"Moods" and "How to Squoosh?"
Toon Factory announces that the original projects "How to Squoosh?" and "Moods" have just gone into production with Canal+ and France Télévisions respectively and the CEO of the company, Thierry Berthier confirmed the development of the first animated series starring that well known student Ducoboo.
"How to Squoosh?" (52x12’) is a 2D comedy sets kids against the monsters who symbolize their fears showing how they always manage to "squoosh" them with humor, intelligence and joy. The series heads to 5-7 years old kids will be directed by Aleksandar Dzoni Sopov and Studio Canal will be in charge of global distribution.
The other project in production is "Moods" (52x7’) and shows kids how to explore their emotions and learn how to manage them during the conflicts of everyday life. Professor Rebecca Shankland and Dr. Béatrice Lamboy, both specialists in developmental psychology, have lent their expertise to this project. The scripts are being reviewed by the group "Scholavie" represented by Laure Reynaud, specialist in psycho-social questions and the child psychologist Clémence Gayet. Both are collaborating with our writing team to green light the way the themes and emotions are discussed. The series heads to 3-5 years old kids is directed by Marie-Laure Pitschon Lautric and France TV distribution will represent the title worldwide.
On the other hand, Toon Factory is developing "The Ducoboo Gang" (52x11’) which takes a second look at Ducoboo, the student. The series also highlights important values like solidarity, tolerance and living in a multicultural society. The show based on the comic book "l'Eleve Ducobu" by Zidrou and Godi (Editions Lombard) is head to 6-10 years old kids. "I'm thrilled that these projects are taking form and am delighted that they offer kids a whole range of endearing characters and attractive stories" asserted Thierry Berthier. "I'm particularly fond of the adaptation of the literary success 'Ducoboo'. We will be working with the author of the comics to mold our dear little blond friend and his cohorts into more complex characters."
"This project fits perfectly into Toon Factory's editorial line which emphasizes the message while not forgetting the importance of design. The message here is playing down the guilt and promoting guidance in the face of scholastic failure thus fighting against preconceived ideas and stereotypes. A little nod to all those bad students who succeeded in life!" he added.