The
European Film Centre, Babelsberg, an association
of European film-makers led by Peter Fleishmann,
will be the co-organisers of the second edition
of Cartoon Movie, a market specialising in animated
feature films from Europe, which takes place
23-25 March at Potsdam-Babelsberg. Babelsberg
will then be the permanent home for the yearly
event.
The
organisers expect attendances to increase from
some 200 participants last year to 300 in 2000,
mainly consisting of producers pitching projects
in development and production to find continuation
or completion finance. Major financers at the
event are European TV stations from Europe. Confirmed
from Germany are execs from ZDF, ARD, Sat 1, Pro
7, and Super RTL. Cartoon Movie is co-financed
by Cartoon, the animation promotion platform of
the MEDIA Programme. JH
