30/01/2009

After ten years in Potsdam (Germany), the European co-production forum Cartoon Movie is moving to Lyon (France), where it will be held from March 4-6. The event will bring together 500 professionals from around 30 countries, including producers, distributors, investors and international sellers.

In a context in which European animation regularly displays its artistic talents and its economic potential on an international market dominated by US majors, the event is a driving force in the field. Indeed, 80% of European projects made over the last ten years were showcased at Cartoon Movie, which has contributed to the emergence of 130 films, 17 of which surpassed the 1m admissions mark.

Among the features and projects selected for this 11th edition are a large number of French productions and co-productions. These include the first images from Pascal Jardin’s French/Italian co-production Totally Spies (theatrical release: July 22, 2009).

The following French projects will be unveiled: Ernest and Celestine (written by novelist Daniel Pennac), Serge Elissalde’s Le Jour des Corneilles (“The Day of the Crows”), and Jacques-Remy Girerd’s Auntie Hilda Versus Attilem. Titles in production include Antoine Charreyron’s La nuit des enfants rois (“The Night of the Child Kings”) and Les lascars (“The Rogues”) by Albert Pereira Lazaro and Emmanuel Klotz.

Ireland’s Tomm Moore will be doubly honoured with the screening of Brendan and the Secret of Kells [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Didier Brunner
interview: Tomm Moore
interview: Viviane Vanfleteren
film profile] (co-produced by France and Belgium) and the presentation of his new project, Song of the Sea.

Also worth looking out for are the first images from Stéphane Aubier’s A Town Called Panic (Belgium) and the ongoing production of Hungarian director Aron Gauder’s Viking legend, Egill. There will also be screenings of The Missing Lynx by Spain’s Manuel Sicilia and Raúl García and Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen’s Danish feature The Travel to Saturn, which both enjoyed immense domestic success.

Films:
Brendan and the Secret of Kells - Les Armateurs, Vivi Film, Cartoon Saloon (France/Belgium/Ireland)
Goat Story: The Old Prague Legends [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Art And Animation Studio (Czech Republic)
Jasper - Toon’s Tales, Amuse Film, Dacodac Studio (Germany/France/Romania) Mia and the Migoo - Folimage (France)
Sunshine Barry & the Disco Worms [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - Crone Film, Disco Ormene/Sola Media (Denmark/Germany)
The Missing Lynx - Kandor Graphics, Perro Verde Films, Green Moon (Spain)
The Travel to Saturn - A Film (Denmark)

Films in production:
Egill: The Last Pagan - Lichtof Productions, CAOZ (Hungary/Iceland)
Ernest and Celestine - Les Armateurs (France)
La nuit des enfants rois - Fidélité Films, Onyx Films (France)
Les lascars - Millimages (France)
A Town Called Panic - La Parti Prod. (Belgium)
Suske & Wiske “De Texas Rakkers” - Skyline Film & Television, Lux Animation (Belgium/Luxembourg)
The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams - scopas medien (Germany)
Totally Spies - Marathon Media, Studio 37, Mikado Film (France/Italy)

Projects in development:
Auntie Hilda Versus Attilem - Folimage (France)
Cendrillon (“Cinderella”) - Heold Family (France)
Fire Waltz - Xbo Films (France)
Fix & Foxi: The Movie - WesToons Median (WTM), A Film (Germany/Denmark)
Heavy Rain - quantic dream (France)
Le Jour des Corneilles - Finalement, Je Suis Bien Content (France)
Lola & Virginia: The Violet Star - Imira Entertainment< (Spain)
Mojo Blues - Normaal Animation (France)
Not the End of the World - The Illuminated Film Company (UK)
Occho Kochoï - TeamTO (France)
Segoufanga - AT Production (Belgium)
Song of the Sea - Cartoon Sallon (Ireland)
The Butterfly Workshop - Schesch Filmkreation (Germany)
The Crossing - Les Films de l’Arlequin (France)
The Crossing - Copenhagen Bombay (Denmark)
The Ugly Little Monk - Digit Anima, Les Films du Nord, Fargo (Belgium/France)

Projects in the concept stage
11 - Gazato Films (France)
Aladdin: The New Story - 2d3D Animations, Révélation prod, Iris Productions, WizzFilm (France/Luxembourg/Canada)
Extraordinary Tales - Mélusine Productions/Studio 352, Kandor Graphic (Luxembourg/Spain)
Kian - Forma Animada (Spain)
Lemuria: A Few Droplets of Eternity - Eve Productions Animation, 2d3D Animations (France)
Loulou’s Secret - Prima Linea Productions (France)
Mexican Express - Eesti Joonisfilm, B-Film Production (Estonia/Bulgaria)
Mushrooms - MARZIPAN Films (France)
Over Splodge Hill - Studio Baestarts – TeamTO (Hungary/France)
Overtime - Acme Filmworks (UK)
Paolo & Rita: Fairy Tale of Palermo - Grafimated Cartoon (Italy)
Santapprentice - Gaumont – Alphanim (France)
Skunk Fu! The Movie - Exit the Dragon - Cartoon Saloon, Cake Entertainment (Ireland/UK)
Soks - Bibo Films Groupe Pumkin Factory (France)
Suzy and Milpli - La Station Animation, Lavers Films (France/Belgium)
The Mischievous Fox & the Straight-tailed Pig - BUG, Corianderfilm (Norway) Thieves! - Pictorion Magma Animation, Ulysses Filmproduktion (Germany)
TRAX - Pinka (France)

(Translated from French)