Skunk Fu!

TV Kids
Weekly, October 2, 2007

ORIGIN: The series is based on an original
idea by Aidan Harte and Hyon-Ho Khang. The idea was then further developed into
a series concept by Aidan Harte and Paul Young, both from Cartoon Saloon.

DISTRIBUTOR: Cake Distribution handles worldwide
audiovisual distribution. Galleon Entertainment manages licensing and
merchandising worldwide.

CREATORS: Aidan Harte and Hyon-Ho Khang

SYNOPSIS: The animals of The Valley use all their
kung-fu skills to defend their homeland against sinister Dragon. But it is not
enough. So they look to the heavens for a miracle to turn the tide of battle. A
miracle unexpectedly occurs in the shape of the arrival of a skunk!

The energetic
young Skunk must learn the art of kung fu. But it won’t be easy. First he will
have to master his impulsiveness, unbridled energy and his stink.

Skunk must try
to stay out of trouble, while protecting The Valley from Dragon’s evil Ninja
Monkey army.

Under Panda’s
zen-like guidance, and with some help from his friends (Rabbid, Ox & Bird
and Fox a.o.), Skunk learns to channel his energies and ultimately will unlock
his martial arts potential to the benefit of all.

TV SHOW: The series is produced in a fluid 2-D
style with the use of digital-animation software.

The episodes
are 13 minutes each and analyze “the art” of a different technique or style.
The subjects include The Art of Revenge, The Art of Tea, The Art of Darkness,
The Art of Leaving them Laughing, The Art of Kung Fruit, The Art of Hopelessly
Getting Stuck and many others.

EXECUTIVE
PRODUCERS: Paul Young,
Paul Cummings, Tom van Waveren and Oliver Schablitzki. Skunk Fu! is a co-production between Cartoon
Saloon, Telegael and Cake Entertainment.

COMMISSIONING
BROADCASTERS: TG4 in
Ireland, BBC in the U.K. and Super RTL in Germany

TV SALES: Canal J France, SVT Sweden, RTBF
Belgium, S4C Wales, ABC Australia, NRK Norway, France 5, Kids’ WB! U.S.,
Cartoon Network Asia, Raisat Italy

MAJOR TOY
LICENSEES: Discussions
are under way with Toycos to develop a line based on the property. Boys like
the martial-arts theme, which lends itself to action-figure play, while girls
like the cute aesthetic, which lends itself to plush.

OTHER
PRODUCTS: Warner Music
has signed up home entertainment rights in key territories and a broad
licensing campaign is being launched at Brand Licensing Show.

STRATEGY
FOR ROLLOUT: "We
are very excited by how Skunk Fu! is being embraced by both broadcasters and children on three continents
already,” says Genevieve Dexter, a director at Cake Entertainment. “Furthermore,
by January 2008 we will be on air on key platforms in the U.S., U.K., Germany
and France. This creates the ideal platform for bringing Skunk Fu! merchandise to market by autumn/winter
2008, once Skunk Fu!
starts to be embedded in the general consciousness of all these markets."

Ed Galton, the
managing director of Cake Distribution, adds: "Although we are in the
fortunate position to have brought on board many key markets, we are going to
MIPCOM to bring on board the last pieces of our puzzle. Concretely, Latin
America and Spain will be special focus areas.”