Non-dialogue animated series Jungle
Beat, 13 x 5 mins, produced by South African
based Sunrise, has just sold to M-Net South Africa, Sinovision in China,
C4U Media Korea and Incomsa Columbia. Currently
in production with series two, the series has sold into over 170 territories around
the world including RTL2 Germany, NHK Japan, NRK Norway, DR Denmark, SVT
Sweden and RAI Italy as well as numerous airlines.
M-Net, Incomsa Columbia and C4U Media
Korea have also taken Gazoon,
30 x 3'30, with Knowledge Network Canada also recently taking the series. A
non-dialogue animation series produced by Sparkling and co-produced with TFI
France, Gazoon is already broadcasting around the world including TV2 Denmark, YLE
Finland, NRK Norway, Al Jazeera in the Middle East and Cartoon Network Japan.
And non-dialogue animated short, The
Happy Duckling, which recently won the
Pulcinella Award for Best Short Film at Cartoons on the Bay among many other
awards, has been picked up by RAI Tre, as well as TV3 Catalunya and Telepool
Switzerland.
Monster is also have a busy summer with
the rest of its animation catalogue:
Knowledge
Network Canada has just renewed pre-school animations I'm an Animal and Why?, while BBC Latin
America and Astro Entertainment Malaysia have also acquired I'm an Animal.
As
well as taking Jungle Beat and Gazoon, M-Net South Africa have also acquired Lifeboat
Luke,
52 x 5 minutes and Middle-Eastern produced Ben and Izzy, 13 x half hour as
part of a HD package.
DVD
company Urania S.R.O. has just acquired animated series Hermie &
Friends for the Czech Republic, while the inflight market continues to
be successful with Inflight Dublin taking two
episodes of Ben and Izzy for Aer
Lingus.
Disney
Australia and New Zealand have recently acquired animated pre-school series Slim
Pig.
Produced by Irish-based Cheeky and commissioned by CBC Canada, the 39 x 7
minute series is topping the ratings on Canadian TV in its timeslot, while the
first 13 episodes of the series has already aired in the UK and Scandinavia on
CITV, Cartoon Network, SVT and TV2 and in 35 other territories worldwide.
