![]() ![]() The 78x7 series looks at the insect world through a microscope in search of its surrealistic comedy.Īlso from France, the Millimages pitch Dan And Mr Perfect was another hit. The best-attended French project was the CGI series Minuscule from Futurikon. A five-minute trailer for the series suggests a beautifully animated production to come. Based on the successful series of picture books by Tony Ross, this 10x11 pre-school series follows the adventures of the insatiably curious Little Princess and all the things young children love and hate. The project that everyone was talking about was Little Princess from the Illuminated Film Company. The plan is to produce an initial 52 episodes. So each episode begins by closing down the Fluffy Bunny Show and stealing the slot for what is essentially a comedy Mission Impossible, starring special agents Victor Volt and Anita Knight. ![]() In fact, its so secret that it doesnt even have a place of its own in the schedule. ![]() But who cares when the results are as powerful and original as this.Īttendees rush to pitch presentations and screenings.Īimed at kids 7-12, it is pitched as a secret show about secret people doing secret things. A remarkable homage to movie history, it combines elements from live-action films with printed and folded objects in a fast-moving and highly original production. The winner was Fast Film from Austrian filmmaker Virgil Widrich. This years jury was made up of Joanna Quinn (U.K.), Francis Nielsen (France) and Piet De Rycker (Belgium). Nominees come from festivals staged over the previous 12 months so it pretty much represents the best of the best. The venue, the projects and the weather all contributed to its success, says joint managing director Marc Vandeweyer.Īs in previous years, the final night was also time for the Cartoon DOr - Europes top award for animation shorts. Many of the participants told us it was the best Cartoon Forum ever. ![]() This year, 69 projects were presented from 15 different European countries - including two from new member states Poland and Slovenia - representing a total 461 hours of programming. The total value of series produced after starting at Cartoon Forum comes to around a billion euros. Allowing for the fact that a number of projects from the past two years are still assembling their financial package, this represents a healthy one-in-three success rate. Over the past 14 years, 301 of the 966 projects presented have gone on to be fully financed. © Virgil Widrich Film - und Mutimediaproduktions GmbH & Minotaurus Film Luxembourg, 2003. The innovative Fast Film won the prestigious Cartoon Dor for best animated short. And with 8000 animation professionals sharing an extremely pleasant three days, it certainly makes for the best networking event in the European calendar. Producers also get a chance to look at other development projects that might be suitable to partner on. Its a system that provides a serious shortcut in the process of putting together co-production partners - with a simultaneous pitch to all potential partners. Broadcasters, distributors, investors and all those with an interest in a project come along for the pitch. Each is given a 40-minute slot - with presentations taking place simultaneously throughout the event in three separate rooms. Producers apply with a project - of which around 70 are selected to participate. The format of the Forum is now well established - and it works. Moving from country to country each time, this 15th anniversary brought it back to Spain and the medieval Galician town of Santiago de Compostela. The first edition of the European co-production event was staged on the Spanish island of Lanzarote back in 1990. All Forum images © 2004 Cartoon.įifteen years on and Cartoon Forum continues going from strength to strength. Participants are warmly greeted at the beautifully appointed welcome dinner inside a medieval building. The peripatetic Cartoon Forum landed in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, this year. ![]()
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