Lulu's Islands

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Lulu's Islands
GenreAnimated children's series
Created byNathalie Dargent
Denis Cauquetoux[1]
Written byValérie Baranski[2]
Nathalie Dargent[2]
Directed by[3]
Eric Berthier (pilot)[2]
StarringEnglish version:
[4]
ComposerPierre Gillet[5]
Country of originFrance
No. of episodes52[3]
Production
ProducerPatricia Robert[2]
Running time13 min.[3]
Production companiesPatoon-Animation
IP4U
CCRAV[3]
TF1
DistributorM5 EuropeImages International[3]
Release
Original networkTF1
Picture formatHDTV[3]
Original release5 October 2009 (2009-10-05)[1] –
present

Lulu's Islands[6] (French: Les Mistigris, originally Lulu la Peste) is an animated series for children that premiered on 5 October 2009, on the TFOU block of France's TF1 network.[1] It is produced by Interactive Project 4 You (IP4U) of Valenciennes[7] and Patoon-Animation of Paris.[8] The show uses cutout animation for its style, and is targeted to young viewers.[2][9]

Synopsis[]

Animals of various species live happily on an untouched archipelago called the Wonderlees.[6] One day, everything changes when a kitten named Lulu meets the first human ever to land on their shores: Peppy (or Pépin), a young shipwreck survivor turned castaway.[6][10][11]

Characters[]

  • Lulu, a mischievous tomboy cat, and the show's heroine[11]
  • Romeo, a baby elephant[11]
  • Erik (Eric), a maned wolf cub[6][11]
  • Isabelle, a giraffe[10]
  • Peppy (Pépin), the boy who gets stranded on the Wonderlees[6][11]

Production[]

Lulu's Islands began development at Paris' HLC Productions in 2005 under the title Lulu la Peste, at a cost of €137,000.[12][13] By 2008, the budget had grown to €2,931,000.[10]

Production of the new series involves at least three crew members of another TF1 animated series, The Bellflower Bunnies: Eric Berthier, the director of Bellflower's 2nd and 3rd seasons; screenwriter Valérie Baranski; and producer Patricia Robert, who in March 2008[14] set up Patoon-Animation exclusively for the new show.[15] Pierre Gillet, from the Belgian music and post-production outlet Dame Blanche, will serve as composer.[5][16]

Episodes[]

Lulu's Islands consists of a planned 52 episodes,[3] in addition to a four-minute pilot that was shown as an official selection at the Annecy International Animation Festival in June 2008.[2]

No.TitleOriginal air date
1[6]TBA
2"A Friend for Life"[6]TBA
3"A Day in Paradise"[6]TBA

Merchandise[]

There will also be tie-in books based on the series, although further details have not been announced since early 2008.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "TFou : Les Mistigris débarquent le 5 octobre 2009 !". Première (in French). Group Lagadere. 2009-09-17. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Fiche film: Les Mistigris "Pilote"". Annecy 2008 (in French). CITIA. June 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Lulu's Islands show information". M5 EuropeImages International. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  4. ^ "Profile for Harriet Carmichael". Mandy Actors. The Mandy Network Ltd. Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Newsletter mai 2009" (in French). Le Pôle Image de Liège. May 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Lulu's Islands presskit" (PDF). M5 EuropeImages International. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Maher, Kathleen (April 2008). "When the Game Is Not Enough". Computer Graphics World. Glendale, California: COP Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  8. ^ "Summer 2008 newsletter" (PDF). Toon Boom Animation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  9. ^ "April 2008 newsletter" (PDF). Toon Boom Animation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Résultat du comité de lecture FICTION du 1er juillet 2008" (in French). Cinéma et Audiovisuel Nord-Pas de Calais (CRRAV). Archived from the original on 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2008-10-02. Aide à la production de série d’animation
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Lulu la Peste production site". Interactive Project 4 You (IP4U). Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  12. ^ "Rapport d'activités 2005" (PDF) (in French). Cinéma et Audiovisuel Nord-Pas de Calais (CRRAV). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  13. ^ "HLC Production company profile" (in French). Société SAS/Adverline. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  14. ^ "Patoon Animation company profile" (in French). BilansGratuits.fr. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  15. ^ "des NEWS de l'anim - N°18" (in French). Syndicat des Producteurs de Films d'Animation (SPFA). May 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  16. ^ "Références" (in French). Dame Blanche. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

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