This year, the Cartoon Forum Tributes have been awarded to companies from Belgium, Denmark and France in recognition of their professional contributions to the promotion of European animation.
The winners in the three awards categories were voted by participants at the Cartoon Forum (cartoon-media.eu/forum), the pitching and co-production event for animated TV series that today closes its 36th edition in the city of Toulouse. Presented for the first time in 2006, the Cartoon Forum Tributes have since become a prestigious recognition in the European animation industry
Denmark’s Danish Broadcasting Corporation was recognized as Broadcaster of the Year, while Paris-based Mediatoon Distribution was selected as Investor/Distributor of the Year. The list of winners is rounded out by Belgium’s Creative Conspiracy (CC), voted as Producer of the Year.
All of this year’s nominees bear a close relationship with Cartoon Forum, participating in past editions both to pitch their projects and to discover new European animated series ripe for distribution. Cartoon Forum’s 2025 line up comprised 75 animated series from 20 European countries, for a total budget of 339.53 million euros, representing 396 hours of animation
Cartoon Forum Tributes 2025 – Winners
Broadcaster of the Year
Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) (Denmark)
Denmark’s oldest and largest media enterprise Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) is an independent, license financed public institution comprising television, radio and online services. As of 2023, it has further strengthened its commitment to promoting Danish and
Nordic animation with DR1’s prime time weekly slot FredagsTamTam, as well as through DR TV, an internet streaming catch-up television service.
Nominees:
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- Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), Spain
- TF1, France
Investor/Distributor of the Year
Mediatoon Distribution (France)
Mediatoon Distribution is one of the leading kids’ & family IP managers and animation distributors in Europe. Enhanced by its in-house studios (Belvision, Ellipse Animation, Studio Campedelli) and to third party producers, the company’s catalogue consists of over
10,000 half-hours of animated content, including series recently pitched at Cartoon Forum such as Cedric, SamSam, Trotro and The Fox Badger Family, among others.
Nominees:
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- Liquid Rock Entertainment, Spain
- Meta Media Entertainment, U.K.
Producer of the Year
Creative Conspiracy (Belgium)
Based in Ghent, Creative Conspiracy (CC) is an award-winning company that produces commercials, TV series, short films and feature films (both CGI and 2D). One of the company’s series, Ray & Ruby, was awarded with the EBU Co-Development Initiative at Cartoon Forum 2023. This year, CC is presenting the series Terry and Olivia in Toulouse, in addition to participating as co-producer in This Moose Belongs to Me.
Nominees:
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- Grupa Smacznego / GS Animation, Poland
- Silex Films, France
- Studio Film Bilder, Germany
