Ideatoon 2020: A Snapshot Of Latin American Animation Today
We speak to finalists in this year's pitching contest about the benefits and challenges of creating animated IP in the region.
We speak to finalists in this year's pitching contest about the benefits and challenges of creating animated IP in the region.
We dive into the feature projects presented at this year's pitching forum.
"The animation industry is still a boys' club," says Hannah Lau-Walker, founder of She Drew That.
“Malaysia is like a hidden gem — not talked up a lot globally. It’s a quiet giant of animation.”
Hundreds of would-be attendees cancelled their participation in the past week leading the event to move online.
"Ren & Stimpy" is being rebooted. Meanwhile, its creator John Kricfalusi faces accusations of sexual abuse. Where does the show stand today?
The teams behind three projects pitched at Annecy's MIFA market tell us what was gained — and lost — in the shift to virtual pitching.
The initiative aims to "inspire local creativity while raising the bar for independent animation worldwide."
Uli Meyer speaks to Cartoon Brew about the challenges of adapting Ronald Searle's artwork to animation.
Sam Spina's comic reveals the joys, anxieties, and endless procrastination that his career involves. Read it here.
The pitching platform for animated features takes place in Bordeaux, France from March 3–5.
An exclusive look at Ubisoft's new animation program.
This year's event found creators tackling the big issues of the day — discrimination, conflict, climate change — but are they going far enough?
Pitches for 85 new European series and specials were presented over three days at Cartoon Forum - here's what we learned at the event.
Dozens of Latin American series have been optioned, and moved into development and production thanks to the Ideatoon competition.
Launched last fall, the L.A. organization has grown to nearly 500 members.
The challenge for Latin American creators: telling stories about subjects and themes particular to their identity, without sacrificing broad global appeal.
"Some people told us to never pitch directly to the network; other people told us that we should never pitch without artwork. So we pitched it directly to Teletoon without artwork."
Despite the winding path his idea took, creator Carl Faruolo is simply happy that Nickelodeon is finally letting people see what he made.
We take a look at some promising upcoming Latin American animation projects.