Europa Distribution is on the road again, traveling to Bordeaux to renew its collaboration with Cartoon Movie for the 11th year in a row. This partnership, established in 2009, aims to facilitate independent distributors to attend one of the most important market and pitching event for animated films in Europe. This year over thirty members of Europa Distribution will be present at the event.

Confirming its traditional attention to the specific challenges related to the distribution of animation, during the 22nd edition of Cartoon Movie (3-5 March), Europa Distribution organizes on Tuesday March 3rd a workshop exclusively for its members to discuss about the release of European and international animation films.

Distributors will have the chance to compare the specific challenges they faced in different territories and look for best practices with a potential to work across borders. Among titles to be discussed are: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles [+leggi anche:
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Europa Distribution will continue discussing with its members about the distribution of independent films in Europe with its next workshops and panels in Sofia, Karlovy Vary, Haugesund, San Sebastian, Rome and Amsterdam and throughout the year, participating in conferences and meetings with distributors and other sectors of the value chain.