Filmmaker and editorial cartoonist Aurel will follow up his César-winner “Josep” with “Desert,” an animated Western set in France’s Cevennes mountain range.  Pitched between a more traditional oater and an “Indiana Jones” style adventure and set in the late 19th century, “Desert” will follow a Mexico-born gunslinger exploring south-central France with a mysterious mission. Rediscovering […]

French-German institution Arte was named top broadcaster at this year’s Cartoon Forum in Toulouse, offering a fitting end to an edition that exalted public broadcasters and intra-European cooperation. Attendees at Cartoon Forum’s 35th edition also paid tribute to Germany’s ZDF Studios and Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon, offering respective honors for Investor/Distributor and Producer of the year. […]

Public broadcasters have taken center stage at this year’s Cartoon Forum, which runs Sept. 16–19 in Toulouse. With the European animation industry still facing a market crunch linked to substantially reduced streaming investment – and as producers now grapple with tough headwinds and reduced opportunities – industry eyes have turned to state funds. Indeed, public […]

French animation producer La Cabane Productions has unveiled key voice casting and writing talent additions to its animated TV special project “A Lamb’s Stew” and released a first teaser that will be screened during a pitch at Cartoon Forum in Toulouse. Today’s teaser release unveils the casting of British actor T’Nia Miller (“Years and Years,” […]