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Daewon Media www.daewonmedia.com • GON • Paboo & Mojies
Korea’s Daewon Media comes to the market with GON, a 90x11-minute comedy series for 4- to 8-year-old boys about a dinosaur-like creature and his animal friends. “With many positive responses for its high-quality animation and the action-based super-fun stories of the characters, we are currently building up a full toy and merchandised-item lineup for GON, including sound-recognition talking toys,” says Bul-Kyung Kim, the director of the company’s content division.The kids’ show—currently on TV Tokyo in Japan,TVB in Hong Kong and EBS in Korea—will air on pan-Asia’s Cartoon Network channel in the beginning of next year. “Rainbow, our European partner, is currently looking for partners and we have finalized relationships for some of the key territories in Asia,” adds Kim. Co-produced by Sega Toys, Paboo & Mojies is a 2D animated preschool series about transforming alphabet toys. “Paboo & Mojies is our latest project working with Sega Toys of Japan, and we are happy to have Nelvana joined in for this exciting project,” says Kim. BS Fuji in Japan and KBS2 in Korea are currently broadcasting the show.
Paboo & Mojies
“At this MIPCOM, we are aiming for sales in North and South America.”
—Bul-Kyung Kim
Edebé Audiovisual Licensing www.edebeaudiovisual.com • Jonás: The Imaginary Adventures • Never Ending Tales • Snails
“As a branch of an educational publisher, we always try to launch to the market products that incorporate moral values or promote learning skills.
The dialogue-free series Jonás: The Imaginary Adventures made its debut at MIPTV and Edebé Audiovisual Licensing is expecting it to drum up strong interest at MIP Junior. “We especially like Jonás because it tells children to use their imagination, to be creative and to never stop trying and exploring, as everyday life can become an extraordinary adventure, independent of the difficulties you face,” says Iván Agenjo, the sales director at Edebé. “Taking into account the hard economic situation we are suffering from, that’s a positive message to teach.” Twentysix episodes have already been produced and Edebé is looking for financing to complete the rest of the series. “We expect to close the first deals after MIPCOM, as well as close the financing of the following seasons by Christmas,” Agenjo says. Edebé recently added two ready-made series to its catalogue: Never Ending Tales and Snails. Both series target preschoolers and both have been produced in stop motion by Galician studio OQO filmes.
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—Iván Agenjo