Spanish animation series that will participate in Cartoon Forum 2021

Cartoon Forum, the European co -production forum of animation series that will be held in Toulouse from September 20 to 23 in person, makes known the projects that will participate in this edition.

European animation emerges from the pandemic with 84 new series projects Television, miniseries and special programs in which studies from 21 countries in the region participate including Spain, which has six projects in the event. For the tenth year, the capital of the French region of Occitania is once again the headquarters of Cartoon Forum, which since its creation in 1990 has helped boost the co -production and distribution of European animation series for television and new platforms.

The pitchings sessions and contacts between professionals will continue to be the main activities in this new edition of Cartoon Forum, which will make some changes in its operation to comply with the current sanitary measures. The projects will be presented to professionals from the audiovisual sector around the world, including broadcasters, distributors, investors, streaming platforms and potential co -producers, among others.

Series of Catalonia, Extremadura and the Basque Country

With six projects from Catalonia, Extremadura and the Basque Country, the presence of Spanish animation in this forum is similar to last year.

Half of the projects are aimed at children: Small heroes The cadey of the eekao and the clama (ew)Yo, Elvis Riboldi); The Saskatoons, in which he participates as co -producer Pikkukala, producer based in Helsinki and Barcelona; and The VHS gang, from the Extremadura study The Glow Animation.

Two projects for preschool public were also selected: Kima & Amik, of the Basque producer Lotura Films, and The Wawies, CUT-OUT animation series developed by the Catalan Imagic TV.

Finally, in the series segment for the young and young public, it stands out The Monsters Valley, produced by Barcelona WKND.

The projects were chosen by the Selection Committee between 141 proposals.

Tendencies

With 41 of the 84 projects, The series aimed at children between 6 and 11 years continue to gain ground In Cartoon Forum, while preschool series represent about a third of the selection (24 projects). Finally, there are 14 projects aimed at young adults and adults, 17% more than last year.

The 2D animation is still the most used By European producers (56%), although 3D series still reach 28% of the total, compared to 20% in 2020.

Las Francesas the shipowners (Abyss Special Case Unit), Around midnight (Freaked Out), Dandelooo (It’s Your Body!), Xilam Animation (Piggy Builders), Cyber Group Studios (The McFire Family), y Ellipsanime Productions (Under the School); la irlandesa Treehouse Republic (Freddy Buttons Wacky Mysteries); la alemana Ulysses Filmproduktion (Butterfly Academy); The Belgian Lunanime (Tommy Pepper); y lata Portuguesa in can (Pete & Bern’s and The Saskatoons) are some of the producers who return to Cartoon Forum to present their new projects.

Together with the works of some of the most recognized studies in Europe, the selection also includes works by Young producers and new talents that come with their first projects.

Four of them were selected through Cartoon Springboard, the event presentation event for new animation talents that since 2019 is celebrated in Valencia: Anselmo Wannabe (Hybrid studio, Italy), Hygge (Dreamin 'Dolphin Film, Aleman), What it Takes (Les Astronautos, France, and "Space Ham" (Minicosmos, Denmark). The next edition of Cartoon Springboard will take place from October 26 to 29 and the call to participate is open until September 2.