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Virtual MIPCOM’s Newsmakers
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s many had predicted, the MIPCOM fall content market has now joined the ranks of this year’s industry events that had to shift to the virtual world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The official Digital MIPCOM week is slated for Oct. 12-16, while MIPCOM and MIP Junior Online+ will go live Oct. 5 thru Nov. 17. For more up-to-date info, visit mipcom.com. Here are some of the animation highlights of this year’s event:
Ewe Will Love It!
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scar-nominated French animation powerhouse Xilam (I Lost My Body, Oggy and the Cockroaches) continues its winning streak this fall as it will be launching its new slapstick comedy Trico (78 x 7-minute) as a Netflix-branded original for the world. The show, which is created by the studio’s own Hugo Gittard (Zig & Sharko, Magoo) is looking at an early 2022 delivery date. The colorful toon centers on a cosmopolitan sheep who is full of wild ideas and his friend Biscotte, a tough ewe who is always trying to keep his flock safe from the hungry wolf. “We are thrilled to be undertaking this new collaboration with Netflix and feel honored by the trust they have placed in Xilam’s talents,” says Xilam founder and exec producer Marc du Pontavice. “Hugo has created a fantastic series which is brimming with endearing characters and original comedy — we’re sure Trico’s mishaps will charm and entertain audiences across the globe.” Fortunately, du Pontavice never pulls the wool over your eyes and always delivers!
Zen Master Panda
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hat better time to introduce kids to the art of being Zen and mindful than the mind-boggling madness that we’re all going through? The good people at Gaumont Animation and Scholastic Ent. have produced a series based on Jon J. Muth’s books Zen Shorts, which will arrive on Apple TV+ on Dec. 4. The show is called Stillwater, after the central character who is a wise panda bear and teaches the three human siblings Karl, Addy and Michael about mindfulness tools that help them face day-to-day challenges of life. Exec produced by Sidonie Dumas, Christophe Riandee, Nicolas Atlan, Terry Kalagian, Iole Lucchese, Caitlin Friedman, Jef Kaminsky and Rob Hoegee, this timely toon features the voice talents of James Sie, Eva Binder, Tucker Chandler and Judah Mackey. This is probably one of the most essential family shows of the year, because as another wise panda once said, “Nobody comes back from their journey the same as they were before.”
Plasticine Pal Is Back
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he world was a kinder, gentler place when Peter Lord and David Sproxton introduced their first plasticine hero Morph in 1977. This year, a new 15 x 5-minute series titled The Epic Adventures of Morph will re-introduce the beloved Aardman character to the world. The show, which will debut on Sky Kids in late 2020, finds the clay-animated hero embark on new dialogue-free adventures with his sidekick Chas, and old buddies Delilah, Grandmorph and The Very Small creatures. We can’t wait to feast our eyes on this stop-motion show from the very masters of the art form.
www.animationmagazine.net
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