Cartoon Movie 2013 press kit

n o o t r a C M ovi e

for The Co-Production Forum s European Animation Film

6-8 March 2013 Lyon

Rh么ne-Alpes

Press kit Contact: Gerardo Michelin: (34) (630) 57 22 68 - gerardo@latindie.com

CARTOON - Av. Huart Hamoir 105, 1030 Brussels - movie@cartoon-media.eu - www.cartoon-media.eu

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Tad, the Lost Explorer Š El Toro Pictures / Lightbox Entertainment / Ikiru Films / Telecinco Cinema / Media Networks

Contents 1. Cartoon Movie 2. How Cartoon Movie works 3. Focus on some key projects 4. Cartoon Movie statistics 5. Cartoon Games 6. Animation in the French audiovisual market 7. Organised by CARTOON

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1. Cartoon Movie, the European rendez-vous for animation film professionals More than 700 producers, investors, distributors and video game companies from 40 countries will meet in Lyon from 6 to 8 March during the 15th Cartoon Movie, the co-production forum for animation films. The aim? To create partnerships and raise financing, thus allowing many productions to be completed.

❚❚Famous directors present their new films For two days, participants will have the opportunity to view exclusively the first images of 56 projects in various stages of completion. Leader of European animation, France will be represented by 17 projects. The Nordic countries show their vitality with 10 projects, followed

by Germany with 5, Spain with 4, and United Kingdom and Poland with both 3 films. Finally Belgium, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands will present 2 projects each.

Famous directors will present their new films, including Sylvain Chomet (“Swing Popa Swing”), Patrice Leconte (“Music!”), Jean-François Laguionie (“Louise in the Winter”), Enzo d’Alò (“Pinocchio”), Benjamin Renner (“Ernest & Celestine”) and also Arthur Qwack (“Rise of the Zelphire”).

It will also be an opportunity to discover: ❱❱ avant-garde projects: “Alpha” about the birth of the Universe, “Micromeo” about the love between a bacterium and an antibody; ❱❱ social issues: “Cafard” about the first world war, “My Mommy is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill” about the loss of a mother, “The Island of Lost Children” about a prison; ❱❱ eagerly-awaited adaptations: “Oggy and the Cockroaches”, “Little Princess and the Legend of Blue Foot”, “Loulou de Montmartre”; ❱❱ previews of completed films: “Aya of Yop City”.

Target audiences of animation film continue to grow with nearly 20% of the films for young adults and adults. 25% of the projects were made for stereoscopic 3D. This new edition of Cartoon Movie once again represents the wealth of creativity in European animation film, with a wide variety of techniques and topics aimed at all audiences.

❚❚20% more distributors More than 200 buyers have confirmed their presence at the pitching forum, including the record number of 120 distributors. This represents an increase of 20% compared to last year, and 60% compared to 2009, the year Cartoon Movie opened in Lyon.

Europe’s borders are opening up this year to distributors from Canada, South Korea, the United States, India, Russia and Latin America in order to expand the distribution of European works.

❚❚Convincing results Initiated in 1999 with the help of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Cartoon Movie has obtained positive results: more than 200 animated features presented since the start have found their financing, which represents a budget of 1.4 billion EUR.

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2. How Cartoon Movie works ❚❚A unique and effective formula Cartoon Movie is neither a fair nor a festival, but rather a co-production forum for European animated feature films. European producers have the opportunity to present their projects to about 700 sector professionals in order to: ❱❱ speed up financing of their project, ❱❱ find co-production partners and cross border cooperation, ❱❱ catch the eye of European and international distributors.

A special feature of Cartoon Movie is that projects can be presented from the stage of concept, as well as in development, in production, or as a completed film. It is therefore the whole industrial and economic network that takes part in the development of the film, which increases tenfold the producer’s opportunities for success.

❚❚How does it work? \\ Croissant Shows The 7 and 8 March start with the traditional “Croissant Show”, an animated breakfast which gathers together all the participants in the restaurant and projects on a huge screen the trailers of the projects that will be presented that morning. The aim is to visually introduce each project on an equal basis in front of all the participants and to encourage the financial partners to attend the “pitching” sessions.

Screenings, which are called “Coffee Shows”, also take place after lunch to present the afternoon projects. \\ The pitching sessions The presentations of the projects take place simultaneously in two studios. The allocated time depends on the category of the project, from 10 minutes for the projects in concept up to 30 minutes for the projects in development and in production. The completed films are shown in their entirety and are briefly introduced by the producer and/or distributor.

The producers, often accompanied by their creative team, give details on all aspects of the project: concept, graphics, characters, story, planning, financing status, and viewer expectations.

Short question/answer sessions are programmed at the end of each pitch. For longer discussions or interviews, a special space called “Extra Time” is set up at the exit of each studio to facilitate negotiations.

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Cartoon Movie 2013 - Programme Wed 6/03 9:00 10:00

10:00 13:00

Thu 7/03

Fri 8/03

Croissant show

Croissant show

Pitching sessions

Pitching sessions

Lunch Coffee Show

Lunch + Cartoon Tributes Coffee Show

Pitching sessions

Pitching sessions

Free evening

Farewell dinner & party

Cartoon Games 13:00 14:30

(9:00 - 18:30)

14:30 18:30 18:30

Welcome cocktail

19:30

Opening film “Tad, the Lost Explorer�

21:45

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3. Focus on some key projects \\ Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie - completed film The scriptwriter Marguerite Abouet and the cartoonist Clément Oubrerie have adapted their successful comic book “Aya of Yop City” for the cinema. Autochenille Productions (“The Rabbi’s Cat”) will produce the film which depicts the life of Aya, a 19-year-old girl, in her neighbourhood in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Prod: Autochenille Productions (France)

\\ Swing Popa Swing by Sylvain Chomet - in concept Three years after “The Illusionist”, awarded a César in 2011, Sylvain Chomet offers us a prequel to “The Triplets of Belleville”, about the lives of 3 sisters and their eccentric father, Popa. An epic and moving tale with a touch of science fiction, which 10 years later brings together again the winning team of the “Triplets”: Chomet and Les Armateurs.

Prod: Les Armateurs (France)

\\ Louise in the Winter by Jean-François Laguionie - in development After “The Picture” released end 2011, the pioneering director of French animation (“A Monkey’s Tale”, “The Island of Black Mor”), awarded a Palme d’Or and a César, embarks on an intimate fable, almost autobiographical, gently blending poetry and realism. A sort of Robinson Crusoe of the 21st century, Louise finds herself alone in a small seaside resort, caught between her memories and a stray dog for company. She has to face the winter, old age, solitude... and surpass herself to survive.

Prod: JPL Films (France), La Fabrique Production (France), Vivi Film (Belgium)

\\ Oggy and the Cockroaches by Olivier JeanMarie - in production The director of “Space Goofs” and the feature film “Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure” is releasing for the cinema his crazy series “Oggy and the Cockroaches”.

Prod : Xilam Animation (France), France 3 Cinéma (France)

\\ Rise of the Zelphire by Arthur Qwack - in development Creator and co-director of “Dragon Hunters”, Arthur Qwack is adapting the comic book by Karim Friha as an animation film. Set in a fantasy 19th century, this story will be made in 3D stop motion.

\\ Music! by Patrice Leconte and Régis Vidal - in development The director Patrice Leconte continues his adventure in animation following the release of his 2D film “The Suicide Shop”.

“Music!” is a family comedy which tells the story of a world where music has been banned. Nina, a 17-year-old tomboy, is going to fight to bring music out from the underground world in which it has been enclosed.

Prod: Diabolo Films (France)

\\ Tad, the Lost Explorer by Enrique Gato - completed film Dircted by Enrique Gato, this Spanish film was a huge success on its release in September 2012: more than 2.7 million admissions in Spain. This comedy adventure is based on two short films by the director, which won more than 90 awards worldwide. This is the opening film of Cartoon Movie on 6 March, in the presence of the producer.

Because of an accidental mix-up, Tad, a bricklayer who dreams of being an archeologist, is mistaken for a famous scientist and sent on an expedition to Peru…

Prod: El Toro Pictures, Lightbox Entertainment, Ikiru Films, Telecinco Cinema, Media Networks (Spain)

Prod: 2d3D Animations (France)

Full list of projects: www.cartoon-media.eu/MOVIE/selected.php High-resolution downloadable images: www.cartoon-media.eu/MOVIE/press.php (code: 15cmlyon13) Synopsis and additional information (PDF): www.cartoon-media.be/MASTERS/digital/uploads/pdf_report/107_Projets_CM13.pdf

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Aya of Yop City

Oggy and the Cockroaches

Louise in the Winter

Music!

Swing Popa Swing Tad, the Lost Explorer

Rise of the Zelphire

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4. Cartoon Movie statistics \\ Participants ❱❱ More than 700 participants expected, incl: ❱❱ 200 buyers and investors ❱❱ 120 distributors and sales agents ❱❱ 47 video game representatives \\ The 56 projects By category Completed films Films in production Projects in development Projects in concept Total By nationality France Denmark Germany Spain United Kingdom Poland Belgium Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Austria Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Finland Iceland Latvia Luxembourg Sweden

By target audience 9 9 16 22 56

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Family, audiences Familial, all tous publics

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Young Jeunes adults adultes and et aadults dultes

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17 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Children and pre-teens Enfants et préadolescents (4 à 12 ans) Pre-school Pré-­‐scolaires

By budget

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3 0-­‐2 million millions 13

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2-­‐4 million millions 4-­‐6 million millions 6-­‐8 million millions

million 8-­‐10 m illions 8

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+ 10 million millions

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The Adventures of Professor Botts Š Bigfatstudio / Baby Cow Animation / Kavaleer Productions

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5. Cartoon Games: a gathering that is growing Wednesday 6 March from 9:00 to 18:30

Organised in collaboration with the Imaginove cluster, Cartoon Games gathers together animation film producers and video game companies in order to bring these two worlds closer and to create artistic and commercial synergies.

By optimizing their strategies, both sectors can increase their revenues. The idea is to bring together independent companies in the same spirit of development as the large groups, which define a hero as a “brand” for multiple distribution platforms: cinema, video games, DVD and others. The long-term aim is to encourage the players of both worlds to develop a common project both as a feature film and video game or a digital book.

Building on the success of its first edition in 2012, Cartoon Games will take place for a whole day this year, on Wednesday 6 March, just before Cartoon Movie. To date, 47 video game representatives from Belgium, Finland, France, Germany and Spain, and around 50 European animation producers are expected to attend. \\ 700 “speed dating” sessions The heart of Cartoon Games consists of one-to-one meetings of 15 minutes, organised in advance

by CARTOON based on demand. Each company can choose to meet 14 representatives of the other sector. In all, 700 meetings will take place in the congress centre.

This method must first lead to a better understanding of the players in both fields, as well as those of digital books who are also attending this year. Then it should enable them to enter into business relationships to better position their creativity and conquer the world market. \\ Video game speakers To open Cartoon Games, representatives of 3 iconic companies in the video game industry will present possible paths for collaboration. ❱❱ Ubisoft - Building synergies between games and animated features: Joëlle Caroline (Funding & Administration Associate Director - EMEA)

❱❱ Angry Birds - A multimedia brand: Mikko Pöllä (Creative Director, Rovio Entertainment) ❱❱ Arkane Studios - Building a city creating “Dunwall”: Victor Antonov (Visual Designer) \\ The participating game companies ❱❱ Belgium • Belle Productions

❱❱ Finland • Rovio Entertainment

❱❱ France • • • • • • • •

3 Singes Production 3DDUO Arkane Studios Artefacts Studio Audiogamers Avant-Goût Studios Bento Studio BiP media

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Events for Games Iboo Interactive Iconik L’Effet Papillon Production Novamotion OUAT Entertainment ❱❱ Rendal Studio Succubus Interactive Ubisoft Whumpe Entertainment

❱❱ Germany • Affare • Digital Treasure Entertainment • Experimental Game

• Macromedia University of Applied Sciences • satisfactory • Saxonia Media • Studio Fizbin

Spain • • • • • • •

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Abylight, Casual Brothers Evil Mind Entertainment Immersive Interactive Moonbite Games Mutant Games Osom Videogames Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team Unkasoft Advergaming

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Cartoon Games - 6 March 2013 - Centre de congrès - Lyon 9:00

Welcome words Marc Vandeweyer, General Director, CARTOON Tanguy Selo, Director, Imaginove

9:15 - 10:30

Keynote Speeches Joëlle Caroline, Funding & Administration Associate Director - EMEA, Ubisoft Mikko Pöllä, Creative Director, Rovio Entertainment Victor Antonov, Visual Designer, Arkane Studios

11:00 - 13:00

One-to-one meetings

13:00

Lunch

14:00 - 18:30

One-to-one meetings

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6. Animation in the French audiovisual market France is the largest producer of animation in Europe, and ranks third in the world. It produces an average of 300 hours of TV programmes and 5 to 10 feature films each year.

French animation is particularly successful as an export. On average, almost one-third of the sales of French television programmes are abroad, whereas the production volume of French animation represents less than 10% of all hours produced within France. \\ Key figures: ❱❱ In 2011, the attendance at animation films increased by 7% in France with 32.37 million admissions (this figure has doubled in 10 years), which shows that there is a large audience for animation film. In addition, animation films have a longer average life in cinemas than other films. ❱❱ 5.7 % of new films in 2011 were feature-length animation films, whose revenues represented 16.2 % of total revenues for these films. ❱❱ The audience is more varied and today there are as many adults who go to see animation films as children. ❱❱ Since 2008, European animation films released in France have exceeded the number of American animation films! In 2011, 47% were European animation films compared to 35% for American animation films. ❱❱ In 2011, French animation films together had more than 4.5 million admissions in France.

Sources: “Le marché de l’animation en 2011” by the CNC and publications by SPFA

Ernest & Celestine © Les Armateurs / Maybe Movies / France 3 Cinéma / STUDIOCANAL / La Parti Prod.

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Cartoon Movie’s partners The 15th Cartoon Movie is organised by CARTOON with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée), the RhôneAlpes Region and Grand Lyon, in collaboration with the Imaginove Cluster.

Organised by CARTOON Cartoon Movie was devised and created by CARTOON, an international non-profit association based in Brussels, aiming to support and promote the European animation industry. For 25 years it has received financial support from the MEDIA Programme of the European Union to run its activities, which are concentrated in four areas: ❱❱ CARTOON MOVIE: a co-production forum for feature-length animation, mainly for the cinema. Cartoon Movie (about 700 participants) takes place every year in March in Lyon, France; ❱❱ CARTOON FORUM: a co-production forum for animated series, mainly for television. Cartoon Forum (about 800 participants) takes place annually in September.

Next edition: 17-20 Sep. 2013 in Toulouse, France; ❱❱ CARTOON MASTERS: four training seminars per year for professionals in the industry (about 100 participants per session), dealing with specialised subjects affecting the development of skills and trade involved in animation.

Next Masters: Cartoon Cine (Viborg, 16-18 Apr. 2013); ❱❱ CARTOON CONNECTION: a programme intended to explore ways of reinforcing cooperation between EU and non-EU animation professionals.

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