Cartoons on the Bay 2003
International Festival and Conference on Television Animation
7th edition Positano (Italy) April 9-13 2003

TV Specials for All Seasons ||Animation For an Adult Audience ||The New Initiative for Minor Rights ||Notes on showcase ||Studios of the Year: The Animation Band and Green Light Media AG ||An Animation Lesson: Animation between Art and Industry/ Jules Engel ||Special Guests: Making Cartoons, Meeting with Lastrego and Testa

Pitch me Italia/ Italian Competition
Different proposals/presentations and competition. (3rd edition)
It was launched to stimulate young and new authors and talents. Five out of 25 are selected and one is awarded. Sponsered by Rai, and organized by ASIFA Italia with Chiara Magri.

Project 1: "Mondopot" with the character Olivia Tremonde
He father works in a pizzeria, and her mom is an astronaut. Each episode, Olivia goes into a new world, and learns about things. All is based on the idea that with her mom and dad, she always thinks “yes” and “no”. once she starts thinking in a “but” mode things around her change: the episode I saw was about her getting into a trash can, and seeing the world of recycling.

Project 2:
it was presented by an illustrator, he idea was to portray today’s children/ parents in a reversed role. Children were the mature one, responsible of their parents who were childish, and acting very irrationally.

Project 3:
“DaDig”
It is intended for preschool children (5min per episode). It is about a dog and the world of food. The dog cooks and gives recipes for children, (i.e. milk shake..).

//lena merhej, 2003