24th September, 2007. The Pearce Sisters, directed by Luis Cook, has fought off strong competition to win this year’s European Association of Animation Film Cartoon d’Or in Girona.

The Cartoon d'Or is the only European prize specific to the animation film industry. This award is unique in that it is based on the 10 most important European festivals. Indeed, only the European films recompensed at these 10 European Festivals for animation film are allowed to compete for the Cartoon d'Or.

Watch clips of this award-winning short.

CARTOON, with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, conceived the Cartoon d'Or as springboard : this important trophy will be awarded together with a financial aid, to be used by the winning director to start a new an more ambitious project, such as feature film or a TV-special.

The Cartoon d’Or is the newest addition to The Pearce Sisters’ trophy collection, including the Special Jury Award at Annecy, plus the Grand Prix and Best Art Direction Award at Platform Festival.