Munecos Animados preps 'Amigos'

MADRID -- The spanish language toon studio Munecos Animados is preparing a 22-seg half-hour pre-school series, "Amigos," targeted at distributing animation abilities and general rise in Guatemala and Africa. The spanish language telemarketer Nottingham Forrest will handle worldwide sales. "Amigos" features six buddies: an elephant, crocodile, bear, fox, a black panther inside a motorized wheel chair, along with a little chicken. Puppets are constructed with curtain or sofa fabric, fleece, polystyrene foam, polyester -- all common materials easily found or available in Africa or Guatemala. Voicing is going to be named in The spanish language for The country, South American The spanish language, French and British. And scripts is going to be prepared of The country, stated Roman. Within an usual link-up, "Amigos" is backed by Spain's Munecos Animados, The spanish language pubcaster TVE, and condition tv stations from Niger, Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea. Pubcasters in tobago, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador also back the project. "Amigos" has additionally drawn on finance from Spain's Secretary of state for Culture and Ibero-American Agency for Development. The spanish language bank BBVA has signed a sponsorship and investment deal on "Amigos." "Amigos" goes into production in 2012. Profits would revert towards the nations involved, stated Roman. It'll get into production around March or April. Total series finances are Euros2.5 million ($3.4 million). Munecos is resides in Colmenar Viejo, a village about 50 %-hour's drive north of Madrid. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com