Public Broadcasters Take Limelight at 35th Edition of Cartoon Forum

Public broadcasters have taken center stage at this year’s Cartoon Forum, which runs Sept. 16–19 in Toulouse. With the European animation industry still facing a market crunch linked to substantially reduced streaming investment – and as producers now grapple with tough headwinds and reduced opportunities – industry eyes have turned to state funds.

Indeed, public stations make up all four nominees for Cartoon Forum’s Broadcaster of the Year tribute – among them Arte (France/Germany), RTS (Switzerland), RTV (Slovenia), and 3Cat (Spain) – while for the second consecutive edition 15 members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have joined forces for a co-development initiative to collectively finance two chosen projects.

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