Cartoon Movie is an indispensable business event for the European animation industry that has facilitated the creation of long-lasting partnerships and co-productions, allowing the funding of animated feature films since 1999.
55 projects from 16 countries have been selected for Cartoon Movie 2024. The selected projects will be pitched in front of animation professionals from all of Europe, including producers, creators, investors, distributors and sales agents of animated feature films, video games, and new media.
Cartoon Movie 2024 will be held from 5th to 7th March in Bordeaux, France, with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée), Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bordeaux Métropole, and Pôle Image Magelis.
Our Picks
Here are 12 film projects from the selected 55 projects that caught our attention:
For Children
Into the Wonderwoods
[In production]
- Directors: Alexis Ducord and Vincent Paronnaud
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital
- Producers: Je Suis Bien Content (France) / ZEILT Productions (Luxembourg) / Gao Shan Pictures (France) / Amopix (France) / EV.L prod (France)
For Family
Balls
[In development]
- Directors: Naive Animation and Andreas Öhman
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital / drawing
- Producer: Naive (Sweden)
Dog my Cats!
[In development]
- Director: Alain Gagnol
- Runtime: 85 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producer: Parmi les Lucioles Films (France)
Lucy Lost
[In development]
- Director: Olivier Clert
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producer: Xilam Films (France)
Rose and the Marmots
[In concept]
- Director: Alain Ughetto
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Technique: Stop-motion / 3D digital
- Producers: Les Films du Tambour de Soie (France) / WeJustKids (France) / Graffiti Film (Italy) / Ocidental Filmes (Portugal)
The Island of Salamanders
[In development]
- Director: Catherine Maximoff
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital & Motion capture
- Producers: Les Contes Modernes (France) / Artichoke (Slovakia) / Fabian&Fred (Germany)
The Little Run
[In development]
- Director: Julien Bisaro
- Runtime: 75 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital
- Producer: Picolo Pictures (France)
The Treasure of the Wyrm
[In development]
- Director: Francesco Vecchi
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / Stop-motion
- Producers: Small Boss (Italy) / Xbo films (France) / MAUR film (Czech Republic) / Doruntina Film (Italy)
Twisted
[In development]
- Director: Lino DiSalvo
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Technique: 3D digital
- Producers: Mediawan Kids & Family (France) / Palomar (Italy)
For Teenagers
Pesta
[In development]
- Director: Hanne Berkaak
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital
- Producers: Mikrofilm (Norway) / Xilam Films (France) / Knudsen Pictures (Germany)
For Adults/Young Adults
The Flying Man’s Prophecy
[In concept]
- Director: Vincent Kesteloot
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital
- Producer: Squarefish (Belgium)
The Wild Inside
[In development]
- Director: Patrick Imbert
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producer: Folivari (France)
Sneak Previews
Here is a list of new European animated features that will have sneak previews at Cartoon Movie 2023:
Elli
- Directors: Jesper Møller, Piet de Rycker, and Jens Møller
- Runtime: 82 minutes
- Target audience: Family
- Technique: 3D digital
- Producers: Dreamin Dolphin Film (Germany) / Carpe Diem Film (Canada) / Traumhaus Studios (Germany)
Kensuke’s Kingdom
- Directors: Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry
- Runtime: 85 minutes
- Target audience: Family
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital / Drawing / Painting
- Producers: Mélusine Productions (Luxembourg) / Lupus Films (UK) / Jigsaw Films (UK) / Le Pacte (France)
Living Large
- Director: Kristina Dufková
- Runtime: 74 minutes
- Target audience: Teenagers
- Technique: Stop-motion / 2D digital
- Producers: Barletta (Czech Republic) / NOVINSKI (Slovakia) / Novanima Productions (France)
SuperKlaus
- Directors: Steven Majaury and Andrea Sebastiá
- Runtime: 88 minutes
- Target audience: Family
- Technique: 3D digital
- Producers: Smartrek Films (Spain) / Capitán Araña (Spain) / 3Doubles (Spain) / PVP Media (Canada)
