‘Fairyheart’ Animated Feature Awarded Maximum Eurimages Support

The producers behind the upcoming animated fantasy Fairyheart announce that the Council of Europe co-production fund Eurimages has elected to support the film with the maximum allowable amount (€500,000). A Hungary-Canada-Germany co-production, Fairyheart was the only animated project to receive funding in this latest round.

Based on Hungarian writer Magda Szabó’s book Tündér Lala (Fairy Lala), the screenplay for Fairyheart was written by Anita Doron and Attila Gigor. Doron, who scripted the Oscar-nominated animated feature The Breadwinner and directed award-winning live-action features The Lesser Blessed and The End of Silence, will also be directing the upcoming film.

“We cannot wait to start animation on Fairheart and bring the wonderful world of Tundarra to life,” said Doron. “The film will be a unique style of futuristic folklore mixed with the dynamism of modern anime. It will be a ride like no other: fantastical and visually arresting.”

Fairyheart is the story of Lala, the young prince of mythical Tundarra, who must save humanity from the wrath of the dark wizard Aterpater. Helping him along the way are his friend, Bea, a brave but lonely human girl, and Gigi, the magical capibara unicorn.

Production is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2025. In addition to Eurimages, the project is supported by the Hungarian National Film Institute, Telefilm Canada, Creative Europe, Ontario Creates and the German Media Fund MDM. It will be distributed in Canada by Vortex Media, and in German-speaking territories by Little Dream Pictures.

Fairyheart is produced by Jozsef Berger and Krisztina Endrenyi of Mythberg Films and Reka Temple of Cinemon Entertainment in Hungary, Paul Lenart of Storyteller Pictures and Iouri Stepanov and Courtney Wolfson of Lakeside Animation in Canada, and Michael Luda of Traumhaus Studios in Germany.