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Book-based projects can be enjoyed by all audiences and shared as family viewing experiences. Here is our selection from Cartoon Forum 2025 of projects targeting families.
A TRIP WITH A DRIP
Animation / Format: 2D Computer, Drawing / TV Special 30’
Genre: Adventure, Disability, Friendship, Dramedy
Producers: gretels gold (D)
Transmedia Tip: Puzzles and family games
In this TV special, Josephine Mark’s unique and touching graphic novel comes to life. Rabbit suffers from a serious illness and awaits treatment at the forest clinic. Wolf appears and is nearly shot by a hunter, but when Rabbit accidentally saves the predator’s life, the “wolf codex” compels Wolf to return the favor. A hilarious adventure full of fun, wisdom, and emotion unfolds.
>>> Read our selected projects in the new issue of EAJ.
MURPHY’S LORE
Animation / Format: 2D Computer / 8 x 22’
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Folklore, Family
Producers: Adventurverse Studios (IR)
Transmedia Tip: Family Games as Cards or Board Games
Murphy’s Lore follows the Murphy family, whose campervan trip around Ireland is interrupted by figures and creatures from Irish folklore. The story centers on girl-crazy Eoin and magic-loving Katie, taken on this “boring” holiday by their dad Barry, who’s trying to reconnect after their big divorce. Also, along for the ride are their awkward friend Darragh and eccentric Grandmother Mary. When Mary gives Katie an old folklore book, the family stumbles upon mythical beings—soon finding these are the cause and solution to their problems.
THIS MOOSE BELONGS TO ME
Animation / Format: 2D and 3D Computer, Painting / TV Special 22’
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Friendship
Producers: Sixteen South (IR), Creative Conspiracy (BE)
Transmedia Tip: Publishing
A witty and thought-provoking story about whether any of us ever really own anything, from the adaptation of the international picture book sensation, Oliver Jeffers.
Wilfred owned a moose. He hadn’t always owned a moose. The moose came to him a while ago, and he knew, just knew, that it was meant to be his. He thought he would call him Marcel. Most of the time Marcel is very obedient, abiding by the many rules of How to Be a Good Pet. But imagine Wilfred’s surprise when one dark day, while deep in the woods, someone else claims the moose as their own…
>>> Read our selected projects in the new issue of EAJ.
UGLY NEKO CAFE
Animation / Format: 2D and 3D Compute, Drawing, Puppets, Cut-Out / 30 x 5’
Genre: Comedy, Well-being
Producers: Martenitsa Productions (FR)
Transmedia Tip: Comics, Family Games
Ugly Neko Café is a sitcom adapted from a French webtoon by Lucy Vallin. In the heart of Kyoto, The Pet Center is packed with animal cafés, each cuter than the last. Yet, on the top floor, the Ugly Neko Café surprises customers with cats that are anything but pretty—clumsy, stinky, clingy, cranky, and allergy-inducing. Even the most dedicated cat-lovers want to run. With no customers and business struggling, the café faces bankruptcy—unless someone walks in and takes the unpaid waitress job.
