The selected projects for Cartoon Movie 2019, which will take place in Bordeaux, France from 5th to 7th March 2019, were announced. More than 900 producers, creators, investors, distributors and sales agents of animated feature films, video games, and new media from all of Europe are expected to attend Cartoon Movie 2019. Cartoon Movie facilitates the creation of long-lasting partnerships and co-productions, allowing the funding of animated feature films, which started in 1999 with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.
Projects selected
66 projects from 25 countries have been selected to be pitched at Cartoon Movie 2019.
Number of projects by status
- In concept: 28 projects
- In development: 24 projects
- In production: 7 projects
- Sneak preview: 7 projects
Number of projects by target audience
- Preschool: 1 projects
- Children: 8 projects
- Family: 44 projects
- Young adults/adults: 13 projects
From Cartoon Connection and Cartoon Springboard
Two projects from Cartoon Connection Canada and Cartoon Springboard will be presented at Cartoon Movie 2019.
– From Cartoon Connection Canada: The Odd Ones (Bardel – Canada)
– From Cartoon Springboard: Sisterhood of the Glade (Studio Pupil – Netherlands)
The Spotlight
Cartoon Movie will be putting the spotlight on the Netherlands. The Spotlight on the Netherlands is supported by the Netherlands Film Fund, Creative Industries Funds NL, Animation Producers Netherlands, CFAP and AVROTROS.
You can see Dutch animation at the pitches of nine selected projects (including 3 in co-production) listed below throughout Cartoon Movie 2019:
- Benjamin Bat (The Storytellers Film & TV) – in development
- Miss Moxy (Bosbros) – in development
- Pat & Mat: The Film (Lemming Film) – in development
- In the Forest (Submarine) – in concept
- Sisterhood of the Meadow (Studio Pupil) – in concept
- The King and the Thief (il Luster) – in concept
- Where is Anne Frank (Submarine) – in production
- My Grandfather Used to Say He Saw Demons (Submarine) – in development
- Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (Submarine) – sneak preview
Our picks
We have a list of our pick of projects that caught our attention (projects we’ve already introduced, as well as projects that have a sneak preview, are not included in this list).
For children
For families
Fritzi – A Revolutionary Tale
- Producers: Trickstudio Lutterbeck GmbH (Germany) / Balance Film GmbH (Germany) / Doghouse Films (Luxembourg) / Artemis Productions S.A. (Belgium) / Maur Film (Czech Republic)
- 2D Computer / 3D Computer
Of Unwanted Things and People
- Producers: Maur Film (Czech Republic) / Artichoke (Slovakia) / ZVVIKS (Slovenia) / WJTeam/Likaon (Poland)
- Stop-motion / Puppet
For young adults/adults
Mars Express
- Producer: Everybody on Deck (France)
- 2D Computer / 3D Computer
No Dogs or Italians allowed
- Producers: Les Films du Tambour de Soie (France) / Vivement Lundi ! (France) / Foliascope (France) / Graffiti Doc (Italy) / Nadasdy Film (Switzerland)
- 2D Computer / Stop-motion / Puppets / Live action
The Walking Liberty
- Producers: MAD Entertainment (Italy) / RAI Cinema (Italy)
- 2D Computer /3D Computer
