Cartoon Business e (Finland) Tamper 019, ril 2 Ap -25 23 Conference > New Emerging Business Models in Animation CO-PRODUCING WITH THE FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION CO-PRODUCTION FUNDING SELECTED CO-PRODUCTIONS IS AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE FFF: WITH: • Arrhythmia (2017) • a Finnish co-production fiction / dir. Boris Khlebnikov filminginfinland.fi company with Finnish / RU-FI distribution rights • Chris the Swiss (2018) • artistic or technical input documentary / dir. Anja from Finland Komfel / CH-HR-DE-FI • distribution in Finland in • A Piece of My Heart (2019) some format fiction / dir. Edward af Sillén / SE-FI Production support is available • Ro (in production) for feature films, short films, animation / dir. Magda documentaries, animations, Osińska / PL-FI and series. To learn more, go to: ses.fi/en Ro (Filmkompaniet) Partners CARTOON BUSINESS IS ORGANISED BY WITH THE SUPPORT OF IN COLLABORATION WITH CARTOON IS SPONSORED BY 3 SET UP YOUR ANIMATION STUDIO IN www.filmtampere.com TAMPERE! • Up to 40% cash rebate ✴ • Modern facilities ✴ • Latest technology ✴ • Top professionals Anna-Kaisa HEINÄMÄKI Deputy Mayor City of Tampere Dear Participants, armly welcome to Tampere! We are happy to Tampere is defined by a few unique characteristics: it is serve as your host city during Cartoon Business surrounded by beautiful lakes and eskers and there’s always W 2019 conference. something new and innovative going on. Tampere is a state of mind. According to Finns, Tampere is the most lovable city and a number one domestic travel destination. Hence, we are City of Tampere is a place where high-technology and creative happy to welcome conference participants all over the industries go hand in hand. world to visit our city. Numerous events, fascinating cultural Tampere has a long history of audiovisual industries where experiences and soothing lake views to match the relaxed animation has played strong part. Tampere aims to be the atmosphere makes the city appealing all year round. In forerunner of audiovisual development. The city provides addition, Tampere serves as a vivid business environment. a robust platform for the new companies to grow and Here, by the banks of the Tammerkoski rapids, ideas have develop. We have a unique production environment with media education institutes as well as constantly developing always been born. They have turned into lines of work – network of companies. The local audiovisual production and even entire communities. We hope you are able to incentive ensures cost efficiency in high-technology experience both aspects of Tampere during your stay. productions. Together all of this forms an ecosystem which We are grateful to have Cartoon Business in Tampere this competes globally. year. We hope the city will show its best for you. As the On behalf of the City of Tampere, I would like to thank sauna capital of the world Tampere welcomes everybody the organizers for choosing Tampere as a location for this to its cozy warmth. Also the word’s only Moomin Museum event. We would also like to thank all the participants for is located in Tampere. It will take its visitor on a magical attending. We sincerely hope Tampere is able to provide you journey of original Moomin illustrations. a platform where experiences and opportunities meet. 5 Liisa VÄHÄKYLÄ Executive Director Finnanimation Dear Participants, t is a pleasure to welcome you warmly to Cartoon time, the collection remained in the main library, that is one Business in Tampere. Tampere is a business city with a of the most remarkable works by Tuulikki’s architect brother I long history. It has been an industrial hub well over a Reima Pietilä with his wife Raili who is also an architect. hundred years. The city is also known as the ‘Manchester The Moomins, just like Katariina Lillqvist’s shorts, give of Finland’. However, one of the earliest patrons came from us evidence that animation can have both social and Scotland leaving his name in the history of the Finnish political value. It delivers important messages from the textile industry. environmental issues to the issues of human or animal Tampere has also been acknowledged as the city of women rights. The business around cartoons has also grown due to the many female workers in the factories. Tampere essentially during the past two decades, and many new born puppet artist, known internationally through her brands have made international success. Finnanimation has animations, Katariina Lillqvist has expressed their life and been supporting that growth in many ways. peculiar ambitions in the short film “Radio Dolores”, that Finnanimation thanks all the supporters for bringing brought the artist a life time award just recently in Spain. Cartoon Business to Tampere. Most of all we would like to Tampere has also become a city of Moomins with the only thank CARTOON and everyone of you who made it and came Moomin Museum in the world. The new museum, opened to Finland. We hope you will find new ways to work with the in 2017, houses a unique collection of 3D sets, that Tove happiest people in the world close to Spring and the coming Jansson created with her partner Tuulikki Pietilä. For a long Summer. 7 cartoon digital 21-23 May 2019, Cagliari (Italy) Creating Entertainment for Connected Screens TOP SPEAKERS I MARKET TRENDS I CASE STUD I ES I NET WORK I NG www.cartoon-media.eu ASSOCIATION OF THE ITALIAN ANIMATION PRODUCERS Marc VANDEWEYER General Director CARTOON or 30 years now, Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme Leading broadcasters, SVoD, smaller and larger media has actively supported the Cartoon Masters, as they companies, content producers and distributors will discuss Foffer an adequate reply to European professionals’ how they are working together to ensure the best content is needs of coherent and extensive information in the fields of delivered to today’s more complex kids market. In particular, financing, development and distribution of animation works. routes will be shown to help producers find and fund their We are very grateful for their long-standing support and wish growth model in line with what the international market is to extend our thanks to our other partners here in Finland: the looking for. City of Tampere, Business Tampere, MOOMIN, Finnanimation, To strengthen and extend the longevity of European brands, the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Finnish Film licensing and merchandising experts will also explain how to Foundation, AVEK and Nordisk Film & TV Fond. assess licensing potential, and construct strategies that will This year’s conference will gather 32 high-level professionals enhance the core property values of their IPs and generate from 11 different countries. This reflects how the kids’ ancillary revenues. animation business is international in its scope and propitious European tax incentives, private funding, bank loans will be to co-production and partnership deals that go beyond reviewed whilst case studies of original and heritage brand national frontiers. Focus this year will be therefore on how shows growing global will also be showcased. animation producers can increase their business activity to be We hope you enjoy the programme, the networking moments more competitive on the market place. and wish you a successful Cartoon Business in Tampere. 9 Programme Tuesday 23 April Arrival of participants in the afternoon 19:30 Welcome Dinner at Näsinneula Wednesday 24 April 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome Words Speakers Yolanda Alonso (CARTOON) Anna-Kaisa Heinämäki (Deputy Mayor of Tampere) Liisa Vähäkylä (Finnanimation) 9:15 – 10:00 Keynote: Is Kids TV at a Turning Point? Sarah Muller, has embraced leading positions in kids’ content at various TV networks in the UK: as Head of CBBC Acquisition, Animation & Drama Development, then Head of Children’s at Channel5. She is now Senior Vice-President of Children’s and Youth Programming (Western Europe International Networks) at Sony Pictures Television and in charge of linear and AVOD Kids brands and dedicated kids app Pop Fun. At the crossroads of kids’ evolving consuming patterns and kids content, Sarah will give her take on how kids TV can remain central to building the right connections with their audience and which content and services they should offer. Speaker Sarah Muller (Sony Pictures Entertainment) Moderator John Lomas-Bullivant 10:00 – 11:00 Focus on Animation in Finland Finland has one of Europe’s attractive cash rebate for audiovisual productions (25%) and is home to multi-lingual, creative and tech-savvy crews with a thriving game industry, high-skilled animation professionals and accelerators and VC investors. This session will highlight the panorama of animation and business and creative opportunities offered in the country which was ranked n°1 in the UN’s 2018 & 2019 World Happiness Reports. Speakers Maija Arponen (Haruworks) Juha Fiilin (Fiilin Good Films) Tamsin Lyons (Ink and Light) Samuli Torssonen (Troll Productions) Moderator Tom Carpelan 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break 10 11:30 – 12:15 European Tax Shelters and Incentives for Animation Programmes An informative session and overview of the Baltic States’ and Hungarian cash rebates and incentives which provide interesting co-production models with cash rebates up to 30% on eligible production costs. Speakers Laura Almantaité (Cultural and Media Consulting) Kristel Tõldsepp (A Film Estonia) Ferenc Varsányi (NMHH Media Council) Moderator Christophe Erbes 12:15 – 13:00 What Content does the International Market Want? The media landscape has changed dramatically to