Cartoon Movie, the European animation sector’s flagship co-production and pitch forum, closed out its 25th edition besting pre-pandemic attendance numbers, welcoming just below 900 industry partici…
edition besting pre-pandemic attendance numbers, welcoming just below 900 industry participant and noting a 40% increase in buyers. Overall, 58 feature projects were presented , and — in a testament to France’s robust animation ecosystem — Gallic outfits had a hand in nearly half of them. The forum also reflected the enduring strength of the family market, with 59% of all projects aimed at that demographic.
While the presentation drew top overall attendance numbers, the very project spoke to Cartoon Movie’s animating principals. A family film that doesn’t talk down to its audience, “Julián” follows a Dominican American boy and his immigrant grandmother as they make their way across Brooklyn en route to the Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
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