Line Up of the 2023 Selected Projects Irish Projects at Cartoon Forum
Cartoon Forum is back in Toulouse from the 18th – 21st of September! We are delighted to announce that 8 projects from Ireland have been selected to pitch at this year’s event!
Big Congratulations to all the projects:
- A Horse Named Steve – Sixteen South
- Baby’s First Crime Spree – Cardel Entertainment
- Christopher Creature – Paper Panther Productions
- Delivery Dan – JAM Media
- Fluff and Fury – Daily Madness
- Park Tails Great Expectations Media (Co-Produced: Treehouse Republic)
- Space Aged – Studio Malea
- Stage Struck! – Lighthouse Studios (Co-Produced: Dog Ears)
A full harvest of wonderful projects for this new edition! We will be thrilled to see them in September!
REGISTRATION TO CARTOON FORUM IS OPEN
With a growing list of buyers, Cartoon Forum is definitely the place to be this Autumn
THE DEADLINE FOR THE ANIMATION CO-PRODUCTION MARKET & PITCHING FORUM HAS BEEN EXTENDED!
Don’t miss the chance to pitch your Animation project at the MIA Co-Production Market and Pitching Forum!
The call for projects of the Animation Co-Production Market is still open.
The deadline is July 24th, 5pm (CEST).
MIA will accept submissions of animation content intended for theatrical distribution, television broadcasting and digital streaming. Feature-length films, TV series and TV specials are admitted.
For more info and guidelines, visit their website.
For any further information about the regulation and submission reach out to: animationcopro@miamarket.it
Women in Animation Summit at Annecy Spotlights Diversity and New Opportunities and Challenges
The seventh annual WIA World Summit at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival proved to be a resounding success last week. The day-long symposium on June 12 focused on the special theme, “Breaking the Box: Redefining Gender and Leadership.” The informative and inspiring panels featured thought leaders, filmmakers and executives from around the world discussing gender justice — a system of equity and fairness for people of all genders, gender identities and presentations.
WIA also joined forces with GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization, for the first time this year to bring the 7th Annual World Summit to the Annecy International Animation Festival and Mifa 2023. Megan Townsend, GLAAD’s Senior Director of Entertainment Research and Analysis led the crowd in a thought-provoking educational opening, ‘Unpacking: What is Gender?’ Townsend’s talk culminated in an astute question-and-answer session.
The 300-plus seat room was close to capacity throughout the entire day, with hundreds of additional people across 13 different countries following and viewing via live stream. The crowd was made up of people of all genders, races, and nationalities who had a genuine interest in the power of inclusive stories in animation. The speakers, which included ND Stevenson (creator of Nimona), Vicky Jenson (director of Shrek, Spellbound), Ramsey Naito (President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon), Cartoon Saloon co-founder and director Nora Twomey (My Father’s Dragon, The Breadwinner) Anna Ginsburg (Sandy, How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep) and Women in Animation president Marge Dean— explored the variety of ways in which authenticity can bring the animation industry to the next level of excellence.
Read the full story here or watch these inspiring panels on the WIA website.
Kidscreen’s Cool New Shows on Their Annecy Radar
After a busy week full of Annecy news, Kidscreen highlighted new shows in development that they think will be making moves in the coming months, shows from two of our member studios were listed here and we are delight for them!
- The Clumps – Preschoolers
- Producer: Igloo Animations (Ireland)
- Style: Live action and 2D animation
- Format: 26 x seven minutes
- Budget: US$3 million
- Status: A trailer, bible, sample script and episode outlines are in hand. Igloo is looking for broadcasters, financing and co-producers.
- Delivery: 18 months from greenlight
Encouraging imaginative play outdoors, this mixed-media series centers around three creatures who live underground in a human family’s backyard. Taking inspiration from how their human neighbours play, the Clumps venture above ground for a few minutes each day to have fun and learn. Their adventures span from feeding a bee sugar water, to making their own instruments out of objects from nature. Igloo CEO Trevor Courtney is writing and directing the series.
- Bock-Bock Chicken – Four to six
- Co-producers: Paper Owl Films (Ireland), CAKE (UK)
- Style: 2D animation
- Format: 52 x five minutes
- Budget: US$7.3 million
- Status: A bible and script are completed, and the partners are looking for initial broadcasters.
- Delivery: Q4 2025
Created by former BBC Children’s producer Sarah Legg-Barratt (Peter Rabbit, Bing), Bock-Bock Chicken stars three barnyard animals who spend their days turning the everyday shapes around them—from square cardboard boxes to round hoops and buttons—into exciting toys. The show aims to teach kids basic geometry through play.
Read the full list of shows here!
This story originally appeared in Kidscreen‘s June/July 2023 magazine.