Emerging European Animators Enjoy Spotlight at Cartoon Springboard

Returning to an on-site edition, Cartoon Springboard, an animation pitching get-together for on-the-rise European animators, ran Oct. 26-28 in Valencia, with 174 participants taking part. Buzz projects included an LGBT roller derby story, “Riot5,” as well as a film, “The Mission,” imagining all of the world’s money being destroyed, and “Exit Tales,” an animated short about children fleeing their home countries. Altogether, 24 projects were pitched from 39 animation schools, including 17 TV shows, and five features. The animated TV series “Riot5,” from Denmark’s Violeta Fellay, an alum of The Animation Workshop/VIA University College, draws upon her experience as a… Read Full Article