Cyber ​​​​Group Studios causes a stir in Biarritz with various animated fares

After a year of strong international growth, Parisian animation giant Cyber ​​​​Group Studios presents a wide – diverse range of new and old shows at this year's Rendez-Vous Unifrance in the French seaside town of Biarritz.

Cyber ​​Group's current flagship titles include the new super-powered children's comedy series "50 /50 Heroes," which was sold to ITV in the UK and Discovery in Latin America. Commissioned by France Télévisions and Disney, "50/50 Heroes" follows the ups and downs of Mo and Sam, a half-hearted duo brother and sister, ages 11 and 9, who share superpowers.

Cyber ​​Group has expanded its global operations over the past year with a number of major acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures that have resulted in a number of new projects.

The company has acquired a majority stake in leading British animation studio A Productions, the Italian company Graphilm Entertainment and Scrawl Animation in Singapore.

The A Productions partnership led to Cyber ​​Group's first commission from the BBC for the premiere joint production of "Digital Girl" serial studios, which was also sold to Super RTL in Germany and Discovery Latin America.

The acquisition of Cyber ​​Group in Singapore, meanwhile, is seen as a strategic expansion in a vital region.

"It's a huge hub for us," said Raphaëlle Mathieu, executive vice president of Cyber ​​Group. Variety. “Asia is critical. We have worked very well with China and we want to be even closer to the territory and continue to work well with CCTV."

CCTV has acquired all three seasons of Cyber ​​Group's flagship preschool series "Gigantosaurus" as well as “Taffy,” a co-production with Turner and France TV about a shaggy raccoon who, posing as a cat, sneaks into the home of a wealthy woman and her ever-suspicious Doberman.

The company also counts Japanese NHK, which has also chosen "Gigantosaurus", as a key customer. < /p>

“Our presence in Asia is really a next big step for us. This involves working with all the different potential local incentives and local talent. It's really about finding both the right talent and additional funding resources."

Cyber ​​​​Group has also teamed up with Japanese Nippon Animation on the feature film project "Nanami and the Quest for Atlantis", based on the classic Japanese TV series "Tico and Friends".

"For us, it's really something very important because it will be our first collaboration with Nippon Animation," said Mathieu.

The new collaboration "marks the start of what should be a long-term collaboration between the new partners of co-productions, which will include several classic Nippon Animation series as well as new properties and initiatives,” said Cyber ​​Group.

The company has also partnered with Los Angeles children's entertainment studio Splash Entertainment to form CyberSplash , a new Paris-based company that will create and produce original animated series and feature films.

The joint venture's first project is "Family Rocks", a preschool series about the first family in l 'stone Age. The digital show, a co-production with Paramount's Ananey Studios in Israel, is set to air in 2024.

In addition to "Gigantosaurus" Season 3, Cyber ​​​​Group also presents Season 2 of "Droners" in Biarritz. A series of high-tech adventures aimed at older children, "Droners" takes place on Terraqua, a world 95% covered in water, where a team of young drone pilots participate in a competition that could help them...