Cartoon Forum brought its 32nd edition to a close yesterday, following a packed schedule that saw hundreds of buyers on-site in Toulouse, France. TBI’s Mark Layton rounds-up what was on offer at the French animation festival. After an online-only event in 2020, Cartoon Forum returned to its regular home in Toulouse, France, this week, with […]
French animation festival Cartoon Forum has announced the line-up of TV projects for its next edition, which is due to take place in Toulouse from 20-23 September. The event, which will be held in person after going online-only last year due to the pandemic, will play host to 84 new TV series, mini-series, and TV specials […]
French animation festival Cartoon Forum has cancelled its planned physical event, which was due to take place in Toulouse between 14 and 17 September. The event is being moved online-only after a spike in Covid-19 cases across France during August. Last week, the French government also placed the region of Haute-Garonne – containing Toulouse – […]
Cartoon Tributes for 2018 have been awarded to Finland’s YLE, French prodco Folimage and Ireland’s 9 Story Distribution International, during the Cartoon Forum event in Toulouse, France. The Cartoon Tributes recognise the work of companies and people that have contributed to the development of the European animation industry over the past year. Near 1,000 participants, […]
Netflix is up for its inaugural Cartoon Tribute award at Cartoon Forum, the annual animation pitching event in Toulouse, France. Netflix is one of five broadcasters and streaming services up for a Broadcaster of the Year award. Italian channel Deakids, Finnish broadcasting company YLE, the UK’s kids app Hopster and French channel TF1 are also […]
Netflix has hired DreamWorks’ Melissa Cobb to lead its kids and family content team. As vice president, Cobb will oversee the creation and acquisition of series and films for children and families. She will report to chief content officer Ted Sarandos. Cobb will lead an expanded focus on high quality series and event programming across […]
Cartoon Forum took place this week, bringing in some of the best animators, distributors, producers and broadcasters in Europe to the French city of Toulouse from 11-14 September. Each year, the Forum awards Cartoon Tributes for the best broadcaster, investor/distributor and producer. A majority among the 900 attendees at the Forum voted France Télévisions as broadcaster […]
Marc Vandeweyer, Cartoon Forum’s general director, has been surprised by the lack of UK animation projects appearing at Cartoon Forum this year. “It’s a surprise and a big surprise to see that there are fewer projects than last year from the UK,” he told TBI. “Last year, there were nine or ten of them, and […]
Cartoon Forum has announced the nominations for its 2017 Cartoon Tribute awards and these include prodcos from Finland and Ireland. Every year Cartoon Forum nominates broadcasters, investors and distributers and producers for Cartoon Tribute awards, which are held during its annual Toulouse event. Nominated producers include Gigglebug, Kavaleer and Germany’s Wunderwerk, as well as France’s […]
The organisers of Cartoon Forum have moved the event forwards a day due to planned industrial action in France. The event will now begin on September 12 and end on September 14, allowing delegates and participants to fly in to Toulouse a day early. A major French union is planning a nationwide strike on September […]
