Moonscoop Enters Co-Pro Deal on The DaVincibles

PARIS: Moonscoop is starting production on a new 2-D HD flash-animated series, The DaVincibles, co-created and co-produced with Neo Network, that has already presold to France’s Gulli and Seven in Australia.

The series, a co-production with Rai Fiction, SLR, Telegael and Big Animation, is aimed at 6- to 10-year-olds. The DaVincibles has already presod to France’s Gulli and Seven in Australia for delivery in late 2010. Worldwide distribution is handled by Moonscoop, while Neo Network manages rights for Italy. Asia is handled by Big Animation and SLR oversees sales for Australia and New Zealand. The series follows the exploits of the modern-day DaVinci family as they explore the world for rare artifacts. Along the way, they cross paths with the super villians known as The Society of Very Bad Villains, who will stop at nothing to defeat the family.

“The DaVincibles is a fun project that literally has a global reach, thanks to the main concept that sees the protagonists travel all over the world and thanks to the amazing pull of talents involved, coming from the U.S., Italy, Australia, Asia," said Pietro Bezza, Neo Network’s CEO. “We loved developing the show and are having fun producing The DaVincibles. We hope that the DaVinci family and the S.V.B.V. will conquer the audiences of all the places in the world they travel to in the show!”

Producer of The DaVincibles and Moonscoop’s co-CEO, Bill Schultz, commented: “We have laugh-out-loud story lines, distinctive visuals and zany characters, with a winning team of production partners in place to bring this show to life. It’s a unique concept, mixing animated comedy with a strong dose of culture that we feel makes The DaVincibles a standout show for this age group.”

Suzanne Ryan, producer of The DaVincibles and SLR’s CEO, added: “We are thrilled to work on the first ever Australian-Italian Animation co-production. The team of production partners and creatives are going to have a lot of fun on this cartoon caper series. If only we all could have a spray alive to bring ancient artifacts and iconic figures in history to life. Bring back Fortuna!"