ANYSHOW is the international showcase of MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo, dedicated to animated content, returns again featuring diverse and eclectic projects almost complete and due to be released from the second half of 2025 onwards, looking for sales and distribution opportunities.
AnyShow is an exclusive presentation and pitching event presenting high-end animated formats intended for television, digital and cinema distribution, of any genre and aimed at any audience.
Among the 11 projects selected for ANYSHOW in 2025, the only TV Special, a one-off television format targeting 6-9 year olds, opens with a special note. THE GREAT DREAMSCAPE (France, Belgium) directed by Rémi Durin, produced by Nicolas Schmerkin, Autour de Minuit and co-produced by Kawassa Film: Andrea is supposed to play the Blue Bird in the school play but, overcome by stage fright, she runs away backstage and finds refuge in a golden palace thanks to a magic cape; bizarre friends and a special Bird will help her overcome her fear and return to the stage.
Four Italian projects have been confirmed, two targeted young adults and adults, and two targeted to children: opens the stage the feature film HOPE. AN (ALMOST) GYPSY FAIRYTALE (Italy, USA) written and directed by Monica Manganelli and produced by Paolo Artoni (Qreactive, Q&Q Group), which, through the voice of Hope, a Roma girl who became blind as a result of Nazi experiments, and her father Grigo, retraces the family’s history up to their arrival in the concentration camps; and follows, the series THEORISED: SEASON #1 RACE HISTORICISED (Italy, Qatar, UK) directed by Midiaou Diallo, Héloïse Dorsan-Ratchet, Williams Zouzou, Stefania Sottile and Pierangelo Pirak (Pomona Pictures), who is also producer together with its author Marcela Pizarro (Goldsmiths) for Al Jazeera Media. The season one Race Historicised: Epistemologies of Colour explores and recounts over four monographic episodes the anti-racist and anti-colonial thinkers W.E.B. Du Bois, Aimé Césaire, Sylvia Wynter and Frantz Fanon. More seasons are planned on global traditions and themes such as gender, class, and colonialism.
For the whole family, the edutainment television series THE RECIPES OF ARTHUR & KIWI – THE ITALIAN CUISINE (LE RICETTE DI ARTURO & KIWI – LA CUCINA ITALIANA) (Italy), created by Andrea Zingoni (T-Rex Digimation) with Vernante Pallotti (Gastonia Motion), it’s a live tv show where Arthur the dog and his feathered assistant Kiwi explain recipes from Italian regional cuisine with humour and liveliness, promoting a healthy diet; And lastly, for much younger viewers, there are the oceanic and everyday adventures of two seahorses discovering the Oceans, NIP & LENA – FIN FRIENDS (India, Ireland, Italy) directed by Enrico Paolantonio and produced by Evelina Poggi, Sabrina Callipari (Lynx Multimedia Factory), co-produced by Telegael and DigiToonz.
The selected International television series, a mixed bag of tones, topics and targets, complete the lineup: FIZZY AND SUDS (Australia) is a mixed-media preschool series following two effervescent bubbles with boundless curiosity accompanying children on a journey to discover a new passion each episode. Written and directed by Gemma Lee, Michelle Lehman, Rebecca O’Brien, Kimberly Melville, Ramana Dienes-Browning and produced by Sam Griffin, Nicole Sullivan, Kim Steblina, Chris Hilton (Tilt Media) for ABC Network; HIDDEN ISLANDS (JAGTEN PÅ NUNA) (Denmark), directed by Peter Egeberg and produced by Sarita Christensen (OYA Copenhagen), raises the target and move on kids adventures with the story of three children who discover a secret on a mysterious island that could save the world; the sci-fi teen-epic STAR RAIDER (France) by Morade Rahni, produced by Reginald De Guillebon (Les Armateurs) follows the back-in-action misadventures of the infamous art thief Star Rider in the space city of Confluence: no one knows that behind the mask hides Oskar, a 13-year-old student; and the historical-satirical comedy ROMAN PIGEONS (Italy, Israel) produced by Alexander Boyarskiy (Polydont Films) and directed by Konstantin Bronzit revolutionises the history of the Roman Empire as we know it, recalling instead the exploits and efforts of its true founders: the Roman Pigeons.
Two animated feature films from Canada finally conclude the 2025 AnyShow’ selection: LYDIA AND THE MIST RIDER (Canada) directed by Emilie Rosas, Philippe Arseneau Bussières and Nancy Florence Savard, also producer (10e Ave Production), presented by Attraction Distribution, tells the story of 11-year-old Lydia, searching for her brother Thaddeus who has been kidnapped by the Enchanter in the Misty Sea. Aboard the Dolphin, a flying ship, Lydia hopes to become an apprentice to the astromancer Ambrosia in order to save Thaddeus and other children; and from the MIA 2024 Co-Production Forum selection steps ahead to the 2025 showcase PARTS OF A BIGGER STORY (MORCEAUX D’HISTOIRE) (Canada, France) directed by Chrystelle Maechler and Sasha McIntyre, produced by Chrystelle Maechler (Productions Inc), Daniela Mujica (Productions Ocho) and Sébastien Onomo (Special Touch Studio). In this craftly-made animated docu-fiction, scenes from everyday life reveal the stories of ordinary people, once refugees, starting from seemingly everyday moments and stepping into personal epics.
Selected Films for Animation Content Showcase 2025
FIZZY AND SUDS
Animation Series
Australia
Animation
Fizzy and Suds take us on a journey as they follow their newly discovered passions. From joining a train driver as she brings the engine in for the night, to being quietly engrossed with children pretending to be dinosaurs, every episode is carried along by Fizzy and Suds’ effervescent personalities... more
Production Company/ies: Sam Griffin - Tilt Media, Nicole Sullivan, Kim Steblina, Chris Hilton
Read the full project description on MIADIGITALHIDDEN ISLANDS
Original title: JAGTEN PÅ NUNA
Animation Series
Denmark
Animation
Three kids end up on a mythical group of islands and soon realise that this is no ordinary place; the place is slightly out of sync with the rest of the world, and it holds a big secret - a secret that will changes their lives and which could save... more
Production Company/ies: OYA Copenhagen - Sarita Christensen
Read the full project description on MIADIGITALHOPE. AN (ALMOST) GYPSY FAIRYTALE
Original title: SPERANZA.UNA (QUASI) FAVOLA ZINGARA
Feature Length Animation
Italy, USA
Animation
The film is divided into five chapters, recalling the cycle of seasons. The story is narrated in the first person by Hope and her father, Grigo, (2 voice-overs), so the point of view is subjective and visually from the point of view of the little girl's imagination.Hope, the protagonist, is... more
Production Company/ies: Qreactive+QeQGroup - Paolo Artoni
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Feature Length Animation
Canada
Animation
When her older brother Thaddeus is mysteriously kidnapped by the Spellbinder, Lydia (age 11) sets off to find him in the Misty Sea. After being picked up by the crew of a flying ship, the Dolphin, Lydia hopes to become the apprentice of astromagician Ambrosia, who is searching for... more
Production Company/ies: 10e Ave production - Nancy Florence Savard
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Original title: NIP & LENA - AMICI DI PINNA
Animation Series
India, Ireland, Italy
Animation
A cheeky seahorse with the heart of a lion and a timid whale with a heart of gold have magical adventures at the bottom of the ocean as they search for their place in the world. Along with their friends Puffy, July, Wanda, Paul, and Torty, Nip & Lena –... more
Production Company/ies: Lynx Multimedia Factory - Evelina Poggi & Sabrina Capillari, Telegae l, DigiToonz
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Original title: MORCEAUX D'HISTOIRE
Animation Series
Canada, France
Animation
The most mundane scenes of life conceal fragments of 6 unsuspected odysseys once lived by ordinary people we see every day, who were once forced to flee.In each episode, a new face emerges from an anonymous crowd, transforming seemingly innocuous slices of life into dizzying epics. The hurried steps of... more
Production Company/ies: Chrystelle Maechler - Chrystelle Maechler Productions Inc., Daniela Mujica - Productions Ocho, Sebastien Onomo - Special Touch Studios
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Animation Series
Israel, Italy
Animation
The Roman Empire, shrouded in the depths of centuries… The great empire! How many remarkable monuments did it leave behind, how many literary works and inventions in almost every field of human endeavor! And we still benefit from them today! Astonishing… However, equally astonishing is the fact that there was... more
Production Company/ies: Polydont Films - Alexander Boyarskiy
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Animation Series
France
Animation
In the space city of “Confluence,” the infamous art burglar STAR RAIDER is back in business! This elusive thief runs rings around detectives as they desperately try to catch him. Little do they know that behind the mask of the city’s Public Enemy #1 lies OSKAR, a 13-year-old school boy!A... more
Production Company/ies: Les Armateurs - Reginald De Guillebon
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Original title: LA GRANDE RÊVASION
TV One-Off Animation
Belgium, France
Animation
Today is the big day: Andrea stars as the Blue Bird in her school play. But stage fright strikes, and she flees backstage, where a magical cape transports her to a golden palace in the clouds. There, she meets quirky friends: Slipper, Klutz, and Light who welcome her warmly. But... more
Production Company/ies: Autour de Minuit - Nicolas Schmerkin
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Original title: LE RICETTE DI ARTURO & KIWI - LA CUCINA ITALIANA
Animation Series
Italy
Animation
Created from an idea by Andrea Zingoni, the series was conceived to present and explain the ingredients and secrets of traditional Italian recipes in a clear and entertaining way. These regional dishes are narrated and demonstrated by the two main characters with irony and a lively pace.Through jokes, quirky characterizations,... more
Production Company/ies: Gastonia Motion - Vernante Pallotti, T Rex Digimation - Andrea Zingoni
Read the full project description on MIADIGITALTHEORISED: SEASON #1 RACE HISTORICISED
Animation Series
Italy, Qatar, UK
Animation
Theorised is a creative initiative that connects audiences with critical thinkers—past and present—through beautifully crafted multi-media animations. These are not explainer videos, but evocative introductions designed to spark curiosity. This pilot series, Race Historicised, brings to life key anti-racist and anti-colonial thinkers. Future series will explore global traditions and themes... more
Production Company/ies: Pomona Pictures - Pierangelo Pirak
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