For the first time in its history, the 31st Cartoon Forum was held from 15th to 17th September 2020 as an online version due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, a lot of participants ranging from producers, investors, broadcasters, and buyers, to SVoD/VoD platforms, watched video pitches on a well-developed special website which Cartoon, the organizer of Cartoon Forum, prepared in a limited time after they decided to hold this year’s event online in the beginning of September.
Cartoon Forum 2020 Statistics
1. Projects Pitched
80 projects were pitched, which were selected by CARTOON from 27 countries, including companies outside of Europe who are international co-producers of some projects.
2. Number of Projects by Country
Country
Number
Country
Number
Country
Number
France
33
Finland
3
Croatia
1
Ireland
8
Germany
3
Estonia
1
Denmark
6
Canada
2
Hungary
1
Spain
6
Cyprus
2
Iceland
1
Poland
5
Czech Republic
2
Luxembourg
1
Italy
4
Netherlands
2
Norway
1
United Kingdom
4
Switzerland
2
Romania
1
United States of America
4
Argentina
1
Turkey
1
Belgium
3
Bulgaria
1
Uruguay
1
3. Number of Projects by Target Audience
Target Audience
Number
Pre-school
28
Children
31
Family
10
Young adults / Adults
11
4. Number of Projects by Format
Running Time
Number
Up to 7 minutes
28
8 – 15 minutes
27
16 – 26 minutes
22
More than 26 minutes
3
5. Number of Projects by Animation Technique
Animation Technique
Number
Drawing and 2D Animation
53
3D Animation
14
Combination of 2D and 3D
9
Stop-Motion, Puppets, and Clay
4
Trailers for Pitched Projects
Projects pitched on 15th Sep [1]
Projects pitched on 15th Sep [2]
Projects pitched on 16th Sep [1]
Projects pitched on 16th Sep [2]
Projects pitched on 17th Sep [1]
Projects pitched on 17th Sep [2]
The Top 10 Projects Most Attractive to Participants
The 80 pitched projects showed a great variety of genres and visual styles, portraying the richness of European animation series. The top 10 projects, which attracted the largest number of participants (until 5 pm on 17th September), are listed below:
The Upside Down River (Dandelooo, France)
Monster in My Pocket (Cyber Group Studios, France)