ideatoon is a platform designed by Pixelatl in 2012 and re-engineered every year with a simple and ambitious goal: help aspiring creators to develop their ideas into animation shows and feature films. This strategy is aimed to strengthen the regions creative industries and aim at global audiences.
The Ideatoon development strategy is divided into 3 stages: a) Call for entries and pitch bible workshops b) Development bootcamp, and c) IdeaToon Market to pitch to executives. As the end of 2018 from the Ideatoon contest there are now 2 TV shows in production and other 4 in development by major networks, and over 16 studios have landed service and/or option deals with international partners and broadcasters through the Market at PĂŻxelatl Festival. This is a major breakthrough for the Mexican and Latin industries and even though there is still a lot of work ahead, the first gears have started rolling. Over 340 projects were received and the best 24 went to Ideatoon development bootcamp, where 11 was selected as finalists. The studios and creators worked with their industry mentors through the year to better their projects from a storytelling, art, business and market point of view. The talent is here and together we are building the structure to bring the industry together.
Created by: Omar Sealtiel Escobar EnrĂquez Country: Costa Rica Technique: 3D Animation CGI Duration: 26 x 5 min Genre: Adventure, Learning Target: Preschool
Every day is a new adventure for best friends Sam, Taro and Chowder! Through their imagination and SamĂs craftiness with recycled cardboard, they are able to create amazing worlds filled with everything they can dream of from awesome dinosaurs to big cities.
An animated series about a girl and her friends who finds creative things to do with cardboard every day, like dinosaurs, cities or even superhero costumes, taking them to live great adventures in the imagination
Created by: Ă“scar Trejo Country: Mexico City Technique: 3D Animation Duration: 52 x 7 min Genre: Family, Educational Target: Preschool
Clara is an albino racoon that lives in the park of a big city, In company with her friends they will explore the park and take care of nature while having fun by reusing garbage that they find in the park.
A white Racoon named Clara and her friends will learn fun ways to take care of the enviroment
Created by: Jaime Ă lvarez & Sandra Castro Country: Peru Technique: 3D Animation Duration: 52 x 7 min Genre: Children, Fantasy Target: Preschool
Mr. Kat, Vanilla and Valentine are two cats and a plush heart that live with animal lover and rescuer mama Edith. Every week she brings a temporary guest with whom they will discover new emotions, travel to all kinds of imaginary places, and even sing a song. At the end of each episode, this new friendship is sealed with a special badge that will unite them forever.
Living in a pet foster home, Mr. Kat, Vanilla and Valentine will be challenged by the different creatures their mama, Edith, rescues.
Created by: Marisol Sandoval Moreno Country: Monterrey, Mexico Technique: Full frame animation Duration: 24 x 11 min Genre: Comedy Target: 6 - 8 years old
Richie is a small and fluffy aliend dog who landed in MatĂas backyard. MatĂas is usually in a bad mood and tends to isolate from other kids of his own age. Together they will have numerous adventures and learn how to take care of new friends.
A boy trying to care for his alien dog, while his alien dog tries to take care of him.
Created by: Carla Barragán & Alberto Beltrán Country: Mexico City Technique: 2D Animation Duration: 52 x 11 min Genre: Children’s Fantasy, Adventure Target: 6 - 9 years old
A planet inhabited by galactic refugees has collided with Earth, and it will be in the hands of 3 kids and a bunch of space goats to gather energy from the strangest planets in the universe, so they can move their planet again and prevent everything from collapsing.
Ella and Abraxas, a couple of friends that will travel and fight for the goatkind to escape before the Galactic Association finds them, or before humans finally throw them out of Earth.
Created by: Mirelle Ortega Country: Mexico City Technique: 2D Animation Duration: 52 x 11 min Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of life Target: 6 - 10 years old
Bay and Dot are half-mermaid half-human teens visiting their human Abuela and precocious little cousin Lorenzo for the summer. They can look fully human as long as the STAY DRY - because as soon as they come in contact with water, their human legs turn back into tails! It wouldn’t be a big deal if Merfolk law didn’t strictly prohibit any human outside of their close family to know what they are, and if humans weren’t such big fans of sticking oddities in cages!
A pair of mermaid sisters, Bay and Dot, pose as human teens and try to fit in on land and keep their identities secret with the help of their human Abuela and cousin, Lorenzo.
Created by: Sebastian & Diego RamĂrez Country: Mexico City Technique: 2D Animation Duration: 26 x 11 min Genre: Comedy Target: 6 - 11 years old
The Noisy Nomads are a group of bards who just want to live peaceful lives playing awesome music and touching people´s hearts with it. But that is a nearly impossible goal given that they wander across the Battlelands, a place full of rising heroes and exciting adventures at every corner, with giant monsters fighting, dark lords uprising and neverending quarrels between clans.
A comedy about a band of misfits bards trying to survive in a land that only values strength and epic fights by using the power of their music.
Created by: Martina Massun Country: Argentina Technique: 2D Animation Duration: 52 x 11 min Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy Target: 9 - 14 years old
While Kiria and Gala are visiting an archaeological excavation they discover a strange statue holding a gemstone. When Kiria gets closer the gemstone suddenly starts glowing with a blinding light. As it fades away, the girls look back at the statue, only to find it transformed into a, very confused, real life person! A boy named Lucian. Who is he? A princess? Where did he come from? Another reality? Is he an alien?
The heir of Silvarium, his two human friends and a magical animal must travel to
unify the 9 civilizations of the Solar
System against a race of evil aliens before they destroy the resources of Earth and sentence everybody.
Created by: Neferity Nuztas and Aska Country: Guadalajara, Mexico Technique: 2D Animation Duration: 26 x 11 min Genre: Adventure, Comedy Target: 9 - 11 years old
Clavis, Neph and Chain are middle school children whom, by accident, receive the powers of the KeyKeepers: An intergalactic team with the mission to maintain harmony in the universe. Guided by their mentor, Xiavel, they must fight against the remnants of their worst enemy; Kafard the destroyer of suns, and his terrible intergalactic monsters. While still finding enough time to finish their homework.
Three kids juggle between keeping the evil’s powers locked and succeeding in middle school.
Created by: Alfredo Ponce & Eliely Silva Country: Mexico City Technique: 2D Animation Duration: 26 x 11 min Genre: Comedy, Adventure Target: 7 - 11 years old
The paranormal adventures of a peculiar pair of a girl and a ghost that solve mysteries and hunt the evil spirits that plague their hometown.
In a haunted town full of ghost hunters, a clumsy girl and her phantom partner will try to start-up their own ghost hunting business without hurting a single phantom.
Created by: Jorge Camps, Mariana Gallegos, Laura Yanin, Karen Acosta, Rafael Luna Country: Mexico City Technique: 2D Animation Duration: 26 x 11 min Genre: Comedy, Adventure Target: 7 - 11 years old
Monky is an ordinary monkey, he has difficulty dealing with insignificant problems, Alien is a young cadet from the planet Burp, dedicated to the conquest of smaller worlds. This strange friendship will lead them to investigate and solve the strangest and absurd questions, such as: “Why does love make us dumb beings?” or “What would happen if they only eat cheese burgers for a year?” Questions that were a mystery, until now.
The curiosity of an alien and the ingenuity of a monkey will bring all these silly internet questions to life.
Created by: Álvaro Cáceres Country: Venezuela Technique: 3D Animation Duration: 80 min Genre: Aventure, Family Target: 6 - 12 years old
This is the story of Sato, a dog who dreams of being “a rescue dog”... those kind of heroic dog... famous..., interviewed on TV and earning meals. His problem is, he is lazy, a coward and a cheater... well... the film is about when this “special dog” by chance, just fell into the headquarters of the best Rescue Team in town and “he goes through hell” in forest fires, shipwrecks and monumental earthquakes... and finally learns that The Power of Friendship can make heroes out of all of us.
A lazy and coward stray dog meets the most strict cadet of a rescue team, together they live adventures with which they learn the power of friendship
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