Best Belgian animation movies

The Red Turtle (2016)

The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.

The Queen's Corgi (2019)

Since his arrival at Buckingham palace, Rex lives a life of luxury. Top dog, he has superseded his three fellow Corgis in Her Majesty’s heart. His arrogance can be quite irritating. When he causes a diplomatic incident during an official dinner with the President of the United States, he falls into disgrace. Betrayed by one of his peers, Rex becomes a stray dog in the streets of London. How can he redeem himself? In love, he will find the resources to surpass himself in the face of great danger…

Daisy Town (1971)

When the members of a caravan of pioneers find a daisy growing in the middle of the desert they decide to stop there and to build their town on this very spot. Houses soon spring up like mushrooms, immediately followed by a bank, a saloon, a prison, etc. Daisy Town is born. Unfortunately a city does not go without its bad boys and the peaceful place is soon turned into a lawless place. To restore law and order, a lawman is needed. Lucky Luke, the cowboy who shoots faster than his shadow, will be this man: all the villains had better watch out!

The Summer Holidays (2021)

School is out, and Indian and Cowboy are bored. Watching an old pirate film gets them out of their funk and they decide to build a ship and go off on an adventure. But their first try is a disaster. With the help of some animals, they finally manage to launch their proud vessel and everything is ready for their departure. But of course, nothing goes to plan... And the catastrophes come thick and fast.

Carrot Jam (2014)

In the depth of winter, two rabbits discover that their store of carrots jam is empty. But nobody has ever said that carrots can only be found in gardens! Certainly not their uncle Robert who has left them a precious treasure map...

Yellowbird (2014)

Yellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house. He lacks the confidence to leave his home, no matter how much Bug, his labybird friend, tries to convince him to go out into the world. Attempts to toughen him up have had little success, so Bug seizes an opportunity that leaves Yellowbird unexpectedly finding himself the new leader of the flock that is migrating to Africa. Still, lacking faith in his own abilities and with danger and imminent failure lurking around every corner, our feathered hero is forced to either find the strength required to work with the team or bow out and stay hidden away forever.

Where Is Anne Frank (2021)

The film follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne Frank dedicated her diary. A fiery teenager, Kitty wakes up in the near future in Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam and embarks on a journey to find Anne, who she believes is still alive, in today's Europe. While the young girl is shocked by the modern world, she also comes across Anne's legacy.

Nayola (2023)

In 1995, during the Angolan civil war, Nayola sets out in search of her missing husband.

Wander to Wonder (2024)

In the 1980s, Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton starred in the children's television program Wander to Wonder. They are left alone in the studio after the show's originator passed away.

Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)

A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.

The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976)

The evil knight Torchesac, who is at the service of the sinister lord of La Mortaille, gets a very powerful magic flute and uses it for evil purposes. Johan and Pirlouit, assisted by the magician Homnibus, travel to the land of the Smurfs, the only manufacturers of this sort of instrument, to get a new one and battle the usurpers.

The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)

Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter's wife rescues a baby. A baby girl thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this "most precious of cargoes", will transform the lives of the poor woodcutter's wife and her husband, as well as those whose paths the child will cross—including the man who threw her from the train. And some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story will reveal the worst and the best in the hearts of men.

The Seven Crystal Balls (1992)

Tintin and his friends investigate when something ominous haunts seven archaeologists, just after their return from an ethnographic expedition to the Andes, where they have dug up the tomb of Inca Rascar Capac.

The Big Bang (1987)

In 1995, Italy annihilates Libya, which destroys Israel. Africa bombs Germany, which in turn attacks France. Luxembourg conquers England. Sweden, Monte Carlo and Switzerland immolate themselves.The Russians decide to liquidate the Americans, who unleash their nuclear fleet, leaving only two continents on the verge of World War IV.

Lands of Steel (2024)

Lands Of Steel is a self-reliant CGI-animated movie, revolving around a solitary robot's odyssey through an uninhabited city in search of the Infected. However, in its journey, the robot finds itself contemplating the remnants of the once-thriving human world, which still lingers in certain aspects. Along the way, the robot confronts a myriad of dangers and wonders, stirring genuine emotions it never thought possible. The story delves into profound themes, including war and genocide, seen through the lens of a mindless robot, the timelessness of nature, and the exploration of moral complexities between what is good and bad.

Harpy (1979)

An unknowing man rescues a rather aggressive and demanding harpy.

Black to the Moon 3D (2013)

Blackie, the black sheep, is obsessed with going to the moon. Kanuto, the sheepdog, is obsessed with Blackie, but he will not hear of rockets. However, undertaking the trip just dreamed Blackie. Along the way are cows that are opera singers, gallant wolves, spiders, illegal immigrants and a strange little group of dogs that have a rocket ready to take off. But Pinky, a huge pink sheep devilish character, prevents it.

Coppelia (2022)

When everyone in town falls under the spell of charismatic cosmetic surgeon Doctor Coppelius, feisty Swan must act to save her sweetheart Franz, before his heart is used to spark life into Coppelia – the ‘perfect’ robot-woman the Doctor has created.

The Castafiore Emerald (1992)

The opera diva Bianca Castafiore spends a few days with Tintin and his friends at Marlinspike Hall, where a mysterious theft is perpetrated.

Pinocchio (2012)

Geppetto the carpenter carves the object of his hidden desires out of a log: a puppet that will keep him company and will be like a son to him. He will call him Pinocchio. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that the puppet moves, as if by magic, and is gifted with a life on its own.

Harvie and the Magic Museum (2017)

Harvie is a smart but a bit too lively boy with one ambition, to finish the last level of his computer game. Once in the Gamers Hall of Fame, his absent-minded father, would finally be proud of him. But finishing the game turns out to be only the start of a real adventure that takes Harvie, his dog Jerry, and his friend Monica deep into the forgotten realms of the city's old puppet museum.

Do-it-yourself (2007)

If you don't violate someone's human rights some of the time, you probably aren't doing your job.

Shooom's Odyssey (2019)

Shooom, a baby owl, hatches just as a storm turns the bayou surrounding her tree upside down. No sooner has she fallen from her nest, then the little fledgling totters off into the mangrove, pushing a second egg from the brood along with her. Come hell or high water, she’s determined to find a mother… even if that mom turns out to be an alligator or a raccoon!

Dandelion's Odyssey (2025)

Two dandelion balls are the only survivors of a series of nuclear explosions that are destroying the Earth. At the end of their odyssey, they will find a new soil for the survival of their species.

Multitude (2024)

Semi-documentary concert film on Stromae's latest tour, abruptly interrupted for health issues.

Léopold, roi des Belges (2018)

A humorous account of the origins of the nation of Belgium and of the pivotal role of its first king, Léopold.

My Father's Secrets (2022)

Brussels, Belgium, 1959. Michel and Charly Kichka, two Jewish brothers, enjoy a happy childhood with their parents and their two sisters. Henri, their discreet and usually silent father, does not speak at all about his past, so they imagine that as a young man he was an adventurer, a pirate or a treasure hunter.

Duck (2023)

Vladimir and Olga raise ducks on a small isolated farm in the countryside. They hope for a child, but this expectation soon turns into a nightmare.

Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers (2009)

Eye in the Woods (2022)

Imagine... Late at night, a young boy lost in the woods is drawn like moth to flame to a mysterious light originating from a lone house. He finds himself trapped in this prison of flesh and wood, and quickly realises that he isn't alone here... this otherwordly light... it doesn't want him to leave.