News & Notes from MIPCOM: 4 Oct 2011

International collaborations unveiled at MIPCOM

The Media Development Authority of Singapore has led a delegation of 17 companies to MIPCOM this year, presenting over 400 hours of factual drama and animation content from a total of 48 programme titles at the world's leading audiovisual and digital content market.

Several international co-production deals between Singapore and international media players were also announced at MIPCOM.

One of these was Sparky Animation's collaboration with Japanese companies Duckbill Entertainment, Bandai Visual Inc and Baku Enterprise Inc on a CG-animated series One Stormy Night. The series is based on the best-selling children's book by award-winning author Yuichi Kimura and tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a goat and a wolf. To be directed by Amino Tetsurou (Gundam Wing, Macross 7), One Stormy Night is slated to premiere on Tokyo TV in April 2012.

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