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Cartoon Movie took place a few days ago in Bordeaux, France. As a reminder, Cartoon Forum is a pitching and co-prod forum for animated feature films. For two days, it gathers producers who can “pitch their film project in order to speed up financing, find co-producers and interest international distributors.”
Created in 1999, Cartoon Forum helped nearly 500 films find financing, representing a total budget of over 3 billion euros.
Here are the main takeaways of Cartoon Forum 2024, as well as the trailers.
55 film projects
This year, Cartoon Forum welcomed 886 participants, among which 264 buyers, with 12.5% of newcomers.
Cartoon Forum explains that they “noticed a significant attraction of animation projects towards adventure themes.”
Here are a few numbers:
55 projects of feature movies from 16 European countries were presented this year, for a total budget of 397.6 Million EUR, representing 84 hours of animation. France led this year’s selection (15 projects), tailed by Belgium, Germany, and Spain (5 projects each). The Nordic countries have doubled their participation year-on-year with 9 projects, which break down as follows: Norway (4), Denmark (2), Sweden (2), and Finland (1). Also noteworthy is the sustained participation of the CEE countries, with 6 projects from Poland (3), Hungary (1), and Czech Republic (2), while Luxembourg has enhanced its profile with 3 projects as majority producer.
Here are two Top 10 to get a better idea of what kind of projects received the most attention:
TOP 10 OF PROJECTS THAT RECEIVED THE MOST ATTENTION FROM THE BUYERS
Only projects in Development & in Production – The order reflects the percentage of buyers present in the pitching room
1. Rosa & Dara and their Great Summer Adventure (Czech Republic / Slovakia) – 63%
2. Rouxelle and the Pirates (Belgium / Switzerland) – 61%
3. Milo (Ireland) – 58%
4. Niko – Beyond the Northern Lights (Finland / Germany / Ireland / Denmark) – 54%
5. Mami Fatale and the Great Cookbook (Poland) – 51%
6. Balls (Sweden) – 49%
6. Kaja the Great (Norway / Belgium) – 49%
7. Agent 203 (Germany / Spain) – 48%
8. Flamingo Flamenco (Germany / Spain) – 46%
9. When Mumbo Jumbo Grew Giant (Denmark) – 45%
9. Dom Fradique (Portugal / Italy) – 45%
10. Twisted (France / Italy) – 43%
10. Yugly (Belgium / France) – 43%
10. Out of Frame (Germany) – 43%TOP 10 OF PROJECTS OF EUROPEAN COPRODUCTIONS
1. The Island of Salamanders (France / Slovakia / Germany)
2. Pesta (Norway / France / Germany)
3. Yugly (Belgium / France)
4. Ogresse (France / Belgium)
5. The Defects (Luxembourg / France / Belgium)
6. Twisted (France / Italy)
7. Picasso in Royan (France / Spain)
8. Flamingo Flamenco (Germany / Spain)
8. Super Charlie (Sweden / Denmark / Norway)
9. Dom Fradique (Portugal / Italy)
9. The Treasure of the Wyrm (Italy / France / Czech Republic)
10. Into the Wonderwoods (France / Luxembourg)
Cartoon Movie: here are the trailers!
To get a better idea of what these projects are, here are the trailers.
