CARTOON CONNECTION CANADA 2018

The event aims to increase the number of cooperation works between Europe and Canada. It also creates and strengthens a very effective network of professional contacts for the European professionals in attendance.

Canada was chosen as host country because of the expertise and maturity of its animation industry, as well as its leading position in the new media.
Its proximity with the USA was expected to provide a gateway for European professionals to the whole of North America.

There are no other events in the European and Canadian agendas that have the scale, depth and scope that Cartoon Connection offers to both continents. This is why the local partners (Telefilm Canada, CMF-FMC, Pixel, SODEC…) strongly support the event as one of the most relevant in terms of content, format and networking opportunities.

Cartoon Connection Canada 2018 consisted of keynotes and panels led by experienced and renowned animation decision-makers and 1300 pre-arranged one-to-one meetings of 20 minutes each between all attending professionals.

The business and friendly atmosphere created through social events and meals taken altogether – which is specific to Cartoon events – enabled participants to meet and discuss present and future projects in a propitious environment.

The main objectives of Cartoon Connection Canada are to offer European animation professionals the opportunity to:
• Increase cooperations, co-productions and the development of common projects in animation with Canada
• Build structural co-operation with Canada
• Create more long-term business opportunities
• Meet their peers and the major broadcasters and distributors from these countries
• Enlarge the European market for animated TV series and feature films on traditional and digital windows through a cross-sectoral approach with the presence of technological actors looking for content and cross-media producers (coming from other sectors than animation), doing video games, web series, social gaming, etc. and interested in working with animation companies.
• Promote European culture in other continents/countries, and improve the distribution of European animated films.
• Finally, the event also gives the opportunity to smaller European countries and smaller producers to attend and gain access to international co-production deals.