Paramount+ brings ‘Tainá’ to Lat Am Paramount+ in Latin America has picked up preschool adventure series Tainá And The Amazon’s Guardians, following a deal with French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo. Based on the Brazilian films of the same name, the 26 x 11-minute series, targeted at 2-5-year-olds is produced by Brazilian production company […]
Da Vinci strikes double APC deal Kids edu-tainment platform Da Vinci has picked up season one and two of Go Green with the Grimwades for Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa as well as seasons one and two of Zoe & Milo, for the UK and ROI, Netherlands, CEE, Asia and Africa. […]
Arriving on the global market at what feels like a particularly resonant time, this 6 x 8-minute animated series tackles issues of war and displacement in a way that is suitable and informative for audiences aged 6-9. It follows the story of the titular Dounia, a young Syrian girl who is forced to flee her […]
French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has appointed Marion Claret to head its animation studio Ooolala. Claret, who is a partner at Dandelooo, helped to launch the La Cartoucherie-based studio three years ago, alongside founders Jean Baptiste Wéry and Emmanuèle Pétry. She will spearhead a development slate of original productions, drive its expanding studio, […]
Dandelooo feels ‘Gaston’s Emotions’ French animation prodco and distributor Dandelooo is to adapt the children’s book series Gaston’s Emotions. The preschool comedy series is based on the books about a magical unicorn written by author and illustrator Aurélie Chien Chow Chine, who is developing the series alongside Chloé Sastre and Romain Gadiou. Dandelooo will hold worldwide […]
Kudos hires StudioCanal alum for finance Kudos has appointed James Forde, the former COO and CFO of StudioCanal, as its new finance director with immediate effect, Reporting to Kudos joint-MD Martin Haines, Forde will lead the Kudos finance team, creating an operational infrastructure to service Kudos and Wild Mercury productions. Taking responsibility for financial management, reporting, governance and the […]
Sola to shop ‘Honey Hills’ Germany’s Sola Media has acquired global distribution rights to Russian prodco SMF’s new animated children’s series The Secrets Of The Honey Hills. The 52 x 7-minutes CGI animated series is a detective comedy series for children ages 4-6. It tells the story of Sophie, a smart and classy owl who […]
Nickelodeon India preps time travel series Nickelodeon International and Nickelodeon India are co-producing a new series, The Twisted Timeline Of Sammy & Raj, marking the first collaboration between the two brands. The 20 x 30-minute 2D animated series, which is expected to launch on Nickelodeon International next year, follows a pair of cousins who get […]
Silvergate’s Octonauts travel to LatAm, MENA Sony Pictures Television-owned Silvergate Media’s preschool animation Octonauts is reaching new audiences in Latin America and the Middle East after being picked up by Mexico’s TV Azteca and the MENA-region Spacetoon channel. In a deal brokered by Panaderia, TV Azteca acquired the broadcast rights to the series, marking what […]
This 2D animation is set to have its exclusive world premiere at this year’s MIP Junior, where Emmy Award-winning French producer and distributor Dandelooo will be showcasing the first two episodes of the slapstick series. The 52 x 11 minute show has been commissioned by France Télévisions and is based on the series of books […]
