Mago in Cartoon Forum and Animadrid!

In September Mago is unstoppable! Next week, Peter Keydel and Sara Calatayud from Mago team will travel to Hungary to attend the Cartoon Forum from 14 to 18 of September in the city of Sopron. A week later, Mago will be at the Animadrid Festival, with an episode of the series Dr.W as part of the  'Contemporary Screen'. animadrid is one of the most important international animation festivals which starts this month on the 23rd of September.

First stop: Cartoon Forum. Among other projects and surprises, Mago arrives to this new edition with the complete first season of Dr.W (www.thedoctorw.com) and advances of what will be its next animated production: The Flying Squirrels (www.thefsquirrels.com) for which is expected to reach coproduction agreements. 

On friday 17th the Mago team will be in Rogaland Lounge from 9h to 13h welcoming all interested in knowing more about this groundbreaking and original series featuring four friends dreaming of winning a legendary streetball competition.

After the market, Mago moves toward Pozuelo de Alarcón. Here will be held the eleventh edition of Animadrid Festival, where our dear Dr.W was invited to participate as part of the Section 'Contemporary Screen' with 'The space trip', audiovisual piece which forms part of the first season of the 3D animated series directed by Muyi Neira and produced by Mago Production. The  Competition Section, which includes shorts, curtains and animation school projects from all over the world.

But September tour goes on! Cannes and Berlin will be next stops. Soon we will tell you more. Stay tuned!

Flying Squirrels :: In the Top 10 at Cartoon Forum!!

After the end of the 20th edition of Cartoon Forum on September 25, the organization announced the ten top projects that garnered the most interest among ibroadcasters, investors, producers and distributors at the meeting. Guess who was on the sixth place? "The Flying Squirrels" ! Mago Production's animated series project which has it's premier at this international exhibition, by the hand of Peter Keydel and Sara Calatayud, that gained a great reception from the audience.

The festival, which took place in Rogaland - Norway, also revealed that European animation remains resilient thanks to its creative wealth, high quality and significant sales potential; and showed that animation productions are becoming increasingly attractive and competitive on the international stage.

Source: Press Department. Cartoon Forum. 27/09/09

Cartoon Forum :: Here we go!

This Tuesday 22, Peter Keydel and Sara Calatayud from Mago Production will be arriving to Stavanger (Rogaland – Norway), to participate of the 20^th Cartoon Forum edition, the European Forum for Co-production of Animated TV series were Mago’s animated 3D series ‘The Flying Squirrels’ is one of the 63 projects participants selected to be presented to all the key players of the animation industry: 250 “buyers” that include over 100 broadcasters and 150 investors. Mago Production’s pitching will take place on Wednesday 23 at 12h.  

Get ready all ‘cause here we go!

*watch The Flying Squirrels teaser here!*