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Congratulations to Irish animations selected for CARTOON Forum 2026!

Cartoon Forum 2026

Cartoon Forum is a pitching & co-production forum for animated TV projects that is supported by Creative Europe MEDIA. At the forum producers have the opportunity to pitch their project in front of 1,000 broadcasters, investors and other potential partners from 40 countries.

Congratulations to the six Irish animation projects that have been selected to present at CARTOON Forum in Toulouse, 14 to 17 September 2026. Wishing them the best of luck with their pitches!

Created in 1990, Cartoon Forum is a unique event focusing on pitching sessions of pre-selected TV projects, where animation producers can find cross-border partners and speed up financial arrangements. It allows co-productions to be finalised, pre-buys to be agreed upon, distribution agreements to be negotiated, options on all types of rights to be discussed, and secondary rights to be licensed.

The pitching sessions are the core element of Cartoon Forum; each project is presented in 30 minutes to all potential partners gathered in the same room. The screening of trailers in front of all participants during the 'Croissant & Coffee Shows' gives a taste of the projects and encourages people to attend the pitching sessions.

On average, more than one out of three projects presented at Cartoon Forum secures financing and enters production.

Irish Projects | CARTOON Forum 2026

  1. Beat Street | TV series (52 x 7’) Chil­dren 6-9. 2D com­put­er. Author: Grainne Mc Guinness. Direc­tor: Krystal Georgiou. Graph­ic Author: George Crosbie. Main Pro­duc­ers: Paper Owl Films (Ire­land); Grainne Mc Guinness.
  2. Cara and Bran | TV series (65 x 7’). Pre-school 2-4. 2D com­put­er.
    Direc­tor: Morgan O'Brien. Scriptwriter: Siobhán Ní Thuairisg. Pro­ducer: Telegael (Ire­land); Paul Cummins.
  3. Dandelion | TV series (52 x 11′) Chil­dren 5-7. 2D com­put­er. Direc­tor: Graham Holbrook. Scriptwriter: Sam Morrison. Main Pro­duc­er: Treehouse Republic (Ire­land); Dale Robinson.
  4. Funny Feelings | TV series (52 x 5′) Pre-school 2-4. 2D com­put­er & Painting. Adaption | Author of original work: James O'Brien. Direc­tor: David McGrath.
    Main Pro­duc­er: Sixteen South (Ireland); Colin Williams.
  5. Garden Square | TV series (52 x 7’) Upper Pre-school 5-6. 2D com­put­er.
    Coun­tries: Ire­land, France & UK. Direc­tor: Caroline Attia. Author: Jonathan Clarke
    Main Pro­duc­er: Distillery Films (Ire­land); Jonathan Clarke. Co-Pro­duc­ers: Watch Next Media (France); Philippe Alessandri; A Productions (UK); Katherine McQueen.
  6. Mebh and the Wolf | TV series (52 x 7′) Pre-school 2-4. 2D com­put­er
    Coun­ties: Ire­land, Lux­em­bourg. Adap­ta­tion from 'Wolfwalk­ers. Direc­tor: Jeremy Purcell. Scriptwriter: Cian McGarrigle. Main Pro­duc­er: Cartoon Saloon (Ire­land);
    Jason Tammemagi. Co-Pro­duc­er: Mélusine Studio (Lux­em­bourg); Fabien Renelli.

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