Animotion’s Sci-Fi/Sports Toon ‘Shooting Stars’ Debuts Teaser Trailer (Exclusive)

Animotion Media Group, a U.A.E.-based production and distribution company specializing in family animation, is ready to launch Shooting Stars — a 2D-animated adventure comedy that fuses sports action with hilarious, high-energy sci-fi. The 26 x 11′ series aimed at girls ages eight to 12 debuts globally at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival’s MIFA market this week. 

Shooting Stars follows five high school girls united by their passion for football (or soccer in the U.S.) — Netty, Cath, Eva, Mia and Naomi. Unstoppable on the pitch, off it they struggle to navigate teen life. Everything changes when a weird meteor crashes on the field — imbuing them with extraordinary powers. The girls are launched into a new reality where battling monsters becomes part of practice. Their love for the game transforms into a thrilling quest to protect their world — and their identities as young athletes. Balancing school, friendship, and a hidden heroic life, the girls confront insecurity, prejudice, school pressure and self-discovery with heart and humor.

Timed to its market kick-off, Animotion has exclusively shared the first teaser trailer with Animation Magazine. Watch it below!

“Shooting Stars is about more than superpowers and soccer goals — it’s about strength, resilience, and identity,” says Julia Nikolaeva, award-winning producer and General Manager at Animotion. “We wanted to make a show that feels real for today’s Gen Alpha — a world where girls can be everything: athletes, dreamers, leaders, heroes. With Shooting Stars, we’re holding a mirror up to girls and saying: ‘You can be powerful just as you are.’”

The producers emphasize the show’s global reach and transmedia potential. Stressing humor, action and inclusion, Shooting Stars combines fast-paced storytelling with action-packd match sequences, heroic transformations and relatable characters. Each girl’s superpower is tied to her personality — allowing for rich character arcs. From Eva’s unshakable strength and Cath’s intuitive agility, to Netty’s quick wit, the team’s diversity shows us that teamwork is stronger when everyone’s different.

At its heart, Shooting Stars is about breaking barriers — in sports, media and culture. It challenges norms and smashes stereotypes with every goal and battle. It’s not just about kicking a ball — it’s about kicking down doors. As with Animotion’s successful previous titles The Fixies, Tina & Tony, BabyRiki and Finnick, Shooting Stars is built on principles of high quality, social relevance and global appeal.

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