Group of closed meetings (online)

This task focuses on a series of closed professional meetings designed to strengthen collaboration among key players in the CEE animation ecosystem—broadcasters, and representatives of national film funds. The broadcasters working group will try to identify the needs of CEE broadcasters, map their positions within the market, identify co-production obstacles and explore joint acquisitions of animated series across the region. To address broadcasters’ need for easier access to nearly completed animated content, we will present a curated selection of 20 animated series or TV specials from the CEE region. These projects—six months before or upon completion—will include detailed information, producer contacts, and password-protected episode previews for buyers. This targeted initiative is expected to rapidly increase the number of CEE projects acquired by regional broadcasters. The aim of the second working group (national film funds) is to explore the possibilities for creating a new international, regional or European framework (Joint Co-development Mechanism) to support animated film projects in the development phase, where international collaborations and co-development of projects are already established. These two groups of professionals have extremely demanding schedules and rarely attend the same events simultaneously, so to accommodate their availability and reduce our ecological footprint, we are organising these meetings online.