Coach­ing Programme

Involv­ing young tal­ents from Région Occ­i­tanie to train the new generation

DARE TO CREATE AND STEP IN THE INDUSTRY

Each year, we invite around 80 students from animation schools of Région Occitanie to participate in the Coaching Programme during Cartoon Forum. Being still a student, the animation industry can seem intimidating to approach, so it is important to give these young people the keys to understand how it works, to open up new perspectives for them: “Yes, it is possible to start a project, even if you are a complete beginner”. It is crucial to inspire them to follow the path other creators have successfully followed before them.

That is the reason why the Coaching Programme is organised around presentations where students can listen to young or experienced producers and creators telling the story of the genesis of their very first projects, the launch of their production company or their specific experience in this or that area.

The students have then access to Cartoon Forum (1 day) – giving them a very concrete vision of how a project is carried by its creators before finding the way to production, until its release on TV or platforms. It is also a great opportunity for them to mingle and network with animation professionals from all over Europe. A final debriefing sequence allows them to meet at the end of the event to discuss the programme, what they have discovered and what they will take away from it.

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Programme overview

Mon­day 15 September

Morning

Open­ing and pre­sen­ta­tion of Car­toon Forum

by Agnès Biz­zaro (Coach­ing Pro­gramme Tutor)

Mas­ter­class: Behind the scenes of a TV series production

by Jean-François Tosti (TAT productions)

Mas­ter­class: case stud­ies of projects pitched at Car­toon Forum

by Luc Camil­li (Xbo films)

TBC

Afternoon

TBC

Lunch time

Mas­ter­class: how to do a good pitch? Tips and advice

by Agnès Bizzaro

Mas­ter­class: France Télévi­sions, a unique play­er in broadcasting

by Pierre Sir­a­cusa & Joseph Jacquet (France Télévisions)

MINI-PITCH WORKSHOP

During the Coaching Programme on Thursday afternoon, CARTOON organises a mini-pitch workshop in which up to six selected projects are pitched to a panel of regional experts. This panel provides feedback and advice to help students improve their projects. This valuable exercise prepares students for their future professional careers, where they are required to pitch their projects to producers and other partners.

The Coaching Programme and the Mini-Pitch Workshop will take place at TBS Education, a top-ranking business school and long-term partner that has gene rously hosted this initiative for many years.

The Broos Mini-Pitch Work­shop © CARTOON

In 2021, David Mirailles, then a stu­dent at ISCID, pre­sent­ed his project ​“The Broos” dur­ing the mini-pitch work­shop. The project orig­i­nat­ed in the Occ­i­tanie Region, with BOB­BY PROD as exec­u­tive pro­duc­er, was select­ed to pitch at Car­toon Forum 2024. In 2026, the TV series, co-pro­duced by ARTE, is ready to be released.

A START­ING POINT FOR YOUNG TALENTS

The Coaching Programme is designed to be the starting point for new talents in animation. It is naturally extended with Cartoon Springboard. This event was created especially for young talents with a first project. When pitching at Cartoon Springboard, they will get advice from professionals (producers, distributors, broadcasters, streamers and publishers) allowing them to readjust their project towards a direction more in line with the market, find a producer, and then set off for Cartoon Movie or Cartoon Forum!

Pitch­ing ses­sion at Car­toon Spring­board © CARTOON

LIST OF SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN 2026

  • ANATEN Tarbes
  • BRASSART Toulouse
  • Campus YNOV Toulouse
  • DNMADE Cahors
  • E-artsup Toulouse
  • Ecole de Condé Toulouse
  • ENSAV Toulouse
  • ESMA Montpellier
  • ESMA Toulouse
  • ISCID Montauban
  • LISAA Toulouse
  • Lycée des Arènes Toulouse
  • MJM Graphic Design Toulouse
  • TBS Education