Think Tank Emporium joins forces with Mana-T Studios
Puerto Rico-based production company Mana-T Studios has partnered with the New York-based Think Tank Emporium Licensing Group in a global representation agreement for the studio's brands.
Among the intellectual properties to be represented there is Elenita the Chicken Whisperer (Elenita la Encantadora de Gallinas). Elenita is a very imaginative girl who grows up in the countryside with an incredible love and curiosity for animals and nature. He has a very special bond with animals that he considers his "amigos". And not only does she dream of having a bird shelter when she grows up, but she has a secret, she can talk to chickens! In her neighborhood she is known as "The Chicken Whisperer" and if anyone has a problem with a "gallinita", Elenita is the one to call. Elenita and her favorite chicken / best friend Nita will have fun and unusual adventures that will teach important life lessons as they discover both our connections with nature and our surroundings.
Elena it is aimed at a preschool audience. Elena Montijo, creator and producer of Mana-T Studios, bases Elenita's stories on real events from her childhood, full of humor and innocence.
The second property is The two worlds of Mona about a girl with divorced parents and how she copes with separation once a week from her mother or father. Experience different feats every weekend, tackled with a great sense of humor and based on each parent's somewhat interesting, educational and fun careers.
Mona lives with her mother Isabel. She goes to school like a normal child, but it's on weekends when the adventure begins. Her mother is a paranormal investigator: she may be looking for a werewolf who wants a friend, a vampire who needs a dentist at midnight or to hunt spiteful ghosts in the "haunted" house. His father, John Juan, is an adventurer who posts his findings on his vlog and YouTube channel. She also takes advantage of every second she spends with Mona, showing her all that nature has to offer as she escapes from mummies or mini pirates riding sharks.
David Wollos, co-partner of The Think Tank Emporium, said: “It is a pleasure to start this adventure with Mana-T Studios. In addition to its very different characters, full of potential, it is a young studio full of energy and enthusiasm “.
Wollos is a veteran of distribution, licensing, sales and marketing businesses who previously served as senior vice president of sales and operations for Sunbow Productions, the company that created series such as Transformers, My Little Pony e G.I. Joe, among others. Together with his partner Joan Packard Luks, who has worked with major companies such as Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Turner Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, Sesame Workshop and more. They seek to bring the productions of this Puerto Rican studio within the reach of children and parents around the world.
The initial focus of the Think Tank Emporium plan for properties will be publishing and merchandising across multiple categories, including toys and games. The studio will develop short films, animated series, children's books and comics and other content.
“I am delighted to raise the Puerto Rico name and help introduce us to an industry as powerful as animation by bringing our IPs to markets outside the country. Excited for a big reason, ”said studio founder Tommy González, who was also the producer of Manny, the Super Manatee, the first animated series produced entirely on the island.
