Hier die vier Trailer-Blöcke mit den insgesamt 55 Projekten der diesjährigen Ausgabe von Cartton Movie 2017.
Weitere Angaben zu den Projekten findet Ihr auf der Seite von Cartoon Movie: http://www.cartoon-media.eu/cartoon-movie-event/cartoon-movie-2017/discover-the-projects-1.htm
Cartoon Movie is neither a fair nor a festival, but rather a pitching & co-pro forum for animated feature films.
For two days, producers have the opportunity to pitch their film project in order to speed up financing, find co-producers and interest international distributors.
Since its creation in 1999, 275 films found financing, representing a total budget of 1.9 billion EUR.
Cartoon Movie, the European pitching event for animation films, took place in Bordeaux with 850 participants (+14% compared to 2016) from 41 different countries, with 43 game companies and 221 buyers including 125 distributors and sales agents. Organised by CARTOON, the 19th edition of this professional forum was the ideal platform to assess the current state of European animation whilst boosting 55 new projects featuring a wide variety of genres and production techniques.
BUZZ FILMS AND TRENDS
Out of the 55 projects selected with very disparate budgets (from 3 to 13 million euros), 17 of them are in concept, 26 in development, 9 in production and 3 in sneak preview. The variety of countries producing animated films is still growing. This year, Georgia, Ukraine
and Israel pitched a project for the first time at Cartoon Movie. This edition also benefited from a strong territorial anchoring with 7 projects out of 55 developed in Bordeaux and Angoulême under the aegis of the Pôle Image Magelis. During these two days, the pitching sessions got a full house. The 17 projects presented as projects in concept created great enthusiasm like „The Nazis, my Father and Me“ (Folivari) by Remy Schaepman, a new project of the successful producer Didier Brunner, „Two Caravans“ (Blue Zoo Animation) based on the best-selling novel of Marina Lewycka, „Unicorn Wars“ (Schmuby Productions), „Single Mom in Korea“ (Marmitafilms) – a new film by Jung Henin („Approved for Adoption“), „Princess Dragon“ (Ankama Animations) by Anthony Roux & Jean-Jacques Denis („Dofus – book 1“), … With 35 projects out of the 55 selected, family comedies and adventure films for children remain the focus of Cartoon Movie projects.
The 10 projects which attracted the most participants to the pitching sessions:
• „Zombillenium“ (Maybe Movies), a highly anticipated film by the successful comic artist Arthur de Pins
• „The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales“ (Folivari) inspired from Benjamin Renner’s books (co-directed of „Ernest & Célestine“)
• „Miss Saturne“ (Prima Linea) by Jérôme Combe & Barbara Israël *
• „Wolfwalkers“ (Cartoon Saloon) by Tomm Moore („Song of the Sea“, Best European Animated Feature Film at European Film Awards and nominated for the Academy Awards in 2015)
• „Calamity, a childhood of Martha Jane Cannary“ (Maybe Movies), new movie of Rémi Chayé („Long Way North“, Audience Award at Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2015, Anima 2016 Audience Award for Best Animated Feature for Children)
• „Kensuke’s Kingdom“ (Lupus Films) by Neil Boyle & Kirk Hendry
• „The Prince’s Journey“ (Blue Spirit Productions, a new film by Jean-François
Laguionie) which will be made in Angoulême studios
• „Charlotte“ in co-production with Les Films du Poisson Rouge (in Angoulême) and directed by Bibo Bergeron *
• „The Siren“ (Les films d’ici) about the Resistance in Iran and directed by Sepideh Farsi *
• „Super Vinamotor“ (Je suis bien content) by Stéphanie Lansaque & François Leroy *
It is interesting to note that the most famous directors (Arthur de Pins, Benjamin Renner,Tomm Moore, Rémi Chayé, Jean-François Laguionie) attract most of the participants.
* Animated films for adults, this year’s big trend (33% of projects)
CARTOON MOVIE TRIBUTES 2017
During the 19th Cartoon Movie, participants voted for the winners of the Cartoon Tributes 2017: the awards for outstanding contribution to the development of European animation over the last year. Considered one of European animation most prestigious rewards, the winners are:
Director of the Year: Claude Barras (Switzerland) for his long feature „My Life as a Courgette“.
The other nominees were: Michael Dudok de Wit (the Netherlands) for the film „The Red Turtle“ and Jean-François Laguionie (France) for „Louise by the Shore“.
Distributor of the Year: Angel Films (Denmark) – distributor in Scandinavian countries of „My
Life as a Courgette“, „Phantom Boy“, „Ernest & Celestine“, „Pinocchio“, „Tad, The Lost
Explorer“. The other nominees were: MUBI (United Kingdom) and Urban Distribution International (France).
Producers of the Year: Rita productions (Switzerland), Blue Spirit Productions & Gebeka
Films (France) for „My Life as a Courgette“.
The other nominees were: Knudsen & Streuber Medienmanufaktur, Ulysses Filmproduktion (Germany), Walking The Dog (Belgium), Melusine Productions (Luxembourg) & Den Siste Skilling (Norway) for „Richard the Stork“ and Lupus Films & Melusine Productions (United Kingdom/Luxembourg) for „Ethel & Ernest“.
With 35 projects out of the 55 selected, family comedies and adventure films for children remain the focus of Cartoon Movie projects:
• „Zombillenium“ (Maybe Movies), a highly anticipated film by the successful comic artist Arthur de Pins
• „Amundsen & Nobile“ (Mikrofilm), adventure film inspired by the true story of these two aviators who were the first to reach the North Pole
• „Butts on Ice (WT)“ (M.A.R.K.13) modern adaptation of the fairy tale „The Fisherman and His Wife“ by Brothers Grimm
• „Ooops! 2“ (Moetion Films), the sequel of „Ooops! Noah is gone…“ by Toby Genkel and Sean McCormack
• „Calamity, a childhood of Martha Jane Cannary“ (Maybe Movies), new movie of Rémi Chayé („Long Way North“) which refers to the historical character of Calamity Jane
• „Wolfwalkers“ (Cartoon Saloon) by Tomm Moore („Song of the Sea“, Best European Animated Feature Film at European Film Awards and nominated for the Academy Awards in 2015)
• „Princess Dragon“ (Ankama Animations) by Anthony Roux & Jean-Jacques Denis („Dofus – book 1“)
• „A Skeleton Story“ (MAD Entertainment) by Alessandro Rak (director of „The Art of Happiness“, Best European Animated Feature Film at European Film Awards 2014)
• „Crazy Island“ (Grid Animation) by Jesper Møller, based on the works of worldrenowned Argentinian artist Guillermo Mordillo
• „The Nazis, my Father and Me“ (Folivari) by Remy Schaepman, new project of the successful producer Didier Brunner. This film tells the story of a young German boy who’s father suddenly disappears after being chased by two threatening men in New York in 1941, shortly before the United States enters the war. For several years, the trend of adult-skewed films in European animation is growing. This year, nearly 33% of the selected projects target an audience of teenagers/ adults and tackle political or sensitive subjects ranging from:
• sexual abuse: „Awakening Beauty“ (La Claqueta PC)
• Ukrainian refugees in England: „Two Caravans“ (Blue Zoo Animation) based on the
best-selling novel of Marina Lewycka
• human trafficking: „Flee“ (Final Cut For Real)
• Alzheimer’s disease: „Tangles“ (Passion Pictures), based on the graphic novel by the Canadian author and artist Sarah Leavitt
• resistance in Iran: „The Siren“ (Les Films d’Ici)
• the Franco regime: „Josep“ (Les Films d’Ici Méditerranée) based on the life of cartoonist Josep Bartoli who fights against this regime
• the surrealist films’ censorship: „Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles“, which tells the life of the famous surrealist director Luis Buñuel after the screening of his film „The Golden Age“ written in collaboration with Salvador Dali.
Literature and comic books continue to be a significant source of inspiration for European animation. This year’s selection ranges from adaptations by well-known authors such as Raymond Briggs („Ethel and Ernest“ by Lupus Films, directed by Roger Mainwood), Albert
Sixtus („Rabbit School – Guardians of the Golden Egg“ by Akkord Film, directed by Ute von Münchow-Pohl), Sylvia Vanden Heede („Fox and Hare Save the Forest“ by Submarine, directed by Mascha Halberstad) or „The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales“ (Folivari) inspired on
Benjamin Renner’s books („Ernest et Célestine“) and „The Wondrous Journey of Little Sophie“ (Pellicola) by Roel & Berend Boorsma, adaptation of the book „Kleine Sofie en Lange Wapper“.
As for Bordeaux Metropole, she will be represented with three projects: „Single Mom in Korea“ (Marmitafilms), new film by Jung Henin („Approved for Adoption“), „Charlotte“ in coproduction with Les Films du Poisson Rouge and Canada and „Unicorn Wars“ in coproduction
with Schmuby Productions. „Miss Saturne“ (Prima Linea), „Canaan“ (Tondo Films in co-production with Superprod) and „The Prince’s Journey“ (Blue Spirit Productions, new film by Jean-François Laguionie) will also be made in studios in Angoulême (under the aegis
of the Pôle Image Magelis). For the second consecutive year, two Canadian projects will be presented at Cartoon Movie
in order to expand the collaboration established at Cartoon Connection Canada. „Butterfly Tale“ (CarpeDiem) and „The Treasure of Morgäa“ (10th Ave Productions) have been selected by several European broadcasters present in October 2016: BBC Children’s UK,
France Télévisions, Walt Disney EMEA, YLE Finland, Ketnet/VRT Belgium and Canal+ France. In addition, one project that was pitched at Cartoon Springboard 2016, event for the emergence of young talents, was selected for the Cartoon Movie 2017: „Geno“ by Lira
Production Studios (Georgia). To date, 55 projects from 19 countries have been selected to be pitched at Cartoon Movie:
17 of them are in concept, 26 in development, 9 in production and 3 in sneak preview. France will be represented by 17 projects, followed by Germany and Belgium with 5 each, United Kingdom with 4 projects, Netherlands, Ireland & Spain with 3 each.
The variety of countries producing animated films is still growing, thanks to the vitality of the Nordic countries with 6 projects. This year, Georgia, Ukraine and Israel will be pitched a project for the first time at Cartoon Movie.
CARTOON GAMES & APPS: THE MEETING OF VIDEO GAMES AND ANIMATION
In collaboration with Bordeaux Games, Pôle Image Magelis and CATS (Cluster Aquitain du
Transmedia Storytelling), Cartoon organized the „Cartoon Games & Apps“, which consists of matchmaking sessions of 20 minutes each between animation producers, transmedia & gaming professionals. These meetings took place to establish a new synergy between these two sectors. In the long term, it aims to encourage producers to bring game and transmedia partners at the same EARLY stage as the co-producer and the distributor in the process of a feature film. This year, 43 video game representatives (Ubisoft, Shinypix who created „Robinson Crusoe“ game, FrameOver, Remote Control Productions, Waveor, Solidanim who created „Cafard“ game..) from Germany, Belgium, Spain and France, and around 61 European animation producers met during more than 300 meetings:
300 „speed dating“ sessions for Cartoon Games & Apps
In collaboration with Bordeaux Games, Pôle Image Magelis and CATS (Cluster Aquitain du Transmedia Storytelling), Cartoon organises the „Cartoon Games & Apps“, which consists of matchmaking sessions of 20 minutes each between animation producers, transmedia &
gaming professionals. These meetings started on 8th March at Palais des Congrès in order to establish a new synergy between these two sectors and in the long term, to encourage producers to bring game and transmedia partner at the same EARLY stage as the
co-producer and the distributor in the process of a feature film. To date, about thirty video game and transmedia representatives (Ubisoft, Shinypix who created „Robinson Crusoe“ game, FrameOver, Remote Control Productions, Waveor, …) and around 65 European animation producers attended.
• LA GRANDE JONCTION: the B2B French Tech Bordeaux event took place during the morning of 8th March just before Cartoon Movie and established a direct link between professionals from the traditional economy and the digital economy.
• CARTOON GAMES & APPS: organised in collaboration with Bordeaux Games, Pôle Image Magelis and CATS (Cluster Aquitain du Transmedia Storytelling), these meetings took place during the afternoon of 8th March and aimed to foster partnerships upstream between animation producers, transmedia & gaming professionals.
More info: http://lagrandejonction.org/
About Cartoon Movie
Since 1999, over 268 films pitched at Cartoon Movie, with a total budget of 1.8 billion Euros, have secured their financing and have been released thanks to this annual forum aimed at strengthening the production and distribution of animated feature films in Europe.
Cartoon Movie is organised by CARTOON with the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA, CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée), Bordeaux Metropole, the city of Bordeaux and Pôle Image Magelis.
About Cartoon
CARTOON – European Association of Animation Film is an international non-profit association based in Brussels that organises Cartoon Movie, together with Cartoon Forum, a co-production forum for animated TV series, Cartoon Master training seminars and Cartoon Connection, a programme intended to explore ways of reinforcing cooperation between EU and non-EU animation professionals.
