The children's cartoons of Chinese video streaming Tencent Inks
Tencent Video, the leading online video streaming platform in China, today announced that it has agreed a co-production agreement with leading European studios Zeilt Productions, Sixteen South and Silvergate Media to develop and produce innovative and exciting new content for children, aimed at a worldwide audience. The three agreements mark the beginning of Tencent Video's multi-year strategy to collaborate with leading international studios across Europe in mutually beneficial co-production deals, which will see the preschool animated series air as originals on Tencent's hugely popular children's platform. Video, Tencent Kids, China.
The first series will be deep in the bowl (Deep in the bowl) (consisting of 52 episodes of 5 minutes), a hilarious new series aimed at children between the ages of 8 and 12 and inspired by the famous French comics Le Fond du Bocal by Nicolas Poupon. Integrating 3D animation with live-action live action, the show depicts fantastic aquariums with a beautiful cast of fish whose experiences mirror those of children's daily lives. Tencent Video collaborates with an Oscar-winning Luxembourg animation studio Zeilt Productions to co-produce the show, fully funded (including funding from the Film Fund Luxembourg) and already in production. With the broadcast scheduled for 2022, Zeilt and Tencent Video are currently looking for distribution partners for the series.
“Zeilt Productions' is honored and proud to co-produce the series deep in the bowl (Deep in the bowl) with Tencent Video, ”said producer Laurent Witz, creator of the Oscar-winning animated short Mr. Hublot. “We are convinced that this first collaboration will be the beginning of a long adventure between our two companies. The combination of our respective strengths will allow us to create an international series of high artistic and technical quality ”.
Sixteen South, the sBAFTA-winning studio, one of the leading creators of original animated content in the UK and Ireland, is thrilled to create quality TV shows for children around the world. Its success includes: Wildwoods, the children's program no. 1 visa to Australia, which is also popular in China on digital platforms; the revolutionary animated series in mixed media Lily's Driftwood Bay, which currently airs in 125 territories around the world; and 2D animation Claude, which airs in all countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australia. Sixteen South is working with Tencent Video on a new original 3D comedy series that will be announced soon.
“We are delighted to partner with Tencent Video,” said Colin Williams, founder and creative director, Sixteen South. "Their enormous popularity in China offers us an exciting opportunity to increase our reach and create a truly international show that audiences in China and around the world will take to heart."
The licensing and content company Silvergate Media has already been successful in China and has the knowledge and expertise to create captivating shows for the market. His successful shows include Peter the rabbit e Hilda, in addition to the huge worldwide success of The Octonauts, which is one of the leading children's IPs in Asia. Silvergate is working on a CGI animated comedy series that will air on Tencent Kids and around the world on a major SVOD platform in 2022.
“For us, partnering with such a prestigious media giant as Tencent Video is a fantastic opportunity to build on our success in the Chinese market and develop even more wonderful content for audiences around the world,” said Ron Allen, EVP Commercial, Silvergate Average . "We can't wait to create some very special shows together."
Selina She, chief editor of Tencent Video Kids Channel, commented, “International co-production is an important part of Tencent Kids' strategy. We are delighted to have formed these exciting partnerships with Zeilt Productions, Sixteen South and Silvergate Media and look forward to working with these prestigious companies. We are actively looking for new opportunities to acquire exceptional content and to form partnerships to develop and create high quality content for a national and global audience. With our deep knowledge of the local market and our experience in streaming, we look forward to forming deeper partnerships with leading studios, platforms and talent in the future. "
