Planet Z
Planet Z teaser
Planet Z
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Planet Z Concept
The main characters, including Pinki and Tora, range from baby animals to fierce predators and tiny parasites – all savage and wild, yet cute at the same time. Each creature has its own skills and characteristics, which can really come in handy, as using their strengths together is often the only way for them to survive in their extraordinary environment!
Everything on Planet Z is inspired by our own Planet Earth, but comes with a twist – like National Geographic acted out on a strange planet! On the surface, Planet Z is a hilarious slapstick show full of visual gags and surprises, but underneath it delves deeply into the themes of diversity and tolerance.
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Genre: Comedy
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Target audience: Kids 6–8
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Format: Non-verbal 39 x 7 min
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Style: 2D computer
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360 approach: Mobile games, licensing and merchandising
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Status: In development
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Looking for: Co-production partners
Planet Z Concept
Planet Z is a kids’ comedy show about a bizarre planet and its weird and wonderful creatures who have to learn to get along with each other despite their differences. The series, currently in late development, is based on animation director and comic artist Maria Björklund’s acclaimed comics by the same name.
The main characters, including Pinki and Tora, range from baby animals to fierce predators and tiny parasites – all savage and wild, yet cute at the same time. Each creature has its own skills and characteristics, which can really come in handy, as using their strengths together is often the only way for them to survive in their extraordinary environment!
Everything on Planet Z is inspired by our own Planet Earth, but comes with a twist – like National Geographic acted out on a strange planet! On the surface, Planet Z is a hilarious slapstick show full of visual gags and surprises, but underneath it delves deeply into the themes of diversity and tolerance.
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Genre: Comedy
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Target audience: Kids 6–8
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Format: Non-verbal 39 x 7 min
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Style: 2D computer
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360 approach: Mobile games, licensing and merchandising
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Status: In late development.
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Looking for: Co-production partners
“Surprise Egg” Pilot Episode
Synopsis: Tora, a two-mouthed tigerlike creature, is looking for something to eat. It runs into a pile of eggs, but the egg Tora snatches hatches in its mouth! Out comes Pinki, who tastes so disgusting that Tora can’t eat it. However, it seems Tora can’t get rid of Pinki either, as it thinks Tora is its mother.
Screenwriter, Director & Visual Designer: Maria Björklund
Producer: Terhi Väänänen, Pyjama Films Ltd
Animation: Sanni Lahtinen, Elina Kylmänen, Samppa Kukkonen
Animation assistants: Anni Nykänen, Hanne Härkönen, Janna-Riina Perämäki, Sonja Yrjölä
Layout and backgrounds: Heta Jokinen, Maria Björklund
Layout and background assistants: Aino Eronen, Iida-Sofia Kivistö, Kaarina Uimonen, Tiina Räsänen
Sound Design: Jani Lehto
Music: Tatu Metsätähti
Editing: Elli Vuorinen
Duration: 6:51 min
World Premiere: 17th of January 2018, Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway
Online release: TBA
Festival Awards
- Winner of Professional Animation Category, Festival de Cine: Infancia y Adolescencia 2018, Colombia
- Special Mention, Animatricks Animation Festival 2018, Finland
Official Selections
- Anibar Animation Festival 2018, Kosovo
- Anima, Córdoba International Animation Festival 2019, Argentina
- Animac 2018, Catalonia
- Animanima 2018, Serbia
- Animateka 2018, Slovenia
- Animatricks Animation Festival 2018, Finland
- Animocje International Animated Film Festival 2018, Poland
- Bideodromo International Experimental Film and Video Festival 2018, Spain
- Black Movie International Film Festival 2018, Switzerland
- Cartoons on the Bay / Pulcinella Awards 2019, Italy
- Chicago International Children’s Film Festival 2018, United States
- Cinekid 2018, Netherlands
- DYTIATKO International Children’s Television Festival 2018, Ukraine
- Elche International Independent Film Festival 2018, Spain
- Fantoche – International Animation Film Festival Baden 2018, Switzerland
- Festival de Cine: Infancia y Adolescencia 2018, Colombia
- FilmFest Dresden 2019, Germany
- Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2018, Norway
- Imagine Science Films Festival 2018, United States
- JE.F – Europees Jeugdfilmfestival Vlandeeren 2018, Belgium
- KIKI International Film Festival for Kids 2019, Kroatia
- KLIK International Animation 2018, Netherlands
- Linoleum International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival 2018, Ukraine
- Love and Anarchy Festival 2018, Finland
- Monstra – Lisbon Animation Festival 2019, Portugal
- Oulu international Children’s and Youth Film Festival 2018, Finland
- Porvoon Sarjakuvafestivaali Åfest 2018, Finland
- REX – Animation Film Festival 2018, Sweden
- Tromsø International Film Festival 2018, Norway
- Turku Animated Film Festival 2018, Finland
- Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2018, Sweden
- Zlín Film Festival 2018, Czech Republic
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