Edebe makes 'Friends' with Yowza, ZDF, TV3

BARCELONA -- Edebe Audiovisual Certification is joining with German pubcaster ZDF, Toronto-based Yowza Animation and Catalan condition television TV3 to produce toon series "Four . 5 Pals." Edebe Audiovisual Certification might be the television and cinema production and distrib arm of Grupo Edebe, a respected posting group in the united states and Latin America. Directed by Avoi Fontanals and concentrating on 7 to 11 year olds, "Pals" can be a half-hour series in regards to the detective adventures of Charly, Stefi, Radish, Fred in addition to their scruffy street dog, Dandy. It's allotted at 4.5 million ($6.millions of). ZDF and Edebe handle worldwide sales. "Pals" is founded on the sunday paper series by German Joachim Friedrich that has offered greater than 20 million copies in 40 nations. Edebe has associated with Italian producer-distribber Gruppo Alcuni to produce the toon feature "Pet Pals and Marco Polo's Code," that's helmed by Sergio Manfio and contains been released in Italia. "Pals" nabbed the Kineo Diamanti al Cinema prize as of this year's Venice festival. Another Edebe project might be the 52-episode cartoon series "Wilbur Willmore." In development, it's co-produced by TV3 and industrial design house Eddadesign, which produced "Sweesters, Virtual Room" with Cromosoma. Catalan animation has typically gone abroad to locate co-finance for series, during good occasions. Worldwide co-production "increases now in the recession," mentioned Edebe sales director Ivan Agenjo. "Pals" will shortly enter into production. It's skedded for delivery by 2013. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com