Candidates were announced for Cartoon D'Or 2011 - Best European animated short film. Among the nominees are some films that were shown in Curtas Vila do Conde. "The External World", by David O'Reilly, screened in the international competition of Curtas 2011 is one of them. "Mobile", by Verena Fels, and "The Gruffalo", by Jakob Schuh & Max Lang, are also competing for the prize, which will be given Sept. 15, in Poland.