Deals across slate to French-language broadcasters
Paris, 12 January 2010 - Moonscoop, the worldwide brand management and entertainment company representing properties from some of the leading animation producers across the globe, is boosting the profile of its shows in French-speaking Canada with over 150 half hours of sales. Deals include sales of Casper's Scare School to VRAK and Chloe's Closet to TFO, while TVA has acquired both seasons of Dive Olly Dive, and Ava Riko Teo, and TeleQuebec has picked up season two of SamSam.
Lionel Marty, President, Worldwide Sales at Moonscoop said: "We're pleased to celebrate the New Year with a number of sales signed across key titles. French-speaking Canada continues to be a key market and one where our shows consistently perform well."
CGI-animated Casper's Scare School (26x30') continues the adventures of everyone's friendly ghost Casper, who would rather make friends than frighten. Founded over 10,000 years ago to educate and prepare the creature youth of today for the difficult challenges they'll face tomorrow, Scare School's purpose is to turn its pupils into lean, mean, scaring machines! All the students but one that is... Casper doesn't want to disappoint his teachers, but scaring just isn't his thing. No matter how hard he works at being scary, Casper can't help but be friendly.
Chloe's Closet (52 x 11') follows the fun-filled adventures of an adorable, imaginative little girl named Chloe who discovers magical new worlds while playing dress-up in her closet. Chloe's exploits also encourage the audience to celebrate how delightful it is to be a little kid embarking upon a fabulously fun and fearless, anything-can-happen journey. Chloe's Closet is produced in high-definition 2D animation out of Moonscoop's LA office, in association with Wales Creative IP Fund, KI.KA/ARD, Trickompany FilmProduktion GMBH, European Film Partners, and Telegael.
Dive Olly Dive! is a 3D action adventure where every experience is an occasion to learn. Each episode follows the fun-filled underwater escapades of Olly and Beth, two young, unmanned research-submarines-in-training. Under the guidance of their human supervisor Deep Sea Diver Doug, at the research facility, they discover the marvels of the world they live in. Often distracted from their assignments by the abundance of adventure under the sea, there is a quest behind every wave and a lesson to be learned from every experience.
Animated paper cutout show Ava Riko Teo (65x7') is co-produced by Moonscoop with Character Plan, France 5 and EBS.
Based on the works of French author and artist Mila Boutan, Ava Riko Teo is created using a colourful onscreen assembling of all kinds of paper cutouts, which become the setting for young viewers to follow the fun, childlike adventures of three loveable friends: Teo, a soft and cuddly bear, Ava, a charming giraffe, and Riko, a rather hyper-active rabbit. A dedicated website at www.avarikoteo.com continues the experience for viewers with a full range of art and craft activities for children. The online component has been co-produced by Moonscoop with EBS and France 5.
Preschool 3D-animated HD SamSam (52x6'30") is winner of the prestigious 2009 TVFI Export Prize. Produced by Bayard Jeunesse Animation with ARANEO, Tiji, Gulli and France 5, and distributed worldwide by Moonscoop, the show follows the adventures of the smallest of heroes!
For a hero, he doesn't quite yet have super powers. But it doesn't mean he can't fly his own SamSaucer into space or can't deal with dirty-rotten monsters! Sometimes he does need a little help from his cuddly SamTeddy, SamMummy or SamDaddy, as well as his friends. And granted, sometimes, using his noggin and a bit of imagination gets the work done, too. The series is based on the successful comic-book series of the same name and is a popular show across Europe especially in Italy, Spain, the UK and France.
About Moonscoop
Moonscoop is a leading worldwide production, distribution, brand management and entertainment company, focused on producing original projects and building brands with international appeal and longevity.
Its rights library combines many of the most successful programs and best-loved animated creations in the global television market and includes over 3,000 half-hours of programming airing in more than 160 territories worldwide. Key brands include "Code Lyoko," "Fantastic Four," "Titeuf" (Tootuff), "Pet Alien," "Dive Olly Dive!" and "Casper" which are licensed in markets around the world. Moonscoop's production slate currently includes new series "Geronimo Stilton", "Hero:108", "Twisted Whiskers" and "Chloe's Closet".
Moonscoop was established with the merger of France Animation and Antefilms Production and the subsequent stake of a majority share in US-based Mike Young Productions and Taffy Entertainment, which all now fall under the Moonscoop label. Moonscoop employs over 350 people worldwide.
