Nine Irish Projects Selected to Pitch at Cartoon Forum Event
A number of Irish animated projects are due to be pitched to potential buyers and investors at this month’s Cartoon Forum. The nine Irish projects received development support funding from Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board.
Cartoon Forum is held in Toulouse, France, where for 3 days producers can pitch their projects in front of 850 broadcasters, investors and other potential partners from 33 countries. This year’s event will see a total of 84 projects pitched. The forum was founded in 1990 and has financed 525 animated series, with a total budget of over €1.8 billion.
The Irish projects appearing at Cartoon Forum will be:
- Dragon Fist – Treehouse Republic
- Ellie the Ace – Cartoon Saloon
- Little Roy – Jam Media
- Kiva Can Do! – Kavaleer Productions
- Millie and Mr. Fluff – Mooshku
- Papa’s Boy – Ink and Light (a co-production with Muste ja Valo Finland)
- Scribe – Wiggleywoo Ltd.
- The Dinkers – Monster Entertainment
- Wulfie - Wulfie Animation Ltd
Cartoon Forum will allow animation producers to find partners, speed up financial arrangements and help to finish and distribute the production.
Previous Irish projects to appear at the Cartoon Forum include Puffin Rock and the BAFTA-winning series Roy.