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Product News JETPACK DISTRIBUTION THE UK’s Jetpack Distribution presents Winnie & Wilbur (52 x 11 mins) at MIPCOM, a 2D animation series aimed at four- to sevenyear-olds. In preproduction, the series — based on books by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul — is about unpredictable Winnie The Witch and her cat who gets tangled up in Winnie’s bad spells with scary consequences. Winnie & Wilbur (Jetpack Distribution)
HTC PRODUCTIONS HTC PRODUCTIONS is attending MIPJunior for the first time to debut 2D animated series Hank The Cowdog (26 x 11 mins/13 x 22 mins), produced by Hulu Studios, New Zealand, and based on a children’s book series by John Erickson. The company is currently in development on the series, which targets kids ages eight-to-12, about a lovable dog and self-appointed “head of ranch security” on a family-run Texas cattle ranch.
GO-N PRODUCTIONS ZIP ZIP (52 x 13 mins) is an original, character-driven story featuring an ensemble cast of wild animals who have disguised themselves as domestic pets. The show was aired by partner broadcaster France Televisions. The French company is also highlighting new shows in production at MIPCOM, including the fourth season of Tootuff (75 x 7 mins/1 x 22 mins special), about a troublesome 10-year-old. Shows in development include: Tib & Tumtum (52 x 11 mins), about the friendship between a boy and a dinosaur; and Simon (52 x 5 mins), a pre-school series about a young rabbit facing the challenges of growing up.
NANNING FENGZHI MEDIA COMPANY CHINA’s Nanning Fengzhi Media Company brings 2D/3D animation series RoboValor (52 x 23 mins) to MIPCOM. The story features Dark, an ambitious emperor from outer space who attempts to arouse Saga, a powerful evil icon to attack Wonderland. A band of fighters must try to save Wonderland.
Zip Zip (Go-N Productions)
BOMANBRIDGE ODD SQUAD (40 x 22 mins/80 x 11
Hank The Cowdog (HTC Productions)
RoboValor (Nanning Fengzhi Media Company)
mins) is a live-action comedy about two kids, Agent Olive and Agent Otto, who work for a government agency run by kids in suits who are equipped with the world’s most advanced and unpredictable gadgetry. Odd Squad has a fun, irreverent style that includes sight gags, one-liners, absurd situations and plenty of slapstick, and is brought to Cannes by Singapore-based Bomanbridge.
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