The Break in Production Caused by COVID-19 Has Created Pent-Up Demand Among Platforms Around the World, and a Drop in Supply from Producers and Distributors
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#3 The break in production caused by COVID-19 has created pent-up demand among platforms around the world, and a drop in supply from producers and distributors. With the CONTENT content industry keen to get back to business as usual we present some of the series and specials in all genres FOR SALE available during MIPCOM Online+ BOAT ROCKER STUDIOS GOQUEST MEDIA ANNA’s Occasions (10 x 22 mins) features bak- birthdays, weddings, as well as desserts for large GOQUEST Media is showcasing two new dra- stars Anikha Suren-dran, Anjana Jayaprakash ing expert Anna Olson and is a Boat Rocker Stu- or intimate dinners, providing step-by-step reci- ma se-ries at MIPCOM. Queen (11 x 50 mins) and Indrajith Sukumaran. Inspired by true dios and Triton HQ co-production. Olson’s new pes and helpful tips and tricks for event-appropri- is the story of Shakthi Seshadri, a non-con- events, The Mafi a Queen (Ek Thi Be-gum/14 x collection includes recipes for kids’ and adults’ ate presentation, decor and hosting. formist, reluctant actress and politician who 30 mins) stars Anuja Sathe as Ashraf, a woman rose from adversity to rule the state of Tamil who pursues the most dangerous underworld Nadu as its youngest female chief minister. gangsters in 1980s Mumbai to avenge her hus- Ramya Krishnan plays Shakthi, alongside co- band’s murder. Queen (GoQuest Media) Anna’s Occasions (Boat Rocker Studios) ABOUT PREMIUM CONTENT (APC) AARDMAN INCLUDED in Paris-based APC’s UK PRODUCER and distributor Aardman brings tures. The series is set to premiere later this MIPCOM slate: Un-seen (8 x a new series to the international marketplace, year on Sky Kids. Aardman also brings Brave 52 mins) is a French-language featuring the company’s classic character Bunnies, created by the Ukraine’s Glowberry drama series, set in a village in Morph. The Epic Ad-ventures Of Morph (15 x (52 x 7 mins), a 2D pre-school series current- which people mysteriously be- 5 mins), a slapstick comedy using clay and tra- ly in production with Spanish animation studio come gradually invisible; new ditional stop-frame animation, sees Morph and Anima and distributed globally by Aardman. The archive-based documentary Yul his sidekick Chas reunited with their old friends stories follow a family of courageous and curi- Brynner: The Magnifi cent (1 x Delilah, Grandmorph and The Very Small Crea- ous rabbits travelling on the Bunny Bus. 52 mins), profi ling the actor’s career all the way to Hollywood; Nehama (10 x 52 mins), an Is- raeli comedy family drama; and BBC/S4C hit drama Keeping Faith, currently fi lming its third season in a co-production deal with Acorn Media Enterprises for all rights to the third season across the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand for AMC Net- works’ streaming service Acorn TV, plus home entertainment in the UK and Eire. Keeping Faith (APC) The Epic Adventures Of Morph (Aardman) MIPCOM ONLINE+ / CONTENT FOR SALE #3 MONDO TV HG DISTRIBUTION NEW CGI production Grisu (52 x 11 SKATE The World (13 x 60 mins) features Spain, Israel, United States East Coast and mins), based on an original proper- Mathieu Cyr as he discovers different coun- West Coast, Brazil, Morocco, Cuba and Mexico. ty, Grisu Il Draghettoby and adapted tries through the eyes of their skateboarding Another factual series from the Quebec-based by Mondo TV France, is a priority for communities. The skateboarding humourist distributor is Wild Game (9 x 30 mins), follow- Mondo TV. Grisu wants to be a fi re- explores alternative visions of skateboarding, ing Top Chef Canada fi nalist Rich Francis as he fi ghter when he grows up. There’s just but also the arts, history and architecture of the joins hunters and gatherers, farmers and fi sh- one problem — he’s a dragon. The It- places he visits. Countries featured are Japan, ermen to learn, catch and cook using the best aly-headquartered producer and dis- France, Poland, Germany, Canada (Montreal), natural, wild ingredients. tributor also brings the 18-part Me-teo- Heroes, an environmentally themed animation which premiered on Cartoo- nito. The six superpowered kids protect Earth and promote a positive message in a fun and entertaining way. An ac- companying podcast is planned. Other titles include: Robot Trains (52 x 11 mins), with a third series in produc- tion; Invention Story, the tale of a cre- ative fox who in each episode comes up with a new invention; Sissi The Young Em-press (26 x 11mins); and Grisu (Mondo TV) Annie & Carola (52 x 11 mins). Skate The World (HG Distribution) BLUE ANT INTERNATIONAL FRANCE TV DISTRIBUTION A HIGHLIGHT for Toron- ANA PUMPKIN (52 x 5 mins), produced by Fo- panion, Buddy the dog. Another priority from to-based Blue Ant Inter- limage and Les Armateurs, is a new animation france tv distribution’s kids catalogue is anima- na-tional during MIPCOM is series that follows the everyday adventures tion Disco Dragon (52 x 13 mins), produced by 9/11 Kids (1 x 78 mins/1 x 88 of a fi ve-year-old girl and her inseparable com- Mondo TV. mins), an HD documentary that profi les the second- grad-ers who were reading with George W Bush when the World Trade Towers were attacked. Now in their twen- ties, they offer a window into post-9/11 America, revealing themes of race and inequal- ity. Another priority is After The Fires (1 x 60 mins), a 4K and HD account of the wild- fi res that ravaged Australia in 2019. 9/11 Kids Ana Pumpkin (France TV distribution) (Blue Ant International) MIPCOM ONLINE+ / CONTENT FOR SALE #3 DANDELOOO ORANGE SMARTY ROYALS Next Door (52 x 11 mins), from French The company also offers a touching 26-minute 25 SIBLINGS (1 x 70 ani-mation producer and distributor Dandelooo, animation, Mum Is Pouring Rain, which follows mins/58 mins) is a new re- is a sitcom targeted at kids aged seven to 12. an eight-year-old who must spend Christmas ality fi lm from Expectation The 2D series is co-pro-duced with Pikkukala with her grandma. She doesn’t understand TV for the UK’s BBC 3, (Helsinki/Barcelona), Lunanime (Belgium) and why her mother is not joining them but as she presented at MIP-COM by Ink and Light Films (Ireland) and features a roy- learns to open up to others she becomes an Orange Smarty. The story al family that decides to try life in the suburbs. inspiration for her mother. follows Oli, a 21-year-old man with Asperger’s, who was born to two mums and lives in Lon- don. He discovers he has 25 siblings from the same American sperm-donor dad. Desperate to be part of this new family, Oli trav- els to the US, meeting his donor and joining a mass sibling reunion. Full of hu- mour, the fi lm follows Oli Royals Next Door as he navigates the fragile (Dandelooo) dynamics in this new type of family. 25 Siblings(Orange Smarty) WILDBRAIN BETA FILM CANADA’s WildBrain BETA Film offers 40 hours of is highlighting its new new children-, teen- and fam- origi-nal series Green ily-focused programming, in- Hornet, developed with cluding: NRK web series Like fi lmmaker, screenwriter Me, a contemporary drama and actor Kevin Smith. combining ele-ments of social Based on the clas-sic media, messages and live-ac- superhero franchise, the tion to tell a story about exclu- stories are set in con- sion and bullying; Jackie And tempo-rary times and Oop-jen, about 12-year-old follow the adventures Jackie and her encounter with of a re-imagined Green a woman featured in a famous Hornet and Kato — the Rembrandt painting in Am- son of the original Green sterdam’s Rijksmuseum, who Hornet and the daughter comes to life and is in need of the original Kato — as of Jackie’s help; Triple Trouble, they partner to battle about three friends trying to crime in Century City. fi nd an art thief; and Talking The series will feature a Heads, a reality series about graphic 2D stylised look children getting their hair cut. and is being developed Triple Trouble as half-hour episodes. Green Hornet (WildBrain Spark) (Beta Film) MIPCOM ONLINE+ / CONTENT FOR SALE #3 RIVE GAUCHE TELEVISION FEDERATION KIDS & FAMILY THE NEWEST title brought to market by Cali- intimately connected to the case. These fi ve dis- DISTRIBUTOR Federation fornia-based Rive Gauche Television is The Killer tinct points of view may include the victim’s fami- Kids & Family has joined Truth (8 x 60 mins), a series that tells the story ly, the lead detective, a reporter, the suspect, the forces with TeamTO for ani- of a single murder through the fi ve people most defence attorney and even the killer. mated comedy series Pres- to! School Of Magic (52 x 11 mins), based on Studioca- nal’s theatrical property The House Of Magic. Federa- tion has secured worldwide rights (outside of China). Presto! School Of Magic (52 x 11 mins) features a band of ta-lented and curious kids who dream of becoming magi-cians. Lorenzo, a re- tired magician, and his neph- ew, have turned their old mansion into a magic school where the youngs-ters learn the tricks of the trade. Presto! School Of Magic The Killer Truth (Rive Gauche Television) (Federation Kids & Family) VIACOMCBS INTERNATIONAL STUDIOS RTE AIRING on Nickelodeon, Ollie’s Pack (26 x 30 on Earth. Another highlight for the company is ABBEYFEALEGOOD (1 x 60 mins) is a new doc- any other town in Ireland.