First Deals Signed for Little Tiaras

APC Kids has inked its first wave of deals for CTC Media’s new 3D-animated series Little Tiaras, which is now headed across Europe.

The exclusive free-to-air rights for seasons one and two have been picked up by Noga for The Children Channel in Israel, TVP for TVP ABC in Poland and All Media for Kanals 2 in Latvia. The series is aimed at girls ages 4 to 7 and follows five princesses at their magic school.

The first season of 26 episodes is available after premiering in Russia in fall 2018 (CTC and Carousel). The second season started airing in Russia from fall 2019 and will be completed in 2020. APC brought on board U.K. story editors David Moore (Paddington, Thomas and Friends, Claude, Teletubbies) and Emma Hogan (Ollie, BoyGirlDogCatMouseCheese, Peek Zoo) to work on the new episodes.

APC holds global rights outside of Russia, CIS and mainland China to the show, which is produced by Melnitsa Animation Studio and owned by CTC Media and CTB Film Company.

Lionel Marty, managing director of APC Kids, said: “Following our strong launch at MIPCOM this year, we’re excited to have inked our first wave of international deals for Little Tiaras. The show’s focus on friendship, teamwork and empowerment gives it strong universal appeal and we look forward to continuing this adventure with CTC as we introduce girls around the world to this magical new series.”

Ksenia Gordienko, director of the animation department at СTC Media, added: “We are delighted that only a couple of months after we first presented Little Tiaras at MIPCOM, there is already so much international sales interest in the series. Little Tiaras is our second animated project after KID-E-CATS and is proving to be a rapidly developing brand, with a team of excellent professionals and creatives behind it. We believe this is just the beginning of a great success story.”