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6-8 March 2013Lyon Rhône-Alpes

The Co-Production Forum for

European Animation Films

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

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

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Contents1. Cartoon Movie p. 3

2. How Cartoon Movie works p. 4

3. Focus on some key projects p. 6

4. Cartoon Movie statistics p. 8

5. Cartoon Games p. 10

6. Animation in the French audiovisual market p. 12

7. Organised by CARTOON p. 13

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

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1. Cartoon Movie, the European rendez-vous for animation film professionalsMore 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 ShowsThe 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 sessionsThe 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 - ProgrammeWed 6/03 Thu 7/03 Fri 8/03

9:00 - 10:00

Cartoon Games

(9:00 - 18:30)

Croissant show Croissant show

10:00 -

13:00Pitching sessions Pitching sessions

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch Coffee Show

Lunch + Cartoon TributesCoffee Show

14:30 - 18:30 Pitching sessions Pitching sessions

18:30 Welcome cocktail

19:30Opening film “Tad, the Lost Explorer” Free evening Farewell dinner & party

21:45 Welcome dinner

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\ 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)

\ 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 Jean-Marie - 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. Prod: 2d3D Animations (France)

3. Focus on some key projects \ 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)

\ 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)

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 Louise in the Winter Music!

Oggy and the Cockroaches

Rise of the Zelphire

Tad, the Lost Explorer

Swing Popa Swing

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\ 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 9

Films in production 9

Projects in development 16

Projects in concept 22

Total 56

By nationality

France 17

Denmark 5

Germany 5

Spain 4

United Kingdom 4

Poland 3

Belgium 2

Ireland 2

Italy 2

Netherlands 2

Norway 2

Austria 1

Croatia 1

Czech Republic 1

Estonia 1

Finland 1

Iceland 1

Latvia 1

Luxembourg 1

Sweden 1

4. Cartoon Movie statistics

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4  Familial,  tous  publics  

Jeunes  adultes  et  adultes  

Enfants  et  préadolescents  (4  à  12  ans)  

Pré-­‐scolaires  

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Family,❚all❚audiences

Young❚adults❚and❚adults

Children❚and❚pre-teens

Pre-school

9The Adventures of Professor Botts © 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” sessionsThe 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 speakersTo 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

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

CARTOON - European Association of Animation Film Av. Huart Hamoir 105, 1030 Brussels

movie@cartoon-media.eu - www.cartoon-media.eu +32 2 242 93 43

Cartoon Movie’s partnersThe 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 Rhône-Alpes Region and Grand Lyon, in collaboration with the Imaginove Cluster.

Organised by CARTOONCartoon❚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.