Cyber Group Expands Catalogue

October 2, 2010 World Screen
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CANNES: Cyber Group Studios has been expanding its catalogue, with additions such as the 3D stereoscopic preschool series Cloud Bread as well as the first episodes of Tales of Tatonka. 

Produced by GIMC, the 78×7-minute 3D CGI series Cloud Bread tells the story of two curious children who find a small piece of cloud. When they eat it, they begin to float like clouds themselves. The series is created, funded and produced by GIMC and Carloon Film&TV Animation in China. The show will make its debut this fall on KBS in Korea. The full stereoscopic episodes will be available together with a regular CGI version and fully delivered in early 2011. “We are thrilled of this association with GIMC, in view of our long-term commitment to top preschool properties and also to the development of new technology to enhance entertainment for our public,” said Pierre Sissmann, the president of Cyber Group Studios.

“The launch of Cloud Bread in 3D as a world premiere marks a very important step in delivering edutainment to children around the world and we are pleased to be associated to Cyber Group Studios in Europe, whose own preschool series have already traveled the five continents,” added Heung-Soo Park, GIMC’s president.

Cyber Group is also showcasing the first episodes of Tales of Tatonka, its largest production to date. The series, has already been presold to 20 countries, including: Rai 2 in Italy, Télé-Québec in Canada, Channel One’s TV Nanny in Russia, YLE FST in Finland, TiJii in France, Al Jazeera Children Channel in the Middle East, RTS in Switzerland, IRIB in Iran, TV2 in Norway, TRT in Turkey, Spectrum in Indonesia, ATE in Lebanon, Content Union in Kazakhstan. The series tells about the adventures of four wolf cubs and their friends in the plains and forest of North America. "We are absolutely thrilled to be finally showing the first episodes of Tatonka," said Carole Brin, the director of international sales at Cyber Group. "With such promising presales and discussions already going on with some major networks in Germany and Spain for Europe or in Latin America and Asia also, we expect a good amount of sales to be inked during MIPCOM, at a level never previously achieved for one of our productions.” 

There are a number of other Cyber Group properties being presented for their first time at MIPCOM. These include Grenadine and Peppermint, a comedy series for kids 6 to 10, co-produced by Patoon, Cyber Group Studios and La Fabrique d’Images. The series will debut on TF1 in 2011. Raju the Rickshaw is a CGI preschool series produced by Accel Animation. Produced by FarmKids for ABC in Australia, the 26×13-minute series Farm Kids is aimed at 6- to 10-year-olds. 
 
"These additions reflect the confidence of renowned world animation producers to entrust our company with some of their most important productions. We are very proud of this and we attach a lot of importance in expanding the catalogue, keeping in mind to stick to innovative and top quality properties in accordance with our existing lineup,” commented Sissmann.

“The year has been exceptionally good in terms of sales," added Brin, "and with a market that is really recovering, we have been very fortunate in expanding our activity in 2010 working with new and existing clients, as the sales below show.”
 

WWF-FRANCE France, TiJi and Cyber Group Studios have teamed up on the new 78×5-minute CGI preschool series Ozie Boo Save the Planet, based on the hit Ozie Boo series. young kids through an interactive way, the environmental issues facing their future. Mixing animation and live-action high definition images, the series covers four major themes such as species in danger, natural resources and climate, protection of the planet and pollution. 

 

“Today’s children will become tomorrow’s eco-citizens; they are particularly sensitive to the nature and to the flora and fauna condition when they discover the world’s beauty. TiJi had to make available to families and teachers a series to sensitize children to little gestures that have large effects on the health of our Earth, through characters that they know and appreciate," commented Caroline Adelus, the director of the network. The co-production team of Lagardere’s TV division has heavily invested on the content to offer tailor-made to our viewers, combined with the WWF-FRANCE scientists’ knowledge and the talent of Cyber Group Studios: the series is of outstanding quality… This program is a gem… and will be aired on TiJi.”  

 

“We are thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work with WWF-FRANCE and TiJi on this very exciting series," continued Sissmann. "It is important that the kids of today think about the world of tomorrow they need to respect and protect and we hope that the Ozie Boos already present in over 160 countries will help contribute to that objective.”