Produced by Cyber Group Studios and directed by Olivier Lelardoux, animated TV series Gigantosaurus, has received the prestigious Pulcinella Award for “Best Upper Preschool TV Series” at Cartoons On The Bay Festival from 13 to 14 April 2019 in Turin, Italy at the Museum of Risorgimento.
Cartoons On The Bay is an international television and cross-media animation festival taking place every year in Italy. It benefits from a strong and very established international awareness and is considered as one of the most prestigious Festival in the animation industry.
Gigantosaurus is a full-CGI 52×11 minutes comedy-action series, that brings preschoolers along on the adventures of four young dinosaur friends as they explore their prehistoric world and unveil the mystery of the biggest, fiercest dinosaur of them all- Gigantosaurus.
The new series based on the bestselling book by renowned author Jonny Duddle and which roared to life on Disney Channel US on 18 January, and will be aired on Disney Junior worldwide (excluding India, China and Taiwan).
Cyber Group Studios CEO and chairman Pierre Sissmann mentioned, “It’s a great honour to receive the Pulcinella Award for the second time in five years. We at Cyber Group Studios are humbled by such a distinction and thankful to the team and great artists who made it happen”.
Gigantosaurus is also set to premiere on major broadcast networks, including France Télévisions, Germany’s Super RTL, RAI (Italy), SRC (Canada), as well as on Netflix in the majority of territories worldwide.
Gigantosaurus, the series which has ranked #1 top, was screened series at MIP Junior, and has also inspired a toy line that will be created in partnership with Cyber Group Studios and the Toy Master Jakks Pacific.
The Dino-Mite series will also be adapted into a video game which will be created by Outright Games in partnership with Cyber Group Studios. The video game will feature the four dinosaur heroes- Rocky, Bill, Tiny and Mazu, in a new action-packed story. Geared towards kids and families, the debut game will bring players directly into the world of Gigantosaurus, as they zoom through the stunning series-inspired locations and engage with the storylines.
