Banijay Kids & Family Secures Raft of Distribution Deals

Banijay Kids & Family has confirmed sales for its key MIPCOM highlights Miniheroes of the Forest, Chimera Keepers: Adventures with Incredible Creatures, Moominvalley and The Game Catchers.

Season one of Miniheroes of the Forest, produced by Movimenti Production and MoBo and co-produced by Zodiak Kids & Family France, has been picked up by HK Television Entertainment Company (Hong Kong) and Vme Media (U.S.). The first season of Chimera Keepers: Adventures with Incredible Creatures, produced by Monello Productions with Belvision and RTBF, is heading to Switzerland with Radio Télévision Suisse.

Moominvalley season one has been ordered by Hot Telecommunication Systems (Israel), while seasons one through three have been picked up by StarTimes (Sub-Saharan Africa). Czech Television in the Czech Republic took season four. Moominvalley is produced by Gutsy Animations in collaboration with Yle, Sky and Viaplay.

The Game Catchers season two is heading to Ireland with RTE and Hong Kong with HK Television Entertainment Company. The series is produced by Studio Bozzetto and Sphere Media.

Cecile Cau, senior VP of co-productions, sales and acquisitions for Banijay Kids & Family Distribution, said: “We have an incredibly strong slate of shows heading into MIPCOM, and, as you can see, these titles are proving extremely popular with buyers all around the world. From our fantastic in-house productions to premium third-party titles, we have something for every buyer and platform.”