The 36th Cartoon Forum was held from 15th to 18th September 2025 at Toulouse, France. This year, a variety of TV animation projects were pitched in front of 870 participants ranging from producers, investors, broadcasters, and buyers, to SVoD/VoD platforms.
The Top 10 Projects Most Attractive to Participants
The 75 pitched projects showcased a wide variety of genres and visual styles, highlighting the richness of European animated series. The top 10 projects, co-produced in at least two European countries, that attracted the largest number of participants are listed below:
Cartoon Forum 2025 Statistics
1. Projects Pitched
75 projects were pitched, which were selected by CARTOON from 20 European countries.
2. Number of Projects by Country
| Country | Number | Country | Number | Country | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 30 | Czech Republic | 2 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| Ireland | 7 | Greece | 2 | Iceland | 1 |
| Belgium | 6 | Armenia | 1 | ||
| Spain | 5 | Portugal | 1 | ||
| Poland | 4 | Bosnia | 1 | ||
| Italy | 3 | Finland | 1 | ||
| Germany | 3 | Sweden | 1 | ||
| Netherlands | 2 | Latvia | 1 | ||
| Serbia | 2 | Denmark | 1 |
3. Number of Projects by Target Audience
| Target Audience | Number |
|---|---|
| Pre-school (2-6) | 21 |
| Children (5-11) | 34 |
| Family | 5 |
| Young adults / Adults | 15 |
4. Number of Projects by Format
| Running Time | Number |
|---|---|
| Up to 5 minutes | 11 |
| 6 – 10 minutes | 22 |
| 11 – 15 minutes | 23 |
| 22 – 30 minutes | 18 |
| Over 45 minutes | 1 |
Cartoon Forum Tributes 2025
The Cartoon Tributes are the professional awards given to broadcasters, investors/distributors, and producers who’ve made positive contributions to the European TV animation industry. Winners were voted by the 870 professionals from 37 countries who participated in Cartoon Forum 2025.














