MODERATORS
Each session is supervised by a moderator. They make sure that the keynotes & panels run smoothly.
The names of the moderators for Cartoon Springboard 2024 will be announced soon.
CHAIRPERSONS
In order to help the producers present their project, CARTOON assigns to each of them a neutral, experienced animation consultant.
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Christophe Erbes
- Country
- France
Christophe worked for Canal+, Super RTL, Nickelodeon and what became Sky and DisneyXD. He’s co-founder/creative producer at Godo (“Team Nuggets”, “Fleak” and “Alpha Two’s Dreamed Journey”). He writes books, films and series and worked on brands like Maya The Bee, Calimero and Peanuts. With Oscar-winner Michael Dudok de Wit, he wrote two picture books adapted into “Ella Oscar & Hoo” (65x11’) and its prequel movie now in development. He hosts, mentors and curates a.o. at APD, Annecy and Cartoon.
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Reka Kaloczy
- Country
- Germany
Working as an independent creative development producer, consultant, recruiter, mentor, “matchmaker”, Réka is originally Hungarian, living in Germany. She has 30+ years international experience in 2D-3D Animation, started on the creative side (ink& paint, colouring supervisor, compositor, technical director, flash animator), shortly switched to different producer/management roles, also in VFX and game industry. She is an Evaluation Expert for EACEA Video Games.
She has a huge international network, particularly extended in Hungary, CEE countries & Germany. As matchmaker she is helping companies/artists finding the best matching cooperating partners, potential clients. As creative Recruiter, she does team building, talent acquisition, helps young talents internationally.
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David Matamoros
- Country
- Spain
He is simultaneously combining cinema filmmaking with writing. As a producer, he produced over 20 films and TV series, including animation. He’s currently working on three animated features in co-production with Europe and Latin America. His recent works have won in Berlin and Toronto in 2019, while being distributed worldwide. He works for Cartoon as a chairperson since many years.
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Manuela Schöbel-Lumb
- Country
- Germany
Manuela Lumb is an award winning, highly experienced creative executive of children’s Film and TV. Throughout her career she has produced and commissioned world-class content meeting the needs of a young audience. Her speciality is producing live-action drama and animation. This has given her a distinctive expertise across the children’s media industry from original creative concept; implementation; brand development and financial management. She has a wide international network. She began her broadcasting career as a commissioning editor at SWR followed by WDR before joining a Berlin based production company as head of children’s department. For the public children’s channel KIKA she developed and produced various famous children’s shows, animation, drama and factual stories alike.