In the American Film Market 2018, Santa Monica (the USA), Wizart Animation Studio will present two long-awaited projects that the international distributors have been anticipating so much – these are “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands”, a sequel to the successful franchise, and another sequel “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal”, whose first instalment the audience knows very well. The franchises of both projects are still successfully distributed all over the world today.
Wizart Animation Studio’s creative teams, working on both projects (“The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” and “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal”), are now finishing work on these animated features for the audience to see the new adventures of the loved characters.
Within the AFM 2018, Wizart Company has concluded the following agreements, about which we’d like to give more details.
The animated movie about the adventures of wolf Grey, she wolf Bianca, hare Mami, seagull Cliff, ram Zico, ewe Lyra as well as new characters small ewe Josie and Polar fox Simone - “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal” – will bring some happiness to the audience of Hungary. The theatrical exhibition rights have been bought by ADS Service Ltd. We can also add that in 2017 the same distributors prepared theatrical distribution of the first movie in the series – “Sheep and Wolves”.
The animated adventure movie “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal” has been bought by KLB SAS (French-speaking Europe). KLB SAS has scheduled a TV release. By the way, the first movie in the series (“Sheep and Wolves”) was broadcast on Gulli channel in the spring of 2017 already.
“I am very pleased to announce that Sheep and Wolves Pig Deal will be broadcasted by Gulli (Lagardere Group) in 2019. The French title is ‘Gare aux Loups 2: Tous à Table’,” says Karen Levy Bencheton, President of KLB SAS Company.
Both movies of the franchise have also been purchased by Bohemia Motion Pictures (the Czech Republic and Slovakia). The second adventure movie “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal” will be theatrically premiered in the Czech Republic in January 2019.
Vladimir Nikolaev, Executive Producer for Wizart Animation:
“The quality of our movies is really high, and the positive reaction of the audience motivates us to create even more interesting, cheerful and colorful stories. “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal”, the second movie of the franchise, will involve not only the characters familiar from the first movie, but also new ones, whom the audience is certain to remember.”
“Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal” is a sequel to another popular animated story by Wizart Animation, produced by Sergey Selyanov, Yuri Moskvin and Vladimir Nikolaev. The work on the sequel was in collaboration with CTB Film Company. The director is Vladimir Nikolaev, and the screenplay is written by Alexey Tsitsilin, Vladimir Nikolaev and Robert Lence (“The Lion King”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Toy Story”, “Shrek” and other animation hits). We’d like to remind you that Robert Lence also worked on “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” as a co-director.
The first “Sheep and Wolves” movie has won awards in many Russian and international movie festivals: “Best animation” at the Golden Unicorn Awards (London), Grand Prix at the Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival and many others.
In the AFM 2018 Wizart Animation
sends “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” to Germany
In the American Film Market 2018, Santa Monica (the USA), Wizart Animation Studio will present two long-awaited projects that the international distributors have been anticipating so much – these are “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands”, a sequel to the successful franchise, and another sequel “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal”, whose first instalment the audience knows very well. It is also worth mentioning that currently Wizart Animation is finishing the work on these two projects, so the audience will see them in the nearest time.
The animated feature “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” is Wizart Animation’s unique project, which, according to the opinions of experts in cinema and animation, will set a new bar of the 3D animation quality. At the end of January and beginning of February, the audience of German-speaking Europe will be able to see the movie “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” theatrically.
The unique thing about this event is that it’s the first wide distribution movie release in Germany. Before that, animated features “The Snow Queen”, “The Snow Queen: The Snow King” and “The Snow Queen: Fire and Ice” were released only on DVD/VOD, but in the very nearest time, “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” – the movie, rich in special effects, where progress and magic will collide in the vortex of adventures – will enter theatrical distribution in Germany, thanks to German company Peppermint Enterprises LTD & Co. Kg, which has planned a massive promo campaign for the movie.
Patrick Keller (Managing Director): “As Peppermint we are proud to be a partner within the SNOW QUEEN universe. SNOW QUEEN is a big franchise already. However, for the first time, it will hit the big screens in Germany. We will release SQ 4 under the name: Die Schneekönigin - Im Spiegelland. A nationwide theatrical release is planned for Q1 2019.”
The directors of the animated feature are Aleksei Tsitsilin and Hollywood’s legendary animator Robert Lence, known for his work on huge blockbusters like “The Lion King”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Toy Story”, “Shrek” and other animation hits. This is the famous animator’s first experience as a feature movie director. The producers for “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” are Yuri Moskvin, Vladimir Nikolaev, Boris Mashkovtsev, Pavel Stepanov and Vadim Vereschagin. Central Partnership (which is a part of Gazprom Media) and Soyuzmultfilm took part in co-production.
On December 21, 2018, the first screenings of the animated feature “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” will take place – the first to see the movie will be the audience of Poland (KINOSWIAT) as well as the audiences of the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) (ACME)
On December 27, 2018, the fairytale about Gerda, Kai and the Snow Queen will come to the Czech Republic and Slovakia (Cinemart)
On January 1, 2019, the ones to dive into the magic kingdom of Mirrorlands will be the viewers of Russia (Central Partnership)
On January 4, 2019, the adventure to the Snow Queen universe will be taken by people of Romania (VERTICAL ENTERTAINMENT) and Bulgaria (PRO FILMS)
On January 17, 2019, the Snow Queen will bring its magic snows to the Middle East (Shooting Stars)
Also in January, “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” will visit South Korea (Cinema Republic)
In April 2019, “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” feature will be premiered in China (HY Media/CAYIE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA GROUP LIMITED)
The rights for “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” feature have also been sold to the territories of former Yugoslavia, to Turkey, France and German-speaking Europe (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).
“Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal” has caught distributors’ interest
in the AFM 2018
In the American Film Market 2018 (October 31 – November 7), which will take place in Santa Monica (the USA), Wizart Company will present its long-awaited animated feature “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands”, the fourth movie in the popular franchise, and another sequel “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal”, whose first instalment the audience knows very well to the international buyers.
Currently Wizart Animation Studio is finishing its work on the movies “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” and “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal”, so that the audience can join their favorite characters in their new adventures this winter already.
Within the AFM 2018, Wizart Company has concluded the following agreements, about which we’d like to give more details.
Germany, Austria and Switzerland will show animated feature “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal” – Koch Films GmbH has acquired TV, DVD and VOD rights. In 2017, these distributors were in charge of the DVD release of the animated adventure “Sheep and Wolves”, the first instalment. Wizart Company is happy to continue work with its reliable partner, distributor Koch Films GmbH.
Our regular partners Kino Swiat, Poland, are receiving “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal”. Kino Swiat, one of the largest distributors in Poland, is planning a theatrical distribution of the sequel. The fruitful collaboration between Wizart and Kino Swiat started in 2013, since the distribution of “The Snow Queen”, already and is still going on. The Polish distributors collaborate with Wizart on all movies of “The Snow Queen” franchise and on “Sheep and Wolves” feature.
Yuri Moskvin, General Producer for Wizart:
“We take each our project as unique and treat it with great reverence. The animated feature “Sheep and Wolves” is still successfully distributed around the world. Currently, in Wizart Animation Studio, there is most active work on the sequel “Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal”, in collaboration with Sergey Selyanov and CTB. Very soon, the audience will see the premiere of the new movie with already loved characters.”
“Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal” is a sequel to another popular animated story by Wizart Animation, produced by Sergey Selyanov, Yuri Moskvin and Vladimir Nikolaev. The work on the sequel was in collaboration with CTB Film Company. The director is Vladimir Nikolaev, and the screenplay is written by Alexey Tsitsilin, Vladimir Nikolaev and Robert Lence, known for his work on huge blockbusters like “The Lion King”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Toy Story”, “Shrek” and other animation hits. We’d like to remind you that Robert Lence also worked on “The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands” as a co-director
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