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.