Animation & children’s programmes 2006 Catalan Films & TV Mestre Nicolau, 23, entresol 08021 Barcelona Tel.: + 34 935 524 940 Fax: + 34 935 524 953

Director: Àngela Bosch

Coordinators: Carme Puig - Int’l Department Mònica García - Marketing and Communication David Matamoros - Market Research and Coproductions Carme Romero - Administration Cata Massana - Assistant Director

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THE ANIMATION SECTOR IS ONE OF THE CATALAN FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY’S MOST SOLID AND MOST ACTIVE INTERNATIONALLY. IT IS A SECTOR WITH A LONG- STANDING TRADITION IN 2D ANIMATION WHICH HAS SUCCESSFULLY TAKEN ON THE CHALLENGE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO SITUATE ITSELF AT THE VANGUARD OF ANIMATION PRODUCTION WORLDWIDE.

Our backing of this production type has translated, this year, into an Animation Week to be held in Catalonia, over the course of which will take place the Cartoon Master Finance; a conference on scriptwriting for animation within the cycle, Panorama, in collaboration with the Audiovisual Development Centre (CDA); and a number of pitching workshops co-organized with the Spanish animation producers’ association, A.E.P.A. The year 2006 brings with it a particularly interesting production harvest, offering a wide range of formats (short films, TV series, feature films, mobile content, etc.) and some engaging characters, many of which already inhabit our screens. With a browse through this catalogue, we invite you to discover, or re-discover, this fantasy-filled dimension.

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> Bernard 8 > Capelito 10 > Conrad in space 12 > Cosme the astronaut 14 > Dougie in disguise / Dougie se disfraza 16 > Draw me a story / Una mà de contes 18 > Guess what video / Adivina video 20 > Invisible man 22 > Iron kid 24 > Khudayana 26 > King Arthur’s disasters / Los desastres del rey Arturo 28 > Let me tell you / Cuéntame 30 > Lola & Virginia 32 > Lua’s world / La Lua i el món 34 > Magic school 1 & 2 36 > Playing with history / Jugant amb l'història 38 > Ted vision 40 > The Baby Triplets 42 > The Triplets and the riddle of Don Quixote / Les tres bessones i l’enigma del Quixot 44 > Vitaminix 46 > What, Non? / Què non 48

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Bernard

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Meet this curious polar bear who travels around our world without knowing any of the rules. Even simple everyday situations like taking a picture, facing a rainstorm or playing golf become a funny and difficult cha- llenge when Bernard is around.

Discover a hilarious cg character, award winner at several animation festivals. Mipcom Junior licensing cha- llenge 2004 winner.

> Director: José Luis Ucha > Produced by: BRB Internacional/Screen 21/RG/M6 – 2005 > Executive producer: Carlos Biern > Script: Screen 21/BRB > Original score: Oscar Maceda > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 104 x 90 secs. > Format available: Betacam > Original version: mute > Sales: BRB Internacional

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Capelito – Series II (episodes 27 to 39) Capelito – Sèrie II (episodios 27 a 39)

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Capelito is a young forest mushroom with a magic ability to turn his cap into any kind of hat just by pressing his nose. Although Capelito and his friends never speak, young viewers quickly grasp the story as it unfolds in a surprising and often comical shape.

Capelito is unusual in that it combines the full transformational possibilities of clay animation with charming characters and recognizable settings. The series has received universal acclaim, winning no fewer than four- teen international awards, including the Annecy Film Festival prize and the United Nations award.

> Director: Rodolfo Pastor > Produced by: Estudio Rodolfo Pastor/TVC – 2002 (series I)/2005 (series II) > Executive producer: Petra Steinmayer > Script: Rodolfo Pastor > Original score: Oscar Blanco > Sound: PEQ > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 52 x 5 min. > Format available: Digital Betacam > Original version: Mute > Other versions available: Credits in Catalan/Spanish/English > Sales: TVC

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Conrad in space

Conrad is a bright cheerful astronaut who tells us, somewhat eccentrically, about his adventures in search of a perfect planet on which to live. His search will take him to countless planets which for one reason or another are never the planet he’s looking for, and so his quest to find the perfect planet never ends.

This is a child’s universe through and through. The planets represent objects from the everyday life of kids; planets become alive, and surprise Conrad again and again, making every experience a fun and amusing adventure.

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> Director: Marcial Carrillo > Produced by: Lion Toons - 2006 > Executive producer: Pere Clos > Script: Lion Toons > Original score: Alex Martínez > Sound: Audioprojects > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children (4-6) > Nº of episodes: 52 x 2 mins. > Format available: Betacam/HDCam > Sales: Lion Toons

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Cosme the astronaut

Cosme is a normal 7-year-old boy and the star of our series. He chews gum, rides his bike, goes to school and has one big dream… to someday become an astronaut! Cosme is just like any other kid on earth, with one little exception. Earth just so happens to be three million miles away!

Cosme lives with his mother and father, baby sister and family robot in a nicely furnished house, with (mostly) normal and friendly neighbours, aboard a space station, floating around in a friendly (well, mostly!) neigh- bourhood in outer space. Life is pretty normal, except for the fact that if Cosme wants a glass of milk, it’s best to use a fork, and if he were to go outside and play, his head would probably explode. But for a 7-year- old boy who dreams of becoming a real astronaut, life just doesn’t get any better!

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> Director: Marcial Carrillo > Produced by: Lion Toons - 2006 > Executive producer: Pere Clos > Script: Barbara Slade > Original score: Alex Martínez > Sound: Audioprojects > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children (6-10) > Nº of episodes: 52 x 11 mins. > Format available: Betacam/HDCam > Sales: Lion Toons

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Dougie in disguise Dougie se disfraza

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The story of Dougie, an ordinary kid who lives with his parents. He loves to play with his sticker albums, which turn into a living world through Dougie’s imagination. In each episode Dougie meets new friends and enjoys exciting adventures in a unique environment, with songs and beautiful animated stickers. It is a world of magic and wisdom where Dougie overcomes situations with his little dog, interacting with the audience.

> Director: Josep Viciana Monfort > Produced by: Neptuno Films - 2005/2006 > Executive producer: Cristina Brandner Garcia > Script: Josep Viciana Monfort > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 104 x 7 min. > Format available: Digital Betacam > Original version: English > Other versions available: French > Sales: Neptuno Films

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Draw me a story Una mà de contes

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Draw me a story’s inspired format shows children how stories are illustrated. Aimed at 4 to 12 year olds, it is a refreshing change from traditional TV storytelling. Its originality lies in the way the story is presented: an off-screen narrator tells a specially-adapted version of a popular story as the artist creates the illustra- tions. The illustration process and narration are cleverly accompanied by music which was specially written for each story. The programme’s core idea is to stimulate viewer interaction through illustration techniques applied to storytelling and focuses as much on the illustration methods and materials as on depicting the story. The aim is to enable children to create their own illustrations for their own personal interpretation of the story.

> Director: Manuel Barrios > Produced by: TVC – 2003 (Series I) & 2005/2006 (series II) > Genre: Educational > Audience: General > Nº of episodes: 40 (series I) + 40 (series II) x 7 min. > Original version: Catalan > Other versions available: English (episodes 1-25) > Sales: TVC

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Guess what video Adivina video

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In an entertaining, game-like way, these educational videos help kids to learn about different objects and basic concepts commonly encountered in the world around them. They have fun recognising them and stimulate their learning at the same time! It’s an easy, fun way to learn, and family and friends can join in too.

> Director: Arturo Chaume > Produced by: Lidien House Entertainment - 2005 > Executive producer: Arturo Chaume > Script: Arturo Chaume > Camera: Jordi Serrano > Original score: Jordi Serrano > Sound: Jordi Serrano > Genre: Educational > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 10 x 30 mins. > Format available: Betacam > Original version: Spanish > Other versions available: Catalan

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Invisible man Invisible man

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Alan Crystal, a reckless teenager, is accidentally turned invisible. Now he has to seek out a way of reverting back to his normal life, including going out with his girlfriend Linda, while protecting the citizens from the evil Opacus.

But how can you pass your exams while you’re being chased by the police and the villains at the same time?

Situations never seen before, with a hero you can’t see!

> Director: Toni García > Produced by: BRB Internacional/Screen 21/Ante Films (France)/SMEC – 2005 > Executive producer: Carlos Biern > Script: Antefilms/Screen 21 > Original score: Dopplermedia > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 26 x 30 min. > Format available: Betacam > Original version: English > Other versions available: French > Sales: BRB Internacional

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Iron kid Iron kid

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Marty, a boy who lives in the future, finds and puts on a robotic iron fist. From that moment on, he becomes Iron Kid, the cyborg successor to the legendary Eon, the defender of justice who brought peace to our world during the robot wars.

Marty’s human heart will now begin the long and arduous training to become master of the iron fist, while facing his teenage life at the same time. A true CG action-adventure saga.

> Director: Javier Martínez > Produced by: BRB Internacional/Screen 21/Daiwon/Designstorm/Manga (Korea) – 2005 > Executive producer: Carlos Biern > Script: N. Dubuc/B. Townsend > Original score: Designstorm > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 26 x 30 min. > Format available: Betacam > Original version: English > Sales: BRB Internacional

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Khudayana

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In the beautiful, mystical Hindi world of Magesh, the one who controls the runes is the one who rules. So it was, so it is, and so it shall be.

Now, the evil monarch Ravan wants to instate the ultimate dark era with his race competition league. But the legendary motorcycles of Khudayana have returned to choose three brave teens to confront the cha- llenge of competing and recover all the runes.

> Produced by: BRB Internacional/Screen 21 – 2005 > Executive producer: Carlos Biern > Script: Screen 21/BRB > Original score: Oscar Maceda > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 52 x 30 min. > Format available: Betacam > Original version: English > Sales: BRB Internacional

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King Arthur’s disasters Los desastres del rey Arturo

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Follows the absurd and epic adventures of King Arthur on his various quests to satisfy Princess Guinevere's need for exotic gifts, in the vain hope that she will finally agree to marry him. King Arthur´s enthusiasm is as limitless as the quests are futile. Currently broadcast on CiTV in co-production with Zenith Entertainment.

> Director: David Freeman, Edward Bignell, Josep Viciana & Santi Comella > Produced by: Neptuno Films/Zenith Entertainment (UK) – 2004/2006 > Executive producer: Julian Scott/Cristina Brandner > Script: Clive Endersby > Genre: Animation > Audience: Teens > Nº of episodes: 26 x 24 min. > Format available: Digital Betacam > Original version: English > Other versions available: Spanish > Sales: Neptuno Films ( & Latin America)/Cake Entertainment (international sales)

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Let me tell you Cuéntame

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A series of puppet plays based on the classic tales of Hans Christian Andersen, the brothers Grimm and Perrault, updated and under the supervision of child learning specialists. The stories are told dynamically using hand-made puppets, specially designed for each tale, which lead the child into a world which is at once imaginative and didactic. Stories such as , , or are lavishly infused with colour and charm through the use of innovative sets which fuse the traditional with new tech- nology and highlight the cinematographic nature of each tale.

> Director: Enric Guevara > Produced by: Lidien House Entertainment – 2005/2006 > Executive producer: Arturo Chaume > Script: Enric Guevara > Camera: Gemma Martínez/Roger Freixas > Original score: Dos Lunas Creaciones Musicales > Sound: Estudi Fornell > Genre: Puppets > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 26 x 28 mins. > Format available: Betacam > Original version: Catalan > Other versions available: Spanish/English

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Lola & Virginia

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A witty animated sitcom for 6 to 12-year-old girls telling the story of Lola, aged 12. Life isn’t always easy for Lola, taking care of her snotty siblings and putting up with her crazy group of friends. She considers her- self the local princess, until Virginia barges into her life…

Virginia is a stuck-up kid who has it all: beauty, all the boyfriends she could ever want, good grades and stin- king rich parents who never refuse her anything. Their relationship soon involves alliances, strategies and betrayal. In the end, Lola’s the good girl… but she’s no saint either!

> Director: Myriam Ballesteros > Produced by: Icon Animation/Millimages (France)/France 3/TVC/ETB > Executive producer: Sergi Reitg/Roch Lener > Script: Txema Ocio > Original score: John Gladstone Smith > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 52 x 11 min. > Format available: HD/16:9/Digital > Original version: English > Other versions available: Spanish/Catalan/Basque/French/Italian/Neutral Spanish/Brazilian > Sales: Icon Animation

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Lua’s world La Lua i el món

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New episodes in this series that teaches nursery age kids values such as caring for the environment, res- pect for the things around them, good manners, and courtesy. The 3-minute episodes cover recycling, public transport, energy use, etc. and the message is put over in an entertaining and memorable fashion.

Lua is a two-year old girl, who discovers the world and its problems together with her young viewers. Lua’s creators know that today’s children will have to face environmental issues in the future and have sought to awaken children’s curiosity about the subject. Simple animated drawings were deliberately chosen in Lua’s World to reflect the series’ content, educational purpose and target audience.

> Director: Oriol Carbó & Joan Cruells > Produced by: TVC/Triacom Audiovisual/Aurea Entertainment – 2001 (series I)/ 2003 (series II)/2005 (series III) > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 195 x 3 min. > Original version: Catalan > Other versions available: English > Sales: TVC

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Magic school 1 & 2

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Magic School is the school for boys and girls who want to do magic tricks and be great magicians. Learn magic tricks and conjuring with Tricky Chan, a cool magician who will astonish even the toughest public.

You can view the tricks one at a time, with or without explanations, or see the whole DVD right through. And with a variety of language options to choose from, Magic School gives you the possibility to learn about magic and learn languages without leaving home. Now all you need is plenty of practice!

> Director: Bart Olde Wolbers > Produced by: Bomedia - 2004 > Executive producer: Bart Olde Wolbers > Script: L. M. Pardo/B. Olde Wolbers > Camera: Pau Reig > Original score: Richard Allen/Big Dog Music Design > Sound: Lennart Bottenberg > Cast: Luis Miguel Pardo > Genre: Learning > Audience: Children/General > Nº of episodes: 1 x 50 min. > Format available: Color/Dolby > Original version: Spanish > Other versions available: Catalan/English/French/Dutch/German > Sales: Bomedia

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Playing with history Jugant amb l'història

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A friendly team of television reporters travel with their mobile unit through time to inform us live about great moments in History. The team have the knack of arriving just five minutes before these events take place. They interview the historical protagonist in the heat of the moment.

Each episode presents a man or woman who has made History, such as Columbus, Caesar, Napoleon, Marco Polo, Madame Curie, Agatha Christie, Anna Frank…

> Director: Amparo Solis > Produced by: Benecé Produccions - 2005 > Executive producer: Xavier Atance > Script: Oscar Balcells > Camera: Lluis Cussó > Original score: Tales > Genre: Educational > Audience: Children/General > Nº of episodes: 1 x 25 min. > Original version: Catalan > Sales: Benecé Produccions

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Ted vision

Ted Vision’s dream has come true. He’s been given his own live TV show, about record breakers! Ted’s deter- mined to be the best host ever, but he’s got a lot to learn and things are always going hilariously, horribly wrong. Fortunately the worse things get, the funnier they are, and the audience cheers even louder!

But Ted’s not satisfied. He won’t feel like the best until he does a show where everything goes right. It’s just hard to achieve this when you lack experience, your guests are bizarre, your crew acts like a dysfunctional family and your mum won’t leave you alone. Oh, and your co-host is trying to take over your show!

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> Director: Marcial Carrillo > Produced by: Lion Toons - 2006 > Executive producer: Pere Clos > Script: Jonathan Groves/John Gatehouse > Original score: Alex Martínez > Sound: Audioprojects > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children (8-12) > Nº of episodes: 52 x 11 mins. > Format available: Betacam/HDCam > Sales: Lion Toons

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The Baby Triplets

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The discoveries that children make during the first five years of their life and their learning during this period are so remarkable and unique that they have provided a vast array of ideas for the making of a series, in which the Baby Triplets are the leading characters, becoming a reference for the youngest members of the family.

The series is based on the minor events that occur in the everyday lives of children, worldwide. Such events could include everything from wanting or not wanting to eat their food, having a sleepless night, learning how to button up their clothes, using the potty seat, etc.

Simplicity is the hallmark of the series, the most important element being the interaction among the three girls. Equally, the dialogues of the series are as simple and clear as possible, full of those short but very sig- nificant expressions typical of small children of this age.

> Director: Jordi Muray & Maria Gol > Produced by: Cromosoma/TVC – 2005/2006 > Executive producer: Oriol Ivern > Script: Gisela Pou/Elisabet Ballart > Camera: Maria Gol > Original score: Pep Lladó > Sound: Francesc Peret/Hector Brisa > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 52 x 7 mins. > Format available: Digital Betacam/16:9 > Original version: English > Other versions available: Spanish/Catalan > Sales: Cromosoma

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The soundbugs

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The toys which are most fun have often not come from a toy store. A cardboard box, a piece of string or chalk or any other ordinary object can become an amazing element of play. Is there a more inviting and infinite universe of things than what kids can find in a trash container?

The script and characters of Soundbugs are devised in a way that encourages kids TO IMAGINE - TO RECYCLE - TO PLAY. Anything can turn into a game helping kids to understand simple concepts like sha- pes, colours, numbers, or the alphabet, while at the same time cultivating an appreciation of friendship, feelings, teamwork, curiosity and, above all, developing kids’ imaginations.

> Director: Guglielmo Ponte > Produced by: Omatidio TV/ADM-Ademas Producciones - 2000 > Executive producer: Guglielmo Ponte > Script: Guglielmo Ponte > Original score: Ramon Llenas > Sound: Estudis Teruel > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 26 x 5 min. > Format available: Digital Betacam > Original version: English > Other versions available: Spanish > Sales: ACME

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The Triplets and the riddle of Don Quixote Les tres bessones i l’enigma del Quixot

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The Triplets have a mysterious enigma to solve: a chapter from Don Quixote’s book has disappeared. The Triplets won’t wait. After so many adventures, they’ve made a lot of friends, so now they’re going to ask them for help. However, the only person who can help them is Don Quixote himself. The Bored Witch tries to have the Triplets get it all wrong, but when the Triplets come back home, they find that the book of Don Quixote is complete. Again, they beat the Bored Witch!

An animated feature film.

> Director: Maria Gol & Jordi Vallbuena > Produced by: Cromosoma/TVC - 2005 > Classification: 2005 > Executive producer: Oriol Ivern > Script: Anna Manso > Camera: Maria Gol > Original score: Pep Lladó > Sound: Francesc Peret/Hector Brisa > Genre: Animation adventure > Audience: Children > Running time: 75 min. > Format available: HD > Original version: Catalan > Other versions available: Spanish > Sales: Cromosoma

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Vitaminix

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With its modern, eye-catching design, this original series seeks to introduce the interesting world of food and the benefits of healthy eating to kids! Each episode features one animal associated with the food, vita- min or mineral in question, presented in a happy and entertaining way, creating a short but dynamic expe- rience! New episodes.

> Director: Juan Linares > Produced by: Digital y Cual/Icon Animation/Intervida - 2005 > Executive producer: Sergi Reitg/Vicky Prenafeta > Script: Vicky Prenafeta/Eva Espinet/Ideas de Dos > Original score: Lluis Vilas/Manel Gil/Rudi Gnutti > Sound: Gerard Gual/Maek Twang/Quadrophenia > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 73 x 2 min. (episodes 32 – 104) > Format available: HD/Digital > Original version: Spanish > Other versions available: English/French/Italian/German/Mandarin/Cantonese/Neutral Spanish/Brazilian > Sales: Icon Animation

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What, Non? Què Non

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A programme for 3 to 9 year olds that interactively explores the why of things. Based on the discovery of different aspects of our surroundings such as nature, technology, society, geography, language, habits, etc., it is presented in short segments with cartoons, stop motion, clay figures and documentary footage.

It is active, curious, fun, instructive, experimental and didactic. Non, the main character, is a collage puppet stuck together by a kid, that comes to life when it’s out of his sight. Day by day, we discover Non’s personality.

> Director: Amparo Solis > Produced by: Benecé Produccions - 2005 > Executive producer: Xavier Atance > Script: Joan Ripollés > Original score: Tales > Genre: Educational animation > Audience: Children > Nº of episodes: 100 x 25 min. > Original version: Catalan > Sales: Benecé Produccions

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World ahoy

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Famous and unknown icons of classical painting come alive thanks to the latest motion techniques.

Fully-independent 5-minute episodes which explain important facts of universal culture in the most amusing way.

> Director: Vicente Monsonís > Produced by: Terra a la Vista – 2005/2006 > Executive producer: Claudia Peris > Genre: Animation > Audience: Children/Teens > Nº of episodes: 40 x 5 min. > Format available: Digital Betacam > Original version: English > Sales: Neptuno Films

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> Hop 58 > Nocturna 58 > Outsiders 2020 59 > Sandra, the fairy tale detective / Sandra, detective de cuentos 60 > The big sneeze / El gran estornut 61 > Tork 62 > Ubloa 63

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Hop

Hop is a five year old Dalmatian pup. He lives on planet Bone, a place where dogs live and behave like humans. There, in the peaceful city of Canopolis, our youngster lives with his parents, Spanner and Patch, and his little sister, Dribble. Hop goes to kindergarten with his inseparable friend Bernie, and loves to play in the park. But when Hop is happy, he jumps up and down so much that he makes his entire world shake, which in return creates problems for him to solve.

Director: Myriam Ballesteros Produced by: Icon Animation Executive producer: Sergi Reitg Script: Txema Ocio Genre: Animation Audience: Children Nº of episodes: 52 x 11 min. Sales: Icon Animation

Nocturna

What is it that makes the night so mysterious? What’s behind all of those little inexplicable things that happen when darkness falls? What makes us fall asleep, and dream? Could it be that there is somebody, somewhere, making sure that all of this happens just the way it’s supposed to?

An animated feature film.

Director: Victor Maldonado & Adria García Produced by: Castelao Productions Executive producer: Julio Fernández Script: Victor Maldonado/Adria García/Teresa Vilardell Genre: Animation Audience: General Format: Color/1.85:1/Dolby Digital Sales: Filmax International

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Outsiders 2020

There’s the Sky Surveyor, a sophisticated, cutting-edge military installation that represents the eco- nomic and technological might of the States United with America (SUA) which comprises practically all the peoples of the world. And then there’s the MIRaculus, a humble and chaotic space laboratory built from the old MIR, abandoned in 2004 by the erstwhile Russian Space Agency and acquired by public tender by the dissident community that, under the name of Mediterrania, represents the new geopolitical order of the 21st century. Mediterrania was born from the split of Spain, Italy and Greece from the European Union in 2004 before the incredulous eyes of the rest of humanity which could not comprehend why the people of this region would reject following the frenetic advance of progress.

Relations between the crews of both missions and the cultures they represent serve as the nexus for the development of a series of crazy situations that allow us to question in an amusing but convincing way whether "where we come from", "what we are" and "where we’re going to" really have anything to do with what we consider progress.

Director: Josep Llobera Produced by: ACME - 2006 Executive producer: Guglielmo Ponte Script: Josep Llobera Original score: Xavier Dalmau Sound: ADM-Ademas Genre: Animation Audience: General Nº of episodes: 13 x 26 min. Format: Digital Betacam Versions: English Completion: October 2008 Sales: ACME

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Sandra, the fairy tale detective Sandra, detective de cuentos

What happens when someone steals ’s glass slipper? Or if the Prince kisses but she doesn’t wake up? What’s to be done when Snow White’s evil Stepmother’s mirror mysteriously goes missing?…

When something like that happens, Sandra, the Fairy Tale Detective, swings into action. She’s a 10- year-old girl who frequently travels to the Land of Once Upon a Time, a parallel world in which all the characters of the classic fairytales live.

Director: Myriam Ballesteros Produced by: Icon Animation/RTVE - 2006 Executive producer: Sergi Reitg Script: Txema Ocio Genre: Animation Audience: Children Nº of episodes: 52 x 11 min. or 26 x 22 min. Completion: 2007 Sales: Icon Animation

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The big sneeze El gran esternut

Four microbes from a writer’s cold are sneezed onto the page of a book which ends up in Space. This page is the Planet Plano, where the inhabitants survive by eating letters with their eyes and erasing as they go. But the more they eat, the less there is, so if the writer doesn’t send them more reading material soon, they’ll die of hunger. In an attempt to convince him to do this, they travel to Earth on the back of a fly.

An animated feature film.

Director: Rodolfo Pastor Produced by: Estudio Rodolfo Pastor Executive producer: Petra Steinmeyer Script: Rodolfo Pastor Genre: Animation (claymation, stop motion & 3D) Completion: 2008

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Tork

Through the eyes of a friendly goblin, Tork, and Iris, the fairy, our viewers will enjoy exciting adven- tures and learn about the lives of insects, opening up this fascinating world to them.

Director: Josep Viciana Monfort Produced by: Neptuno Films/TVC – 2005/2006 Executive producer: Cristina Brandner García Script: Josep Viciana Monfort Genre: Animation/Fiction Audience: Children Format: Digital Betacam Versions: English Completion: 2007 Sales: Neptuno Films

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Ubloa

Ubloa is a brave, determined little girl who, at the age of 10, has become the defender of her people, the Machachis, a tribe living on the mythical island of Terramar. To save her people - especially the children - Ubloa has to outwit Rafu, an unscrupulous medicine man, who uses illnesses for his trea- cherous aim of gaining power over the tribe. Ubloa is a soft adventure series targeted to kids 6 to 10, which sets out to amuse and entertain, while at the same time transmit a series of positive, health-related concepts. In each episode, Ubloa’s tribe is faced with a new challenge which will help raise awareness about basic themes of preventive medicine, eating and hygiene habits relevant to children in their daily lives.

Director: Myriam Ballesteros Produced by: Clar Visual Produccions/Icon Animation Executive producer: Sergi Reitg Script: Txema Ocio Genre: Animation Audience: Children Nº of episodes: 26 x 26 min. Format: Digital Betacam Sales: Icon Animation

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PRODUCTION2006 & SALES COMPANIES

ACME, S.L. BOMEDIA Contact: Josep Llobera Contact: Bart Olde Wolbers Sepúlveda, 41 Aribau, 171, 1r-1a E – 08015 Barcelona E – 08036 Barcelona Tel: +34 617 089 854 Tel: +34 932 010 793 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +34 933 940 407 www.soundbugs.net E-mail: [email protected] BRB INTERNACIONAL AUREA ENTERTAINMENT Contact: Carlos Biern Contact: Joan Cruells Aut. Fuencarral-Alcobendas, km. 12,220 Perú, 160 Ed. Auge I, 4º E – 08020 Barcelona E – 28049 Madrid Tel: +34 933 036 666 Tel: +34 917 711 400 Fax: +34 933 033 719 Fax: +34 913 589 818 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.brb.es BENECÉ PRODUCCIONS, S.L. CAKE ENTERTAINMENT, LTD. Contact: Xavier Atance (Production) Contact: Genevieve Dexter Contact: Anne Pasek (Sales) 35 Doverfield Road Passatge Tona, 10 UK - London SW2 5NE E – 08023 Barcelona Tel: +44 20 8671 2459 Tel: +34 932 840 719 Fax: +44 20 8674 7573 Fax: +34 932 195 117 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] www.cakeentertainment.com www.benece.es

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CASTELAO PRODUCTIONS, S.A. FILMAX INTERNATIONAL Contact: Carlos Fernández Contact: Rafael Cabrera Miguel Hernández, 81-87 Miguel Hernández, 81-87 Districte Econòmic L’Hospitalet Districte Econòmic de l’Hospitalet E - 08908 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) E - 08908 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) Tel: +34 933 368 555 Tel: +34 933 368 555 Fax: +34 932 634 656 Fax: +34 932 632 944 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.filmax.com www.filmaxinternational.com CROMOSOMA, S.A. ICON ANIMATION Contact: Toni Marín (Production) Contact: Sergi Reitg (Production) Contact: Judit Foz (Sales) Contact: Christophe Goldberger (Sales) Perú, 174 Ribes, 9, ent. E - 08020 Barcelona E - 08013 Barcelona Tel: +34 932 664 266 Tel: +34 932 650 757 Fax: +34 932 664 014 Fax: +34 932 457 150 E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] / / [email protected] [email protected] www.cromosoma.com www.icon-animation.com DIGITAL Y CUAL LIDIEN HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT Contact: Vicky Prenafeta Contact: Arturo Chaume Diputació, 333, 2n-1a Pujades, 77-79 E – 08009 Barcelona E – 08005 Barcelona Tel: +34 932 317 872 Tel: +34 933 209 299 www.digitalycual.com Fax: +34 933 209 308 E-mail: [email protected] ESTUDIO RODOLFO PASTOR Contact: Petra Steinmeyer LION TOONS, S.L. Marquès de Barberà, 15, pral.-1a Contact: Jorge Patiño/Marcial Carrillo E – 08001 Barcelona Calabria, 16, ent.-3a Tel: +34 933 176 943 E - 08015 Barcelona Fax: +34 933 176 943 Tel: +34 934 230 362 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +34 934 243 682 www.estudiorodolfopastor.com E-mail: [email protected] www.liontoons.com

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NEPTUNO FILMS Contact: Cristina Brandner Sant Sebastià, 164, 2n E - 08223 Terrassa (Barcelona) Tel: +34 937 841 622 Fax: +34 937 842 938 E-mail:[email protected] www.neptunofilms.com SCREEN 21 Contact: Carlos Biern Balmes, 191, 8è E – 08006 Barcelona Tel: +34 932 384 252 Fax: +34 932 188 200 E-mail: [email protected] www.brb.es TRIACOM AUDIOVISUAL Contact: Oriol Carbó Provença, 288, 4t-1a E - 08008 Barcelona Tel: +34 699 074 194 E-mail: [email protected] www.triacom.es TVC (TELEVISIÓ DE CATALUNYA, S.A.) Contact: Oriol Baquer (Sales) Carrer de la TV3, s/n E - 08970 Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona) Tel: +34 935 674 967 Fax: +34 934 731 563 E-mail: [email protected] www.tvcatalunya.com

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