The lineup of projects to be pitched at Cartoon Forum 2024 has been announced, comprising 75 animated TV series or specials. The confab will be held September 16-19 in Toulouse, France.
The selection is led by France (36 projects), followed by Ireland (seven), Italy (six), CEE countries (five projects from Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Serbia & Slovakia) and Germany (five). Denmark and Spain are each repped by three projects, while Portugal has two. Armenia, Georgia and Moldova will each present a project for the first time at Cartoon Forum, joining Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in the one-project club.
Facts & Figures
- The 75 selected projects were chosen from 107 submissions
- 28 countries are represented (20 from Europe are main producers, plus Argentina , Armenia, Australia, Cameroon, Colombia, Georgia, Israel and Senegal as co-producers)
- The total budget for all projects is €350.77 million, coming to an average cost per minute of €14.835 for the total 394 hours of content
- Most projects are aimed at Children (63%), followed by Teens & Young Adults (23%), Family (7%) and Preschool (7%)
- Three projects previously pitched at Cartoon Springboard for young talent are selected: Bitches by Caïmans Productions (France), All Good by Glow (Spain) and No Pets! by Nuvole e Strike (Italy)
- Three projects are produced in the host territory (Animation in Occitanie): Marie Curie’s Great War (Tripode Productions), Our Lil’Adventures (Xbo films) and Animals in a Nutshell (Les Films d’Ici Méditerranée)
See all the selected projects for Cartoon Forum 2024 here.
Creazione e Connessione
Continuing the annual country/region spotlights begun in 2017, Cartoon Network 2024 will be showcasing the dynamic contributions of Italy to the animation industry.
The Italian animation landscape is predominantly shaped by TV series, with public broadcaster RAI serving as a significant funding source for local productions. And thanks to the efforts of Cartoon Italia, animation benefits from special attention in national regulations: international and executive productions involving an Italian producer can now tap into a 40% tax credit. This measure has notably enhanced the country’s competitiveness in the global animation market. In addition, the Italian animation sector benefits from Regional Funds dedicated to supporting both national and international productions, as well as automatic and selective funds from the Ministry of Culture.
Six Italian projects have been selected to be pitched at Cartoon Forum 2024: Green Thumb by Movimenti Production; Guglielmo the Inventor by POPCult, co-produced by Animalps Productions (France) & Krutart (Czechia); Matita HB by IBRIDO Studio; mindTOONness by Vismanimation, co-produced by Enanimation; Mission Delta by Eagle Original Content, co-produced by MAD Entertainment; and No Pets! by Nuvole e Strisce.
Learn more at cartoon-media.eu/forum.