Ani­mat­ed UK Meets Europe

Animation UK, in collaboration with CARTOON and with the support of BBC Children’s and Education, is delighted to announce the return of the “Animated UK Meets Europe” initiative at Cartoon Forum 2025.

This collaboration has been instrumental in reinforcing European partnerships and showcasing the strength of UK talent and creativity in European markets. We are thrilled to be back in Toulouse to support UK producers and foster new co-production opportunities across Europe.

About the Initiative

The special session will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday 17 September, showcasing three exciting new UK animation projects, selected by the BBC and S4C, a public broadcaster and only Welsh language television channel, currently seeking European co-production and distribution partners. The curated event aims to spotlight inspiring talent and foster new creative European collaborations.

To further emphasise the strength of cross-border partnerships, a Cartoon Talk, entitled "Funding The Future: Unlocking the Power of Co-Productions in Animation", will illustrate the importance of PSB leadership and focus on case studies to highlight successful collaborations. Moderated by Vanessa Chapman, the session will feature prominent European broadcasters and buyers.

““BBC Chil­dren’s and Edu­ca­tion is return­ing to Car­toon Forum sup­port­ing this impor­tant indus­try and build­ing on the suc­cess of the pre­vi­ous UK Ani­ma­tion pan­el. We’re show­cas­ing home­grown cre­ativ­i­ty along­side Europe’s best, col­lab­o­rat­ing with UK Ani­ma­tion and Car­toon Forum to sup­port and ele­vate the ani­ma­tion indus­try globally.”” Patri­cia Hidal­go, Direc­tor BBC Children’s and Education
““Car­toon Forum is one of the most impor­tant plat­forms for ani­ma­tion pro­duc­ers to con­nect with inter­na­tion­al buy­ers and com­mis­sion­ers. We’re thrilled to return with the ​‘Ani­mat­ed UK Meets Europe’ ini­tia­tive, which cham­pi­ons the cre­ative and com­mer­cial poten­tial of UK–EU col­lab­o­ra­tion. At a time when cross-bor­der part­ner­ships are more valu­able than ever, we strong­ly encour­age UK par­tic­i­pants to attend Car­toon Forum, forge new con­nec­tions, and explore all the oppor­tu­ni­ties this unique forum has to offer.”” Kate O’Connor, Exec­u­tive Chair of Ani­ma­tion UK

The three selected projects

Amelia Fang
2D ani­ma­tion | 52x11’ | Chil­dren (6-9)

Pro­duced by CAKE Enter­tain­ment (UK) & DCM (Ger­many)

Let’s Play in Tiger Bay
3D & 2D ani­ma­tion | 52x7’ | Pre-school (2-4)

Pro­duced by Hoho Enter­tain­ment & Bumpy­box (UK)

The Adven­tures of Robin Robin
3D ani­ma­tion | 52x7’ | Pre-school (3-5)

Pro­duced by Aard­man Ani­ma­tions (UK)

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