Cartoon Forum 2024-35th anniver­sary

 This year marks the 35th edition of Cartoon Forum, and we’re celebrating in style!

Our incredible journey began at Villa Medici (Rome) in November 1989, where 50 representatives from across Europe gathered to explore the idea of an annual event where producers could pitch their animated TV projects to broadcasters.

Since then, Cartoon Forum has grown tremendously:

Held in 22 different destinations across Europe, from Lanzarote (1990) to Toulouse (since 2012)

Participants have increased from 200 to nearly 1,000 in 2024

Buyers have expanded from 40 to around 280 in 2024

1,002 projects secured financing, with a total budget of 3.7 billion EUR

For the projects was pitched at Cartoon Forum 2024, featuring 75 animated TV series or TV specials. The selection was led by France (36 projects), followed by Ireland (7), Italy (6), CEE Countries* (5 projects from Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Serbia & Slovakia), and Germany (5). Denmark and Spain each contribute with 3 projects, while Portugal has 2. Armenia, Georgia, and Moldova each present a project for the first time at Cartoon Forum, joining Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, which also have one project each.

A few more facts and numbers

28 countries in total: 20 European countries as main producers + Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Cameroun, Colombia, Georgia, Israel and Senegal as co-producers.

25 projects (33%) are already co-productions, and among them 13 projects (17%) involve two or more countries.

3 projects previously pitched at Cartoon Springboard, our event for young talent, made it to Cartoon Forum: “Bitches” by Caïmans Productions (FR), “All Good” by Glow (ES), and “No Pets!” by Nuvole e Strike (IT).

3 projects produced in the territory (Animation in Occitanie): “Marie Curie’s Great War” (Tripode Productions), “Our Lil’Adventures” (Xbo films), and “Animals in a Nutshell” (Les Films d’Ici Méditerranée).

For the detailed project information, please check:

https://www.cartoon-media.eu/forum/archives/cartoon-forum-2022/projects