Gruppo Alcuni Names French-Language Distributor of Leonardo Series

PARIS, February 4: Italian
producer Gruppo Alcuni has appointed The Box Distribution as the distributor in
French-speaking territories for its new animated series Leonardo.

The 26×13-minute series
tells the story of a group of Tuscan youngsters from the 1400s that have
befriended a 13-year-old Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo and his friends face daily
challenges from a gang led by his rival, Gottardo, and each episode will reveal
one of Leonardo’s new inventions from its conception to its creation. The
series will be ready for broadcast by the end of April.

—By Ned Berke