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Overall, 23 representatives of the country's animation studios (in particular, Animagrad, Avtoritetstudio, Lisenbart Film, Sun Stories, Studio KAPI, Chervoniy Sobaka, YARKI, and others) joined the Forum as part of the Ukrainian delegation; 6 up-and-coming professionals represented the country's animation sector in the Young Talents section. During the two-day event, they gave multiple interviews to international media and talked to colleagues from around the world, promoting opportunities for cooperation with the country.
The participation of seven Ukrainian animation studios and six young talents within the Cartoon Movie forum took place due to the support of USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine and was organized by Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival LINOLEUM in cooperation with Media Resources Management (MRM) company.
In total, Ukrainian delegates held about 70 meetings, where they discussed the possibilities of partnership or co-production, international distribution, the potential of ready-made and future Ukrainian animation projects in different territories of the world, and much more. The participants of the Young Talents section discussed the possibilities of studying abroad, involving students in the production of animation and educational practice.
The Ukrainian stand within the Forum was devoted to popularizing the country's modern animation and searching for new partnerships for the projects and companies. For the same purpose, an e-catalog of animation projects and services, which includes more than 100 Ukrainian projects over the past 3 years, as well as a trailer that represents the Ukrainian animation industry and its projects of different types and at different production stages were created specifically for Cartoon Movie 2023.
Ukrainian animation projects that were presented during Cartoon Movie received excellent reviews from representatives of the professional community. In particular, the project of the Animagrad studio Roxelana, which is currently under development, was successfully presented within the official pitching program and aroused considerable interest from buyers and other Forum participants. In addition, the event included a special screening of the long-awaited full-length cartoon Mavka: The Forest Song which is already breaking all box office records in Ukraine.
Ukraine's participation in the Cartoon Movie 2023 forum opened up new opportunities for international collaborations and the development of the country's animation market. Ukrainian delegates also see great prospects in continuing cooperation with the organizers of the Forum at their future industry events, such as Cartoon Forum and Cartoon Springboard, aiming to establish contacts and implement joint projects.
The USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP) supports startups, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) aiming to provide support for competitive industries and firms on Ukrainian and international markets, foster a better business enabling environment, and enabling Ukrainian companies to benefit from international trade.
Raisin Pie is an American alternative comics series by husband-and-wife duo Rick Altergott and Ariel Bordeaux. Fantagraphics, which marketed the series as "gosh-darned good comics by the domesticated duo of ... Bordeaux [and] Altergott",[1] published five issues of the series between October 2002 and July 2007. The series was nominated for a Harvey Award for Best New Comic of 2002.[1]
Like the Hernandez brothers' Love and Rockets, Altergott and Bordeaux essentially split the book, each doing their own ongoing storylines. Altergott's "Blessed Be" storyline featured his long-running character Doofus and a drug dealer "trying to get back at the judge who sent him to jail" ("and something to do with Satanists"),[2] while Bordeaux's "Maple Valley Public Library" was "the story of an irate woman who's trying to get a book banned and the woman who has to deal with her."[2]
Made up of a series of short strip cartoons and one longer tale which ventures into the bizarre happenings in small-town America revolving around teen sex, drug dealing, lonely homeless people and religious separatism, the book is one long commentary on life outside the norm. One of the more interesting stories is "Maple Valley Public Library" which explores the dangers of censorship and the people who would impose it.[3]
Taught early on by the cartoonist Art Spiegelman, he said he gained an understanding of the structure and language of comics and honed his visual style. In 1994, he published his first book, City of Glass, a graphic novel version of a book by Paul Auster. The adaptation won international acclaim and allowed Mr. Karasik to publish several other projects, including an illustrated memoir co-authored with his sister, and a collection of works by the mysterious comic book artist Fletcher Hanks. That project earned him a prestigious Eisner award for achievement in comic books.
Describing his work routine, Mr. Karasik said he wakes up every Saturday morning, makes a pot of coffee and draws 10 cartoons in about three hours to submit to the New Yorker. He said keeping the regular practice schedule has been key in improving his drawings over the years.
The talk was interactive. In the spirit of the New Yorker caption contest, Mr. Karasik asked the crowd to help him live draw a cartoon and submit captions on slips of paper. Using audience suggestions and an easel, he sketched a scene of a chef with her dog grilling hot dogs on a Chappaquiddick beach. The dog appeared concerned and looked up at its owner, mouth open.
Not everybody sees this as a good thing: many view the ubiquity of Disney's menagerie of characters as being part of a more sinister quest for cultural dominance by the United States. But conspiracy theories aside, the Disney brand is certainly responsible for a hell of a lot of holidays: its theme parks are the most popular in the world, with resorts in Paris and Tokyo, as well as California and Florida (where 40 million people visit Walt Disney World each year).
The most famous Belgian cartoon character is Tintin, who first appeared on 1 November 1928 in a Brussels children's newspaper called Le Petit Vingtime. Tintin, a bequiffed reporter, was created by Georges Rmi, who wrote under the name Herg (his initials reversed and pronounced in French).
Tintin may not have a theme park to his name, but there is a homage to him and his creator at Stockel subway station on the Brussels underground. Here you can see a 45m-high fresco of all the main characters of the books, including Captain Haddock and the Thompson Twins (who gave their name to the oddly-coiffured Eighties band). You can reach the station by riding line 1B eastwards to the end of the line.
The respectability of cartoons in France has even led to two French-language Asterix feature films being made, both starring Grard Depardieu as Asterix's dopey friend Obelix. Asterix, like Tintin, travels the world in his books, although this is the classical world of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra and the ancient Greek Olympics. He even brought tea to Britain, bless him.
Our short, moustachioed hero made one grand, circular tour round his own country, in a story called Asterix and the Banquet. After a bet with a Roman officer called Overanxious, Asterix evades the Roman garrisons to travel round Gaul, collecting regional specialities: ham from Paris (or Lutetia, as it was then known), humbugs from Cambrai (Camaracum), champagne from Reims (Durocortorum), sausages from Lyons (Lugdunum), salad from Nice (Nicae), fish stew from Marseille (Massilia), prunes from Agen (Aginum) and oysters and wine from Bordeaux (Burdigala). Create your own gastro-holiday by hiring a car and following in his footsteps. Asterix managed the trip in 48 pages. It should take you about three weeks.
Alternatively, Asterix's seaside village was in Brittany, long a favourite destination for British holidaymakers. Perhaps a trip along the coast could be combined with an Asterix hunt. After all, on 1 April 1993 The Independent ran a story with the headline "Asterix's home village is uncovered in France", which revealed that an archaeological expedition had discovered the remains of an Iron Age village identical to Asterix's old home, down to the last detail.
As in Mouse? Asterix did his best, but he couldn't hold out against the US invasion for long. Disneyland Paris (08705 03 03 03, www.disneylandparis.com) opened, to much controversy and predictions of poor attendance, in 1992. It has since become the most popular tourist destination in Europe, with more than 110 million visitors since. (For even more impressive Disney statistics, see box.) No one can deny that Disney is the consummate master of combining cartoon characters and live action with roller-coasters, shows and special-effects bonanzas. Paris's Disneyland is a park so large that it even has its own station on France's railway network. The main park itself has more than 50 rides, shows and other attractions, while Walt Disney Studios, a new theme park that opened last year, devoted to special effects and stunts, has an "animation courtyard" that demonstrates some of the secrets of cartoon-making. Tickets cost 18 for adults and 16 for children (entrance to one park only), or 50 and 44 for three-day hopper tickets, with entrance to both parks.
British Airways Holidays ( www.batravelshops.com; 0870 443 4439) is offering seven nights at Disney's All Star Resorts, Orlando for 1,133 per adult (550 per child aged three to nine, or 602 per child aged 10-11) based on departures from 1 May to 30 June 2003. The price includes return scheduled flights with British Airways from Gatwick, accommodation and car hire for the duration. Included in the price is the seven-night Ultimate Park Hopper ticket. Seven nights at Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel at the Disneyland resort in California with Virgin Holidays (0870 220 2782; www.virgin.com/holidays) currently starts at 959 per adult and 329 per child (aged three to nine; children aged 10-11 pay a supplement of 28). The price includes return scheduled flights, accommodation, car hire and a six-day Ultimate Park Hopper ticket.
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