3D film “Around the World in 50 Years” will open Cartoon Movie 2010
The stereoscopic 3D film “Around the World in 50 Years” (a.k.a. Sammy’s Adventures) by Belgian director Ben Stassen will open the next edition of Cartoon Movie. After the worldwide success of “Fly Me to the Moon” in 2008, the first ever CGI film designed, created and released solely in 3D and viewed by over 6.3 million people, Ben Stassen comes back with another “immersive experience” but this time in the undersea world... Produced by nWave
Pictures, a multinational company based in Brussels specializing in 3D digital production and distribution, “Around the World in 50 Years” tells the epic journey of a sea turtle from birth in 1960 to maturity in 2010. Full of humour, action and drama, the story also has a strong underlining message about our planet and the need to protect our environment. The film will be distributed worldwide by StudioCanal. Universal Music Group (UMG) has picked up the rights for North America.
Along with Ben Stassen’s film, 12 other films in stereoscopic 3D will participate in Cartoon Movie 2010, showing that this state-of-the-art technology continues to grow in the European animation industry.
See the selected list of projects - Registration
Special screening at Cartoon Movie: the first images of Sylvain Chomet’s new film
Award-winning French director Sylvain Chomet ("Belleville Rendez-vous") will show to Cartoon Movie participants the first images of his latest film, “The Illusionist”, based upon an original screenplay by French comic genius Jacques Tati.
Complete list of selected projects
Already 600 participants have registered for Cartoon Movie 2010, including 90 distributors
Last year, Cartoon Movie had a 20% increase of audience. This year’s edition seems to follow the trend, as 590 professionals have already registered and among them, 160 buyers, including 90 distributors looking for bright projects. Just to name a few: DreamWorks, Gaumont, MK2, Senator, Le Pacte, Celluloid Dreams, Lusomundo, Gebeka, SF Film, Diaphana, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fortissimo, Haut et Court, Coproduction Office, Delphis Films Inc., Soda Pictures, Wild Bunch, Vértice Cine, BAC Films, Cinéart, DNC.
Reminder: producers without project can still register as “observers”.
Registration (note: several hotels are already fully booked)
'The Secret of Kells' and 5 other European animation films nominated for the Oscars!
Among the nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards, we are proud to see the growing recognition of European animation. “The Secret of Kells” by Tomm Moore (Cartoon Saloon, Les Armateurs & Vivi Film) is nominated for Best Animated Feature Film. The film was presented at Cartoon Movie and won 2 Cartoon Tributes last year.
As for the Best Short Film category, all five nominees
are European, including Cartoon d’Or 2009 nominee “Wallace & Gromit - A Matter of Loaf and Death” by Nick Park (Aardman Animations); and “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” by Nicky Phelan (Brown Bag Films), whose TV project was one of Cartoon Forum 2009’s hits. The three other nominees are “The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” by Javier Recio Gracia (Kandor Moon), “Logorama” by H5 (Autour de Minuit Production) and “French Roast” by Fabrice O. Joubert (Pumpkin Factory / Bibo Films). Congratulations to all of them!
Deadline to register for Cartoon Connection Korea: 10 February 2010
The upcoming meeting between European and Korean animation professionals will take place from 24 to 26 March 2010 in South Korea.
Should you want to join the event, bear in mind that the final registration deadline is Wednesday 10 February. We won’t be able to accept participants beyond that date.
More information about the event
Renowned directors join Cartoon Movie 2010
The next edition of Cartoon Movie looks promising: 50 projects of animation feature films will be presented, including works by renowned directors coming from different backgrounds such as Patrice Leconte, famous for his live action films (“Ridicule", "Tandem"); Ari Folman, who revolutionized the genre with his animation documentary "Waltz with Bashir"; Kari Juusonen, co-director of the successful Finnish film “Niko”; Raoul Servais, who received the Palme d'Or for short film; and Bénédicte Galup, co-director of "Kirikou & the Wild Beasts".
In addition, more and more projects are following the evolution of cinema and are made in stereoscopic 3D.
Discover the complete list of selected projects - Register here.
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About Cartoon
CARTOON is an international non-profit association based in Brussels.
CARTOON’s remit is to support the European animation industry and for more than 20 years, it has received financial support from the MEDIA Programme of the European Union to run its activities, which concentrate on 4 areas: Cartoon Masters, Cartoon Forum, Cartoon Movie and Cartoon Connection.
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