ANNECY, France — Banijay Kids & Household, behind hit “Completely Spies!” and “Mr Bean: The Animated Sequence,” has unveiled first offers on “Froggie,” topped finest TV pilot at early June’s Cartoons on the Bay Pulcinella Awards.
In offers which recommend a technique a lot Annecy-announced enterprise will go, Spanish pubcaster RTVE and prime French children channel Gulli, have acquired rights to Spain and France respectively.
Each are among the many largest and most established gamers in Western Europe’s kids’s leisure. The offers come as gamers giant and small search to sever a dependence on streaming platform buys in favour of tried-and-tested conventional shops corresponding to state-backed operators and large industrial gamers. Gulli, for instance, types a part of France’s M6 Group.
The buys rep first offers unveiled on “Froggie,” produced by Paris-based studio Monello Productions, a part of Banijay Children & Household), and Barcelona’s Pikkukala and introduced to success ultimately September’s Cartoon Discussion board.
Created by Eric Noto-Loubier and Monello’s Cécile Sady, the 52-part collection activates 11-year-old Froggie who grew up in Bigg Metropolis however is all of the sudden pressured to stay in a small city in the course of the nation and nowhere, she thinks.
“For a curious, assured and adventurous lady, Bigg Metropolis appeared like the right place to stay, however she should be taught to regulate to her new environment. If solely she may get cellular phone reception…,” the synopsis playfully states.
“There’s a universality to the themes of friendship, discovering your id and coping with change, and we’ve mixed these with some sensible humour, which we hope will entertain younger audiences all over the world,” stated Sady, COO of Monello Productions. “I’m extremely captivated with this mission and am delighted each RTVE and Gulli, the primary children channel in France, have dedicated to the collection.”
Producing comedy, action-adventure and training for kids and the entire household, Monello Productions was based in 2013. Run by Giorgio Welter and Sady, its prime collection so far embrace “Max and Maestro,” “Avenue Soccer,” “Marblegen, “Once I Was Your Age” and CGI-made “Hi there Kitty Tremendous Type!”
Monello has within the pipeline collection “Chimera Keepers: Adventures with Unbelievable Creatures.”
Based in Helsinki in 2012 by Veronica Lassenius and Pablo Jordi, Pikkukala opened a brand new studio in Barcelona in 2018. It focuses on producing authentic animated collection for youths and households. Its pre-school “Sari,” bought to greater than 20 territories.
Led by CEO Benoît Di Sabatino, Banijay Children & Household remains to be increasing, 2023 seeing it have its highest quantity ever of reveals in manufacturing, its premium pipeline taking in “Shasha & Milo,” “Tremendous Completely happy Magic Forest,” “Topo Gigio” and “Avenue Soccer.”
Banijay Children & Household Distribution introduced Monday at Annecy a number of bundle gross sales totalling practically 400 hours.
Reveals together with “Tremendous Agent Jon Le Bon!,” “Topo Gigio” and “Completely Spies!” have been confirmed for Emirates Cable TV & Multimedia’s E-Imaginative and prescient and ejunior in UAE.
“Waybuloo,” “Shasha & Milo,” and “Rekkit Rabbit” have been acquired for CLT UFA, HBD, for RTL Hungary’s channels and streaming platform; “Completely Spies!,” “Marblegen,” and “Redakai” are sure for Vietnam’s LaLaTV.
