Ava Riko Teo Scores Second-Season Commission

PARIS: The animated paper-cut-out series Ava Riko Teo has secured a second-season commission for 39 seven-minute additional episodes, with delivery set for the first quarter of 2012.

Ava Riko Teo, a co-production between Moonscoop and Korea’s Character Plan and EBS, in association with Seoul Animation Center and France Television, first aired in 170 territories. The series is based on the works of French author and artist Mila Boutan and is created using a colorful onscreen assembling of paper cutouts, which become the backdrop of the adventures of a bear, giraffe and rabbit.

A website accompanies the series, dedicated to enhance the viewing experience with a range of arts and craft activities for children.

Lionel Marty, the president of worldwide distribution for Moonscoop, said: “This is a unique series, not only in terms of the paper cut out animation style, but also how the series inspires kids to be creative at home, supported by the dedicated Ava Riko Teo website. Arts and craft is an important activity in the development of preschool kids and older, and we’re very pleased to be producing more episodes of a series that enhances this learning.”