The production of “Sunny Bunnies” moves from Belarus to Poland

The production of “Sunny Bunnies” moves from Belarus to Poland

London based animation and family entertainment distribution company Media IM Incorporated has announced that all production and rights to the preschool hit Sunny Bunnies was moved to Warsaw, Poland. The entire 25-person creative team is now employed by the newly established independent studio Animation Café. The management team, directors, producers, animators and CGI artists are also based in the Polish capital.

Sunny Bunnies was previously produced by Digital Light Studio, based in Minsk, Belarus. The planned move to Warsaw started in 2020; the new company, Animation Café, was founded in Poland in the summer of last year.

“All of us at Animation Café would like to express deep gratitude to all our existing partners for supporting the brand,” said Andrzej Ledzianeu, Director of Animation Café. “Also for their determination to continue to collaborate in a truly global phenomenon whose singular mission is to bring happiness and smiles to the faces of children. Now that we have completed our move to our new home in Warsaw, we can focus on the task ahead, to carry on and deliver the innovations, sub-brands and new adventures we have planned for the Bunnies in 2022 and beyond. "

Originally launched in 2015 on YouTube, then picked up by Disney Channel, Disney Junior and DisneyNOW in the United States, preschool animation has quickly gained worldwide popularity and now airs in over 160 countries. There are now six seasons of Sunny Bunnies, each consisting of 26 episodes, as well as brand new songs to sing together later this year.

In the UK, Sunny Bunnies airs every day on Milkshake! Canale 5 in addition to Sky Kids and on demand through Amazon Prime and many other platforms. The YouTube channel has amassed a whopping 3,5 billion views and 2,6 million subscribers globally since launch.

Media IM also designed and built a comprehensive Sunny Bunnies L&M strategy that continues to roll out across multiple global territories, launched last year in the UK with the launch of toys, books, magazines, publishing and apparel shortly.

“Sunny Bunnies is a brand that has a solid foundation in Poland now amidst the tragic circumstances in which we find ourselves ", commented Maria Ufland, co-founder of Media IM." It is clear, however, that a property like Sunny Bunnies has a positive development for children at his heart and for this we need unity. It is created and operated as a joint effort of human beings, the combined talent and efforts of many nationalities. It is a joint effort to bring high quality entertainment and happiness to children around the world and our team is now closer than ever in our commitment to this enchanting brand. "

The series follows the Sunny Bunnies are five luminous orbs that can appear anywhere there is a source of light, from the sun to the moonlight. In each episode, the cheeky creatures take their fun and games to a different place - a circus, a sports stadium, a park - embarking on mischievous adventures and spreading laughter and happiness. And at the end of each episode, the fun continues with a collection of bloopers.

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Gianluigi Piludu

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