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ANNECY & KIDSCREEN 2022

ANIMATION ∙ LIVE ACTION ∙ ENTERTAINMENT

MORE THAN THIS KANGAROO BEACH Pre school animation Series 26 x 12 min with 26 new episodes in production Creators: Tim Bain Producers: Patrick Egerton Directors: David Webster Art & Darren Keating Four young animal friends, Pounce, Gemma, Neville and Frizzy, spend an action-packed summer at the spectacular Kangaroo Beach, training as junior cadets with their lifeguard heroes. When an emergency breaks out, the cadets step up to help keep the water safe

Teen/Young Adult Drama 26 x 30 min Creators: Olivia Deeble Producers: Charmaine Gorman, Kate Gorman Directors: John Sheedy, Kate Gorman Writers: Olivia Deeble More Than This follows five diverse 17-year-old students, Charlotte, Alex, Zali, Jamie and Leon and their teacher Mr E, who are thrown together in an English tutoring group.

Authentically raw and true, More Than This explores the contemporary global issues surrounding the teen life that is relationships, sexuality, school grades, their online social life, family pressures and taking risks.

THE INBESTIGATORS Live Action Comedy Series 40 x 15 min Producers: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope After Maudie, a ten-year-old puzzle prodigy, solves a crime on her first day at school with her new classmates Ezra, Ava and Kyle, the future is obvious: the four children must form a detective agency together. Operating out of the granny flat in Ezra’s backyard, these funny and disparate kids from Grade Five solve one thorny school playground or neighbourhood mystery after another, and become best friends in the process.

LITTLE J & BIG CUZ Fun Animated Series - 40 x 12 min Producer: Ned Lander Co-Producers: Alicia Rackett & Colin South Executive Producers: Lisa Norris & Jenny Lalor Director & Designer: Tony Thorne

HARDBALL Live Action Comedy Series - 23 x 24 min Created and Written By: Guy Edmonds & Matt Zeremes Series Producer: Joe Weatherstone When Mikey moves from New Zealand to Western Sydney, he finds himself in the thick of the ultra-competitive, schoolyard game of handball. After saving a kid on the playground from a wayward ball and finding he has the powerful strike in the world, Mikey is befriended by Jerry and Salwa, who join forces to train him to become a weapon of precision and skill equipped to topple resident king of the court, Tiffany, and take home the Western Suburbs handball crown.- if only he could make the ball land in the right

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Little J, he’s five and Big Cuz, she’s nine. They’re a couple of Indigenous Australian kids living with their Nanna and Old Dog. Little J and Big Cuz are busy with the ups and downs of playground and classroom. There’s always something surprising going on whether it’s at school, in the backyard... or beyond. The gaps in Nanna’s ramshackle fence lead to Saltwater, Desert and Freshwater Country. With the help of Nanna and their teacher Ms Chen, Little J and Big Cuz are finding out all about culture, community and country.

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VLADY & MIRÒ Direction: SERGIO MANFIO Length: 26x 5’ Vlady & Miró is an entertaining series for kids and grown-ups alike. Vlady the Raccoon and his best friend Miró the Bear are getting ready to hibernate in a cave in the Italian Dolomites.

Everything is going just fine, until Miró starts… snoring! If Vlady wants to sleep too, he has to make the snoring stop immediately! Each one of the 26 episodes is a series of Vlady’s insanely dangerous ideas and brilliantly wacky (but nevertheless hysterically funny) strategies to stop Mirò’s snoring.

LEO DA VINCI S1 Completed and S2 Coming in 2023 Direction: SERGIO MANFIO The first season of the series revolves around the exciting adventures of 15-year-old Leonardo da Vinci, during the thrilling phase of his life he spent in Florence under the rule of the Medici family. It’s a time where there is a great surge in the arts, in finance, and in creativity, and Leo can’t help but thrive in this environment. In second season Leo and his friends travel all the way to Germany, on the tracks of Augsburg traders whose lucrative business connections in Venice might help them put together the pieces of the gem puzzle.

SYMO & ROSE Genre: Adventure/Musical - Length: 26x 6’

MINI PET PALS START SCHOOL Season 4 - Length: 52x6’ Direction: SERGIO MANFIO Genre: Adventure /Comedy/Discovery After their amazing adventures in Nature in the previous 3 seasons, in this super new series the Mini Pet Pals go to school! A really cool school, where game-based activities are tools for learning about themselves and the outside world.

Mini Pet Pals Start School is also a chance for our mini heroes and their young audience to meet lots of new little friends: Dazzle the Chameleon, Curly the Hedgehog, Jasmine the Otter, Coco the Fox, Nicky the Woodpecker…And many more!

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Symo & Rose is a series which tells of the adventures of a seven-year-old boy named Symo and his young sister, Rose.

Everything takes place in their bedroom five minutes before the alarm clock rings. The bedroom is a normal bedroom, only those incredible things happen in it. The toys in the baskets, the books on the shelves, the clothes in the wardrobe and in the drawers, as though by magic are transformed: a sock becomes a snake, Symo's bowtie becomes a multi-coloured butterfly and they each begin to tell a story. Full of catchy music and cute characters, it is also crammed with references to classic movies and is sure to appeal to all cinema lovers, young and old.

THE BARKERS TEAM 2022 - Animation, comedy, family, adventure - 75 min.

Five friendly Barkers’ kids dream of winning the best Internet show contest with their original channel. The show gets a lot of likes and views, but The Barkers are still far from real Internet stars, such as Kitty Kate. Accidently, Kate becomes their neighbour and makes friends with cheerful family but her mentoress sees the Barkers Team as competitors and is causing a rift among them. But friendship will always win! Even if they need to get inside the web, catch slimy viruses and reveal the cunning intrigue, cats and dogs are unstoppable when they are together!

MARACUDA 2024 - Family, adventure, animation - 100 min.

Marakuda is the son of a respected tribal leader. Heir to the throne, he must be initiated into manhood, to become a true warrior. He is sent to a mysterious forest beyond the limits of his village tasked with bringing back his first trophy. There, he crosses paths with a sacred ancient creature who teaches him the language of animals.

No longer able to complete his duty, Marakuda comes back empty handed to his village. A disappointment to his clan, he is banished and finds refuge amongst the animals of the forest. But when the village falls under the sudden attack of a primitive horde, Marakuda and his new friends will join forces to save the clan, uniting man and animals.

THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MAGIC FLUTE 2023 - Family, fairytale, adventure, animation - 100 min.

On Christmas Eve, Marie makes a wish to become little and carefree again as in childhood.Miraculously, her brewish comes true, and her childhood toys all come to life. The unattractive Nutcracker transforms into a brave prince George, who has been put under a spell cast by a sinister queen of rats. In that admiring Christmas animation adventure Marie, George and their toy friends travel to the magical Land of Flowers with a mission to save the world from control of the rat people.

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HOW TO SAVE THE IMMORTAL 2022 - Family, comedy, adventure, animation - 75 min.

After numerous efforts to find a bride, Drybone the Immortal is disappointed in the idea of true love and makes a firm decision to live solitary in his solemn castle beyond the thirtieth kingdom. Threatened by horrible underworld sorceress Mara he gets in a trap plotted by evil Punch and his ally King Lentil and has to kidnap the warrior girl Barbara the Brave. Suddenly Drybone realizes that even endless life would be empty without Barabara's love. And who will save him from the enemies planning to steal his immortality when he can only think how to win the heart of the independent shieldmaiden?

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Still the Best Australian Kids TV. SERIES 2

Barrumbi Kids

DELAMAR Summer is here! Elio, Violet and Samson cannot wait to wake up late, hang out with friends and play video games! Except that their parents decided to send them to Camp Farmcreek, a little farm “converted” into summer camp. Reconnect with nature.... yeah right! Everything is stinky and itchy ! From the 5am cockcall, roaming creatures in the forest to summer camp inspection, there is no time to rest at Camp Farmcreek!

PERMACITY

SPOOKY WOLF

This summer, Camille and Leo, two siblings are moving in with their dad in Permacity: the city of green urbanism. Camille and Leo quickly realize that Permacity has nothing to do with their former home! Here, malls are replaced with local shops, cars with bicycles and you can meet with funny giant fans that produce energy! Things really do not work the same way in Permacity ... Always equipped with their camera, Leo and Camille will discover the city and will learn about ecology, urbanism but also the art of living together.

What if the Big Bad Wolf is neither big nor bad, but a teenager detective? Together with his loyal buddies - the Three Little Piggies and Cherry the Teen Little Red Riding Hood - Spooky Wolf can't wait to solve the absurd mysteries of Fantaville and to face the most weird and crazy criminals. Because, you know, even the weirdest mystery has a solution: Has someone stolen your mouth? Has your house vanished with all the garden gnomes? - Call Spooky!

ZOÉ & THE GEMMIES Comedy, action, fantastic - 52X11’ 3D - Audience: upper preschool (4-7) In the magical kingdom of Harmonia, all fantasy characters and creatures live in harmony. Zoe, 9 years old, watches over the well-being of the land with the help of the Gemmies, her four winged creatures: Wave, Spark, Quartz and Zeph each one of them are associated with one element. Whether it is to help a baby kraken caught in a dam, a troll lost in a forest or even counter the plans of Princess Regina who does everything to discredit her. Zoe and her Gemmies are always ready to come to the rescue! An adventure/rescue series for young children (4 to 7) “Zoe & the Gemmies” shows that strength lies in unity, and that even the toughest problems can be solved with a bit of creativity... and a lot of friendship!

SATURDAY MORNING MONSTERS Comedy, action, fantastic - 26X22’ - 2D/3D - Audience: 6+ Why in the world would five middle school students try so hard to get a detention every single Saturday morning?! Well, it’s simple: to save the world! Every Saturday morning at 10am, a space continuum opens somewhere in Bell Tower Middle school for one second, allowing Furio the evil sorcerer and master of the monsters, to send one monster. Furio’s goal is to take back the magic dial and stop it in the real world to permanently open the gate and invade our world! Phoebe, Virgil, Tara, Connor, and Robin are just children, but they will have to improvise between school, personal life, and fighting monsters!

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CAT BEEN-IN-USE AGATHA: QUEEN OF THE GARDEN Adventures 26 episodes x 5,5 min in development An animation series in development by Platoshka Animation Studio. Five-year-old Agatha can transform into a small form and to get into the magic world of the smart plants living in the garden. They live their life just like ordinary people: they have conflicts, relations, and misunderstandings. Agatha and her wise cat Marsel help them to resolve their problems.

Family comedy 13 episodes x 22 min in development An animation series in development by Platoshka Animation Studio. This is a story of a charismatic cat with a difficult destiny. He had many householders and became cynic. He doesn't believe in people's kindness anymore. All that he's dreaming about is freedom. But suddenly he finds himself into a family where he meets a joyful girl, Sveta. Each episode Sveta tries to help all the people around her to resolve their problems and Cat must help her too using his great life experience.

BEADIES Educational, musical, family 2 seasons 55 episodes x 5 min (Season 1 – completed, Season 2 – in production) An animation series thoroughly created for kids 0-4 by Platoshka Animation Studio. Colorful musical developed by passionate psychologists, teachers, and parents. Over 100 original songs in classic style enhances perception. The magical album serves as the project theme, with 6 main characters calling its painted pages home. Each engages a child in holistic development of skills: intellectual, sensorial, physical, musical, artistic, social, hygiene, and safety. Watch, repeat, develop!

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BABYRIKI Current status: In production BabyRiki is the first animation project to provide entertainment and education for children in the youngest age-range, from 0 to 3.

BabyRiki is an animated programme with content that covers all aspects of a child’s life. From physical wellbeing to cognitive and soft skills, the musical stories are based around age-appropriate experiences with educational concepts introduced in familiar surroundings and context for infants.

TINA AND TONY

THE FIXIES

Running Time: 5

Running Time: 6 “The Fixies” follows the misadventures of Tom Thomas and his friendship with Simka, Nolik and their Fixies classmates. The series tells the story of the fixies, tiny creatures who secretly live inside of our machines, appliances, and devices, conscientiously maintaining and repairing them with the aid of their tool-filled pack-omats. Each episode is devoted to one of the gadgets, equipment, or phenomena. The series explains to children how the world around them is arranged. With the fixies, kids learn about things and how to use the complicated equipment carefully through play and entertainment.

Baby hippo Tony and baby elephant Tina are two best friends. They live in a “Cookie” village, which is full of miracles, adventures and merry friends. This cozy world is a reflection of games which happen inside the kids rooms, where kids make their own rules and make their favourite toys alive by force of the fantasies. Unlike the real kids’ games, where the parents are not usually permitted to trespass, Tina & Tony’s world is always open for the parents – a light irony, jokes and the characters’ adventures will be interesting for both kids and their parents.

BEARDY BODO Current status: In production Technique: 2D Genre: Education, Comedy Target group: 3+ Timing: 4’’ Producer: Ilya Popov, Oleg Tumanov, Desislava Medkova Script writer: Vladimir Sakhnovsky, Maria Tereshchenko Director: Vladimir Sakhnovsky Production: Riki Group Release date:¡ 2020 Number of episodes: 60 The charming, animated show with the lead character, who doesn’t know anything, but he invites kids to solve simple puzzles and fun activities to improve their skills. The series serves as a great opportunity to encourage children’s thirst for knowledge and make learning a fun, positive experience.

Beardy Bodo, who doesn’t speak any foreign language and can’t tell Australia from The North Pole will guide children to different places of interest. The viewer will learn from the series about geography, culture and history of different nations and important tips what to do while travelling (why do you need a ticket to go by train, how to pack a bag or how to behave in the airplane).

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