Artzooka! Sells into Latin America

TORONTO: CCI Entertainment has signed a new deal with Discovery Kids Latin America for two localized versions of the art series Artzooka!, one in Spanish and the other in Portuguese.

Both series are set to launch November 22. The Brazilian/Portuguese version will be hosted by Daniel Granieri. The Spanish treatment will be fronted by Bruno Lazarro.

An English version of Artzooka! launched on the CBC on September 6. In addition to Canada, Germany and Latin America producing their own versions of Artzooka! the series sold its English version to both Nickelodeon Asia and Noga Israel.

Bilai Joa Silar, Discovery Kids’ VP and channel director, said: “We are proud to have Artzooka! as part of our programming lineup. It’s an exciting project that brings local talent and content while allowing kids to create innovative art with everyday things. The show aligns with our network’s core values of creating life long learners and helping our audience to reach their maximum potential.”

Charles Falzon, CCI’s co-chairman, added, “Artzooka! is a global property with global production values and scope. It also has all the essential elements and flexibility of a local production, while speaking to audiences in a locally relevant and engaging way. We are delighted to be partnering with Discovery for these two new local Artzooka! productions.”