This year’s edition of Cartoon Forum, which was held at the seaside town of Sopot, Poland, came to a close on Friday. The 2011 Cartoon Tribute Winner were RTE for Broadcaster of the Year; Paris-based AWOL (led by the amazing Julie Fox) for Distributor of the Year; and Dublin’s Monster Animation & Design for Producer of the Year.
The Forum office also released some interesting stats about the TV projects showcased at the venue:
- There were 66 projects from 19 countries represented at the TV event.
- In this group, 30% were co-pros with two or more European countries.
- France had the highest number of projects—22 over all, followed by U.K. with 14, Spain with 11 and Poland with five.
- The average budget for these projects is estimated to be about 7,670 euros ($10580) per minute.
- About 35% of these projects were conceived for other media platforms.
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Courcy (RTE), winners of Cartoon Tributes 2011
The 2012 edition of Cartoon Forum will be held in Toulouse, located in southwest France- home of the Basilique St. Sernin, Theatre du Capitol and La Musee du Vieux Toulouse!
(C) All Photos are courtesy of Valerie de Halleux / CARTOON
For more info, visit www.cartoon-media.eu/FORUM/
