Mas­ter­class, Keynotes & Spe­cial Screening

Masterclass

Every Act of Creation Has a Price

From work­ing with lead­ing ani­ma­tion stu­dios to devel­op­ing his own fea­ture film, how does the Emmy-Award win­ner James A. Castil­lo, nav­i­gate the inter­na­tion­al world of ani­ma­tion and take you by the soul? Immer­sion, inno­v­a­tive tech­niques, ani­ma­tion films pro­duced local in Spain with a strong inter­na­tion­al look. What makes his pro­duc­tions so out of the ordinary?

Keynote

How to Produce your Next Animation Project?

How to find the loop­holes to push your new voice, your fresh ideas, your engag­ing char­ac­ters and unique visu­als? Because that’s what every­body is look­ing for, right? Fed­eri­co Turani, Founder of Ibri­do Stu­dio and pro­duc­er shares his expe­ri­ence and gives us his best tips.

Keynote

How to Develop a Great Animated Series?

A great idea is only the begin­ning, but what turns a promis­ing con­cept into a stand­out series? It’s the strong devel­op­ment process behind it! In this insight­ful twen­ty-minute ses­sion, Bar­bara Slade will share a sim­ple yet prac­ti­cal sys­tem” that can be applied to any series and give your idea the best chance to shine!

Keynote

The First Yes: How Projects Find Their Way to an Audience

In a crowd­ed mar­ket, how do projects cre­ate ear­ly recog­ni­tion? What makes an idea instant­ly leg­i­ble, com­pelling, and easy to cham­pi­on? Janine Weigold, media and con­tent strate­gist, founder of Hud­dle TV, and for­mer Net­flix exec­u­tive, explores how audi­ence con­nec­tion begins, how projects get recog­nised, and why the first yes” often starts long before a plat­form or broad­cast­er enters the conversation.

Spe­cial Screening

This year, a spe­cial screen­ing will offer an exclu­sive sneak peek at more than 10 projects that start­ed their jour­ney at Car­toon Spring­board and have since con­tin­ued to devel­op through CAR­TOON events and oth­er mile­stones in the indus­try. From promis­ing con­cepts to accom­plished pro­duc­tions, dis­cov­er the diver­si­ty of sto­ries, artis­tic visions and cre­ative paths that have shaped these unique projects.

9 Mil­lion Colors

Car­toon Spring­board 2022 & Car­toon Forum 2023
Direct­ed by Bára Anna Ste­jskalová
Czechia, Ger­many & Nor­way • TV spe­cial • Stop motion & 3D ani­ma­tion • Chil­dren 6-9

Ansel­mo Wannabe

Car­toon Spring­board 2019 & Car­toon Forum 2021
Direct­ed by Mas­si­mo Ottoni
Italy • TV series • 2D ani­ma­tion • Chil­dren 6-9

Apoc­a­lypse Mojito 

Car­toon Spring­board 2022 & Car­toon Forum 2023
Direct­ed by Julien Sèze
France • TV series • 2D ani­ma­tion • Young Adults / Adults

Art & Davey

Car­toon Spring­board 2025
Direct­ed by Kayne Mosch
Nether­lands • Web series • 2D ani­ma­tion • Young Adults / Adults

Best Friends For­ev­er… Stranded

Car­toon Spring­board 2019 & Car­toon Forum 2022
Direct­ed by José Bal­bue­na
Spain & Ire­land • TV series • 2D ani­ma­tion & Draw­ing • Chil­dren 6-9

My Grand­moth­er is a Skydiver 

Car­toon Spring­board 2023
Direct­ed by Poli­na Pid­dub­na
Ger­many & Ukraine • TV spe­cial • 2D ani­ma­tion & Draw­ing • Young Adults / Adults

Nit­so and the Very Hairy Alphabet

Car­toon Spring­board 2018 & Car­toon Forum 2020
Direct­ed by Eliza Plocieni­ak-Alvarez
Poland & Ger­many • TV series • 2D ani­ma­tion & Cut-out • Pre-school 4-5

OUCH!

Car­toon Spring­board 2024 (Words for our Endos) & Car­toon Forum 2026
Direct­ed by Bian­ca Scali
France • TV series • 2D ani­ma­tion • Young Adults / Adults

Surkotés

Car­toon Spring­board 2022 & Car­toon­Next 2023
Direct­ed by Mpoza God­frey Baa­mi-Ban­de­ma
France & Bel­gium • Web series • 2D ani­ma­tion • Young Adults / Adults

Tulip

Car­toon Spring­board 2024
Direct­ed by Juli Tud­is­co
France & Hun­gary • Web series • 2D ani­ma­tion • Young Adults / Adults

WAW Resort

Car­toon Spring­board 2019 (Home Vil­la Tours) & Car­toon Forum 2026
Direct­ed by Irene Chi­ca
Spain • TV series • 2D ani­ma­tion • Chil­dren 6-9