Cartoon Movie: already 100 distributors from 23 countries, 180 buyers, +650 participants

Record number of distributors registered, strong creative projects, new Cartoon Games concept… the 14th Cartoon Movie looks promising!

From 7-9 March in Lyon, animation producers will pitch 50 feature projects to find financing, co-producers and distributors. European animation takes a big leap in stereoscopic 3-D accounting for 40% of the projects, doubling last year’s figures.

Another trend is the growth of adult-skewed films: 20% of the projects tackle mature subject matters such as war (“Another Day of Life”, “Cafars”), Nazism (“Young Perez”), difficult childhood (“It’s a Zucchini’s Life”, “The Island of Lost Children”), Alzheimer’s (“Wrinkles”), and even the birth of universe (“Alpha”).

Famous comics authors Enki Bilal (“Animal’Z”) and Arthur de Pins (“Zombillenium”) will direct their own film based on their albums.

Registration (hotel rooms almost full) - List of projects -  Video 2011 

Third Cartoon Connection Korea: springboard for European-Korean co-productions

Transmedia programmes, S3-D TV series and feature films, available financing and production facilities from Malaysia and Singapore, co-production case studies: these are some of the topics to be discussed at next Cartoon Connection Korea from19-22 March in Busan, South Korea’s second biggest city.

In addition to keynotes, one-to-one meetings will enable participants to meet many potential partners from both continents. Registration deadline is 10th February (accreditation fees are offered).

Registration - Video of the 2011 edition 

NEW! Cartoon Games: meetings between animation producers and game companies at Cartoon Movie

On Wednesday 7th March in Lyon, just before Cartoon Movie, one-to-one meetings of 15 minutes each will be organised between animation producers attending Cartoon Movie and video game companies.

The purpose is to create a synergy between these two complementary industries in order to eventually bring a game partner at the same EARLY stage as the co-producer and the distributor in the process of a feature film.

Cartoon Games is organised by CARTOON in collaboration with Imaginove.

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Two "Cartoon Movie" animated features nominated for the Oscars: "A Cat in Paris" and "Chico & Rita"

Registration for Cartoon Movie 2012 is open!

Time to register for the annual rendez-vous around animated feature films!

Around 700 animation professionals from 30 countries, 50 animated feature projects to be pitched, dinners and party... Don't miss Cartoon Movie 2012!

Registration - Video of last year - Cartoon Games

The power of connections: great success for Cartoon Connection Canada-Europe

The city of Quebec welcomed about 150 animation professionals from 14 countries last week for the second edition of Cartoon Connection Canada-Europe. This event aimed to relaunch coproductions between Canada and Europe for animated series and feature films.

The warm atmosphere, insightful keynotes from more than 30 speakers and well-organised business "speed datings" have contributed to the efficiency of the event, highly appreciated by all the participants.

Several co-production deals should be signed as a consequence.

The next edition will take place in Quebec in 2012.

"Chico & Rita" wins Best European Animated Feature award!

Spanish/UK film "Chico & Rita" by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal and Tono Errando took the prize for the best animated film at the 24th edition of the European Film Awards last Saturday 3 December in Berlin.

The directors thanked legendary Cuban pianist Bebo Valdes, 91 years old, who was the main inspiration for this epic love story set in Havana and New York at the end of 1940s. 

The other nominees were "A Cat in Paris" and "The Rabbi's Cat".