GIG PRODUCTION AND SIYAHMARTI PARTNER ON “DOLLYPHANT”

Istanbul-based production company Gig Production and Siyahmarti Animation Studios, one of the most successful animation production companies in Turkey, partnered for a preschool animated series called “Dollyphant”.

2 FEB 2021

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Istanbul-based production company Gig Production and Siyahmarti Animation Studios, one of the most successful animation production companies in Turkey, partnered for a preschool animated series called “Dollyphant”.

Now in development, the 30x7’ original series follows the adventures of the joyful elephant Dollyphant and its friends Heart, Himbo, Bono and Anka. These five buddies get involved in many hilarious and absurd adventures together, while learning something new at each episode. Aimed at a target audience between 2 and 5 years old, “Dollyphant” focuses on entertaining kids while also educating them about many themes like friendship, family, sharing, kindness, respect, equality, and saving the nature.

TRT Kids, the acclaimed kids content channel of Turkey’s national public broadcaster TRT, has ordered a pilot episode which is set to begin production next month as been in consideration for a Q4 2021 series.

Istanbul and Los Angeles based media company Famelog’s content arm, which provides development, financing, marketing and sales services for projects in TV, cinema and digital media, will be in charge of the distribution of “Dollyphant”.

“We are feeling so lucky to be involved in ‘Dollyphant’s’ journey at the very beginning of its development stage, and it is such an excitement to see how it evolves. We have already started to look for international partners and we will be ready soon for presenting the show in following important industry showcase events. I am so confident about the show’s success in many different territories. ‘Dollyphant’ has a lot of fun and excitement in its episodic stories, also focusing mainly on emotional intelligence and edutainment suitably for preschoolers,”  said Fahriye Şentürk, Managing Director of Famelog.

‘Dollyphant’ has a lot of fun and excitement in its episodic stories, also focusing mainly on emotional intelligence and edutainment suitably for preschoolers” Fahriye Şentürk Managing Director of Famelog