{"id":19829,"date":"2021-01-12T10:03:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T15:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/rainbow-toonz-media-align-pinocchio-friends\/"},"modified":"2021-01-12T11:05:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T16:05:45","slug":"rainbow-toonz-media-align-for-pinocchio-and-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/rainbow-toonz-media-align-for-pinocchio-and-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow &#038; Toonz Align for Pinocchio and Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rainbow Group has partnered with Toonz Media Group for an animated series based on Carlo Collodi\u2019s classic children\u2019s story <em>The Adventures of Pinocchio<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Pinocchio and Friends<\/em>, the enchanted puppet is transported into today\u2019s modern technological world, with adventure, comedy, fun and educational elements for children to enjoy. It follows Pinocchio and his best friends\u2014Grandpa Geppetto, the pirate doll Freeda and the Talking Cricket\u2014as he dreams of one day becoming a real boy by following the advice of the Fairy with Turquoise Hair. Aimed at kids aged 4 to 7, the CGI show is slated to premiere by the end of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The preproduction, post-production and supervision operations will be carried out at Rainbow studios in Italy, while the animation will be done at Toonz\u2019s studios. Toonz will handle distribution rights of the show in the Indian subcontinent, South East Asia, Spain and Portugal. Toonz will also hold the licensing and merchandising rights of the show in the Indian subcontinent. Distribution and L&amp;M rights in the rest of the world will be handled by Rainbow.<\/p>\n<p>Iginio Straffi, founder and CEO of Rainbow Group, said: \u201cThe new <em>Pinocchio<\/em> I imagined speaks to children in a light-hearted, educational way and empowers their dreams. Families will love this compelling series and kids will find their new TV hero in Pinocchio. We are glad to partner with Toonz, combining the great expertise of both our solid and international teams, which will be indeed an asset of this great production for a worldwide audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>P. Jayakumar, CEO of Toonz Media Group, added: \u201cGiving life to a world classic is always a challenge, but at the same time very exciting as well. We are happy that Toonz has got a great partner in Rainbow to take up this challenge and deliver <em>Pinocchio<\/em> as a top-notch series with very high-quality content. 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