CONTENT THAT STANDS OUT FOR ITS MESSAGE AND FORMAT

THE CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR PINK PARROT WILL BE PART OF KIDSCREEN 2023 WITH A VAST RANGE OF KIDS’ TITLES WITH GLOBAL APPEAL. BEGOÑA ESTEBAN, HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL TV SALES & ACQUISITIONS OF THE COMPANY, DESCRIBES ITS NEW LAUNCHES.

Pink Parrot Media is a young distribution company founded in 2018 by Marie Claude Beauchamp and Tanía Pinto Da Cunha with a clear goal: distribute the titles produced by its mother company Carpe Diem until then, 3D animated films of the highest production quality and which have been great successes worldwide. “That is the case of ‘Snowtime’ or ‘Racetime,’ titles that were big box office successes all over the world,” Begoña Esteban, Head of International TV Sales & Acquisitions at Pink Parrot Media, told Señal News. “On the other hand, we help other producers with their projects, guiding them in the development phase so that their work is successful in the international market, helping to find the necessary financing to ensure the production and international distribution of both animated and live-action films and, in recent years, also animated series,” she continued.

Pink Parrot Media’s catalog stands out for having exceptional titles. “We look for titles that stand out for their message and format,” Esteban stated. The company is producing preschool shows such as “The Sleepy’s Dream Team,” a series produced by the German studio Bigchild, which was presented at the last Cartoon Forum. “It has 52 episodes of 5’ each with endearing characters and a spectacular design that you will fall in love with from the first moment you see them. In Kidscreen, we will have the first finished episode to show,” Esteban anticipated. For the 6-10 target, the company is working on ‘Butterfly Academy’ (52x11’), based on the film ‘Butterfly Tale,’ which will be released in cinemas worldwide next autumn. We are very proud of the voice casting of the film. We have Tatania Maslany as Jennifer (‘SheHulk’) and Mena Massoud as Patrick (‘Aladdin’),” Esteban explained.

For teenagers, Pink Parrot worked on “Joy Eternal” (13x11’), an adventure full of mystery to transport the audience to a vision of life on Earth and the afterlife as never before. This co-production was made between Canada, Finland, and Spain with a humorous look and colorful animation.

Latin American Footprint

“The Latin market is crucial for the company. We have been working to strengthen our catalog with finished series, seeking to surprise either by the format or the educational touch of each episode, as is the case of ‘Time Traveler Luke.’ Moreover, we have many episodes of simple humor without dialogue and suitable for the whole family to enjoy together, such as ‘Zombie Dumb’ or ‘In: App,’” Esteban said.

“Time Traveler Luke” is a comedy action adventure taking a time journey on an elevator and visiting heritage sites worldwide. The ten mini-series are set around one specific mission and central location, such as Peru, France, India, and Greece. Each mini-series can be packaged as a 55-minute special or TV movie revolving around one adventure. The title has already been picked up in France by Canal+, in Korea, Poland, CIS, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Greece.

For the 6-10 target, Pink Parrot offers “Polinopolis,” a series co-produced with PakaPaka in Argentina. “In ‘Polinopolis,’ an incredibly diverse group of friends will remind us that there is always a first time for everything by facing their first experiences in life,” Esteban stated.

Looking for more light-hearted comedy, Pink Parrot incorporated “Zombie Dumb,” a non-verbal slapstick series with three seasons. The second season was already acquired by Netflix globally. “This crazy 3D animated series takes us to a world ravaged by zombies and where there is no trace of humans, except for the last human girl alive, which invites more trouble”, Esteban commented.

At Kidscreen, Pink Parrot Media will also begin to close pre-sales for “The Little Orchestra” (26x11’), a series co-produced with PakaPaka in Argentina and Señal Colombia. “We are sure that many other Latin American territories will join soon,” Esteban assured. “With our attendance at Kidscreen, we seek to formalize sales and pre-sales of the titles we have talked about, strengthening our presence as a company in the international market, not only focused on cinema but also on television,” Esteban concluded.

By Romina Rodriguez