Cartoons on the Bay Announces Selections, Jury

SALERNO, March 9: Cartoons on the Bay has announced that 162
programs from 30 countries have been chosen as official selections for this
year’s festival, taking place April 19 to 22 in Salerno, Italy.

The shows come from the U.S., Canada, France, Germany and
Italy, as well as markets such as Estonia, Croatia, Israel, Poland, Singapore and Taiwan. All will be
available for viewing during the festival.

There are
40 programs short-listed for the eight categories in the competitive section. Five
nominations for each category will compete for the Pulcinella. Judging the
shows is an international jury consisting of Wolfgang Wegmann from
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR); Jan-Willem Bult from KRO Youth TV in the
Netherlands; Beth Gardiner from Playhouse Disney in the U.S., and France 5’s Céline
Limorato.