Arcana Studio and Flickerpix collaborate for the animated series "The Pixies"

Arcana Studio and Flickerpix collaborate for the animated series "The Pixies"

The Canadian animation studio Arcana Studio, has announced an agreement with the Irish animation company Flickerpix for the realization of the next animated TV series  The Pixies. Arcana's Sean O'Reilly will write and direct the series, while Flickerpix will complete the storyboard, characters and sets; Additionally, Flickerpix's David Cummings and Johnny Schumann will serve as executive producer and animation director, respectively. The casting is currently underway, pending negotiations.

The project has already received funding from the Canada Media Fund and Northern Ireland Screen, a fund that has invested more than 198.000 Canadian dollars to support the codevelopment of audiovisual content under the Canada-Northern Ireland Codevelopment Incentive for Audiovisual Projects. Only four Canadian production companies received this funding and eligibility required projects to be targeted for broadcast by eligible broadcasters in Canada and Northern Ireland, involving at least one Canadian and one Northern Irish producer.

The Pixies is an animated series for families consisting of 12 episodes lasting 11 minutes aimed at children between the ages of 5 and 8. When their kingdom is invaded by mysterious creatures called Sluagh, it's up to Prince Sam, Princess Daisy and their trusted friends to travel the world in search of the lost relics that will save the Pixie kingdom, before the Sluagh can ruin their kingdom. for good.

The series is inspired by Arcana's second feature film, Pixies, originally adapted from the studio's graphic novel of the same name. Completed in 2014, the film stars Christopher Plummer, Alexa PenaVega and the late Bill Paxton, and was written and directed by Sean O'Reilly. Vertical owns all US rights to the film.

“We have found an exceptional partner in Flickerpix. The Pixies movie it was only Arcana's second feature film and expanding this world of stories on television is a very 'starting point' moment for me, ”O'Reilly said. "As our list of feature films and television grows, we are always looking for global partnerships and look forward to working with Flickerpix on this production."

Johnny Schumann of Flickerpix said: “We are very excited to be part of this journey with Arcana. Once we learned of the exciting direction Sean wanted to take with the show, drawing inspiration from Celtic mythology and folklore, we were in full agreement. The concept is exciting, with plenty of room for epic adventures, and the characters are enticing with a good variation of complementary personalities to take us on journeys filled with heart and humor. It is also a great opportunity to further strengthen what is already a strong relationship between Irish and Canadian animation companies ”.

Earlier this year, Arcana announced a co-production partnership with Mexico's Gasolina Studios on another animated TV series for children, My brother the monster.

Launched in 2004, Arcana, based in Burnaby, British Columbia, owns a wholly owned intellectual property library containing over 5.000 characters that transcend the boundaries of gender, age, culture and geography and owns one of the largest libraries in the world of graphic novel. In 2012, Arcana opened an animation division to develop and produce its content for all platforms, including film, TV, direct-to-home and digital media. The current production list includes Heroes of the Golden Masks, UltraDuck, Miskatonic (TV) and Go fishing (TV), with the intention of releasing Mechanics Girl e Panda vs Aliens in 2021.

Based in Holywood, Northern Ireland, Flickerpix has produced a wide range of projects, including On air, a mix of stop motion and 2D animation based on Gerry Anderson's BBC Radio Ulster show. Their animated creations have appeared on CBBC, Channel 4, Sesame Street USA, Discovery, RTE, ABC, Berlin Film Festival and on the big events of BBC One Comic Relief e Children in need. The studio has worked with talented people from all over the world and brought the words and movements of artists such as Harry Hill, Billy Connolly, Richard Curtis and Seamus Heaney to life.

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