Laurence Herszberg, founder and general director of Series Mania, talks to World Screen Newsflash about what's in store for the upcoming Festival and Forum.
Series Mania Reveals Lille Dialogues Guests of Honor worldscreen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from worldscreen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
| 21 April 2021
Global content production and distribution firm Banijay has acquired animation company Monello Productions with the producer joining Zodiak Kids and Tiger Aspect Kids and Family in the group’s children’s catalogue.
Current Monello productions include When I Was Your Age, Street Football season 4, in co-production with Zodiak Kids, and the new CGI series of the iconic Hello Kitty.
Marco Bassetti, chief executive, Banijay, commented: “Monello perfectly supports our ambitions to expand our Kids activity at Banijay. Hello Kitty, Street Football and its amazing development line-up are a hugely important commercial asset for the business and with Zodiak Kids, we now have an impressive catalogue of children’s content for buyers and licensees alike, which we only see growing.”
TVKIDS
Banijay Buys Animation Studio Monello Productions
When I Was Your Age,
Street Football season four and the new CGI
Hello Kitty series.
Previously part of Tetra Media Studio, Monello Productions is an independent production company that was established in 2013 by former Télé Images producer Giorgio Welter. The addition of Monello, alongside Zodiak Kids and Tiger Aspect Kids and Family, bolsters the group’s existing children’s catalog, bringing it to more than 2,200 hours.
Marco Bassetti, chief executive of Banijay, said: “Monello perfectly supports our ambitions to expand our Kids activity at Banijay.
Hello Kitty,
Street Football and its amazing development lineup are a hugely important commercial asset for the business and with Zodiak Kids, we now have an impressive catalog of children’s content for buyers and licensees alike, which we only see growing.”
The Real World Producer Bunim-Murray Elevates Julie Pizzi to President
Michael Schneider, provided by
FacebookTwitterEmail
Bunim-Murray Prods. has a new boss: Julie Pizzi has been named president of the Banijay-owned studio. As president of Bunim-Murray Prods., Pizzi will report to Cris Abrego, chairman of the Americas for Banijay and president/CEO of Endemol Shine Holdings. She fills the void left by the departure of longtime Bunim-Murray chairman/CEO Gil Goldschein, who officially exited the shingle earlier this month.
Abrego made the announcement of Pizzi’s appointment on Wednesday. She was most recently president of entertainment and development at Bunim-Murray. The move comes as part of a reorganization following the announcement in November that Bunim-Murray would be part of Abrego’s oversight.