Out of 110+ submissions, nine European and Asian projects have been selected to pitch at the Asia TV Forum & Market; online program runs now through November 3, with ATF Singapore on-site program running December 6-8.
Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) and EAVE Ties That Bind (TTB) are launching the first edition of the ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch, a new initiative targeting producers of (young adult) animated projects from Asia and Europe with the potential and desire to explore new financing and co-production opportunities, new markets, and new audiences in both continents.
Out of 110+ submissions received from 28 different countries/regions, the Animation Lab selected nine projects in development: four from countries/regions in Europe and five from Asia.
The selection committee includes Justin Deimen (108 Media/SAVVA, SG), Juraj Krasnohorsky (Artichoke/CEE Animation, SK), Kanji Kazahaya (Culture Connect Co., JP) and Matija Sturm (CEE Animation Workshop, SI).
The ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch features two separate programs providing information about European and Asian animation industries and markets. Participants can pitch projects to decision-makers at the upcoming Asia TV Forum & Market in Singapore.
The first online program runs through November 3. Participants can attend a workshop crafted by the Lab curator Krasnohorsky, whose team of industry professionals includes:
- Ervin Han presents a general overview of the Asian-European financing landscape.
- Katarzyna Siniarska (New Europe Film Sales) leads the session “Working with a Sales Agent.”
- Jean François Le Corre (Vivement Lundi!) and Deimen elaborate on the “Good Practice of Co-Production.”
- Krasnohorsky discusses packaging and pitching a project.
- Bonnie Williams shares tips on organizing and conducting market meetings.
Participants receive consultations with four experts to revise their project packages (Le Corre and Kazahaya) and financing strategies (Jean-Baptiste, Babin-Backup Media, and Deimen).
The second on-site program at ATF in Singapore runs December 6-8, 2023. It features lectures, one-on-one consulting, pitching, and one-to-one meetings between selected teams, decision-makers, and financiers.
The following nine projects will participate in the ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch:
- Brian, Whatube Studios, Taiwan
- Chill Out, Girl, BCH Entertainment, Indonesia
- Ella Arcangel: Ballad of Tooth and Claw, Twenty Manila (Ludritz Ventures, Inc.), Philippines
- Moss, Imagic TV, Spain
- Republic of Cats – Vanishing Utopia, Jet Set Go, Japan
- Something Great, Sumimasen Pte. Ltd., Singapore
- Trouble Magnet, Fabian&Fred, Germany
- Twice Upon a Time, To Blink Animation, Serbia
- Tytus Romek & A’Tomek, EGoFILM, Poland
Program sponsors include Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), Film Development Council Philippines (FDCP), and Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), in collaboration with CEE Animation Workshop.
Source: ATF x TTB Animation Lab & Pitch
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
