French animation production and distribution company, Dandelooo has announced recent sales for new preschool adventure CGI series, Tainá and the Amazon Guardians. The series is produced by Brazil production company Sincrocine, in association with animation studio Hype and Nick Jr Brazil.
Onboard to trek through the Amazon rainforest with Tainá is Netflix in Latin America, Brazilian public television networks TV Brazil and BAND TV, Nick Jr Brazil and Latin America, Turkish pay platform D-Smart and kids content distributor Neo Content in China.
Commenting on the deals, Dandelooo joint founders Jean Baptiste Wéry and Emmanuèle Petry said, “Tainá is a fantastic series which portrays strong messages to children in an accessible and entertaining way. It’s crucial that we teach children the importance of nature, the environment, the Amazon and everything that lives there, and we feel that Tainá is the perfect series to communicate these topics to children around the world.”
Based on the successful Brazilian films of the same name, Tainá and the Amazon’s Guardians has won 23 national and international awards and is being aired in more than 40 countries. The series, which received public resources, was managed by Brazilian Film Agency ANCINE/BRDE/FSA, and was sponsored by RioFilme, Norsul with support by BNDES Brazil and Band TV.
Created by Pedro Carlos Rovai and Virginia Limberger, Tainá and the Amazon’s Guardians (52 x 11’) targeted at two to five-year olds, is an optimistic, joyful and friendly ecology tale to save the Amazonian forest.
Sincrocine producer Virginia Limberger added, “Tainá encourages pre-school children to deal with the cognitive aspects of their age, in a playful and light way, helping them to have a good relationship with their friends. And, the children can also discover about the Amazon Rainforest and how to take care of Nature. All of that with content full of adventure.”
The official synopsis reads:
In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, Tainá and her friends live in a house in the Great Tree – the tallest one, mother of all other trees. All the animals in the forest know that whenever they need help, they can count on Tainá by calling “cru-cru”. By word of mouth, this contagious call finds its way through the forest until it reaches Tainá, who is always ready to face the challenges coming in her way! Together, Tainá and her team have lots of fun in an enchanted forest, but they will also face many perils trying to protect the Great Forest. Playfully children will learn about the Amazon rainforest, stimulating them to respect the cultural differences between people, bringing a message of friendship, respect and care for nature in each episode.
