– The unmissable animation co-production forum is set to unspool in Bordeaux between 4 and 6 March, showcasing 55 projects hailing from 16 different countries
Rose and the Marmots by Alain Ughetto
All kinds of European animation professionals (producers, distributors, broadcasters, funders) will be attending Bordeaux between 4 and 6 March, on the occasion of the 27th Cartoon Movie, which is the biggest co-production forum for this genre in the world. The selection will showcase 55 animated feature film projects (16 in the conceptual stage, 33 in development, three in production and three in sneak previews) hailing from 16 countries, dominated by France with 10 projects and followed by Germany (6), Norway (5) and Spain (4). Latvia, the Czech Republic, Belgium and Ireland, meanwhile, will take part with three films apiece. Equally worthy of a mention are the 11 projects hailing from Central and Eastern Europe, which is almost double the number which graced the 2024 edition, thanks to this year’s Focus session on Latvia.
Leading the list of filmmakers attached to these projects is Germany’s Werner Herzog (embarking on his first animation adventure), alongside fellow German Toby Genkel (nominated for the 2023 European Film Award via The Amazing Maurice [+see also:
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In terms of narrative trends, the stories of 31 of these projects revolve around at least one female lead character, 26% of these stories promote sustainable and ecological behaviour, and 25% the importance of diversity and inclusion.
The list of projects is as follows:
In the conceptual stage
All the Softness in the World – Ayce Kartal
Production: Les Valseurs (France)
La Javanaise (Ananda) – Fatimah Tobing Rony & Ariel Victor Arthanto
Production: Special Touch Studios (France), Kalyana Shira Film (Indonesia), Paul Thiltges Distributions (PTD) (Luxembourg), Luftkind Filmverleih (Germany)
Beneath the Waves
Production: Tordenfilm (Norway), Qvisten Animation (Norway)
Diva Donkey
Production: EZ Films (Ireland), Studio Meala (Ireland)
Gainsbourg, rue de Verneuil – Gilles Cayatte
Production: The Jokers Lab (France)
How to Deal with Shattering Geists – Kajsa Næss
Production: Mikrofilm (Norway), Submarine Animation (Netherlands)
If I Die – Esther Vital
Production: Midralgar (France), Esther Vital (Spain), O Par (Brazil)
In My Head – Veronika Zúbek Kocourková
Production: Super film (Slovakia), Helium Film (Czech Republic)
Short Stories about Love and Space – Anca Damian
Production: Aparte Film (Romania)
The Babirusa – Gabriel Hénot-Lefèvre
Production: Tchack (France), Araprod (France)
The Twilight World – Werner Herzog
Production: Psyop Media Company Germany (Germany), Sun Creature France (France)
Thyme Hill – Sarah Carlot Jaber
Production: Need Productions (Belgium), Special Touch Studios (France)
Treasure Island – Vincent Paronnaud & Alexis Ducord
Production: Je Suis Bien Content (France)
Valentino – Samir Arabzadeh
Production: Zooper Film (Germany), Sideways Studios (Sweden)
Violet
Production: Moetion Films (Ireland)
Wolves of No Man’s Land – Ralph Karam
Production: Final Frontier (Spain)
In Development
Absolute Surrender – Will Sharpe
Production: Sun Creature France (France), Brightstar (UK)
Amalur Profezia – Myriam Ballesteros
Production: MB Producciones (Spain)
Basia and a Doggy Summer – Marcin Wasilewski
Production: Grupa Smacznego/GS Animation (Poland), Foliascope (France), Art Shot (Lithuania)
Bergeronnette – Lucrèce Andreae
Production: Miyu Productions (France)
Black Wolf – Raf Wathion
Production: Czar Film & TV (Belgium), Special Touch Studios (France)
Brume – Chloé Nicolay
Production: Folivari (France)
Carnivaland: Fortune and the Secret of the Traveling Fair – Daniel Villanueva
Production: Carnivaland Productions (Spain)
Cocobanana and the Dinosaur Hunt – Will Ashurst & Kjersti G. Steinsbø
Production: Den siste skilling (Norway), Knudsen Pictures (Germany), Seru Animation (Germany)
Condenaditos – Matisse Gonzalez
Production: Studio Seufz (Germany), Ikki Films (France)
Cut and Run – Chloé Mazlo
Production: Blue Spirit Productions (France)
Désert – Aurel
Production: Les Films d’Ici Méditerranée (France), Tchack (France)
Faya – Journey to Freedom – Patrick Chin
Production: Submarine Animation (Netherlands), Special Touch Studios (France)
Huginn & Muninn – Will Ashurst
Production: Fenomen (Norway), Bionaut (Czech Republic)
Hyacinthe – Gerlando Infuso
Production: Wrong Men (Belgium), Foliascope (France), Likaon WJT (Poland)
Karmic Knot – Signe Baumane
Production: Studio Locomotive (Latvia), My Marriage Project (USA)
Lou and the Glacier’s Secret – Frédéric Guillaume & Samuel Guillaume
Production: Gao Shan Pictures (France), Cine 3D (Switzerland), Need Productions (Belgium)
Ludolf at Anger Academy – Kristian Kamp
Production: Sagatoon (Norway)
Mikisoq – Mette Rank Tange
Production: Fleng Entertainment (Denmark), Nordic Drama Queens Denmark (Denmark), Mandoverbord (Denmark)
Mu Yi and the Handsome General – Julien Chheng
Production: Studio La Cachette (France)
My Dad the Truck – María Cristina Pérez González
Production: Sultana Films (Spain), Sacrebleu Productions (France), Pez Dorado Animaciones (Colombia)
Nessie Junior
Production: FFL Film- und Fernseh-Labor Ludwigsburg (Germany)
Ninja Cats – Csaba Bárdos
Production: Ionart (Hungary), Derengő Animation (Hungary)
Pikkuli and Starlight Reindeer – Metsämarja Aittokoski & Antti Aittokoski
Production: AittoFlow (Finland), Filmkompaniet (Finland)
Prudence – Jérémie Hoarau
Production: Everybody on Deck (France), Je Suis Bien Content (France)
Rose and the Marmots – Alain Ughetto
Production: Les Films du Tambour de Soie (France), WeJustKids (France), Graffiti Film (Italy), Ocidental Filmes (Portugal)
Skip – Toby Genkel
Production: Ulysses Filmproduktion (Germany)
The Axolotls – Filip Pošivač
Production: Bionaut (Czech Republic), Fenomen (Norway)
The Dreamed Journey of Alpha Two – Susanne Seidel
Production: Les Contes Modernes (France)
The Honey Wars – Andrew Kavanagh
Production: Kavaleer Productions (Ireland)
The Perfect Story – Nathalie Pochat Le Roy & Luca Valente
Production: Cheyenne Federation (France)
Timelessness – Denisa Grimmová & Jan Bubeníček
Production: Hausboot (Czech Republic), Les Films du Cygne (France)
Uncle Jo’s Cabin – Marc Robinet & Maud Garnier
Production: Offshore (France), Folimage (France)
Zako – Tigran Arakelyan
Production: OnOff Studio (Armenia), Sacrebleu Productions (France)
In Production
Born in the Jungle – Edmunds Jansons
Production: Atom Art (Latvia), Letko (Poland), Hausboot (Czech Republic)
The Last Whale Singer – Reza Memari
Production: Telescope Animation (Germany), PFX (Czech Republic), La Boîte à Fanny (Canada)
The Northern Star – Karlis Vitols
Production: Studija Kokles (Latvia), Yabunousagi (France)
In Sneak Preview
Fleak – Jens Møller
Production: Anima Vitae (Finland), Animoon (Poland), Anima Vitae Point (Malaysia), Godo Films (France)
Tales from the Magic Garden – Jean-Claude Rozec, Patrik Pass, Leon Vidmar & David Sukup
Production: Maur film (Czech Republic), Vivement Lundi ! (France), Artichoke (Slovakia), ZVVIKS (Slovenia)
The Songbirds’ Secret – Antoine Lanciaux
Production: Folimage (France), Les Armateurs (France), Lunanime (Belgium), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (France), Wil Production (France), JPL Films (France)
(Translated from French)
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