POLISH PROJECTS AT CARTOON FORUM
This week starts this year's edition of Cartoon Forum - the largest European pitching and co-production forum for animated film series. This year, as many as four Polish projects were selected for the final pichings.
In the category of projects addressed to preschool children, the series "Hee Hee Hatty" by Tomasz Głodek will be presented. The series tells about adventures of a little boy - Hitty - and his amazing paper hat - Hatty. This is a series about sound and visual riddles. The series is produced by Anima Art Foundation, and the project is supported by Krakow Film Commission. The format planned for the series includes fifteen five-minute episodes.
Two further projects - this time international co-productions - will compete for the attention of co-producers in the children's film category. The first of these is "Bubblebit & Miau," whose producer is the GS Animation from Gdańsk. It is a series about the power of friendship and empathy contrasted with egoism and apathy. The main protagonist is the alien Bubblebit, who perceives the world in quite a naive way, but also has supernatural powers, thanks to which he often becomes the catalyst of funny situations. His companion is the girl detective Miau, who wants to make the world a better place at any cost. The Czech co-producer of the series is the studio 3 Bohemians. It is worth mentioning here that this year GS Animation was nominated for the Cartoon Tribute award, given every year to companies which have a great influence on the development of European animated film industry.
The second project of a series, which was qualified for the children's series pitching, is "The Websters". The family of Spiders lives in the power station of the lift on the last floor of a skyscraper. There is grandpa, grandma, dad, mum and two children - teenage son Hugo and little daughter Lili. They try to solve everyday problems, often resorting to humour and their strong bonds. The spider family has to stick together, because it is connected by wonderful threads. The series is made in co-production with Slovakia and the studios Foolmoon and Ekran.
The last Polish project in the programme of Cartoon Forum, addressed to family audience, is "Box and Ball" by Badi Badi, a studio from Warsaw. A probe sent into space crashes and lands on a planetoid. In accordance with the standard procedure, the probe Box has to conduct preliminary tests. Soon, it turns out that the planet is inhabited by a one-eyed creature. Extremely inquisitive, dexterous and strong Ball drives Box mad, trying to find out the meaning of the equipment used by the robot. Each episode tells about different object. The co-producer of the series is the studio Sound Tropez.
Cartoon Forum is a pitching a co-production forum for television animated film projects. During the three-day event, the producers have the chance to present their projects to the group of 850 broadcasters, investors and potential partners from 30 countries. This year's edition of Cartoon Forum is held from 15 to 18 September in Toulouse.
The full list of the projects selected for the pitching and more information can be found here