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A Postcard from Cartoon Connection Canada
This past week, representatives from 140 European and Canadian animation companies gathered in the capital city of Quebec for the third edition of Cartoon Connection Canada. Created by Brussels-based, non-profit European association known as Cartoon, which also sponsors the popular Cartoon Movie and Cartoon Forum events in France, this year’s [...]
Alphanim Scores Sales Ahead of MIPCOM
French production house Alphanim has announced a raft of recent sales for several of its properties across Europe, Scandinavia, Asia and Brazil—including Pok & Mok, a 2D co-production with France TV and Canal+ which the company will be highlighting at the MIPCOM market. Pok & Mok (78 x 7) has [...]
Cartoon Tributes Honor Gulli, Monster, Jam Media
Cartoon Forum wrapped up its 2012 edition with its annual Cartoon Tributes, honoring French channel Gulli, Monster Entertainment and Jam Media. Gulli was awarded the Broadcaster of the Year honor. The digital French channel broadcasts animation for children during the day and family films and programs in primetime. The honor [...]
CelAction2D Powers Up Seven Cartoon Forum Pitches
Cartoon Forum, the leading platform for European animated TV series being held in Toulouse, France September 12-14, will include seven pitches, which were created using CelAction2D animation software. This is over 10% of the total number of 69 projects, including not just 2D shows, but 3D and stop motion too. [...]
Fifteen Companies Nominated for Cartoon Tributes
Fifteen companies from nine European countries are on the list of finalists for Cartoon Tributes 2012, the annual awards for sector professionals to honor outstanding contribution to the European animation sector. The list of nominees reflects the strength and vigour of European animation, including local and regional channels, distinguished sector [...]
Nominees Announced for Cartoon D’Or Short Prize
The European Association of Animation Film, Cartoon, has announced the five finalists for the Cartoon d’Or 2012, the pan-European award for the best animated short film of the year. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday 13 September in Toulouse, during the 23rd Cartoon Forum, the co-production platform for [...]
Cartoon Forum Selects 70 Projects for 2012 Edition
The European animated TV co-production event Cartoon Forum has announced the 70 titles selected for its 23rd edition. The forum, which takes place Sept. 11-14 in the beautiful French city of Toulouse, will bring together over 700 producers, broadcasters and investors from 35 countries to negotiate the financing and production [...]
‘Sarah & Duck’ Flaps to CBeebies
London-based Karrot Animation has announced that their first original production, Sarah & Duck, has been picked up by the U.K.’s CBeebies channel. The 40 x 7 preschool series is set to premiere in 2013, and Karrot has also secured a distribution/licensing deal for the property with BBC Worldwide, ensuring international [...]
Stor Fisk’s ‘Fungi’ Grows on Awol
Barcelona-based kids’ animation studio Stor Fisk has licensed most international sales rights to its Scandinavian-inspired series Fungi to Awol Animation. The Parisian distribution house will handle the European, U.S. and Latin America markets—with sales to Germany and Latin America already in the works. Top Draw Animation’s (Philippines) and Sticky Pictures’ [...]
Lux Animation and Cromosoma’s ‘Triplets’ Movie Is a Go
Barcelona’s Lux Animation will co-produce Cromosoma’s 2014 animated feature The Triplets and the Machine that Runs the World, says Variety. The film will be co-directed by Catalan director Cesc Gay, who is known for his live-action movies Nico and Dani and Fiction and Baltasar Pedrosa (Gisaku, Detective Bogey). The screenplay [...]
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