Cartoon Forum 2022 to Put Spain in the Spotlight

Cartoon Forum, which brings a country or a region into the spotlight for its creativity, style or approach in the world of animation each year, is celebrating Spain in 2022.

Among the eight Spanish projects pitched at Cartoon Forum this year, Bertie’s Brainwaves is based on the Dirty Bertie books. From In Efecto in co-production with Flickerpix in the U.K., the series sees Bertie’s imaginations come to life, transforming his world and taking him and his friends on wild adventures.

Best Friends Forever… Stranded!, produced by Peekabook Animation, follows rooster Frank and his pig companion Chops on a faraway island, where they meet a vegan crocodile named Charli. Produced by TV ON Producciones with Chile’s Tippo Creative Lab (Chile), Primeras (Firsts) depicts the life stories of women from around the world who became pioneers in fields that had previously been reserved only for men.

In Mervyn’s Album, from Kick the Door Productions in co-production with BigB in Germany, the titular 10-year-old is able to enter the world inside postage stamps. Produced by Mr Klaus Animation Studio with Portugal’s Lusco Fusco Animation (Portugal), My Brother is a T-Rex follows six-year-old Coco and her dinosaur sibling as they solve problems with imagination and crafts.

Produced by Sygnatia together with Bro Cinema in Portugal, Polka Dot Zebra sees polka-dotted Bella struggle with self-esteem before regaining her pride and showing the world the beauty of diversity. A series that celebrates music, The Little Orchestra is produced by Mago Audiovisual Production and co-produced by Apus Animación y Contenido in Peru and Chucho TV in Uruguay. In Zoey Oceans, from Studio Kimchi, the eponymous character hopes to one day find her father, who disappeared five years ago.

Cartoon Forum will take place from September 19 to 22 in Toulouse, France.