After reviewing 300 submissions from 13 countries in Latin America, organizers have announced that 31 projects have made the cut and will take part in the IdeaToon Bootcamp. Over May 23-26, animators, illustrators, screenwriters and aspiring show creators will gather in Mexico to fine tune their concepts with an eye toward delivering powerful pitches with international appeal at the IdeaToon Summit — taking place during Pixelatl in Cuernavaca in September.
During the bootcamp, project creators will receive personal mentorship from top industry experts from around the world. They’ll also take in masterclasses, workshops, and crash courses aimed at polishing their toons to make them attractive to global buyers.
Among the experts on hand will be Joan Lofts (executive producer, Peppa Pig), Hernán LaGreca (Senior Creative Director, Cartoon Network Latin America), Spencer Rothbell (head of story, Clarence), Stephen De Stefano (character designer, Samurai Jack, Popeye, Mickey Mouse), and Alison Warner (VP of Acquisitions & Development, Technicolor). IdeaToon Bootcamp also expects executives from Mattel, Discovery Kids, Citizen Skull and Radar Cartoons.
The partcipating projects are:
Mi ex best friend, by Jose Navarro and Santiago ORyan (Chile)
Kindom in the Clouds, by Milton Guerrero Prado (Peru)
Nautika: the whereabouts of the humankind, by Ernesto Molina
Grimalkin, by Sant Arellano
RamPamDam, by Gino Imagino, Gustavo Castellanos and Miguel Velez (Ecuador)
Bullywood Camp, by Daniel Ferrara
Super Nova Hotel, by Osvaldo Sequiera and Cali Eduarte (Costa Rica)
Flamides, the nonheroes, by Néstor Efraín Gutiérrez Macías
Cuco & Chakua, by Lando Ibarra and FL Sikorski
Grant Tales, by Mariana Posadas and Gustavo Cosio
Offside Strikers, by Rafael González
Niña Monstruo, by Eduardo Arredondo, Abraham Lara, Cecilio Camacho and Daniel Mercado
Redwood Brotherhood, by Fernando Campos and Berenice Alvarez
Elie the Unicorn Witch, by Marco Molina y Karina Cisneros
Gleen Glitch, by Edgar Amor, Jessie Arias and Samuel Kishi
Color Monsters, by Gabriel Villavicencio
The boy without a tale, by Oscar Michel
Diaper Parents, by Karen Acosta and Edino Ferreyra
Piriguin (Tadpole), by Maximiliano Martínez (Chile)
Hackers Garage, by Carlos Montaño
Mystery Bound, by Kenet García
Bululú, by Federico Gutiérrez
Ginna dinamita, by Yolizz Wruck
9:16, by Jaimille Lara, Erika Téllez, Itzel Ramos and Andrea Hernández
Techno-Tails, by Luispa Salmón
Kitty cat internet, by Irene Melis Machado and Arturo Ambriz
Glitch Sandwich, by Gabriel Pichardo
Munkins, by Andre Moreira Forni (Brazil)
Sundown Agency, by Ale Tuckar, Ana Gaby Pérez, Hilce E. Larsen y Heis González
How to survive to a magic market, by Diego & Sebastián Ramírez
Donnie and Oli PIZZA, by Oscar Hernández y Thalía de la Torre
Visit ideatoon.com and follow @Pixelatl for more information.
