A trio of animation houses from around the world ‘ U.K.’s Aardman; Korea’s Vooz Club; and Spanish house BRB’s creative boutique, Screen 21 ‘ will co-produce the new hybrid CG animation/live action TV series Canimals.
The 52 x 7 min. series, which will debut at MIP-TV, stars several can-shaped animated animals that get into adventures in the real world.
The co-production deal sees Aardman scripting and handling the voice acting for the series. Vooz Club and BRB will handle design, animation and sound production.
The companies are seeking potential partners at MIP-TV to premiere the series by the end of this year.
‘As soon as we saw Canimals we knew we wanted to be involved. It is exactly the kind of property that we like to participate in ‘ quirky, original, distinctive, funny, cute (without being too soft) and very high quality,’ says Aardman’s head of broadcast, Miles Bullough. ‘The timing and design of the test animation that Vooz Club produced was outstanding. We are looking forward to working with Vooz Club and BRB to bring the project to the U.K. broadcast and licensing markets.’
