As we wrap up the week, Kidscreen wants to know if you think the UK’s eligibility to participate fully in Cartoon Forum should be reinstated.

While British buyers, co-pro partners and participants are still permitted to attend the event as as they traditionally have, UK-based companies have not been eligible to serve as lead producers on project submissions for the last five years because the country’s government withdrew from the Creative Europe MEDIA funding program in 2020 as part of Brexit. The UK Screen Alliance has been lobbying the government to rejoin (which would restore its previous status with Cartoon Forum), but to no avail so far. 

Meanwhile, as a workaround, Cartoon Forum established an Animated UK Meets Europe showcase in 2023 to give a handful of UK-led projects a separate presentation opportunity. Five concepts were featured that first year, but the initiative wasn’t run in 2024. And it’s back this year, but with only two projects in the lineup.

Share your thoughts with us: Should Cartoon Forum do more to make the UK a bigger part of the event? Or is it already a crowded enough event without the UK?

Image courtesy of Ryan Tuchow