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cobertes10_origOK2.pdf 3 14/01/10 14:26 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Animation & Children’s Programmes 2010 Main Index Welcome 3 Index of Titles 5 Animation & Children’s Programmes 7 Index of Upcoming Productions 55 Upcoming Animation & Children’s Programmes 59 Sales & Production Companies 107 Catalan Language Production 3 Àngela Bosch Director Let me give you 10 reasons why this catalogue is sure to be an indispensible tool for you: In your hands is the best compilation of Catalonia’s production in animation for 2009 and 2010. Featured here are all of the industry’s finished products, as well as its upcoming titles. A single glance will give you an overview of our industry’s most recent production, with feature films and shorts that have already begun to make their rounds at festivals, markets and coproduction meetings worldwide, as well as others that have yet to begin. Surely, you have heard of our industry, and this is an excellent sampling of our most outstanding productions. All of Catalonia’s audiovisual producers have contributed to this catalogue, carefully supervising each and every detail of their titles. Here you will find some of the industry’s biggest names alongside up-and-coming talents; production companies with vast experience, alongside others that are just beginning. In a word, represented here is all of Catalonia’s audiovisual creativity. Few film industries are as prolific and diverse, and still fewer boast the high quality that the Catalan industry has displayed time and again. The sector’s main media dedicate a special focus event to the Catalan region each year. This catalogue was designed in keeping with professional criteria, meaning that you will find all the information you need, exactly the way you need it. And moreover, because we have added much more information to our online database: www.catalanfilmsdb.cat. For a “10” year in Animation. Animation & Children’s Programmes 2010 Index of Titles 5 A Letter from the Raja La carta del rajà 7 The Earth is Blue as an Orange La terra és blava com una taronja 45 A Wonderful State of Miserable and Morbid Non-happiness The Snow Queen La Reina de la neu 47 Un meravellós estat de mísera i morbosa no felicitat 9 The Time Compass 49 And Many More! Per molts anys! 11 The Twin Girls of Sunset Street Les bessones del carrer de Ponent 51 Asha 13 Wasahali 53 Bettina and Martí Bettina i Martí 15 Cher ami 17 Engine Thieves Ladrones de motores 19 Estrena! 21 Happets 23 Hot Dog! Superheroes ¡Hot Dog! Superhéroes 25 Little Monkey Petit mico 27 Nanigugu 29 Polymorph 31 Poppets Town 33 Rice pudding Arròs covat 35 Sincopats 37 Square Heads 39 Sweesters: Virtual Room 41 Takat The Dog Takat Bcn 43 7 Written by Ángel Blasco, Marisa Barahona Cast Fèlix Benito, Marta Covas, Victòria Pagés Produced by Montjuïc Entertainment Sales Agent J&M Enterprises Synopsis A Letter from the Raja When his father dies, Amal, a six-year-old Indian boy, becomes an orphan and moves to another region of India to live with his aunt and uncle. Amal is quick La carta del rajà to become a part of his new town. He meets the local children and the different -more or less famous- characters of the village, and each one opens up a new by Ángel Blasco world for him. Amal is fascinated with everyone and with the things they do, yet the thing that will pique his interest most of all is the post office that is built just opposite his house. From that point on, his greatest dream is to receive a letter from the Raja and become a postman so that he can travel throughout Animation - Feature Film / Drama / General Audiences / Language: Catalan / 80’ / the entire empire. Colour / 35mm, HD / Dolby Digital / 2009 9 Written by Daniel Álvarez, José Antonio Cardoso, Clara Vallve, Mariana Rochas Produced by 9 zeros (Centro de Estudios de Técnicas de Animación de Cataluña) Sales Agent Contact producer A Wonderful State of Miserable and Morbid Non-happiness Un meravellós estat de mísera i morbosa no felicitat by Daniel Álvarez, José Antonio Cardoso, Clara Vallve, Mariana Rochas Synopsis Animation - Short Film / Animation / Adults / Language: No dialogue / 3’ / Colour / Two characters seek each other out at the wrong time, jeopardising their 2009 happiness. 11 Written by Ignacio Tonathiu Gonzalez, Pedro García Ríos Produced by 9 zeros (Centro de Estudios de Técnicas de Animación de Cataluña) Sales Agent Contact producer And Many More! Per molts anys! by Ignacio Tonathiu Gonzalez Synopsis Julius is celebrating his birthday all alone. Through the years, he has lost all of his friends and family members, except for his dear friend Marcelo, who was Animation - Short Film / Drama / Adults / Language: No dialogue / 2’ / Colour / DVD, always there when he needed him. Yet this time he didn’t appear, and Julius Betacam Digital / 2009 was running out of time. 13 Written by Josep Penya, Edu Maleubre, Ana Espinach, Ivan Roca, Núria Parreda Produced by Cromosoma, Televisió de Catalunya, Televisión Española - TVE, Pontas, Fundació Jaume Bofill Sales Agent Contact producer Asha Synopsis by Jordi Muray Asha and her friends set up a sort of pirate TV that can intercept television signals and those of other digital devices in their multicultural neighbourhood. They disguise their identities when they are on the air, so they become ‘’The Maskateers’’. The thrilling adventures of Asha, Roc, Sita, Daniel, Mutala, Clara, and Nabil have been carefully built to reflect today’s multicultural society, and Animation - Television / Animation / Children / Language: English / 52x13’ / Colour / to make it simply more fun. Friendship, tolerance, and solidarity are the main Betacam / 2008 / Trailer: www.catalanfilmsdb.cat values you will find in these episodes. 15 Written by Alicia Billon Produced by Benecé Produccions, XTVL Xarxa de Televisions Locals Sales Agent Contact producer Bettina and Martí Synopsis Bettina i Martí “Bettina and Martí ” is a series for children who dream awake and for parents who see the world differently. With the help of these two characters, we discover by Alicia Billon that the imagination is boundless and that there is always a special place for the most ordinary everyday stories. Bettina is 5 years old and lives in a world of her own, where socks fall in love, turtles go to class too, and shadows prowl at midnight. Martí is also 5 years old, Television - Children’s Programme / Adventure / Children / Language: Catalan / 20x3’ / and his best friend is Koala. Martí likes to catch the clouds with his butterfly net Colour / HD / Ultra Stereo / 2008 and listen to his French fish as they sing. 17 Written by Miquel Pujol, Iban Roca Produced by Acció, Digital Dreams Films, Euroview, MesFilms Inversions S.L., in association with Televisió de Catalunya Sales Agent Cre-Acción Films Tel.: +34 91 457 61 46 / [email protected] Cher ami Synopsis by Miquel Pujol October 1918. The peaceful farm life of Cher Ami and his blissful, naive friends is suddenly threatened by the arrival of the Great War to the Argonne Forest. Aware of their responsibility, a flock of clumsy pigeons will become bold Animation - Feature Film / Animation / General Audiences / Language: Catalan / 85’ / messengers. With extraordinary bravery and courage, they will attempt to save Colour / 35mm, DVD, HD, Betacam Digital / Dolby Digital / 2009 / Trailer: the life of a battalion of American soldiers. A charming and amusing adventure www.catalanfilmsdb.cat based on historical fact and especially made for family audiences. 19 Written by Luís Tinoco Produced by Inercia Films Sales Agent Contact producer Engine Thieves Ladrones de motores by Luís Tinoco Synopsis In the future, because of the contamination and the green house effect, our Animation - Short Film / Animation / General Audiences / Language: Spanish / 20’ / planet could only be inhabited thanks to the planetary macrofilters, devices that Colour / 2008 extract the pollution of our atmosphere. 21 Written by Lluís Llinàs, Llorenç Español Produced by Tomavistas, Televisió de Catalunya Sales Agent Contact producer Estrena! Synopsis by Mercedes Marro Leo is crazy about Alex. But Alex is very demanding - well, that’s what we think. If she gets involved with Eric, it doesn’t say much for her high standards. Eric is the typical guy who’s keen on all the girls, but especially on Rita -Leo’s sister! For Rita it’s OK to flirt. Yep! Not with Eric! But with Marc, despite the fact that he doesn’t give a damn, because he is too much into himself. And, you’ll wonder, Animation - Television / Comedy, Animation / Teenagers / Language: Catalan / 13x7’ / what about Luis? He’s busy with his job, his girl and directing the play. Which Colour / Betacam / 2007 / Trailer: www.catalanfilmsdb.cat play? The theater play they all try to put on stage in the most professional way. 23 Written by Àlex Colls Produced by Anera Films Sales Agent Contact producer Happets by Àlex Colls Synopsis “The Happets” is a group of friendly animals that live all together in a beautiful treehouse in the middle of the mountains. Each episode is a whole new Animation - Television / Animation / Children / Language: English / 52x7’ / Colour / HD adventure. The purpose of the TV series is to entertain and stimulate children / 2009 / Trailer: www.catalanfilmsdb.cat between the ages of 3 to 6 and help them discover the world around them. 25 Written by Carlos Álvarez-Novoa Produced by El Jueves Sales Agent Contact producer Hot Dog! Superheroes ¡Hot Dog! Superhéroes by Maikel Synopsis “Hot Dog!” is a series of irreverent, scatological black-humour gags organized by theme. Covering everything from love to windows (yes, windows!), with countless Animation - Television / Animation / Adults / Language: Spanish / 52x1’ / Colour / HD / references to the cinema and popular culture, anything and everything is a good Ultra Stereo / 2008 excuse to have a laugh at ourselves.