{"id":13059,"date":"2017-09-29T10:11:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T14:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cyber-group-visits-pirates-next-door\/"},"modified":"2017-10-02T10:08:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T14:08:55","slug":"cyber-group-visits-the-pirates-next-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/cyber-group-visits-the-pirates-next-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Group Visits The Pirates Next Door"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raphaelle Mathieu, the VP of sales, acquisitions and new media at Cyber Group Studios, talks to <\/em>TV Kids about the book-based animated series <\/em>The Pirates Next Door.<\/em><\/p>\n

Last MIPCOM, Cyber Group Studios dominated in MIPJunior\u2019s top 30 most-viewed programs, landing four shows in the list. Among them was The Pirates Next Door<\/em>, which at the time only had a teaser available. Now, this MIPCOM and MIPJunior, the French studio has the first episodes ready to deliver, and anticipation is high.<\/p>\n

The 52×11-minute property is based on a book by Jonny Duddle, winner of the United Kingdom 2012 Waterstones Children\u2019s Book prize. \u201cHe has had great success worldwide and has sold millions of books,\u201d says Raphaelle Mathieu, \"***Image***\"the VP of sales, acquisitions and new media at Cyber Group Studios. \u201cThis concept was the perfect fit between adventure and comedy on the one hand and more essential elements such as learning tolerance in between the lines. It was a magical script, and there was great design, so we really fell in love with it.\u201d France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions also fell in love with the project right away and came on board early on as a partner.<\/p>\n

In addition to France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, The Pirates Next Door <\/em>has been presold to SVT in Sweden, NRK in Norway, VRT in Belgium, T\u00e9l\u00e9-Qu\u00e9bec in Canada and SF in Scandinavia. Mathieu reports that Cyber Group is in \u201cactive discussions\u201d in a number of other territories as well, now that the first episodes are ready.<\/p>\n

\"***Image***\"<\/a>Duddle was \u201cvery present\u201d when it came to the design \u201cand was very helpful,\u201d says Mathieu. He offered a nice amount of freedom for the creative side though, since the material is based off of one book and one story, and Cyber Group needed to build that out into 52 stories. \u201cThe great thing is that he understood the autonomy. He was always very supportive and inclined to understand what we needed and is now very happy with the first episodes he has seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The animation style is a mix of 2D and 3D. \u201cWe have also internally developed software to optimize the background in 2D according to the characters in 3D to make it more realistic,\u201d Mathieu explains. \u201cWe have worked very intensely on the texture of both the background and characters. You really feel that you are with the pirates.\u201d<\/p>\n

The series is about a pirate boat that lands in a little suburban village out of nowhere and the friendship that forms between city girl Matilda and Jim Lad, Jolley-Rogers\u2019 son. \u201cIt\u2019s a collision between two amazingly different cultures and is about people getting to know each other and understand each other,\u201d but above all it\u2019s a very fun and entertaining series that will appeal to a very gender-inclusive audience,\u201d says Mathieu.<\/p>\n

While inclusiveness is a very timely theme, Cyber Group has incorporated it into the show in such a way that it\u2019s subtle and fun. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to teach children; we want children to feel things,\u201d Mathieu says. \u201cThey will not go to school while watching The Pirates Next Door<\/em>; they will feel what humanity is and what are the good and fun things to do. Being different is fun! There is no direct message, but there are positive feelings and a smart attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pirates Next Door <\/em>complements the wider Cyber Group portfolio with its tone, target and style. \u201cOur aim is to have a diverse catalog, with some of the best-quality series,\u201d says Mathieu. \u201cWe have seven productions going on, and also acquire third-party series straight for distribution. We do preschool, bridge, kids and older kids. For us The Pirates Next Door <\/em>is the perfect 6-to-10 target, complementing Zou<\/em> and our upcoming Gigantosaurus<\/em>,\u201d which are both aimed at a younger demo of kids 3 to 6.<\/p>\n

Gigantosaurus<\/em>, which will also be presented at MIPCOM and MIPJunior, marks the second title that Cyber Group has with Duddle and has already been pre-acquired by Disney Junior Worldwide. \u201cAnd there\u2019s going to be a third, as we are presenting at Cartoon Forum King of Space<\/em>, our latest adaptation of Jonny\u2019s book,\u201d says Mathieu. \u201cWe really have a love story with Jonny.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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