After 2 days under the sign of colorful and enthusiastic presentations, Cartoon Movie is coming to an end.
57 projects of feature movies were presented this year from 19 European countries, for a total budget of 266,3 Million EUR, representing 77 hours of animation. The countries who brought the most projects are: France (15 projects), Spain (8 projects), Belgium and Norway (5 projects each), Czech Republic with 3 projects, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal (2 projects each), and Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands with one project each. The CEE Countries featured 9 projects.
TOP 10 OF PROJECTS WHO RECEIVED THE MOST ATTENTION FROM THE BUYERS
Only projects in Development & in Production – The order reflects the % of buyers present in the pitching room
1. Little Caribou (IE) > 56 %
2. Marie-Louise (FR) > 51 %
3. The Amazing Maurice (DE/UK) > 47 %
4. Ellie and the Christmas Creep (LUX) > 45 %
5. Flow (LV/FR/DE) > 44 %
6. Juul (BE/DE/SP/NL) > 43 %
7. Sultana's Dream (SP/DE) > 43 %
8. Trip to Teulada (FR/IT) > 43 %
9. Just Super (NO) > 43 %
10. Ploey 2 (IS) > 41 %
TOP 10 OF PROJECTS OF EUROPEAN COPRODUCTIONS
1. Melvile (BE/FR)
2. Young Vincent (NL/FR)
3. The Amazing Maurice (DE/UK)
4. Titina (NO/BE)
5. Mary Anning (BE/FR/CH)
6. Flow (LV/FR/DE)
7. Juul (BE/DE/SP/NL)
8. Starseed (FR/RO)
9. At the Ark at 8 (DE/DK)
10. Living Large (CZ/FR/SK)
PARTICIPATION NUMBERS
We were happy to welcome 913 participants from 42 countries. Among them, 297 buyers were registered, including 150 distributors and sales agents. We had 35 new buyers (12%) compared to last year.
TOPICS & TRENDS FROM CARTOON MOVIE 2022
- ADULT ANIMATION. The number of project targeting adults is a now a confirmed trend with 37% of the projects (27% in 2021; 21% in 2020; 19% in 2019): "Vast Blue Antarctica", "The Migrant", "A World of their Own", "Starseed", "Where Did It Go Wrong?", "Eugène", "Suzanne", "Rock Bottom", "Juul", "Mars Express", "Porcelain Birds", among others.
- BOOK & COMIC ADAPTATIONS. Around a third (31,6 %) of the projects were adaptations from books (comics, graphic novels and novels). It is now an international and European trend. "America" has been adapted from an unfinished short story from Franz Kafka, "In Waves" from A.J. Dungo's comic book; "My Father's Secret" from Michel Kichka's graphic novel, "Melvile" from the graphic novel of Romain Renard, among others.
- NEW PROJECTS OF ESTABLISHED DIRECTORS/AUTORS. It was exciting to see upcoming works by well-known directors such as "Starseed" by Anca Damian, "Born Happy" by Edmunds Jansons, "Fleur" by Rémi Chayé, "You’re Not the One I Expected" by Claude Barras, "Niko – Beyond the Northern Lights" by Jørgen Lerdam, "The Amazing Maurice" by Toby Genkel, "My Grandfather’s Demons" by Nuno Beato, "Nayola" by Jose Miguel Ribeiro, "Fallen" by Louis Clichy.
- MADE IN NOUVELLE-AQUITAINE. Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, the Pôle Image Magelis and Bordeaux Métropole identifies and accompanies each year the new animation talents. This year, 9 projects pitched at Cartoon Movie were made in the region: "In Waves", "Living Large", "Marie-Louise", "Mars Express", "Melvile", "My Grandfather's Demons", "Porcelain Birds", "Trip to Teulada" and "Unicorn Wars".
- YOUNG TALENTS. A full day of master classes was organised during the Coaching Programme, dedicated to young talents from 9 French local schools. A specific training programme was also organised for 20 students coming from 3 Nordic animation schools. Pitched at Cartoon Springboard 2018 – our dedicated event for young talents and graduates – "Tony, Shelly and the Spirit" was now pitched at Cartoon Movie.
- NORDIC SPOTLIGHT. Nordic animated features are rich and diverse, they all come from the same Nordic tradition for stories that transcend generations and show how people are equal, no matter how different. 9 projects were pitched at Cartoon Movie: "Just Super", "Magical Friends", "My True Imaginery Friend – Mr. Clutterbuck", "Niko - Beyond the Northern Lights", Odd is an Egg", "Ploey 2", "Titina", and "Valemon: the Polar Bear King".
MANY THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS
The main partners of Cartoon Movie are Creative Europe - MEDIA, CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée), Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, Bordeaux Métropole, and Pôle Image Magelis.
SAVE THE DATE
Cartoon Movie 2023 will happen from 7 to 9 March.
CARTOON MOVIE'S ACCOMPLISHMENT OVER THE YEARS
Cartoon Movie aims at helping producers to speed up financing, find co-producers and attract interest from international distributors. Since its creation in 1999, 426 films found financing, representing a total budget of 2.8 billion EUR