{"id":27434,"date":"2024-04-29T09:57:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T13:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/european-broadcasters-board-piggy-builders\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T09:57:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T13:57:33","slug":"european-broadcasters-board-piggy-builders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/european-broadcasters-board-piggy-builders\/","title":{"rendered":"European Broadcasters Board Piggy Builders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Xilam Animation has secured France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, the U.K.\u2019s BBC and Germany\u2019s ZDF as commissioning broadcasters for its upcoming preschool series <em>Piggy Builders<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The series follows a trio of charismatic pig siblings who all love building, solving problems, their community and each other. As they embark on building projects, they learn how to work together to tackle various problems, including a lazy, selfish wolf.<\/p>\n<p><em>Piggy Builders<\/em> was created by Marie Manand, Julien Hazebroucq and Emmanuelle Leleu and first pitched by Xilam Animation at Cartoon Forum in 2021. Romain Villemaine (<em>Ricky Zoom<\/em>, <em>Maya the Bee<\/em>, <em>Valiant<\/em>) is the director. It is set to be delivered in Q3 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we continue expanding our offering of CG content, <em>Piggy Builders<\/em> makes the perfect addition to our slate of proprietary content, as it brings so many endearing characters and humorous stories of teamwork while also highlighting the importance of family,\u201d said Marc du Pontavice, founder and CEO of Xilam Animation. \u201c<em>Piggy Builders<\/em> received a fantastic response at Cartoon Forum, and we\u2019re now honored to have such strong national broadcast partners in France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, BBC and ZDF joining us on this adventure. 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