Cartoon Movie is a co-production and co-financing forum for animated features films, based on project submissions very upstream of production. It is structured based on the “pitching” of projects (no stands, no competitions of the festival type). It takes place once a year in France.The main objectives of Cartoon Movie are to - create a network of European distributors specialized in animation- help in the speeding up of financing of productions- increase the European supply- increase the number of co-productions in Europe- allow small and new countries to finance and export their films- increase the level of quality to conquer the international marketMore specifically, the objectives of CARTOON MOVIE 2017 are to:- maintain the same number of projects submitted as last year (55/60)- maintain the high level of participation (>700)- keep the same number of distributors and buyers - encourage the participation of professionals from the new member countries of the European Union by providing a significant reduction on the registration price (-30%)- increase the presence of new distribution platforms and the cross-media sector- prepare the new generation and the new talentsencourage international co-productions- maintain the level of results- maintain the level of cooperation- enlarge the gateways with video games within the framework of CARTOON GAMES