The Oscar-nominated Czech filmmaker Michaela Pavlatova is one of five final nominees for the 2012 Cartoon d'Or award, given to the best short animated European film.
Pavlatova's erotic film Tram, winner of the Annecy cristal award, will compete against films from France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
The winning film will be announced on 13 September 2012 at the Cartoon Forum platform for animated coproduction TV series taking place this year in Toulouse, France.
Thirty films were nominated from partner animation festivals across Europe. The winning film will receive a prize of 10,000 euros in the form of a grant supported by the MEDIA Programme.
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