1. Introduction
From 15th to 18th September 2025, the 36th Cartoon Forum will be held in Toulouse, France. Cartoon Forum has been the core event for the growth of co-production and distribution of European animation for television and new media platforms since 1990. It has helped finance 1,017 animation projects since its inception.
Projects Selected from 20 Countries
75 projects from 20 European countries (where the main producers are located) have been selected for pitching at Cartoon Forum 2025 from 108 submissions. France leads the selection with 30 projects, followed by Ireland with 7 projects, Belgium with 6 projects, Spain with 5 projects, Poland with 4 projects, and Italy and Germany each with 3 projects. Furthermore, 1 project pitched at the Cartoon Springboard, an event for young talents, was selected for Cartoon Forum 2025: Atomic by Studio Zmei (Bulgaria).
2. Our Picks
We picked 9 projects that caught our attention from the 75 selected projects that will be pitched at Cartoon Forum 2025:
Pre-School
Natu Natu
TV series – 104 X 5’
Target ages: 2 – 4 year old
Producers: Cartoon Saloon (Ireland), Superprod Animation (France), and Melusine Productions (Luxembourg)
Technique: 2D digital
Terry and Olivia
TV series – 52 X 5’
Target ages: 2 – 4 year old
Producer: Creative Conspiracy (Belgium)
Technique: 3D digital
Children
Nome is an Island
TV series – 26 X 22’
Target ages: 5 – 6 year old
Producers: To Blink Animation (Serbia) and Imagic Telecom (Spain)
Technique: 2D digital
The Zzli brothers
TV special – 30′
Target ages: 5 – 7 year old
Producer: XBO FILMS (France)
Technique: 2D digital
The Nimbus
TV series – 26 X 7’
Target ages: 5 – 7 year old
Producer: Special Touch Studios (France)
Technique: 2D digital, Live action
Young Adults / Adults
Grannies
TV series – 30 X 2′ 15″
Producer: Caïmans Productions (France)
Technique: 2D digital
The Kookoo Corral
TV series – 13 X 22’
Producer: 3Doubles Producciones (Spain)
Technique: 2D digital
Welcome to Happycracy
TV series – 10 X 5′ 0″
Producers: Manégann films (France) and XBO films (France)
Technique: Stop-motion, Puppets
Yojimbot
TV series – 10 X 26’
Producer: Passion Paris Production (France)
Technique: 2D digital
