Riki & Sola Ink 'Finnick' distribution agreement ahead of Cannes

The German Sola Media has acquired the rights to sell the animated film from Riki Group finnick, which will be presented to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Marche du Film. A leading global sales company of animated films for children and families, Sola Media manages the rights for the UK and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Germany and Italy, Poland and the former Yugoslavia, Benelux, Scandinavia, South Africa and others territories.

“We immediately fell in love with finnick when we saw the first teaser. It's beautifully animated and conveys a lot of humor that is especially needed right now, ”said Solveig Langeland, managing director of Sola Media. “The creative idea of ​​having an invisible Finn in your home is compelling and ignites the imagination of the public. Who wouldn't like to have a Finnish available around? "

Included in Animation Magazine's end-of-year list of 2021 'must see' movies, the CGI animated comedy follows the adventures of XNUMX-year-old Christine, who befriends a Finn in unlikely circumstances. A Finn is a furry, invisible being who secretly takes care of turning a house into a home for its inhabitants. But a young member of the species named Finnick got tired of sloppy humans - he started playing pranks on the tenants of his home to get rid of them. When a new family moves in and Finnick meets Christine, his tricks are suddenly useless and everything changes. Soon, unexplained events begin to happen in the city, and the unlikely companions come together to solve the mystery.

finnick is Riki Group Studio's first original feature film project - their previous films were based on popular TV series Kikoriki e the fixies. Riki Group is also considering creating a franchise and developing the story of Finnick and his friends into a TV series.

Riki Group and Sola Media present a new trailer at the next Cannes market. finnick will premiere in early 2022.