AnyShow – International Animation Showcase is the international animation content showcase of MIA | International Audiovisual Market dedicated to projects of various formats conceived for television, digital and cinema distribution that are in an advanced stage of development, production or post-production, or completed but not yet broadcast.
It represents a unique opportunity and an essential point of reference for animation operators, an industry undergoing profound transformation at an international level and characterized by great liveliness in the proposals and number of productions. The projects will be presented to producers, buyers and broadcasters. For this edition, AnyShow further increases the submissions received from numerous countries.
In 2024 the official selection is composed by 14 projects coming from productions of 17 countries: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Ghana, Japan, India, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, USA, Switzerland, Taiwan.
The selection of 14 projects comprises 6 TV Series, 2 TV One-Off and 6 Feature Films.
Among the Tv Series APOCALYPSE MOJITO, produced by Erika Forzy for Passion Pictures (France) written and directed by Julien Seze and Cédric Stéphan, is set between the tables of a bar in a future after climate and technological changes. THE BLACK DIAMOND RACE, produced by Francesco Manfio (Gruppo Alcuni), Sriram Chandrasekaran (Broadvision Perspectives India Pvt Ltd), Luca Milano (Rai Kids), Santiago Fandiño Lousa (RTVE) and Oscar Albert (Motion Pictures), and directed by Sergio Manfio, Anna Manfio, Francesco Manfio and Darsana Radhakrishnan (Italy, India, Spain) tells the story of the Maharaja’s daughter who dreams of becoming a race car driver and will have to face the ruthless enemy who wants to get the crown. KWEKU THE TRAVELLER produced and directed by Amanda Anim-Appiah (Wonderworld Institute of Creation) and Joshua France (Ghana, Canada) stars Kweku, a curious student of modern Ghana, who finds himself mysteriously transported back in time through a magical mask. MISFIT MANOR is produced by Jayakumar P for Toonz Media Group, and directed by Noah Paul, James Bishop and Chris Douch (India, USA) tells of vampires in haunted houses who can’t agree on how to scare humans. SISSI & CAESAR produced by Allan Bortnic Kresiberger (Tres Tercios), Mauro Di Bella (Fantasmagorie Studio), Riccardo Antonio Silvio Antonino (Robin Studio) and directed by Gabriela Villalobos (Chile) imagines that the planet is gradually becoming black and white due to the color crisis and two penguin brothers explore exotic places to recover lost colors. THE UPSIDE DOWN RIVER produced by Emmanuèle Pétry (Dandelooo) and Jean-Baptiste Wery (Dandelooo), directed by Paul Leluc, Sabine Dabadie, Anastasia Heinzl, Guillaume Mautalent, Joëlle Oosterlink, Sébastien Oursel (France) is the story of Tomek and Hannah’s meeting on the way to the Qjar River. Hannah hopes to collect a magic drop to save her bird.
For the TV One-Off DESERT SISTERS, produced by María Graciela Severino (Marmota Studio) and directed by Matías Latorre (Chile), sisters María and Rosa fight in the Kallpa desert against the gender oppression of the Empire. I’M STAYING UP! is produced by Caterina De Mata (Light Colors Studio) and Sara Cabras (Rai Kids), directed by Sinne Mutsaers (Italy), it’s the story for a young teenager who has a complicated relationship with her mother and finds herself having to protect the woods surrounding their home.
For the Feature Films DISPOSABLE, produced by Miguel Molina of the award-winning Jaibo FIlms and directed by Carlos Gómez Salamanca (Colombia, Spain), follows the adventure of a biochemist kidnapped in the jungle by a Colombian paramilitary group to manufacture drugs and becomes a fighter against social repression. MARY ANNING is a production by Nicolas Burlet (Nadasdy Film) and Arnaud Demuynck (La Boîte… productions) directed by Marcel Barelli, Pierre-Luc Granjon, Magali Puzol (Belgium, Switzerland) and takes us to nineteenth-century England, among the fossil searches of a family trying to get out of poverty. NO GOOD AND NO EVIL IS produced by Lucio Gaudino (Habanafilm) and Ugo Murgia (Mupi studio) and directed by Lucio Gaudino and Beba Slijepcevic (Italy, Serbia) is set in 1999 and traces Anna’s journey to Serbia to track down her husband’s secret son, between the desire for revenge and facing a country devastated by war. THE STATE OF SOULS is the production of Peter Marcias and Antonio Gianfagna (Ultima Onda Produzioni) and Camillo Esposito (CapeTown Film), directed by Peter Marcias (Italy), traces the story of taxidermist Efisio Marini who has to face a series of mysterious crimes in Albinei. THE VIOLINIST is produced by Yuki Takafumi and Justin Deimen (Aurora Media Holdings Inc), Paloma Mora (TV ON Producciones), Ervin Han (Robot Playground Media), Bernard Toh (Robot Playground Media) and Elaine Chan (Robot Playground Media), directed by Ervin Han (Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan): the story of two aspiring violinists from Singapore who dream of traveling the world performing, but the war in Southeast Asia in 1941 destroy their dreams.
ANYSHOW 2024 | OFFICIAL SELECTION
APOCALYPSE MOJITO (France)
Produced by Passion Pictures
THE BLACK DIAMOND RACE (Italy / India / Spain)
Produced by Gruppo Alcuni / Broadvision Perspectives India Pvt Ltd / Rai Kids / RTVE / Motion Pictures
DESERT SISTERS (Chile)
Produced by Marmota Studio
DISPOSABLE (Colombia / Spain)
Produced by Jaibo FIlms / Nocroma Studio
I’M STAYING UP! (Italy)
Produced by Light Colors Studio / Rai Kids
KWEKU THE TRAVELLER (Ghana / Canada)
Produced by Wonderworld Institute of Creation
MARY ANNING (Belgium / Switzerland)
Produced by Nadasdy Film / La Boîte… productions
MISFIT MANOR (India / USA)
Produced by Toonz Media Groupù
NO GOOD AND NO EVIL (Italy / Serbia)
Produced by Lucio Gaudino/Habanafilm srl / Mupi studio / Novo Kulturno Naselie
SISSI & CAESAR (Chile / Italy)
Produced by Tres Tercios / Fantasmagorie Studio / Robin Studio
THE STATE OF SOULS (Italy)
Produced by Ultima Onda Produzioni srls / Ultima Onda Produzioni srls / CapeTown Film srl
THE UPSIDE DOWN RIVER, LA RIVIÈRE À L’ENVERS (Belgium, France, Portugal)
Produced by Dandelooo / Vivi Films / Sparkle Animation
THE VIOLINIST (Japan / Singapore / Spain / Taiwan)
Produced by Aurora Media Holdings Inc / TV ON Producciones / Robot Playground Media / Robot Playground Media
