Who can present a project?
- Young talents who are currently student or have graduated from animation/audiovisual schools for a maximum of 5 years (graduation date in Summer 2020 or after).
- European young talents (meeting the criteria above) who want to develop and test their new animation project or property for the international market and/or to be distributed on several screens.
- Fluency in English is required to communicate with other participants and the pitch must be in English, as there will be no translation on site.
European
- The talent must come from or have studied in one of the countries of Creative Europe — MEDIA: the 27 EU countries + Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Republic of Serbia, Tunisia or Ukraine.
“List of non-EU Participating Countries in the Creative Europe Programme” (pdf) Attention: since the Brexit, the UK is not part of the eligible countries. Projects submitted by UK-based talents are not eligible.
Which project can be submitted?
- a TV Special (minimum 26 minutes)
- a TV or Web series
- a feature film (minimum 60 minutes)
- an animated project dedicated to multi-platforms
- short films are NOT accepted
Artificial Intelligence Usage Policy
At CARTOON, we reaffirm our commitment to transparency and responsibility in the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Our fundamental principles are artistic integrity, the appreciation of human creativity, and transparency. We require project representatives to declare the use of AI and specify the areas it applies to, ensuring a clear understanding of the works presented and strengthening trust between creators, partners, and audiences. For further details, please refer to our AI Usage Policy.
Compliance
Every information fulfilled in the form must be correct and comply with the rules explained above and the law (copyrights, etc). We reserve the right to ban from our events anyone who does not respect these rules.