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Maria Bonaria Fois, CEO of Mondo TV Iberoamerica, spoke to ttv about the company’s new initiatives and content ahead of Mipcom 2020, including new series ‘MeteoHeroes’, already aired in Italy and Eastern Europe. By Gonzalo Larrea
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“Until now, the Canary Islands studio was a 2D pre-production and animation studio. Now we will be able to add 3D projects in all their phases.”
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f there’s one industry that has managed to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic it’s certainly animation, which not only was able to continue producing content, but actually saw an increase in its demand due to the quarantine measures. And animation is precisely Mondo TV Iberoamerica’s specialty, which continued to develop content from its studios in Canary Islands, as well as its headquarters in Italy. Thus, the company is arriving at Mipcom Online+ with a vast catalog of new titles and library content; a powerful tool in these current times. ”One of our big new titles for Mipcom is ‘MeteoHeroes’, which we are now wrapping up production for. It’s already on air on Cartoonito in Italy and on several networks in Eastern Europe. We continue to produce it because we have to complete 52 episodes, but it’s already premiered in Italy and it’s doing very well,” Maria Bonaria Fois, CEO of Mondo TV Iberoamerica, said to ttv. The series premiered in Italy in April of this year as part of the Earth Day celebrations, when the first four episodes aired. Its regular broadcasts began later in May and have continued uninterruptedly since then. “It’s registering excellent ratings. We hope to be able to sign the deals we were negotiating in Europe and Latin America,” she added. In addition, the company is also presenting its new co-productions that come from its studios in the Canary Islands.
The studio in Canary Islands is new in itself, as it has recently been expanded to add 3D capabilities. “The Canary Islands studio was until now a 2D pre-production and animation studio. Now we will be able to add 3D projects in all their phases, from pre-production to animation production. This is a very important challenge that we started before the summer with the plan to open the studio in mid-October”, she explained.
“We already have a service contract that we are about to sign and it is the contract that has allowed us to start this adventure in the 3D studio. From there we will look for more 3D projects to co-produce and offer service to third parties”, she added. Two projects based on ideas by Myriam Ballesteros and produced together with MB Producciones also stand out. “One is ‘Annie & Carola’, which was presented to the Cartoon Forum last year and now has RTVE as a co-producer. And the other one is ‘Masked Cinderella’, which has been selected in this year’s Cartoon Forum,” the executive said.
Library Content and Documentaries This new titles join Mondo TV’s extensive catalog, which has over 1,000 hours of animations produced in 50 years and which has seen an increase in its demand in these unprecedented months of 2020. “Because during the pandemic, several TV networks found themselves without new content, or with a greater need for kids content to entertain families having to stay at home. Our catalog is our heritage, we have about 1,000 hours of cartoons, produced over 50 years,” she said. “And we also have a wide catalog of animations dubbed into neutral Spanish,” she added.
Maria Bonaria Fois, CEO of Mondo TV Iberoamerica
“One of our big new titles for Mipcom is ‘MeteoHeroes’, which we are now wrapping up production for.” Thus, classic series and series with little air time, or that never been sold before, have found new life these past few months, reaching new broadcast TV screens, pay TV and, above all, streaming platforms, “which are the ones that need this type of content the most”. “There has been a lot of movement, and not only with kids programs, but also content for adults. For example, there has been an increase in the demand for documentaries. We have been contacted by some clients who asked us for documentaries, which we have gone to look for in Latin America. We have presented them and now they are under evaluation. That is one more window that has been opened to us due to the halt in production,” she explained.
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The first is ‘Nina and Olga’, a preschool series with Enanimation in Italy. “And they have RAI as Italian co-producers. We are working on the pre-production in Canary. It’s a beautiful series based on the books by Nicoletta Costa, an Italian author that’s known around the world,” she said.
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EMMY KIDS AWARDS 2020
BRAZIL STANDS OUT AMONG WINNERS By ttvnews
ulating the outstanding teams behind the winning programs. These programs entertain, educate and enlighten, with the high quality standard that we expect for our children and their communities in general”. Representing Latin America, Brazilian production ‘Nosso Sangue, Nosso Corpo’, produced by Fox
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n March 31, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the eighth edition of the International Emmy Kids Awards. The announcement was made on the Academy’s website and through its social media platforms, after the cancellation of the 2020 Miptv edition. “We decided to keep the announcement of the winners on the same day that the awards ceremony would have been held in Cannes,” said International Academy President, Bruce L. Paisner. “The International Academy and our partners Miptv, TV Kids and Ernst & Young, join us in congrat-
Lab Brazil and Your Mama, won in the Factual category. Other notable winners include ‘Zog’ (Animation, UK), ‘Like Meg’ (Digital, Norway), ‘Nachtraven’ (Format, Belgium), ‘Bluey’ (Preschool, Australia), ‘The Rules of the Floor’ ( Series, Netherlands) and ‘Jacqueline Wilson’s Katy’ (TV Movie, UK).
THE COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS Animation ‘Zog’ (Magic Light Pictures, UK) Digital ‘Lik Meg’ / Like Me (NRK Super, Norway) Factual ‘Nosso Sangue, Nosso Corpo’ (Fox Lab Brazil / Your Mama, Brazil) Format ‘Nachtraven’ (De Mensen / Ketnet (VRT), Belgium) Preschool ‘Bluey’ (Ludo Studios / ABC Australia / BBC Studios / Screen Australia / Screen Queensland, Australia) Series ‘De Regels van Floor’ (NL Film & TV / VPRO, Netherlands) TV Movie Miniseries ‘Jacqueline Wilson’s Katy’ (BBC Children’s In-House Productions / CBBC, UK)
todotvnews.com IBEROAMERICA
ZDF ENTERPRISES SELLS 350+ HOURS OF CHILDREN’S CONTENT
CHANNELS AND SVODS THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA AND IBERIA have snapped up hundreds of hours of top German Children’s programming from ZDF Enterprises. ‘School of Roars’, ‘The Jungle Book’ and ‘The Worst Witch’ are just some of the popular shows that have been licensed to the likes of Globoplay, Chile’s VTR and TV3 in Spain respectively. The deals were brokered by Christophe Goldberger.
LATIN AMERICA
DISCOVERY KIDS PLUS REACHES 2.2 MILLION USERS
DISCOVERY KIDS PLUS, THE DISCOVERY KIDS APP, is growing stronger in the digital market after having reached 2.2 million unique users in Latin America in May. The sustained growth of the app places it as one of the favorites among big kids’ content brands. In fact, Discovery Kids Plus ranks among the longest-lived brands in its segment. Discovery Kids Plus, available only in Latin America, is designed to promote interaction between adults and children and provide fun and inspiring content through the brand’s main characters and shows such as ‘Mini Beat Power Rockers’, ‘Peppa Pig’ and ‘El mundo de Luna’, among others.
USA MOBIUS.LAB KIDS’ ‘ANIMALFANPEDIA’ AVAILABLE ON UNIMÁS SINCE AUGUST 2, US audiences can enjoy ‘AnimalFanPedia’, a new, fun series created by Mobius.LAB Kids, the kids’ content production unit of Cisneros Media. The series airs every Sunday at 8:00 am (ET) on UniMás, Univision’s sister network. ‘AnimalFanPedia’ is a dynamic program that educates and promotes a respectful view of wildlife. The first season is composed of 26 11-minute episodes and is produced in high definition.
‘TAINÁ AND THE AMAZON’S GUARDIANS’ ADDS SALES IN LATAM EMMY AWARD-WINNING FRENCH ANIMATION PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION COMPANY DANDELOOO announces sales for the new preschool adventure CGI series ‘Tainá And The Amazon Guardians’, produced by Brazil production company Sincrocine, in association with animation studio Hype and Nick Jr Brazil. Onboard to trek through the Amazon rainforest with Tainá is Netflix in Latin America, Brazilian
public television networks TV Brazil and BAND TV, Nick Jr Brazil and Latin America, Turkish pay platform D-Smart and kids content distributor Neo Content, China. Based on the successful Brazilian films of the same name, which took millions of people to the movies in Brazil and around the world, Tainá and the Amazon’s Guardians has won 23 national and international awards and is being broadcast in more than 40 countries.
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Listings Mipcom 2020
Jorel’s Brother
Kids&Teens
Bravest Warriors
CAKE 5th Floor, 76 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4QS +44 (0) 207 307 3230 info@cakeentertainment.com www.cakeentertainment.com
EXECUTIVE
Ed Galton, CCO & Managing Director
TOP EXECUTIVE
Ed Galton, CCO & Managing Director
MeteoHeroes
Adventures Of A Boy Genius
CORUS ENTERTAINMENT
MONDO TV IBEROAMÉRICA
SNAP MEDIA
Corus Quay 25 Dockside Drive, Toronto, Ontario 416.479.7000 stella.moolayil@corusent.com www.corusent.com
Calle Álvarez de Baena 4, Madrid, Spain +34 913992710 www.mondotviberoamerica.com
EXECUTIVES
EXECUTIVES
Dimitri Papanikas, International Sales & Coproductions Manager
Colin Bohm, Executive Vice President Content and Corporate Strategy
TOP EXECUTIVE
Maria Bonaria Fois, CEO
TOP EXECUTIVE
Doug Murphy, President and Chief Executive Officer
JOREL’S BROTHER (Animation - 104 x 11’ and 18 x 2’) Jorel’s Brother follows the everyday adventures of an awkward and nameless 9-year old boy, who is overshadowed by his more infamous sibling. Jorel’s brother tries to be as popular as his older brother Jorel, but while he ultimately lives to fail, he always finds an absurd solution when dealing with his unusual and eccentric family. Produced by Copa Studios and Cartoon Network Brasil, this multi-award-winning Brazilian comedy is now in its fourth season and has enjoyed huge success in Latin America with its third season nominated for an International Emmy for Best Animated Series.
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TISH TASH (Pre-school Animation - 52 x 5’)
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Tish Tash follows a young bear called Tish, her bear family and her larger-than-life imaginary friend Tash, as they learn about the world around them, embarking on fun adventures while inspiring imaginative play and problem solving in young children. A collaboration between South Korean animation shop Studio Gale, Singapore-based August Media Holdings, Philippines media group Synergy88 Entertainment and BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning UK based Karrot Entertainment has given Tish Tash a truly global approach.
Bonpland 1281 / 1291 / 1293, 2nd Floor, CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina +5411 4773 8826 dcoifman@snaptv.tv / sstanko@snaptv.tv
EXECUTIVES
Diana Coifman, VP Sales & Distribution Sonia Stanko, Sales Executive
TOP EXECUTIVE
Ariel Tobi, SVP Production & Distribution
METEOHEROES (Comedy, Educational - 52 x 7’)
ADVENTURES OF A BOY GENIUS (Family - 91’)
‘Bravest Warriors’, an animated teen sci-fi comedy series, follows best friends Chris, Beth, Danny, and Wallow as they navigate their ever-changing emotions while warping through the universe to uphold their sworn oath to save all adorable creatures from galactic do-badders.
‘MeteoHeroes’ addresses issues like climate change, ecology and respect for nature through the amazing adventures of six children – each of whom can control a weather phenomenon. It’s an important message but it’s delivered in a fun, engaging way that both entertains young viewers and helps them understand the issues and how they can help the planet.
Emmett is a popular junior at Heart High School. He also happens to be a highly imaginative twelve-year-old genius. After his brother Luke, also a junior and Emmett’s best friend, is accused of being involved in a rash of thefts at school, Emmett must find a way to prove his innocence before their mom ships Luke off to boarding school.
MYSTICON (2D - Season: 1 - 40 X 22’)
ANNIE & CAROLA (Comedy - 52 x 11’)
A contemporary urban fantasy series about four girls from different walks of life who are transformed into the legendary Mysticons. Arkayna, Zarya, Emerald and Piper are drawn together by a Prophecy to battle evil and protect the realm -unexpected heroes who together become epic warriors as well as the closest of friends.
Carola, a nerd with no social skills, builds her own robot clone as a friend – someone who can share her love for science and who will be her ally against a teen world that she doesn’t understand and that scares her. But an accident turns her clone into a crazy, uninhibited friend who drags her into all the kinds of situations she fears the most.
BRAVEST WARRIORS (Animation/ Sci-FI/2D - Seasons: 1 - 26 x 22)
BAT PAT S2 (Comedy - 52 x 11’) In this spooky adventure-comedy, Bat Pat and the Silver siblings, Rebecca, Leo and Martin, try to find out more about the scary creatures that lurk in and around their home town of Fogville. Lovable creepy characters, eccentric inhabitants and Bat Pat – who’s always getting into trouble – add up to a lot of delightful – and slightly weird – fun.
FOUR ENCHANTED SISTERS (Family - 97’) Four sisters with magical powers, but only together they are strong enough to fight against Glenda, mistress of the black arts, who tries to separate the sisters and wants to take over control of their home, Cantrip Towers, and it’s magical fountain. MAGIC KIDS - THREE UNLIKELY HÉROES (Family - 90’) Three magical losers - a vampire who can’t take the sight of blood, a fairy with a fear of flying and a werewolf allergic to animal hair - square up against an infernal opponent and win the greatest of all possible victories: accepting themselves as they are.