MIP Junior is all set to roll in Cannes, France from 11 to 12 October. Mercis BV and Telescreen BV/m4e will be launching sales at MIP Junior and MIPCOM for their new CG-animated Miffy’s Adventures Big and Small which is the first 3D animated take on Dick Bruna’s hit character.
It is developed by London’s Blue-Zoo studio, and it is a 52 (7 minutes per episode) series which is planned to be delivered in 2015 on Miffy’s 60th anniversary.
It is a follow up to stop-motion Miffy and Friends that sends the cuddly heroine and her pals on faster-paced adventures driven by original songs.
Not only this, Ireland’s Monster Entertainment will also be launching a new non-dialog series called Hullabalooba (13 x 5 minutes); with 18 new and classic titles that the company has planned to screen at Cannes. Produced by Studio Outo in Finland, the show follows three pirates, two seagulls and a parrot as their journeys through the seven seas that result in blunders and chaos.
Along with Monster Entertainment there will be also be another non-dialog animation debuting at the show, Pikkuli, from Finland’s Sun In Eye Productions. The series is based on the book Fly, Pikkuli Fly, by Metsamarja Aittokoski and illustrated by Elli Vuorinen. The short format kiddy show revolves around a bouncing baby bird Pikkuli and his family as they confront everyday challenges and let their personalities take wing. The show has pre-sold to YLE, TV2 (Norway), ERR (Estonia), HRT (Croatia), RTV5 (Slovakia) and Public Latvian Television.