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Cartoons on the Bay

International Cross-media Animation and Children’s Television Festival.

About

More than 500 productions in competition for 50 countries, a Pulcinella Award assigned by a children jury.

 This year’s focus is the myth and the confrontation of cultures through myths, religions and migrations. 

Awards

International Jury grants the following awards for the works in the Competition (Nomination) by Category:

  • Pulcinella Award for Best Preschool TV Series (6 years and under)
  • Pulcinella Award for Best Kids TV Series (7-11 years)
  • Pulcinella Award for Best Teens TV Series (12+)
  • Pulcinella Award for Best Videogame
  • Pulcinella Award for Best Live Action / Hybrids TV Series
  • Pulcinella Award for Best TV Pilot
  • Pulcinella Award for Best Short Film
  • Pulcinella Award Best VR Cartoon

The Children’s Jury will grant the:

  • Special Pulcinella Award for Best Italian Kids TV Series (7-11 years)

The Artistic Director, in agreement with the members of the Editorial Committee, has the power to grant the following Special Awards:

  • Pulcinella Career Awards
  • Pulcinella Awards for Studio of the Year
  • Pulcinella Award to a Guest Country
  • Pulcinella Special Awards

In collaboration with UNICEF a Special Prize will be awarded to the Best Social-Issue related Work, chosen among all the categories in competition.

Rules

Animated works of any nationality made in 2020, 2021 and 2022 are eligible to participate. 

Works already submitted to past editions of the Festival will not be considered, with the exception of follow-up seasons of TV series and works previously submitted under another category that have been subjected to a different type of development.

Works may be submitted by registering online at the festival web site.

Works in English or with English subtitles.

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Organized by RAI Com SPA.

Documents

Place

Italy
Venice

Official Website

cartoonsbay.com

Contacts

Address:

Cartoons On The Bay
Via U. Novaro, 18
00195 Roma –
P.I. 05346581001

Phone: +39 06 33174130
Fax: +39 06 33178315

Editorial Office: cartoonsbay@rai.it
Programs Office: entry.cartoonsbay@rai.it
Accredit Office: cartoonsbay.accredit@rai.it

 

Contact Emails

cartoonsbay@rai.it

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Dates & Deadlines
  • Deadline
    March 31, 2022
  • Event Dates
    1 — 5 June 2022
Categories & Fees

Animated feature films with the following technical, artistic and narrative characteristics are invited to participate in this category: animated feature films with a minimum length of 40 minutes; characters created using a frame-by-frame technique; works, 75% of the total length of which is composed of characters and animation (the Motion Capture technique alone will not be deemed valid).

  • Deadline — free

Animated short films with the technical, artistic and narrative characteristics for a potential (and intended) television programme are invited to participate in this category. Its purpose is to promote the inclusion of animated short films in broadcasters’ schedules.

  • Deadline — free

This category includes all Interactive Multimedia Works made for fixed and mobile consoles that comply with the following PEGI (Pan European Game Information) classification requirements: PEGI 3, PEGI 7, PEGI 12, PEGI 16.

  • Deadline — free

Pilots and zero episodes of animated TV series representing a complete narrative synthesis and with the technical, artistic, and content features of the series to be created must be submitted to TV Pilots and not to any of the categories subdivided according to target audience.

  • Deadline — free

Fall under this category all television series dedicated to children and teens exclusively or partially achieved through techniques of live action.

  • Deadline — free

Animated TV Series (12+). Pilots and zero episodes of animated TV series must be submitted under the Category: TV Pilots.

  • Deadline — free

Animated TV Series (7 − 11 years). Pilots and zero episodes of animated TV series must be submitted under the Category: TV Pilots.

  • Deadline — free

Animated TV Series (6 years and under). Pilots and zero episodes of animated TV series must be submitted under the Category: TV Pilots.

  • Deadline — free
Festivals of Note

France

2 days

Poland

3 days

Germany

3 days

Russia

4 days

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