Cartoon Springboard 2022: 4 Pitches That Stood Out
The projects are from Belgium, Croatia, France, and Czech Republic.
The projects are from Belgium, Croatia, France, and Czech Republic.
Filmmakers representing six projects will receive training to pitch their work at Annecy next month.
Angolan war feature “Nayola” and dark gourmet drama “Paradise Buffet” are among the projects.
Europe’s most important pitching platform for animated series returns on September 20–23. Here’s some projects to look out for.
The goal of Ignite is to “find the U.K.’s next animation hit.”
The only virtual reality project presented as a work in progress at Annecy was an atmospheric multiplayer experience.
The organizers plan to hold the event in its usual home of Toulouse, France on September 20–23.
A look at Chilean feature and series pitches at Annecy.
The hazards of social media, love for an IT technician, the solitude of Antarctica: these animated features offer something different than the usual.
The pitching event is a key platform for Central and Eastern European animation in particular.
The teams behind three projects pitched at Annecy’s MIFA market tell us what was gained — and lost — in the shift to virtual pitching.
Twenty-four Latin American projects are participating in the program this year.
“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.”
Ideatoon is open to individuals and studios that are developing episodic series or animated features.
Hanazuki started out as a personal idea before becoming an international character brand.
The concluding part of Cartoon Brew’s series on how to pitch animation projects.
The Nigerian project was selected from over 250 projects submitted by African creators.
In part 3 of our exclusive series about how to pitch and sell an animated series, we offer tips for building trust with your audience.
Comedy Central is borrowing from the playbook of its corporate sister Nickelodeon and launching an animated shorts program.
3D Wire is a one-stop event that offers an excellent overview of how Spain’s and Portugal’s animation industries are evolving.
“I would like to hear about a [Mexican] girl making a big series, a big show on Disney or on Cartoon Network. I want to feel like it’s awesome to be a girl and be a girl creator.”
We spoke to some of the creators participating in Pixelatl’s Ideatoon pitching competition this week.
In part 2 of our exclusive series about how to pitch and sell an animated series, we offer tips for communicating ideas clearly.
The 29th edition of Cartoon Forum, the renowned European co-production platform for animated television and new media projects, starts next Monday, September 10, in Toulouse, France.
Practical advice for creating and delivering a killer animation pitch.
Applications are now open for the event’s free three-day intensive workshops with industry pros.
Cartoon Network is looking for new talent – in Africa.
Ideatoon is a truly unique program that is training Mexico’s new generation of animation creators.
Latin American creators: This is a great opportunity to take your projects to the next level.
This is a unique opportunity to pitch your animation project at a world-class industry event.
The Ideatoon pitching program is open to ALL Latin American countries this year.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to pitch your animation project at the world’s biggest animation event.
Sony Animation has posted this nicely produced nine-minute profile of Lauren Faust, who is developing their “Medusa” feature.
Why Nickelodon’s public pitching spectacles are a disservice to the network and to the artists who work there.
Mark Mayerson, a TV show creator, animator, and teacher, has written what may be the single best thing I’ve ever read about the contemporary animation pitching process.
Earlier this week, Gabe Swarr relaunched “Life in the Analog Age” as a weekly animated series online, with the goal of new episodes every week.
Jake Friedman emailed yesterday to tell me about BabbittBlog.com, a site dedicated to all things Art Babbitt. Jake has been researching a …