Tag "Caterina Vacchi"

Third Season of ‘Geronimo Stilton’ Goes into Production

February 6, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Production has begun on the third season of Atlantyca Entertainment and Moonscoop’s popular 2D-animated series Geronimo Stilton. The 78 x 23 series, which is produced with the participation of Rai Fiction, France TV and M6, will be available by fall of 2014. Atlantyca’s head of animation department and exec producer [...]

MIPCOM Preview: Trendwatching with Toon Toppers

October 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We caught up with some of our favorite small-screen animation business execs prior to the MIPCOM market to get their take on the TV climate and the forces that are changing the toon landscape this year: Mary Bredin – VP, Development & Acquisitions – Guru Studios How is 2013 [...]

La Dolce Vita Animata

April 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Indie animation producers in Italy continue to deliver the goods despite tough financial challenges and the slow growth of revenue from multimedia projects. A lot has happened and evolved in the Italian animation business since the heydays of Bruno Bozzetto’s Allegro Non Troppo in the mid-1970s. While the state-funded RAI [...]

Atlantyca, Imira and Inspidea Fly with ‘Bat Pat’

February 7, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 8 Comments divider image

Italian studio Atlantyca, Spanish house Imira and Malyasia’s Inspidea are producing a new 52 x 11 minute series based on the best-selling children’s book series Bat Pat. The deal was jointly announced by Caterina Vacchi, Atlantyca’s exec producer and senior manager, Imira’s producer and head of distribution Christophe Goldberger and [...]