Facing tight budgets and continued uncertainty in the entertainment sector, buyers at this year’s MipJunior are expected to largely stick to tried and true IP, but many still see opportunities for exciting original content.
In addition to presenting the hottest new kids’ shows from around the globe, MipJunior, which runs Oct. 13-15, will examine the latest developments and trends that are redefining the market, such as the state of co-production and financing amid audience fragmentation, consumer use of multi-platform media, the growing role of gaming and the emergence of disruptive technologies like AI.
“Given the current uncertainties in the sector around streamers and broadcasters, we see less appetite for risk and thus more interest in established brands and IP with built-in audiences,” says Bernd Wendeln, COO of Munich-based Your Family Entertainment (Yfe).
A subsidiary of Beverly Hills- based Kartoon Studios, Yfe’s recent hit titles include “Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten,...
In addition to presenting the hottest new kids’ shows from around the globe, MipJunior, which runs Oct. 13-15, will examine the latest developments and trends that are redefining the market, such as the state of co-production and financing amid audience fragmentation, consumer use of multi-platform media, the growing role of gaming and the emergence of disruptive technologies like AI.
“Given the current uncertainties in the sector around streamers and broadcasters, we see less appetite for risk and thus more interest in established brands and IP with built-in audiences,” says Bernd Wendeln, COO of Munich-based Your Family Entertainment (Yfe).
A subsidiary of Beverly Hills- based Kartoon Studios, Yfe’s recent hit titles include “Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Japanese tech giant will invest in H Collective’s Brightburn and xXx 4, while the two companies are also launching a joint venture to distribute films in Japan.
La-based The H Collective is pacting with Japanese tech giant Rakuten for investment in two upcoming titles and a Japanese distribution venture.
Under the terms of the deal, Rakuten will invest in Brightburn, starring Elizabeth Banks and produced by James Gunn, and the fourth installment of the xXx franchise, directed by D.J. Caruso and starring Vin Diesel. Sony is releasing Brightburn on May 24 to coincide with Memorial Day Weekend in the Us.
Rakuten...
La-based The H Collective is pacting with Japanese tech giant Rakuten for investment in two upcoming titles and a Japanese distribution venture.
Under the terms of the deal, Rakuten will invest in Brightburn, starring Elizabeth Banks and produced by James Gunn, and the fourth installment of the xXx franchise, directed by D.J. Caruso and starring Vin Diesel. Sony is releasing Brightburn on May 24 to coincide with Memorial Day Weekend in the Us.
Rakuten...
- 5/14/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Japanese Internet and e-commerce giant Rakuten has come on board The H Collective’s “xXx 4” and Sony’s imminent release “Brightburn.” The two companies will also form a theatrical releasing venture in Japan.
Under the investment agreement, Rakuten has provided financing to “Brightburn,” The H Collective’s first globally released feature film. It stars Elizabeth Banks and is produced by James Gunn (“Guardians of the Galaxy”). Sony is releasing “Brightburn” on May 24 to coincide with Memorial Day Weekend in the U.S.
Rakuten will provide financing for the fourth installment of the “xXx” franchise, directed by D.J. Caruso, produced by The H Collective/Xtreme Pictures, and starring Vin Diesel as Xander Cage.
The theatrical joint venture will support the release of “Brightburn” and distribute “xXx 4” in Japan. It will also handle the animated film “Spycies,” which is directed by Guillaume Ivernel (“Dragon Hunters”) and produced by Chinese entertainment giant...
Under the investment agreement, Rakuten has provided financing to “Brightburn,” The H Collective’s first globally released feature film. It stars Elizabeth Banks and is produced by James Gunn (“Guardians of the Galaxy”). Sony is releasing “Brightburn” on May 24 to coincide with Memorial Day Weekend in the U.S.
Rakuten will provide financing for the fourth installment of the “xXx” franchise, directed by D.J. Caruso, produced by The H Collective/Xtreme Pictures, and starring Vin Diesel as Xander Cage.
The theatrical joint venture will support the release of “Brightburn” and distribute “xXx 4” in Japan. It will also handle the animated film “Spycies,” which is directed by Guillaume Ivernel (“Dragon Hunters”) and produced by Chinese entertainment giant...
- 5/14/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The H Collective has secured investment funding from Japanese internet services giant Rakuten for upcoming features Brightburn and xXx 4. Under the agreement, Rakuten has provided financing to Brightburn, The H Collective’s first global title, starring Elizabeth Banks and produced by James Gunn. Sony is releasing Brightburn on May 24 domestically. Rakuten will also provide financing for the next installment of the xXx franchise, directed by DJ Caruso and starring Vin Diesel.
The H Collective and Rakuten will further establish a joint venture in Japan which will support the release of Brightburn and distribute xXx 4 as well as the animated film, Spycies, locally. The latter is directed by Guillaume Ivernel (Dragon Hunters) and has investment from The H Collective. China’s iQiyi produced the film.
The H Collective CEO Nic Crawley says, “I couldn’t be happier to be strengthening our relationships in Asia by partnering with Rakuten – which is...
The H Collective and Rakuten will further establish a joint venture in Japan which will support the release of Brightburn and distribute xXx 4 as well as the animated film, Spycies, locally. The latter is directed by Guillaume Ivernel (Dragon Hunters) and has investment from The H Collective. China’s iQiyi produced the film.
The H Collective CEO Nic Crawley says, “I couldn’t be happier to be strengthening our relationships in Asia by partnering with Rakuten – which is...
- 5/14/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Barcelona – “Saba,” the new project of Alexis Ducord (“Zombillenium”) and Benjamin Massoubre, the editor at “Zombillenium,” and “Big Bad Fox & Other Tales,” will be offered up to potential partners and buyers at Europe’s upcoming Cartoon Movie, which kicks off March 5 in Bordeaux.
A 3D CGI animated feature project, “Saba” is produced by France’s Maybemovies, whose credits include Benjamin Renner’s “Ernest & Celestine,” and budgeted at $15 million.
The story is set in Ethiopia, then Abyssinia, in 1938, after the devastating invasion of Mussolini’s Italian army. 10-year Emelyia sets out to rescue her parents, captured by the fascist forces.
A coming-of-age experience, Emelyia’s trip will take her from Danakil Desert to the shores of the Red Sea, up to the cities of Sanaa and Marib in Yemen through the territories that once belonged to the legendary kingdom of the Queen of Saba.
In a context of war as...
A 3D CGI animated feature project, “Saba” is produced by France’s Maybemovies, whose credits include Benjamin Renner’s “Ernest & Celestine,” and budgeted at $15 million.
The story is set in Ethiopia, then Abyssinia, in 1938, after the devastating invasion of Mussolini’s Italian army. 10-year Emelyia sets out to rescue her parents, captured by the fascist forces.
A coming-of-age experience, Emelyia’s trip will take her from Danakil Desert to the shores of the Red Sea, up to the cities of Sanaa and Marib in Yemen through the territories that once belonged to the legendary kingdom of the Queen of Saba.
In a context of war as...
- 2/14/2019
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
China’s online entertainment service company iQIYI is giving a sales push to its inhouse productions at Busan’s Asian Film Market. It is the company’s third year at the Busan film market as a sales agent.
Titles include romantic comedy “Atm,” Vincent Zhao’s latest martial arts actioner “Warriors of the Nation” and animated feature “Spycies,” for which it launched sales at Cannes in May.
Directed by Zha Mu-chun, “Atm” is a Chinese-language adaptation of the 2012 Thai blockbuster “Atm: Er Rak Error.” Starring Zhu Ya-wen (“The Witness”) and Taiwanese actress Sandrine Pinna (“Touch of the Light”), “Atm” is set to be released in the first quarter of 2019.
“Warriors” is a story about Wong Fei-hung, a martial artist and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity. Martial artist Vincent Zhao, who is best-known for his role as Wong in “Once Upon a Time in America,” plays Wong again in “Warriors.” The...
Titles include romantic comedy “Atm,” Vincent Zhao’s latest martial arts actioner “Warriors of the Nation” and animated feature “Spycies,” for which it launched sales at Cannes in May.
Directed by Zha Mu-chun, “Atm” is a Chinese-language adaptation of the 2012 Thai blockbuster “Atm: Er Rak Error.” Starring Zhu Ya-wen (“The Witness”) and Taiwanese actress Sandrine Pinna (“Touch of the Light”), “Atm” is set to be released in the first quarter of 2019.
“Warriors” is a story about Wong Fei-hung, a martial artist and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity. Martial artist Vincent Zhao, who is best-known for his role as Wong in “Once Upon a Time in America,” plays Wong again in “Warriors.” The...
- 10/6/2018
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
$20m project being directed by Guillaume Ivernel.
UK outfit Kaleidoscope Film Distribution is pacting with Chinese outfit Vision Films to represent sales on upcoming animated feature Spycies.
The $20m project follows the adventures of a disgraced secret agent cat, Vladimir, imprisoned on an off-shore platform and tasked with protecting a top secret cargo. When it is stolen by a treacherous villain, Vladimir must team up with a crazy rookie agent rat to protect the world from an uncertain fate.
Guillaume Ivernel (Dragon Hunters) is directing the film.
Kaleidoscope will be showing footage of Spycies in Toronto. Vision Films has retained rights in ex-China,...
UK outfit Kaleidoscope Film Distribution is pacting with Chinese outfit Vision Films to represent sales on upcoming animated feature Spycies.
The $20m project follows the adventures of a disgraced secret agent cat, Vladimir, imprisoned on an off-shore platform and tasked with protecting a top secret cargo. When it is stolen by a treacherous villain, Vladimir must team up with a crazy rookie agent rat to protect the world from an uncertain fate.
Guillaume Ivernel (Dragon Hunters) is directing the film.
Kaleidoscope will be showing footage of Spycies in Toronto. Vision Films has retained rights in ex-China,...
- 9/6/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
From time to time one has to reserve some room to catch up with European animation. Usually not as accomplished or creative as its Japanese counterpart, but definitely a few steps up from the generic American variety. And so I found myself bumping into Chasseurs de Dragons (Dragon Hunters), a French full CG animation that embraces all the genre cliches but serves them in a refreshing and captivating manner.
CG is little more than an animation technique, but it's sudden rise also turned it into somewhat of an art style. The crisp, clean and photo-realistic look of the graphics have become an industry standard, eclipsing the wide range of possibilities that could be explored with computer animation. And even though we're slowly starting to see other styles benefiting from computer power, Chasseurs de Dragons happily fits itself into the typical graphical CG mold.
Don't be expecting much spice from the story either.
CG is little more than an animation technique, but it's sudden rise also turned it into somewhat of an art style. The crisp, clean and photo-realistic look of the graphics have become an industry standard, eclipsing the wide range of possibilities that could be explored with computer animation. And even though we're slowly starting to see other styles benefiting from computer power, Chasseurs de Dragons happily fits itself into the typical graphical CG mold.
Don't be expecting much spice from the story either.
- 9/27/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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