Spanish manufacturing studio Zinkia will attend Kidscreen Summit 2023 (Feb. 12-16) with a renewed content material catalog. On the Miami occasion, the corporate will introduce one among its new animation initiatives: Ghost Bros. The 53 x 11′ collection, created by Yellow Kingdom (Chorch Edelstein) and WeDoo Studio (Emi Ordás), is aimed toward children 6-8.
Synopsis: Ghost Bros approaches the ideas of household and happiness by means of the thrilling story of two orphan siblings, Sigmund and Gretchel. After being adopted by a dysfunctional household, they expertise hilarious adventures whereas looking for to make sure that each member is pleased, since in any other case they must return to the horrible place from which they escaped: the Nice Past.
Zinkia can even be previewing the fifth season of its hit collection Pocoyo on the market. Season 5 will characteristic vital adjustments to the toon and introduce new characters, together with Pocoyo’s sister, Pocoyina.
Pocoyo is presently celebrating his twentieth anniversary. Over 20 years, he has starred in 4 seasons of the TV collection (over 200 episodes), in addition to the quick Pocoyo and the Area Circus, 80+ songs and music movies, and a number of specials. One of the notable episodes is “Dragon Island,” a coproduction with the Tourism Board of Gran Canaria, wherein Pocoyo left his white universe for the very first time to go to this Canary Island.
“Dragon Island” is nominated for the 2023 Kidscreen Award for Finest Vacation or Particular Episode, alongside “Vacation Goose Chase” from Madagascar: A Little Wild (DreamWorks Animation) and “Martin Luther King Jr. Day” from Sesame Avenue (Sesame Workshop, HBO Max).
The 20-year-old studio continues to develop different new IP in its portfolio. One in all these is Yanco, Dina and the Dinosaurs, which champions environmental safety and wildlife conservation from an authentic perspective for audiences aged 6-8. One other is Bumpy: the Bear, a collection that’s being co-produced with Spanish nationwide broadcaster RTVE, which is anticipated to launch subsequent spring.
