Cartoon Movie, an indispensable business event for the European animation industry, has facilitated the creation of long-lasting partnerships and co-productions, allowing the funding of animated feature films since 1999 with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union. This year, Cartoon Movie will be held from 8th to 10th March in Bordeaux, France.
57 projects from 25 countries have been selected to be pitched at Cartoon Movie 2022. 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.
Sneak Previews
Here is a selection of new European animated features with sneak previews in Cartoon Movie 2022:
Little Allan — The Human Antenna
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Target audience: Family
- Technique: 3D digital
- Producers: Nordisk Film Production (Denmark) / Pop Up Production (Denmark)
Little Caribou
- Runtime: 75 minutes
- Target audience: Family
- Technique: Drawing
- Producers: Barley Films (Ireland)
My Father’s Secrets
- Runtime: 74 minutes
- Target audience: Young adults/adults
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producers: Je suis bien content (France) / Left Field Ventures (Belgium) / PM (France)
My Grandfather’s Demons
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Target audience: Family
- Technique: 3D computer / Stop-motion
- Producers: Sardinha em Lata (Portugal) / Midralgar Films (France) / Caretos (Spain)
Nayola
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Target audience: Young adults/adults
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital
- Producers: Praça Filmes (Portugal) / Il Luster (Netherlands) / Luna Blue Films (Belgium) / SOIL (Belgium) / JPL Films (France)
Unicorn Wars
- Runtime: 85 minutes
- Target audience: Young adults/adults
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital
- Producers: Abano Producions (Spain) / Autour de Minuit (France) / Uniko Estudio Creativo (Spain) / Schmuby / Borderline Films (France)
Yuku and the Flower of the Himalayas
- Runtime: 65 minutes
- Target audience: Children
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital
- Producers: La Boîte,… Productions (Belgium) / Artemis Productions (Belgium) / Les Films du Nord (France) / Vivement lundi ! (France) / Nadasdy Film (Switzerland)
Our Picks
Here is a selection of projects that caught our attention:
Note: Projects we’ve already introduced in previous articles on Cartoon Movie, or projects already listed above as having a sneak preview, are not included in this list..
For Children
Fallen
[In concept]
- Runtime: 85 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / Painting
- Producers: Eddy Cinema (France)
Princess Reinette
[In concept]
- Runtime: 74 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital
- Producers: Ankama Animation (France)
For Family
Fleur
[In concept]
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producers: MAYBE MOVIES (France)
Flow
[In development]
- Runtime: 75 minutes
- Technique: 3D digital
- Producers: Dream Well (Latvia) / Sacrebleu Productions (France) / CINÉ-LITTÉ Productions (Germany)
Living Large
[In development]
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / Stop-motion
- Producers: Barletta (Czech Republic) / Novinski (Slovakia) / Novanima Productions (France)
Sultana’s Dream
[In production]
- Runtime: 72 minutes
- Technique: Drawing / Cut-out / Painting
- Producers: Sultana Films (Spain) / El Gatoverde Producciones (Spain) / Abano Producions (Spain) / UniKo Estudio (Spain) / Fabian&Fred (Germany)
The Amazing Maurice
[In production]
- Runtime: 85 minutes
- Technique: 3D digital
- Producers: Ulysses Filmproduktion (Germany) / Cantilever Media (United Kingdom)
Titina
[In production]
- Runtime: 80 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital, Live action / documentary material
- Producers: Mikrofilm (Norway) / Vivi Film (Belgium)
For Adults/Young Adults
Juul
[In development]
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Technique: 3D digital
- Producers: Fabrique Fantastique (Belgium) / Toon2Tango (Germany) / Mr. Miyagi Film (Spain) / Kepler Film (Netherlands) / M.A.R.K. 13 (Germany)
Melvile
[In development]
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital / 3D digital
- Producers: Need Productions (Belgium) / Special Touch Studios (France) / Creative Touch Studios (France)
The Migrant
[In development]
- Runtime: 90 minutes
- Technique: 2D digital
- Producers: Xilam Animation (France)
