Cartoon Movie 2009: A New Home
Cartoon Movie's 11th edition moved from its home in Germany to Lyon, France, bringing a new focus on videogames and a record number of participants.
Bob Swain's Recent Posts
Cartoon Forum 2008
At the 19th edition of the premier event for European animation, new media -- and, once again, France -- lead the way.
Cartoon Forum: Cartoon d'Or & European TV Animation
Bob Swain and Ron Diamond travel to Girona for Cartoon Forum 2007, chronicling the latest in European TV animation and the winner of this year's Cartoon d'Or.
Cartoon Movie: Supporting the Industry in the EU
Bob Swain reports on the continuing efforts of Cartoon Movie as a facilitator of animation technology, finance and development in the EU.
Cartoon Movie 2007: Sneak Peeks European Animated Features
Alain Bielik uncovers the role of CG in meticulously recreating the infamous serial murders and period look of San Francisco in David Finchers Zodiac. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
'The Emperor’s Secret': Finland Breaks Into CG Animated Features
Bob Swain uncovers the truth behind Helsinki-filmis The Emperors Secret, the first CG animated feature from Finland.
Cartoon Forum: The Future of CARTOON & Cartoons
Karen Raugust investigates a Purdue University research project using 3D animation and virtual reality to teach math concepts to hearing impaired school children.
Cartoon Forum Celebrates Its Sweet 16
Bob Swain and AWN president Ron Diamond attend Cartoon Forum, reporting back about the sweet 16thyear of the European event.
Cartoon Movie 2005
Bob Swain and Ron Diamond traveled to Potsdam for Cartoon Movie 2005 and report back with whats hot in the European feature market.
Cartoon Masters: Feature 2004
Bob Swain reports back from Cartoon Masters: Feature 2004 about the long-form buzz starting in Europe.
Cartoon Forum 2004
Bob Swain travelled to the 15th Cartoon Forum in Santiago de Compostela and reports back about how the event continues to move forward from strength to strength.
Audiovisual Training Forum in Warsaw, Poland
Bob Swain reports back from CARTOONs Audiovisual Training Forum in Warsaw, Poland as eastern European animation producers join the EU. Swain surveys possible ramifications, as well as the decline in movie viewing and marked increase in TV consumption.
The Cartoon Movie Report
Bob Swain reports on Europes 2004 Cartoon Movie, covering the hot progress of European animated film producers and the event supporting them over the past five years.
Cartoon Forum 2003: Co-Production Paradise
Bob Swain, who has attended every edition of Cartoon Forum, along with Ron Diamond, report back from the event with whats new in the world of European television production.
T2-3D
Bob Swain interviews director Jim Cameron's reworking of Terminator 2 for Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Terminator 2-3D .
Cardiff 96
A look at the making of the first TV special based on an Olympic games mascot.
