Cartoon Forum, the European animation pitching and financing event held in Toulouse this past week, released its list of the most popular projects at the event. the first list reflects the general number of participants in the pitching room for projects and the second shows number of buyers in the room.
La Cabane Productions (France) and Thuristar’s A Lamb Stew was the most popular pitch in the general category. The CG-animated special centers on a young, rebellious lamb named Billie, who decides to confront a big bad wolf, but finds out he isn’t the monster that the she had judged him to be. British actor T’Nia Miller (Years and Years, Sex Education) and newcomer Iris Onyejiuwa voice the main characters. The half-hour special is written and directed by Joeri Christiaen and story edited by Smuts Louw (The Smeds and the Smoos, Star Wars Visions: Aau’s Song).
The presentation for Cyber Group Studios’ Master of the Unicorns emerged as the most- attended session among the event’s buyers. Based on the popular book series by Remi Borowczyk and Neil Ruffier-Meray, the charming series is set a fantastic realm where a brave young boy named Aelig and his magical friends set out to save the last unicorn from the dark plans of the Man with No Name. The series will be directed by animation veteran Jean-Luc Francois (The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Arthur and the Children of the Round Table), produced by Pierre Belaïsch (Atomic Puppet, Press Start!) and written by Ghislaine Pujol and Olivier Vannelle.
Top 10 Lists
The first list reflects the general number of participants in the pitching room for projects co-produced in at least two European countries.
1. A Lamb’s Stew – La Cabane Productions (France), Thuristar (Belgium)
2. Esther – Take Five (Belgium), Sacrebleu Productions (France), Rudo Company (Argentina)
3. Ooops! The Ark is Stranded – Moetion Films (Ireland), Ulysses Filmsproduktion (Germany)
4. Bobby & the Bottle Brigade – Something Big (France), Kavaleer (Ireland)
5. Mia Moké – Special Touch Studios & Creative Touch Studios (France), African Touch Studios (Cameroon), Paul Thiltges Distributions (Luxembourg), Ozemnia Studios (Senegal)
6. Harmony – Fabrique d’Images (Luxembourg), Fantabulous (France), Freaks Factory (Belgium)
7. Guglielmo the Inventor – POPCult (Italy), Animalps Productions (France), Krutart (Czech Republic)
8. The Forest Five – Fool Moon (Slovakia), PFX (Czech Republic)
9. Once there was… – Bagan Films (France), B Film (Slovakia), Momakin (Poland)
10. Steel Hearts – EyeCandyFilm (Denmark), Poster (Croatia), Invida (Slovenia)
PRESENCE OF BUYERS IN PITCHING SESSIONS
This order reflects the number of buyers present in the pitching room.
1. Master of the Unicorns – Cyber Group Studios (France)
2. The Wolf in Underpants – KMBO Production & Les Films de l’Arlequin (France)
3. Lost in the Future – Ellipse Animation (France)
4. A Lamb’s Stew – La Cabane Productions (France), Thuristar (Belgium)
My Great Great Great Family! – Dandelooo (France)
5. The Tour de Fear – Samka Animation (France)
6. Mary & Franky – Media Valley (France)
My Life is a Manga – Brain Comet & Blue Spirit (France)
7. The Shrimps – Autour de Minuit (France)
8. Ooops! The Ark is Stranded – Moetion Films (Ireland), Ulysses Filmsproduktion (Germany)
9. H.O.M.E – TeamTO (France)
10. Bin Buddies – Millimages (France)
According to the organizers, the 2024 edition of the Forum attracted 993 participants from 42 countries, among them 256 buyers (26% newcomers). Overall 485 companies were represented. Women made up 49.2% of the participants, 50.4% were men and 0.4% were non-binary.
The next edition of the Cartoon Forum will take in Toulouse, France, Sept. 15-18, 2025.
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Source: Cartoon Forum
