faces a new challenge: overcoming her fears and insecurities to step into the spotlight and embrace the gaze of others.

Nadasdy Film from Switzerland is currently in development with their 2D (painting) animated Feature 70' for adults.

nadasdyfilm.ch

Switzerland may be small, but its animation industry is making a big impact! This year, the country is represented with four projects and around ten participants, supported FILMS , Switzerland, Animation - GSFA and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Stuttgart.



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🇨🇭 This week, we're shining a spotlight on Swiss animation at APD2025!The first project we like to present is C**A BOUDI...
25/04/2025

🇨🇭 This week, we're shining a spotlight on Swiss animation at APD2025!
The first project we like to present is C**A BOUDIN 🎬✨

🌿 Project 47

C**A BOUDIN is an animated documentary series for children aged 4 to 6 that explores the cycle of life, from p**p to the sun. It examines our relationship with the world through the eyes of children, offering thought-provoking ideas and practical actions to reflect on our daily lives. Each 4-minute episode, blending animation and live action, answers a question on their minds: “Why does it rain?”, “Why do we live?”, or “Why do we p**p?”

Hélium Films from Switzerland is currently in concept with their 2D (live action) animated TV series and web series 20x4' for preschoolers aged 4 to 6.

heliumfilms.ch/en/home

Switzerland may be small, but its animation industry is making a big impact! This year, the country is represented with four projects and around ten participants, supported SWISS FILMS, Switzerland, Swiss Animation - GSFA and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Stuttgart.



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🎬 APD Conference Programme – Panel 1💬 Join us for the opening panel discussion addressing current transformations in the...
25/04/2025

🎬 APD Conference Programme – Panel 1

💬 Join us for the opening panel discussion addressing current transformations in the animation and film industry and strategies for moving forward.

🎙️ Part 1 features the panel "Crisis, Change, Resilience: Filmmaking in Times of Transition", curated and moderated by Prof. Lilian Klages. Industry experts Tania Reichert-Facilides, Sara Cooper, Alexander Arndt, and Tony Matthews will discuss the various factors driving industry transformation and the best strategies for navigating this change.

APD Conference: Tuesday, 6 May, 13:45–16:30
Panel 1: Tuesday, 6 May, 14:00–15:00
📍 Festival Centre (Haus der Katholischen Kirche)

🎟️ Open to APD participants, as well as holders of an FMX Pass, FMX/ITFS Combi Pass, or ITFS Accreditation.



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