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. […]

Two of the biggest TV companies in Europe, Germany’s ZDF and France Televisions, both public broadcasters, have boarded CGI animated comedy drama “20 Dance Street,” which has been greenlit for production.  France Televisions has acquired the series as a pre-sale. In another deal, Belgium public broadcaster RTBF has picked up the series for Belgium. The […]