AWARD CEREMONY – 19 SEPTEMBER 2019

Toulouse will host the 30^th edition of Cartoon Forum, the unique co-production platform for European animation series from 16-19 September.

85 new projects from across Europe will be pitched. This year 24 countries will be presenting their projects to about 1000 producers, investors, distributors, buyers, SVoD/VoD platforms such as Netflix, WarnerMedia, Playkids or Hopster TV...

Along with the presentation of projects, this key event for the European animation sector will host the ceremony of the Cartoon Tributes, which are professional awards for the most positive and influential broadcaster, investor/distributor and producer of the year.

The 2019 Cartoon Tributes nominees are:

> BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
CZECH TELEVISION (CT) | Czech Republic
RADIO TELEVISIÓN ESPAÑOLA (RTVE) | Spain
RTBF-OUFTIVI | Belgium
SKY | United Kingdom
TVP ABC | Poland

> INVESTOR/DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
ATMOSPHERE MEDIA | Germany
CYBER GROUP STUDIOS | France
FERLY | Finland
KIDS FIRST DISTRIBUTION | France
TELEGAEL | Ireland

> PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
GRAPHILM | Italy
MIYU PRODUCTIONS | France
PANIQUE! | Belgium
STUDIO SOI | Germany
XILAM ANIMATION | France

A total of 15 companies are among the nominees for these awards, French companies coming up most with 4 nominations, followed by Belgium and Germany with 2 nominations each. Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Ireland, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom are also present with 1 nomination each.

For France:

• CYBER GROUP STUDIOS

• KIDS FIRST DISTRIBUTION

• MIYU PRODUCTIONS

• XILAM ANIMATION

For Belgium:

• RTBF-OUFTIVI

• PANIQUE!

• ATMOSPHERE MEDIA

• STUDIO SOI

• CZECH TELEVISION (CT) (Czech Republic) is a public broadcaster. Currently it operates 6 channels, two of them – ČT1 and ČT2 – are the nationwide channels. In 2013, Czech Television’s new kids’ channel "ČT:D" was launched as a Free TV digital channel broadcasting every day from 6 am to 8 pm. Animation represents 54% of the content and 2824 hours per year. CT offers colorful, entertaining, contemporary and inspiring content – not only educational programming but also high-quality entertainment, series and movies as well. ("Chico Chica Boumba", "The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales", "The Jungle Bunch", "Ernest & Celestine", "Dimitri", among others.)
  
• RADIO TELEVISIÓN ESPAÑOLA (RTVE) (Spain) is Spain’s largest multimedia group. The RTVE Corp. is entrusted with the mission of guaranteeing state-owned public radio and television services, offering objective & plural information, encouraging democratic participation & debate, effectively promoting culture, knowledge, child protection, gender equality and social & territorial cohesion. With 6 television channels and 6 radio stations, RTVE aims to serve the widest audience.
  ("Monchihi", "Simon", "Lunnis", "Momonsters", "Mya Go", among others)
  
• SKY (United Kingdom) is one of the Europe’s leading entertainment companies, serving 21 million customers across five countries. Sky is focused on proving the best entertainment service for the whole family. This includes kids as well as grown-ups with a recently launched dedicated kids app and a renewed commitment to investing in even more shows that kids will love, starting with Morph later this year. ("George & Paul", "Pirata & Capitano", among others)
  
• TVP ABC (Poland) has been launched in 2014 as a part of the largest broadcaster in Poland, public television TVP. TVP ABC’s offer includes as well as programmes for pre-schools, youth and their parents but the main target is 4-12. TVP ABC broadcasts about 18 hours of programmes a day, as well as animation (80%) produced in European countries and from all over the word, along with educational programs/magazines. ("Masha and the Bear", "Super Wings", "Heidi", "Florka's Diary, among others)

• FERLY (Finland) is an entertainment company based out of Helsinki, Vancouver and LA. The company specializes in storytelling through TV, film, digital products, licensing and publishing with a team that has achieved the impossible many times over.
  
• TELEGAEL (Ireland) invests substantial sums annually in high-quality film and television content – animation and live action. It operates one of Ireland’s largest animation studios specialising in scripting, design, storyboards, voice record, sound design, picture & sound postproduction. Telegael’s productions have been licensed to over 150 territories and translated into more than 40 languages. It works with broadcasters including Cartoon Network US & Europe, Disney, ZDF, CITV, NickToons, KiKA, France 3 & ABC. ("Lexi and Lottie", "Yoyo", "The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill", among others)

• GRAPHILM (Italy) is an award-winning production firm founded in 1988 specialised in animation for entertainment and advertising. As leading Italian studio, it is internationally active to develop its properties in line with market trends and demands, uniting art, industry, cartoon tradition and new technologies. Graphilm will present its new TV series project "#In the Middle" at the 30^th Cartoon Forum. ("Boo Boom the Long Way Home", "Nefertine on the Nile", "Hanukkah", among others)

About CARTOON FORUM

Created in 1990 to boost the co-production and distribution of European animation for television and new media platforms, Cartoon Forum has helped 782 animation series obtain financing to the tune of over 2.7 billion Euros.

The main partners of Cartoon Forum Toulouse are Creative Europe - MEDIA, CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée), Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region, Mairie de Toulouse, Toulouse Métropole, Casino Barrière and France Télévisions.

About CARTOON

CARTOON is an international non-profit association based in Brussels organising Cartoon Forum, along with Cartoon Movie, a co-production forum for feature-length animation; and the Cartoon Master training seminars.

Over 200 guests from 25 countries will attend the 3rd edition of the Forum, including 100 foreign guests from Europe and abroad.

We are especially proud of strong representation of sales agents, distributors and TV stations.
Pitchings of 27 European film and TV projects for children will be observed by 17 sales agents including representatives of: Arri Media (Germany), Attraction Distribution (Canada), Beta Film (Germany), Charades (France), Copenhagen Bombay (Denmark), Dutch Features (the Netherlands), Filmrepublic (UK), IKH Picture Promotion (Poland), Indie Sales (France), Level K (Denmark), Media Move (Poland), New Europe Film Sales (Poland), Picture Tree (Germany), Pink Parrot (Spain), SF Studios (Sweden), Silkway Films (Germany). 

Sales agents and distributors will have an excellent opportunity to network and connect with a group of distributors represented by: Centar (Serbia), Dandeloo (France), Farbfilm (Germany), FilmCentrum (Sweden), Folketsbio (Sweden), Galapagos (Poland), JEF Distribution (Belgium), KMBO Little (France), KT Film&Media(Macedonia), Millimages (France), Monolith (Poland), Next Film (Poland), Packmagic (Spain), Radar (Croatia), SUPERights (France), Wanted Cinema (Italy).

There will also be an opportunity to talk to TV representatives from: Arte Junior (France), Canal + France, Hopster TV (UK), KIKA/ZDF (Germany), NDR (Germany), NRK Super (Norway) Polsat (Poland), RAI Ragazzi (Italy), Turner (UK), YLE (Finland), Nickodelon (Russia).

Among invited guests, there are private investors and producers interested in contributing to European cinema for children and young audience, including guests from India, Canada, Ukraine, Germany and UK. We will also host organisers of festivals and events for children represented by: Cinekid, JEF Festival,Żlin FF, Athens International Children's FF, Golden Sparrow IFF, CEEA Forum and Pop Up Film Residency.  

Producers looking for financing or attractive locations can talk to representatives of local film funds and commissions, including:  Polish Film Instutute (PiSF), Łódź Film Commission, Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission, Krakow Film Commission, Podkarpackie Film Commission, Silesia Film Fund.

Detailed programme of Warsaw Kids Film Forum is available on our website.

Apart from a rich pitching offer, this year’s schedule includes: workshops, script and legal consultations, co-pro breakfast, trip around Warsaw and a script masterclass. 

Early Bird accreditations are available HERE until September 9th

Warsaw Kids Film Forum is an industry part of Kids Film IFF.

Join us in September!

The 5th edition of Pustnik has started

The 5th edition of Pustnik -  the international screenwriters residency opened its gates on Monday, the 2nd of September at Portul Cultural Cetate and will be over on the 10th of September.

The 8 finalists coming from six different states around the world have gathered on the Romanian Danube shore, where they will work on their feature length scripts for the next 7 days, while also participating at workshops and masterclasses with the guests of this year’s edition. The finalists will also receive guidance from Laurence Coriat, screenwriter of „Wonderland” and „A summer in Genova” – both directed by Michael Winterbottom, Bianca Oana, the producer of „Touch me Not (Winner of the Golden Bear, Berlinale 2018) and Marie Dubas, co-producer of „God Exists, her name is Petrunija” (winner of the Jury Prize at Berlinale 2019). 

Before arriving at Pustnik, Miss Marie Dubas will be present at a special screening of „God Exists, her name is Petrunija”, held at Cinema Elvira Popesco on Friday, the 6th of September from 8:30pm.  The screening is organised by Bad Unicorn in association with Pustnik. Tickets can be purchased at the following link.

The programme of this year’s edition of Pustnik will also include film screenings of our guests and residents’ productions and a roundtable on co-production oportunities in Romania with Romanian film producers Gabi Suciu (Atelier de Film) and Oana Giurgiu (Libra Film). Furthermore, the residents will have the chance to watch Soudade Kadaan’s movies – her debut feature film „The day I lost my shadow” (The Lion of the Future at Venice Film Festival, 2018) and the short film Aziza (Best Short Film, Sundance 2019). Soudade is a special guest of this year’s edition. 

During the residency, Pustnik is also organising film workshops for children and teenagers of Dolj County, held by Anca Caramelea and Nicolae Constantin Tanase.

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About Pustnik:

Pustnik is the first international screenwriters residency to take place in Romania. It aims to create an environment dedicated to clarity of thought, away from modern pressures. Pustnik is also a growing network of film professionals and a community whose aim is to ease and encourage collaboration across the international cinema industry.

For more information:

www.pustnik.com

www.facebook.com/pustnik

Laura Musat  – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Pustnik is organized by TETA

TETA is an NGO founded in June 2006 and its main purpose is developing cultural activities and events to promote an alternative education for all participants enrolled in its projects and at the same time to offer a cultural revival to the communities in which the events take place. TETA is also producing films and theatre performances. 

Cultural Project co-financed by the National Cultural Fund Administration

ANIMARKT 2019 REVEALS THE CARDS

Unique consultations with the experts, recruitment of animators and costume fabricators for work in the world-famous Laika studio or workshops with the best in the branch are only a few strong reasons to attend Animarkt Stop Motion Forum 2019, which takes place on 8-12 October in Łódź.

CONSULTATIONS

Under the name ASK THE EXPERT the Animarkt participants may expect consultation panel with specialists from various filmmaking fields. ‘It is a one of a kind opportunity to discuss one’s project with experienced professionals, ask them for advice, remove the doubts. This year you can consult your ideas with producers, distributors, an animator, scrip-doctor or financial institution representative’, explains Paulina Zacharek from Momakin, the Animarkt’s organizer. In order to participate, you need to fill in the form that you can find at http://en.animarkt.pl/. Deadline for sending the applications is 15 September.

 Full list of experts includes:

Corinne Destombes – a producer from Folimage studio, nominated to Oscar for full-length film “A Cat in Paris”.

Olivier Catherin – a creative producer, freelancer. He’s also one of the founder and board member of the European Animation Awards association, organizing the Emile Awards ceremony.

Vanja Andrijevic, Bonobostudio – a producer of multi-award winning  short film “HEDGEHOG'S HOME”.

Kasia Kąkol, SPPA (Polish Animation Producers Association) – a graduate of Cultural Studies, coordinates presenting Polish animation at international events.

Ben Vandendaele, Radiator IP sales –  a versatile producer, sales agent and distributor.

Luce Grosjean, Miyu Distribution – a distributor of 2 films nominated to Oscar: “Negative Space” and “Garden Party.

Kerdi Onnego, Nuku Film – a producer working for the oldest stop motion animation studio in Europe.  

Anna Szadkowska, Audiovisual Technology Center (CeTA) - as a producer and production manager she organizes and coordinates the production of feature, documentary and animated films.

Carlos Bleycher – script-doctor, content consultant and story editor specialized in animation and childrens’ oriented content. Creator of the series “Cagemates”, winner of the MIFA Creative Focus Pitch in the International Animation Festival of Annecy 2013. 

Sophie Prigent – a Sales Director at Jetpack Distribution, - one of the most thriving international distributor of children’s content cooperating with big broadcasters and streaming platforms

Monika Głowacka – Łódź Film Commission – represents Łódź Film Commission in Associaton of Film Commissioners International (since 2009), City of Łódź/ EC1 in regional film funds section in Polish Audiovisual Producers Chamber of Commerce (since 2014) and in CineRegio (since 2018). She has long-term experience in organizing large cultural events both in Poland and abroad and successfully gains external funds for Łódź Film Commission activities.

LAIKA RECRUITMENT

Recruitment for the world class animation studio LAIKA is planned on October 10 and will the only one in this part of Europe. LAIKA's history began in 2005, in a warehouse in Portland, where CEO Travis Knight had honed his stop-motion skills and developed a deep passion for the art form. Since then, LAIKA has made 4 award-winning films: Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012), The Boxtrolls (2014) and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature; Kubo and the Two Strings also won the BAFTA for Best Animated Film and received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects. All candidates interesting in working for this prestigious American studio and meeting Anna Kvorning, LAIKA talent acquisitions supervisor should fill in the application form presenting shortly themselves and the effects of their work as an animator or costume maker. Deadline for sending the applications is 15 September.

WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASSES

Free professional workshops await for those, who want to improve the skills and master their technique. Such opportunity will arise during the animation direction workshop that will be run by Barry JC Purves – the legend of animation and author of iconic and multi-awarded films such as “Screen Play”, “Rigoletto”, “Achilles”, involved also with “King Kong” and “Mars Attacks!” has over 40 years of experience. Workshops devoted to characters’ movement in stop-motion animation will be led by Juan Soto, who has worked for productions such as of My life as a Zucchini by Claude Barras, and new LAIKA’s movie “Missing Link”. Last but not least is a unique stop frame cinematography course with Malcolm Hadley. This British cinematographer with over 20 years has worked on many multi-award winning commercials, shorts & feature films including Corpse Bride (2005) & Frankenweenie (2012) and Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs (2017). Two intensive, one day courses that will place on 9 and 10 October are designed to improve camera and lighting skills for stop frame cinematography, based in a studio environment and taught by an experienced features and commercials Director of Photography.

Deadline for sending the applications for workshop with Malcolm Hadley is 15 September, deadline for other workshops and masterclasses is 5 September. All the application forms are available at:  http://en.animarkt.pl/.

 

ANIMARKT STOP MOTION FORUM is Poland’s first and Central and Eastern Europe’s prime international event devoted exclusively to stop motion and puppet animation. It is a unique meeting venue of the field’s top artists, craftsmen, producers, distributors, broadcasters, and investors. Its diversified program offers a unique combination of workshop and vocation-oriented elements on the one hand with networking and business-to-business meetings on the other, while the pitching of short puppet animations is a unique opportunity for artists. The forthcoming 4^th edition of the Animarkt will be held in Łódź between 8 and 12 October 2019. Entry to all ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum events is free of charge, but registration is necessary due to a limited number of places.

ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund, International Visegrad Fund and the Polish Film Institute.

MOMAKIN, the organizer of the ANIMARKT STOP MOTION FORUM, is a business partner for animation. It offers professional support to animation projects at every stage of their development. It brings together artists, producers, and distributors. It boasts an immense portfolio of talents from all over the world and numerous successful ventures home and abroad.