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Cartoon Forum Expands its Territory With Hungarian Locale
The organizers of the Cartoon Forum will present the 21st edition of the show Sept. 14 to 17 in Sopron, Hungary ‘ the first new EU country to hose the event since it was founded in 1990. Organizers report a 20 percent increase in projects submitted this year. Of 110 [...]
France Toasts Tax Rebate, VFX Firms, Annecy
David Martinon, consul general of France, and Olivier-Rene Veillon, director of the Ile de France Film Commission, hosted Tuesday a gala reception in Los Angeles to announce a tax rebate for international productions, showcase France’s world-class visual effects companies and honor the Annecy Animation Festival. The presenters, many of whom [...]
ATF Looks to ‘Rise with Asia’
The 10th anniversary edition of Asia Television Forum is taking on the theme ‘Rise with Asia,’ and looking to reflect the region’s growing importance in financing, production, sourcing and marketing content. The three-day event, set for Dec. 2-4 in Singapore, has evolved into a must-attend market that will draw participation [...]
Foothill Signs Gododo Partners at MIPCOM
Foothill Entertainment teamed up with Neptuno Films and Title Entertainment to co-produce the original animated series Gododo. The companies reached the agreement at MIPCOM 2009. Gododo is a series about the last surviving dodo, who along with his friend Ducky, follow the arrows through a series of funny adventures. Ian [...]
Cartoon Forum Showcased Strength in Europe
The animation industry in Europe is in a good position to compete on a worldwide level at this year’s Cartoon Forum Rogaland in Stavanger, Norway. The 20th annual event, which ended Friday, drew more than 700 animation professionals from across the continent and previewed 61 new projects. According to event [...]
Screen 21 Unveils Suckers’ Secrets at Cartoon Forum
Spanish animation company Screen 21 is giving Cartoon Forum attendees in Norway a sneak peek at its new series The Secret Life of Suckers, which is set to debut next year on Disney XD. The series, a co-production with Genoma Animation and Televisio de Catalunya, looks at modern life from [...]
Ape, Pie, Robber, Dr. W Dished Up at Cartoon Forum
Last week, the 19th edition of Cartoon Forum which took place in Ludwigsburg, Baden-W’rttemberg, Germany attracted over 765 broadcasters, investors, producers and distributors to a three-day presentation of the latest European animation projects for TV and new media platforms. A total of 63 projects were presented from 14 countries, summing [...]
Animation Loses a Good Friend
It is with great sadness that we at Animation Magazine report the death of Alexandra Tholance, who succumbed to cancer on Nov. 7. Even as she faced her illness, she continued to fight for animation and will be missed by the animation community throughout the world. Tholance was, for the [...]
BBC Says Good-Bye to...
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