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Top Picks from MIPCOM Online+ Reed, the organisers of MIPCOM and MIP Junior, made the decision to have a virtual-only show amid the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic. However, while this means the next series and trends will not, this year, be witnessed among the palm trees and yachts of Cannes, business still goes on, and so here, we outline some of the big news that will be out to the industry from this years MIPCOM Online+ Studio 100 Media will be showcasing a wide slate, including 100% Wolf – Legend of the Moonstone, Heidi, Tip the Mouse, Wissper, Arthur and the Minimoys – The Series, Maya the Bee, and Mia and me. In marketing its license rights the company pursues a global strategy within sectors ranging from Content Distribution, Licensing and Home Entertainment through to Theatrical Movies, Stage Shows and Theme Parks. In the slate, one of their newest properties, 100% Wolf – Legend of the Moonstone is a hilarious and dramatic concept about a boy trying to find his way in a difficult world - one in which he is an outsider. He is a pink poodle in a world of werewolves and with this brings not only the recognizable challenge of the ‘fish out of water’, but in addition he is the future pack leader and expected to be the very best of his kind, no matter his outward form. Set up with a huge problem to solve across the series, his story takes off as
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part mystery, part drama and always comedic. Set in an elite academy, the world will be recognizable from the movie 100% Wolf, its progenitor, and the daily trials and relationship characteristics will be familiar to kids around the world. This year’s line-up from Mondo TV includes a new version of the classic tale Grisù, the recent arrival of MeteoHeroes, the third series of the internationally established shows Robot Trains and Sissi the Young Empress, the continuing success of Invention Story, and three brilliant new show concepts already in advanced planning stages and generating a stir: Annie & Carola, Masked Cinderella and Hey Fuzzy Yellow. A major Mondo TV news story at MIPCOM is a new production: Grisù, based on the original property “Grisù il draghetto” by Marco Nino & Toni Pagot, adapted by Mondo TV France. Grisù wants to be a firefighter when he grows up. There’s just one problem: he’s a dragon – and when he grows up he is supposed to be a fire-breathing dragon. But Grisù knows that firefighting is his destiny – and he proves every day that there’s no dream too big! Find out more in this delightful animated adventure comedy aimed at all children from 4 to 7.The classic tale of Grisù, a little dragon and his dad, is set to return in a new 3D CGI 52 x 11’ format. The four opening episodes of MeteoHeroes, Mondo TV’s highly anticipated environmentally themed animated se-
ries, premiered on Cartoonito on the 22nd of April. The premiere was accompanied by a major media campaign for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, during which the stars of MeteoHeroes played their roles as ambassadors in the fight to protect our planet. Following on from the international success of the second season of Robot Trains the 52 x 11’ 3D CGI third series is currently in production and will launch in autumn 2021. APC Kids is bringing family live action series Tinka and the King’s Game to MIPCOM 2020. Produced by Danish production company Cosmo Film for TV2 Denmark,Tinka and the King’s Game (24x26’) is a sequel series to the popular festive series Tinka’s Tale. Gutsy Animations, the studio behind the internationally celebrated Moominvalley, is launching an original new 2D animated series aimed at kids six to nine, Bobble the Little Witch. Future Bros: One Animation, (the creators of twice Emmy-nominated Oddbods, Insectibles, Antiks, and Rob the Robot) is bringing CG animated series Future Bros (52 x 11’) to MIPCOM. Produced by One Animation and Executive Produced by Richard Thomas and Michele Schofield, Future Bros is a fun, thoughtful comedy that follows the life of 7-year-old boy genius Andy who, by way of his own time-machine invention, finds himself face-to-face with his 13-year-old self — and realizes he is sorely lacking. Oddbeard’s Curse – Halloween Special: When Fuse’s catch of the day
