The Flying Circus Silly Seasons Heads To Nor America

Breakthrough Entertainment Picks Up Rights to New Animated Series

TORONTO (September 7, 2016) - Johannesburg-based CG animation studio The Flying Circus has signed a distribution deal with award-winning Canadian studio Breakthrough Entertainment to bring the fantasy animated series Silly Seasons to North American audiences.

Breakthrough has secured distribution rights to the 26 x 24' animated comedy targeted for kids ages 8-12 which centers on four girls living in the fantasy world of Sillyville, inhabited by a wacky and colorful cast of eccentric plants and animals. Each girl represents one of the four seasons, and it is the relationship between the four young girls and the adult-like group of exotic and quirky animals, that leads to the hilarious hijinx throughout the series.

Andre van der Merwe, Animation Producer at The Flying Circus, says: Silly Seasons is South Africa's first motion captured animated series and we are thrilled to work with Breakthrough to take the show to a new audience. The series is fun, energetic and unique, and we are confident it will appeal to kids in North America.

The Flying Circus has combined traditional key-frame animation with motion capture to deliver a fresh and spontaneous style of animation that matches the fast, witty dialogue and compelling character performances in the show.

Breakthrough is always looking to broaden our frontiers in family entertainment, so when we found The Flying Circus and were impressed by the unique style of Silly Seasons, we were eager to cultivate a relationship with them to help bring this lively new series to North America, says Craig McGillivray, Vice President of Distribution at Breakthrough Entertainment.

About The Flying Circus

The Flying Circus is an innovative full-service animation and post-production studio based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Flying Circus utilizes its in-house state-of-the-art motion capture system as one of its primary production tools. This process allows for a unique performance driven production method that is biased towards a director-actor driven style. Key brands include Silly Seasons , Inside Job and Rocketboy .

The Flying Circus also offers a full range of character rigging, design and animation services, as well as motion capture for VFX. The company has worked with clients such as Coca Cola, Kellogg's, Disney and many more.

About Breakthrough Entertainment

Breakthrough Entertainment Inc. is an award winning producer and distributor of premium content for worldwide audiences. The entertainment studio's operations include the development and distribution of feature films, television and digital content; international co-productions and production services. Breakthrough's digital media division ranks amongst the industry's most respected producers of high quality interactive entertainment on mobile and online platforms. Established over 30 years ago, Breakthrough's library now boasts over 40 feature films and 4000 television episodes which air on major networks and digital channels across the globe. The studio has been recognized with international awards including numerous Geminis, Canadian Screen Awards, and Canadian Comedy Awards. www.breakthroughentertainment.com. Follow @breakthru_ent on Twitter.

For more information, please contact:

Monique Levine at DDA Blueprint PR

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7932 9825

Email: monique@ddablueprint.com

LINK:	http://www.breakthroughentertainment.com/news/the-flying-circus-silly-...
	See more stories from breakt

Most recent headlines