Dutch Telescreen Taking Conni Worldwide

Dutch Telescreen has acquired worldwide distribution rights from German production company youngfilms for the animated series Conni.

The series, which runs as either 26 12-minute or 52 six-minute episodes, is based on a well-known German children’s book character that first appeared in 1992.

The deal grants Telescreen exclusive worldwide rights, excluding German-speaking Europe, Spain, Portugal and Latin America.

The series is being produced at youngfilms in Hamburg, in cooperation with producer Dirk Hampel. NFP Animation is the official German co-production partner, based in Wiesbaden and Berlin, Germany. Delivery of the complete production is planned for October 2010.

‘With Telescreen as our distribution partner for Conni, we have great confidence in the professional international positioning of the property,’ says Henning Windelband, managing director at youngfilms. ‘The popularity of the character grew with its readers, and I am convinced Conni’s fame will continue to grow with the addition of the TV series and its viewers.’