Anca Damian returns in official competition at Annecy with “Motherhood,” a 17-minute short crafted around her own experience. The film is described as an 18-minute 2D/3D work, and it is a Belgium-France-Romania co-production. She was listed alongside Don Hertzfeldt, Koji Yamamura, and other major animation directors.

Zippyframes noted that Anca Damian, known for Crulic and The Magic Mountain, returns with her 2D/3D short Motherhood as part of the 34-film official shorts competition at Annecy 2026.

The science fiction film project Short Stories about Love and Space received the Sitges Prize at the BIFF Market.

Short Stories about Love and Space is one of eight interesting titles that shine with their diverse origins, audiences, genres, and innovative techniques selected by Screen from the 55 projects showcased at Cartoon Movie this week.

Screen Daily singled out Starseed as one of 10 projects with international potential at Cartoon Movie 2026