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To be successful and profitable in any industry, it is necessary to understand the potential risks and opportunities in a given market.  This discussion aims to provide strategic market insight into the TV animation industry in order to give attendees the confidence and knowledge to plan future endeavors.

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This brainstorming session and discussion of sponsored programming will feature experts from the field of animation and web-based content creation.  Looking at new finance models, producers can start exploring alternative avenues for funding original series.  What are the limitations, challenges and benefits of branding a web series?  What are some examples and how have they translated or moved into traditional broadcast?  How should producers approach and pitch to potential, unconventional financiers?







With the high risk and huge financial burden of animated series production, co-productions and co-ventures are a very real alternative to many producers. While the benefits of a healthy co-pro can be immense, there are countless hurdles along the way that can destroy a project. The art of compromise and maintaining the creative integrity of a project is at the heart of any co-production. This is a detailed look at the making of a Canadian international co-production, with all the financial and creative players at the table.

The selected case, “My Big Big Friend”, is a co-production with Toronto production company Breakthrough Films and Television, and Brazil’s 2DLab, for Treehouse (Canada), TV Brasil (Brazil) and Discovery Kids (Latin America).

Breakthrough connected at TAC during the Brazilian TV Producers' Association’s (ABPTV) first mission to Ottawa.







This panel of award winning composers and producers will discuss the significant role of the score in animated films and shows. Find out how royalties work, what has changed in the last decade, typical budgets for scoring and how music can affect storytelling.







This panel deals with the needs, demands and insights of the European buyers.  A great time to pick their brain after a week of MipCom, panelists will discuss current trends in investments, acquisitions and development, and what opportunities are in view for producers.








Good art and good business can make for a happy marriage on-screen, but that balance isn't always so easily created. How do you strike that balance in an industry where the final responsibility is to delivery, and art usually equals product? The roles and responsibilities of creators, management and broadcasters will be examined in a discussion that looks at the realities of making it work.

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Tried, tested and true characters, series and films are constantly being reinvented.  This panel will showcase current examples of both critically and commercially successful properties that have done just that.  Why do these revivals work and how do the characters, styles, and worlds reflect today’s expectations and desires?  Panelists will also delve into the benefits and disadvantages of these properties.