Toonz & Tunche Team for Animated Feature Kayara

Toonz Media Group has partnered with Tunche Films to co-produce the animated feature Kayara through its Spanish group company Fortoon Island.

Set amid the backdrop of the Inca Empire, the historical CGI film follows the story of a young woman who aspires to join the Chasqui Messengers—an elite, male-only league of official messengers. Kayara is directed by César Zelada (Together It’s Possible).

Toonz Media Group CEO P. Jayakumar said: “It is, indeed, a privilege for Toonz to partner with Tunche Films for this very ambitious project, which has its roots firmly placed in ancient, Indigenous wisdom and modern, progressive values at the same time. Apart from bringing on screen a strong female character, Kayara also provides us the unique opportunity to collaborate in a truly international project that brings together teams from diverse cultures across the world.”

Zelada said: “We worked with Dutch co-producers on Ainbo, and the cultural exchange between our Peruvian team and the Dutch was very helpful to our creating an Indigenous story with a worldwide appeal. We are looking forward to an exciting synergy in working with the Spain-based team at Toonz.”

Carlos Biern, president of animation production and co-production at Toonz Media Group, said: “Kayara is the story of a heroine who changed the role of women in many ways. Her epic journey follows situations and characters that can be easily identified by today’s audience, even though the story is set 500 years ago. We are very honored to bring it to life in our Spanish-speaking animation industry, together with the award-winning Tunche studio.”