PrOductnEWs SUNWOO ENTERTAINMENT
SUNWOO Entertainment is showcasing its animation Mix Master Final Force, a 39 x 22 mins mix of 3D and 2D entertainment skewed towards boys. The action follows average boy turned hero Ditt and his friends as they try to save their realm from the evil Dr Root, transforming into different battle modes and strategically mixing with each other to enhance their powers to combat the enemy. A series of mixable toys as well as trading cards and online games are part of the merchandising range that are linked to this title.
GRIMM STUDIO
GRIMM Studio’s series Cobot revolves around Wan, a failure prone depressive youngster who is one day visited by strange beings from the future who call themselves Cobots. The Cobots become Wan’s guardians until one day the Cobullots appear. It turns out that Wan is destined to become a great leader and the Cobullots are not happy about that. In a battle that ensues between the Cobots and Cobullots, Wan realises that he no longer needs anyone as a guardian and has become strong enough to protect himself and fight alongside the Cobots for his future destiny.
PIXTREND
PIXTREND is looking for co-production and cofinancing partners for Rolling, Rolling Counting, a maths themed 3D CGI edutainment series targeted at pre-schoolers. The main character is Poi, a colourful and cute crocodile shaped train and his rolling ball friends whose lives are filled with amusing tales of mathematics. Pixtrend has also been getting some attention from its title Call For Chi Chi, a CGI series co-produced with Neon Pumpkin and Millimages UK, and Pixtrend sister company Neon Pumpkin is firming up codevelopment and co-financing talks for 2 Eyes Monster. The 52 x 11 mins 3D CGI series about the bizarre inhabitants of Monsterville is targeted to ages six to 13. Chief among them is 2 Eyes, a likeable guy with a blue eye that gives him an overly trusting sunshine outlook on life and a red eye that turns him into a frustrated major grouch.
Cobot (Grimm Studios] Rolling, Rolling Counting (Pixtrend]
SYNERGY MEDIA
K-PRODUCTION is in Cannes seeking pre-sales for I Love Ddung and investment and coproduction partners for Tales Buster, The World Of Twisted Fairy Tales. I Love Ddung is a full HD 2D animation series and Tales Buster, combining 2D and 3D animation, is described as a fantasy drama for all ages. Tales Buster will air on Korean channel MBC in January of next year.
SYNERGY MEDIA is looking for licensing and distribution partners for Larva, the 104 x 2 mins HD 3D series about cute little worms that live underneath a gutter on 52nd Street. The adventures feature violent and impetuous Red and gluttonous and foolish Yellow. In one episode, Red and Yellow save the day when a beautiful goldfish in a plastic bag is tossed into the gutter and the bag starts to leak. Chewed up bubble gum, thrown away melted ice cream, coins and rings tempt the two worms while mosquitoes and flies vie for the edible goodies that fall under the grate.
ONE RAINY morning, two children find a small cloud snagged on a twig and they take it to their mother. She bakes it into bread and when they eat it, the kids begin to float like clouds. Cloud Bread, the pre-school series in stereoscopic and traditional 3D animation is a co-production of GIMC, DPS Animation and Carloon Studios. The first 26 episodes have been aired on Korean public broadcaster KBS, and the series is set to air on a number of other channels across Europe. EMEA distributor is Cyber Group Studios.
I Love Ddung (K-Production]
Larva (Synergy Media]
Cloud Bread (Cyber Group Studios]
Mix Master Final Force (Sunwoo Entertainment)
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