Pixel Animation 2016 | Event Report

CARTOON CONNECTION / MASTER CLASSES / FILMS
3 EVENTS IN ONE
EVENT
REPORT
OCTOBER 24-30, 2016
At

EVENT REPORT | Pixel Animation and Cartoon Connection 2
451 participants attended Cartoon
Connection and the master classes
A RECORD YEAR
FOR PIXEL ANIMATION
The sixth Pixel Animation was held from October 24 to 30, 2016, at the Québec City
Convention Centre and Cinéma LE CLAP.
Pixel Animation, Canada’s largest gathering of multi-screen animation contents
(film, television, web, multi-platform, video games, special effects), presented three
simultaneous activity streams aimed at producers, distributers, investors, professionals
and the general public.
The professional stream of Pixel Animation and Cartoon Connection, which ended
on October 27, had a banner year and record attendance.
A total of 451 participants took the various master classes and attended networking
events: a record! Craftspeople from 24 countries presented some 200 projects at over
1,000 professional one-on-one meetings. And that’s not all, because Pixel Animation’s
general public stream continued till October 30 with screenings of four magnificent
animated films.
24 countries
24 COUNTRIES PRESENT
IN QUÉBEC CITY
Argentina
Belgium
Canada
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Mexico City
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Spain
UK
United States

3 Pixel Animation and Cartoon Connection | EVENT REPORT
Louis Leclerc, Executive Director, PIXEL and Yolanda Alonso, Director of Cartoon Connection, CARTOONCo-organizers of de Cartoon Connection Canada
Over the past five years, Pixel Animation/
Cartoon Connection Canada has generated
economic spin-offs of
CARTOON CONNECTION CANADA
HELPING MAKE HUMAN AND PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS
In a friendly atmosphere combining one-on-one session meetings and high-level
international presentations, broadcasters, production, sales and distribution companies
of all sizes, known or emerging, made human and professional connections that
generated converging coproductions and international funding and distribution
opportunities. CCC is a coproduction of PIXEL Québec and CARTOON from Brussels,
more specifically the European Association of Animation Film.
$35 M

From left to right: Nancy Florence Savard, 10th ave Productions – Sunny Choi and Rachel Marcus, Guru Studio – Marie-Claude Beauchamp, CarpeDiem – Yolanda Alonso, CARTOON –
Claire Dion, Bell Fund – Louis Leclerc, PIXEL
CARTOON CONNECTION AWARDS -
THE WINNERS
Cartoon Connection was founded to facilitate the circulation of animated works among
the countries represented. The Cartoon Connection Awards go to two 100% Canadian
projects selected to be presented at the prestigious Cartoon Forum and Cartoon Movie
in Europe. This year, unusually, three projects seduced the panel: American Goulasch
by Guru (Toronto), which also won a $5,000 grant from the Bell Fund; Butterfly Tale
by CarpeDiem (Montréal) and Le trésor de Morgä by 10th Ave Productions (Québec City).

MORE THAN 1000 ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS
THE BEST PLACE FOR PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS
Producers, broadcasters, and distributors of animation content, and even a few artists,
spent a day and a half getting together to spark or strengthen their professional
connections. It was an exhausting time, but oh so productive. Many participants were
able to meet more potential business partners in a few hours than they otherwise
do in a year.
Presented by

LAUNCH OF A HOME-GROWN
MULTIPLATFORM SERIES
Presented by
MaXi’s interactive cocktail party brought together all the participants in the Cartoon
Connection and master classes streams of Pixel Animation. It was followed by the
premiere of MaXi, a multiplatform animated series created by Frima in collaboration
with Groupe Média TFO.
A number of children attended the screening of the first two episodes. Afterwards the
actors, the original Francophone voices for the series, were on hand to answer questions
from the audience during a panel discussion.
Glenn O’Farrell, Groupe Média TFO
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, the voice of Mara, answering a fan's question. The other members of the panel included Nicolas Charbonneaux, Annie Girard,
Mathieu Pichette and Martin Watier.

SCREENING OF 4 ANIMATED FEATURE FILMS AT CINEMA LE CLAP
A NEW ADDITION IN 2016
Pixel Animation and Cinéma Le Clap presented four magnificent animated films from October 28 to 30. The general public stream,
a new addition in 2016, expanded Pixel Animation’s scope and prestige. Attendance was more than satisfactory and the experiment
was a success. It will be repeated next year with increased programming and better visibility.

A HALF-DAY WISELY SPENT
The speakers and panel discussions at Cartoon Connection were designed to provide
useful information to help producers make their efforts as successful as possible.
This year, sessions included hints on navigating the various editorial rules and policies
of broadcasters in Canada and Europe.
Presented by
BROADCASTERS EDITORIAL POLICIES (1/3)
Speaker: Sophie Boé, CANAL+
Other participants on the panel who do not appear on the picture: Telidja Klaï, Ketnet/VRT - Rachel Marcus (Moderator)
Speakers from left to right: Laurent Guérin, Groupe Média TFO - Sarah Haasz, DHX Television - Madeleine Lévesque (Moderator) - Christine Reinaudo
and Lucile Canault, France Télévisions - Elliott Palmer and Aubrey Clarke, BBC Children’s & CBBC.
Speakers: Marney Malabar, TVO – Rachel Marcus (Moderator) - Vicky Schroderus, Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)
Other participant on the panel who does not appear on the picture: Ian Lambur, The Walt Disney Company – EMEA
COUNTRY FOCUS ON COSTA RICA
Speakers:MichelleCorriols,ExportPromotionAgencyofCostaRica(Procomer)-GustavoMadrigal,MorphoAnimationStudio-MadeleineLévesque(Moderator)

MASTER CLASSES – QUÉBEC HAS PRIDE OF PLACE
Québécois studios (four from Québec City and two from Montréal) were showcased during the 6th edition of Pixel Animation.
Over 275 participants met at the Québec City Convention Centre to attend the six master classes held on Tuesday and Wednesday,
October 25 and 26.
WORKSHOP: MISSION YETI,
WORK IN PROGRESS
Nancy Florence Savard, President & Producer
GAME OF THRONES: THE SECRETS BEHIND
CREATING AWARD-WINNING EFFECTS
Martin Pelletier, Studio Director and VFX Supervisor
GOING THE EXTRA MILE – TALES OF GLORY
AND DEFEAT FROM THE TRENCHES
Chris Kirshbaum, Character supervisor and animation lead
BALLERINA, THE MAKING OF
Ted Ty, Animation Director Laurence Vacher, Head of Production Benoit Blouin, Head of CG / VFX Supervisor
MAXI: PANEL DISCUSSION ON PRODUCING AN ANIMATED SERIES IN MOBILE FORMAT FIRST
Marie-Michelle Laflamme, Artistic Director André Kadi, Director of MaXi
RIGGING APPROACH AT SQUEEZE – ADAPTING TO BETTER
SURVIVE THE CHALLENGES OF PRODUCTION
Renaud Lessard Larouche, Technical Director

A HERITAGE MOMENT: OPENING EVENT
AT LE MONASTÈRE DES AUGUSTINES
THE WELCOME DINNER WAS SERVED IN THE NOVICIATE ROOM
Nancy Florence Savard, 10th ave Productions Monique Simard, SODEC
Mélanie Hartley, Téléfilm Canada Maurice Boucher, Canada Media Fund (CMF)
Presented by
THE COCKTAIL WAS HELD IN THE VAULT OF THE MONASTERY
Presented by

AT THE AQUARIUM OF QUÉBECCartoon Connection ended its 2016 eddition with a delicious breakfast and a visit of the Aquarium sites. Many participants
reconnected with their inner child. But then again, when you work in animation your inner child is never very far.
Presented by
AT IMPÉRIAL | BELL
AN UPLIFTING SUPPER-SHOW
Presented by
Jose Inesta of Pixelatl turned himself into a true Québec fiddler
with his plaid shirt and “coonskin cap”.
Radio-Canada’sNathalieChamberlandbeingseducedtothemusicfroma
saw?!?
Laurent Guérin of TFO took a musical fishing trip. An acrobatic moment from the Famille Painchaud’s performance to music
from Top Gun.
Participants at breakfast in the Alizé Room at the Aquarium with a superb view of the Québec City Bridge Everyone finds their inner child at the Aquarium.
Oh, jellyfish!

POSITIVE FEEDBACK
“…JustwantedtosendanoteofthanksforlookingafterourarrangementsatCartoonConnection2016 !
Wehadagreattimeandmetlotsoffantasticpeople/contactswewillkeepintouchwithinthefuture.
I appreciate all the hard work that went into looking after us all.”
-StuAker,Director,Programming,DHXTelevision
« Thank you ! I had a blast ! Hope to see you again sometime. »
-ChrisKirshbaum,CharactersupervisorandAnimationLead,Cinesite
« … je tenais à vous remercier à nouveau de nous avoir offert une plateforme
comme Cartoon Connection pour le lancement de MaXi. Merci également pour votre disponibilité, vos
efforts et votre engagement à faire de cette soirée un succès. Nous n’aurions pas pu espérer de meilleurs
partenaires pour faire rayonner MaXi, Frima et Groupe MédiaTFO. Je suis vraiment content que tu aies
propose cette idée à Annecy mon cher Louis;)
Je tiens aussi à vous féliciter pour l’ensemble de l’évènement (j’inclus Cartoon et Pixel),
organize de main de maître.Vous avez fait du sacré bon boulot. »
(... I wanted to thank you again for offering us a platform such as Cartoon Connection for the launch
of MaXi.Thank you also for your availability, your efforts and your commitment to the success of this
evening.We could not have wished for a better partner to help promote MaXi, Frima and Groupe Média
TFO. I am very happy you proposed this idea in Annecy my dear Louis ;)
I absolutely want to extend my congratulations for the whole event (includind Cartoon and Pixel),
that were masterfully organized.You all did a brilliant job.)
-RenaudSylvain,MarketingSpecialist,Frima
“Procomer, nuevamente agradecerles todo el esfuerzo que tuvieron que hacer, para
que lográramos participar al menos el ultimo día, para nosotros fue un éxito total, solo haber estado este
ultimo día hemos realizado un trabajo de networking muy interesante.
Esperamos que nos sigan invitando a todos los eventos que tengan que ver con la industria de Diseño y
Animación Digital, desde ya cuenten con Journey Animation Studio para cualquier requerimiento que
tengan en sus actividades regulares.
Cualquier publicación que estén por lanzar nos interesa participar de ellas, con el mismo esfuerzo y
empeño como lo demostramos en este evento Cartoon Conection 2016, Dios primero y en la medida
de lo posible así será siempre nuestra participación.
Ademas nuestro agradecimiento al Sr. Embajador don Alberto García, a Julie Liamin y a Micheline
Beaulieu por la parte de los organizadores.”
(We want to again thank Procomer for all its efforts to allow us to participate in the final day of the
festival. It was a total success for us, and a chance to engage in profitable networking activities.
We hope you will invite us to more events related to the digital animation and design sector.You can
count on Journey Animation Studio for anything you need in future for your regular activities.We will also
be delighted to take part in any publications you may be producing, with the same effort and sustained
commitment as we showed during Cartoon Connection 2016.
As much as possible, this will always be our contribution.
We take the opportunity to express our gratitude to His Excellency Alberto Garcia, as well as
to Julie Liamin and Micheline Beaulieu for their excellent work on the organizing team.)
-AlexSalasM.,CEO,JourneyAnimation
A FEW COMMENTS FROMTHE SURVEY
ABOUTTHE MASTER CLASSES
“…Thanks again for a marvelous event.”
“…What a good idea to concentrate more
on studios from Québec.”
“Thanks for what you are doing! It’s really
useful and highly appreciated.”
96 %of participants said that they would most
certainly participate in the next Pixel Animation.
46 %answered that their participation had allowed
them to establish contacts that could help to
develop their professional career.

ATTENDANCE - PIXEL ANIMATION 2016
Cartoon
2016
connection
Total number
of participants
TOTAL
451 167 284
Canada 20 17 3
Producers 8 7 1
Broadcasters / buyers 11 10 1
Animation professionals 61 61
Animation and video game students 166 166
Speakers 9 9
Médias 10 3 7
Organizers and staff 12 4 8
Volunteers 18 18
Europe 59 59
Producers 46 46
Broadcasters / buyers 10 10
Organizers 3 3
United States 2 2
Producers 1 1
Latin America 18 18
Producers 16 16
Asia 2 2
Producers 2 2

GOOD FOR
THE ECONOMY
ACCOMMODATION
245 nights at the Hilton
21 nights at the Delta
12 nights at the Best Western
5 nights at the Palace Royal
3 nights at the Château Laurier
FOOD SERVICE
280 dinners served by the Hilton’s caterer
146 breakfasts served by Allegro
Restaurant at the Hilton
888 pastries + 139 litres of coffee
+ 300 pieces of fresh fruit + 68 litres of juice
+ a cocktail party for 300 persons + 44 dinners
for the officials served by Capital HRS
1 cocktail party and supper served by the caterer
at Le Monastère des Augustines for140 people
75 breakfasts served by the Aquarium du Québec
1 supper for 160 persons served by Le Cosmos
catering service
SUPPLIERS OF SERVICES
212 words translated by Prose Communication
Various graphic design services by Cinquante-Cinq
and Mentormédia
Simultaneous interpretation provided
by America Interpretation inc.
Technical facilities provided by Freeman
Internet provided by Miro Informatique
SUPPLIERS OF GOODS
500 accreditation lanyards purchased
from Promo Dynamique
52 tablecloths rented from Capital HRS
400 accreditation cards + 400 tickets
+ 225 booklets + 55 numbered cards
+ 200 advertising cards printed
at Copies de la Capitale
40 gift packages purchased at Compliments
de Belle-Maman
23 bistro tables and 63 stools rented
from the Québec City Convention Centre
TRANSPORTATION
160 international flights
34 domestic flights
49 shuttle trips (airport-hotel-airport)
provided by Maple Leaf Guide Services
6 buses for local transportation provided
by Autocar Excellence Inc.
Lovely jellyfish at the Aquarium du Québec
Tourist spinoffs worth
$425,000

WE THANK OUR PARTNERS

During the evening at Impérial | Bell presented by Frima, Louis Leclerc surprised everyone with his dance moves. His infectious enthusiasm got everyone on their feet dancing.
PIXEL QUÉBEC TEAM
Louis Leclerc, Executive Director
Micheline Beaulieu, Logistics Director
Jessika Munger, Volunteers and Logistics Coordinator
Jean-Sébastien Brousseau, Media/Press Relations
Christopher Noël, Assistant
ÉQUIPE CARTOON
Yolanda Alonso, Director of Cartoon Connection
Joëlle Kessenne, Event Coordinator
Hélène Mambourg, Communications
VOLUNTEERS
Alexandre Caroussos
Alexandre Pouliot
Anne-Marie Ouellet
Baptiste Gilistro
Camille Dion
Charline Jamain
Corinne G.-Villeneuve
David Le Quéré
Émile Morissette
Line Vernier
Loana Mons-Féral
Marie-Élyse Drolet
Mathilde Fleury-Dufour
Mélody Éthier-Provost
Patricia Dompierre
Philippe Toutant
Rebecca Cortés
Sophie Bertrand
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Hélène Mambourg Christopher Noël
Pixel Animation
Cartoon Connection
LE CLAP
Facebook PIXEL
LinkedIn PIXEL
Twitter PIXEL : @pixelqc
Flickr CARTOON

PIXEL ANIMATION - PROGRAMME - OCTOBER 24-30, 2016
Québec City Convention Center - 1000 boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Québec / Cinéma Le Clap - 2360 chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec
Monday-24 Tuesday-25 Wednesday-26 Thursday-27 Friday-28 Saturday-29 Sunday-30
AM
Cartoon
Connection
Cartoon Connection Masterclass Cartoon Connection Masterclass
Cartoon
Connection
Films Films Films Films
8:55 - 11:00
Conference
“Broadcasters Editorial
Policies” - 2 panels
(Room 306)
9:00 - 10:20
One-on-one meetings
(Urbain Space)
9:00 - 10:15
“Squeeze Rigging
Approach : How to adapt
to keep up with the
production challenges”
Renaud Lessard Larouche,
Squeeze
(Room 306AB)
9:00 - 11:30
Breakfast
and visit of
Aquarium
of Québec
11:00 - 11:30
Costa Rica Esencial
coffee break
(Hall 310)
10:20 - 10:40
Costa Rica Esencial
coffee break
(Hall 310)
CC Awards Deliberations
(Room 310)
10:15 - 10:45
Costa Rica Esencial
coffee break
(Hall 310)
11:30 - 12:45
Conference
“Broadcasters Editorial
Policies” - panel #3
“Country Focus on Costa Rica”
(Room 306)
10:40 - 12:20
One-on-one meetings
(Urbain Space)
10:45 - 12:00
“Game of Thrones : The
secrets behind award
winning visual effects”
Martin Pelletier, Rodeo FX
(Room 306AB)
NOON
12:45 - 14:15
Lunch
(Room BBB, Hilton)
12:00 - 14:00
Lunch
(Room 310)
12:20 - 13:35
Lunch
(Room BBB, Hilton)
12:00 - 14:00
Lunch
(Room 310)
PM
14:20 - 15:49
One-on-one meetings
(Urbain Space)
14:00 - 15:15
“Atelier : Mission Yeti,
work in progress”
NancySavard,10thAve
(Room 306AB)
13:40 - 15:00
One-on-one meetings
(Urbain Space)
14:00 - 15:15
“Going the extra mile --
Tales of glory and defeat
from the trenches”
Chris Kirshbaum, Cinesite
(Room 306AB)
15:00
Kahlil Gibran’s
The Prophet
(Le Clap)
13:00
Kubo et l’Épée
magique
(Le Clap)
13:00
Kubo and the
Two Strings
(Le Clap)
15:40 - 16:10
Costa Rica Esencial
coffee break
(Hall 310)
CC Awards
Deliberations
(Room 310)
15:15 - 15:45
Costa Rica Esencial
coffee break
(Hall 310)
15:00 - 15:30
Costa Rica Esencial
coffee break
(Hall 310)
(Room 310)
15:15 - 15:45
Costa Rica Esencial
coffee break
(Hall 310)
15:00
A Town Called
Panic: Double
Fun
(Le Clap)
15:00
Khalil Gibran
Le Prophète
(Le Clap)
16:10 - 17:30
One-on-one meetings
(Urbain Space)
15:45 - 17:00
“Ballerina, the
making-of the
animation”
Ted Ty, Benoit Blouin
& Laurence Vacher
L’Atelier Animation
(Room 306AB)
15:30 - 17:10
One-on-one meetings
(Urbain Space)
15:45 - 17:00
“MaXi:Panelonthe
production
ofananimationseries
conceivedfirstlyfor
mobiles”
Marie-Michelle Laflamme
& André Kadi, Frima
(Room 306AB)
17:10 - 17:25
(Room 310)
EVENING
18:30
Cocktail and
Welcome Dinner
(Monastère
des Augustine)
19:00
Frima Night
Dinner & Music Show
from Painchaud Family
(Impérial | Bell)
17:00
MaXi Interactive Cocktail
FMC/Frima/TFO
(Hall 310)
19:30
Miss Hokusai
(Le Clap)
17:00
Miss Hokusai
(Le Clap)
17:00
Khalil Gibran’s
The Prophet
(Le Clap)
17:00
Miss Hokusai
(Le Clap)
17:10
Cocktail
17:30
Announcement of the Cartoon Connection Awards
Winners
(Urbain Space)
20:30
A Town Called
Panic: Double
Fun
(Le Clap)18:00
Premiere of “MaXi”
(Room 306AB)

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