Dandelooo Cinéma, the characteristic movie division of French animation manufacturing and gross sales firm Dandelooo, has acquired worldwide gross sales rights to “Pikkuli and Starlight Reindeer,” because it heads to Annecy Intl. Animation Movie Competition with a rising slate of family-focused animation options.
The movie is in manufacturing and is scheduled for a theatrical launch in Finland this October, with Gebeka Movies focusing on a Christmas 2027 launch in France. It’s produced by Finnish studios AittoFlow and Filmkompaniet.
Based mostly on the hit preschool TV sequence, which has aired in additional than 40 territories worldwide, the 80-minute animated household characteristic follows the adventures of a courageous and decided little chook Pikkuli in a heartwarming story celebrating friendship, braveness and resilience.
The story takes place in Sunny Moor Woods simply earlier than Christmas. The youngsters await Starlight Reindeer, the magical creature who brings items and pleasure. However when the adults resolve to cancel Christmas and the magical star fades away, a cussed little chook named Pikkuli units off on a winter journey with mates to search out the Starlight Reindeer and convey again the sunshine. By icy landscapes, braveness and friendship are examined – and the youngsters uncover that the true magic of Christmas comes from togetherness.
The acquisition additional strengthens Dandelooo Cinéma’s animation lineup, alongside “Acorn’s Adventure,” a brand new 3D/CGI household characteristic produced by Czech studio Pure Shore and German animation home Fabian&Fred, at present scheduled for launch in 2028.
Dandelooo Cinéma has additionally secured quite a few new worldwide gross sales for “Born in the Jungle,” which has been chosen for its worldwide premiere at Annecy.
Not too long ago accomplished, the 72-minute animated characteristic has added a raft of recent distribution offers throughout Europe, together with Filmladen (Austria), Gebeka Movies (France), Arthouse Site visitors (Ukraine), Fivia with MegaCom Movie (a number of territories throughout Southeast Europe), CAY Movies (Romania and Moldova), Paradiso Movies (Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands), Risi Movie (Portugal), Satine Movie (Italy), Exterior The Field (Switzerland) and Featherstone (Vietnam).
Co-produced by Atom Artwork (Latvia), Letko (Poland) and Hausboot (Czech Republic) and focused at 5- to 8-year-olds and for household audiences, “Born in the Jungle” is impressed by the ebook by Latvian creator Luīze Pastore and by the real-life adventures of explorer Aleksander Laime and his household.
“At its heart, ‘Born in the Jungle’ is a story about family, kindness, acceptance and learning to take responsibility for one another and the world around us,” the corporate stated.
The movie is about in the course of the late Fifties in Venezuela. 9-year-old Elizabeth’s summer season break takes a wild flip when her little brother Leo vanishes into the jungle. She should swap her books for bravery not solely to search out her brother but in addition to rescue a mystical furry animal from captivity and convey him again as much as the legendary Tepui mountain.
Emmanuèle Pétry, head of worldwide gross sales and acquisitions at Dandelooo, stated: “We are thrilled to bring three new family films to Annecy this year. Together with our recent acquisitions and new sales, these titles demonstrate the continued growth of our theatrical slate and our commitment to building a strong international presence for high-quality animated features.”
