Fairies, dragons, a trip to the moon and the fall of the Berlin Wall are just some of the family-friendly highlights in German and European animation this year.
While the current crop of animated pics offer historical themes and adaptations of beloved books, a popular German toy line serves as the basis for one highly anticipated film. The European Film Market is buzzing with animation.
Produced by leading Hamburg-based animation house Ulysses Films, maker of recent hits like “Luis and the Aliens” and “Ooops! Noah Is Gone…” (a.k.a. “All Creatures Big and Small”), “Bayala” explores a fantasy world populated by elves, fairies, unicorns and dragons based on the hot-selling figurines manufactured by German toymaker Schleich.
The film follows two fairy princesses who embark on a journey with a dragon egg to save their magical kingdom.
“‘Bayala’ is everything that small humans aged 5 to 10 just love,” a timeless story of “fantasy,...
While the current crop of animated pics offer historical themes and adaptations of beloved books, a popular German toy line serves as the basis for one highly anticipated film. The European Film Market is buzzing with animation.
Produced by leading Hamburg-based animation house Ulysses Films, maker of recent hits like “Luis and the Aliens” and “Ooops! Noah Is Gone…” (a.k.a. “All Creatures Big and Small”), “Bayala” explores a fantasy world populated by elves, fairies, unicorns and dragons based on the hot-selling figurines manufactured by German toymaker Schleich.
The film follows two fairy princesses who embark on a journey with a dragon egg to save their magical kingdom.
“‘Bayala’ is everything that small humans aged 5 to 10 just love,” a timeless story of “fantasy,...
- 2/8/2019
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Pre-sales to begin at Cannes Marche in May.
Munich-based Global Screen has picked up worldwide distribution rights to English-language animation feature Bayala, a 3D project from the producers of Niko & The Way To The Stars and Ooops! Noah is Gone…
Global Screen will begin pre-selling the film at Marché du Film (May 13-22) in Cannes.
The feature, set in a fantasy world of mythical creatures, is based on a line of figurines produced by German toy manufacturer Schleich. Figurines tied in to the movie will be issued alongside the release of the film.
The story revolves around elf princesses Sera and Surah, who must take a dragon egg into the hills to save their own magical powers.
Bayala is produced by Hamburg-based Ulysses Films in co-production with Luxembourg’s Fabrique d’Images. Hamburg’s Studio Rakete (Ooops! Noah is Gone…, Niko & The Way to the Stars) will be responsible for the design and animation, based on the...
Munich-based Global Screen has picked up worldwide distribution rights to English-language animation feature Bayala, a 3D project from the producers of Niko & The Way To The Stars and Ooops! Noah is Gone…
Global Screen will begin pre-selling the film at Marché du Film (May 13-22) in Cannes.
The feature, set in a fantasy world of mythical creatures, is based on a line of figurines produced by German toy manufacturer Schleich. Figurines tied in to the movie will be issued alongside the release of the film.
The story revolves around elf princesses Sera and Surah, who must take a dragon egg into the hills to save their own magical powers.
Bayala is produced by Hamburg-based Ulysses Films in co-production with Luxembourg’s Fabrique d’Images. Hamburg’s Studio Rakete (Ooops! Noah is Gone…, Niko & The Way to the Stars) will be responsible for the design and animation, based on the...
- 4/27/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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