1. Presenting 84 New TV Animation Projects
From 20th to 23rd September 2021, the 32nd 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 866 TV animation projects, funding over 3.1 billion EUR since its inception.
Projects Selected from 21 Countries
84 projects from 21 countries have been selected for pitching at Cartoon Forum 2021 from 141 submissions. France leads the selection with 33 projects, followed by Ireland with 11 projects, Germany with 8 projects and Spain with 6 projects. Furthermore, four projects pitched at the Cartoon Springboard, an event for young talents, were selected for Cartoon Forum 2021: Anselmo Wannabe (Italy), Hygge (Germany), What it Takes (France) and Space Ham (Denmark).
2. Our Picks
We picked 12 projects that caught our attention from the 84 selected projects that will be pitched at Cartoon Forum 2021:
Pre-School
Acorn Elves
- TV series – 26 x 11′
- Producer: BareBear production (Czech Republic)
- 3D digital / Painting / Live action
Dinofables
- TV series – 26 x 7′
- Producers: Krutart (Czech Republic) / To Blink Animation (Serbia) / Domestic Film (Romania)
- 2D digital / 3D digital / Cut-out
Ivory Towers
- TV series – 52 x 7′
- Producer: Sixteen South Ireland (Ireland)
- 2D digital
Piggy Builders
- TV series – 52 x 11′
- Producer: Xilam Animation (France)
- 3D digital
Children
Hello, Oscar!
- TV series – 10 x 7′
- Producer: Atom Art (Latvia)
- 3D digital
Meddlers
- TV series – 39 x 11′
- Producers: JAM Media (Ireland) / Milkcow Media (Canada)
- 3D digital / Live action
Sacha and the Christmas Creatures
- TV special – 26′
- Producer: Xbo films (France)
- Stop-motion / Puppets
Tales of Terror
- TV series – 10 x 11′
- Producers: Dream Logic (Ireland) / Lupus Films (United Kingdom)
- 2D digital / Drawing
Family
Muscaria
- TV series – 10 x 11′
- Producers: Galmar Films (Belgium) / Studio Hugggy (Belgique)
- Stop-motion / Puppets
Adults
CANNABIZ
- TV series – 10 x 5′
- Producers: Lardux Films (France) / Neos Films (France
- 2D digital / Painting
The Seniors
- TV series – 10 x 22′
- Producers: Vernes (Czech Republic) / Maur film (Czech Republic)
- 2D digital
Voro
- TV series – 16 x 26′
- Producers: Les Films du Poisson Rouge (France) / Why Not AI (France)
- 2D digital