57 projects from 16 countries have made up the selection of Cartoon Movie, the co-production and pitching event for European animated feature films that will take place in the French city of Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine on 4-6 March. The selected works capture European animation current creative diversity. The line-up includes mostly projects in development (34) and in concept (17), next to 3 films in production and 3 in sneak preview.
We are very proud to present a quick overview on the line-up of projects.
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF THE MAIN PRODUCER
16 countries involved as main producer
➤ 12 projects for CEE Countries (Armenia, Czechia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia)
➤ 8 projects for Nordic Countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway)
STAGES OF PROGRESS & TARGET AUDIENCES
The territory represented by 7 projects
➤ 6 projects are supported by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region: "The Dreamed Journey of Alpha Two" (Les Contes Modernes), "If I Die" (MIDRALGAR in co-production with Esther Vital (ES) & O Par (BR)), "All the Softness in the World" (Les Valseurs in co-production with Les Valseurs Bordeaux), "Bergeronnette" (Miyu Productions), "Absolute Surrender" (Sun Creature in co-production with Brightstar (UK)) and "Treasure Island" (Je Suis Bien Content).
➤ 4 are in production (or in co-production) with studios based in Bordeaux: "The Twilight World" (in co-production with Sun Creature), "Absolute Surrender" (Sun Creature), "If I Die" (MIDRALGAR) and "All the Softness in the World" (in co-production with Les Valseurs Bordeaux).
➤ 2 involve regional authors or co-authors: "The Dreamed Journey of Alpha Two" (co-written by Alpha Kaba and Christophe Erbes) and "Treasure Island" (written by Vincent Paronnaud aka Winshluss)
➤ 1 project is supported by the Département Charente: "The Dreamed Journey of Alpha Two" (Les Contes Modernes).
Trends of this editionInclusion, diversity, feminism and sustainability are the keywords of this edition of Cartoon Movie. To this end:➤ 25% of the projects tell a story with a message promoting the importance of diversity and inclusion; ➤ 31 projects have a story based on at least one main female character, such as "Lou and the Glacier's Secret" (Gao Shan Pictures (FR) / Cine3D (CH) & Need Productions (BE)) or "Violet" (Moetion Films (IE)), to name only a few; ➤ there are 22% of women directors and 35% of main female producers that have seen their projects selected; ➤ 26% tell a story promoting ecology and sustainable behaviour; 46% of the projects selected have already implemented some elements/procedures towards sustainability (charter, certification process, reduction of waste, logistic and energy optimisation, etc.) |
In a nutshell: directors & authors pitching at Cartoon Movie 2025
➤ Seasoned directors will present their latest projects in concept: Vincent Paronnaud and AlexisDucord (directors' duo of "Into the Wonderwoods") with "Treasure Island" or Kajsa Næss (director of "Titina") with "How to deal with Shattering Geists".
➤ In Development we will discover: "Karmic Knot" by Signe Baumane (director of "My Love Affair with Marriage"), "Rose and the Marmots" by Alain Ughetto (director of "No Dogs or Italians Allowed") or "Skip" by Toby Genkel (director of "The Amazing Maurice").
➤ First images of films in production will be shown by Edmunds Jansons, director of "Born in the Jungle" or Reza Memari, director of "The Last Whale Singer".
➤ We will have the great pleasure to discover in sneak preview: "Fleak" by Jens Møller, "The Songbirds' Secret" by Antoine Lanciaux and "Tales from the Magic Garden" by the directors Jean-Claude Rozec, Patrik Pass, Leon Vidmar and David Sukup.
➤ We have the pleasure to annonce that to date 101 distributors and sales agents are already registered.