DeAPlaneta Entertainment has signed a deal with Italian animation production company Enanimation and Australian company Kreiworks for the multi-awarded preschool animated series Nina & Olga. Through to this agreement, DeAPlaneta Entertainment will manage all media, licensing & digital rights to the series worldwide, excluding Italy, Australia and North American territories.
“With its charming, and timeless, 2D animation and the values it represents (environmental care, diversity, promoting of communication and understanding), Nina & Olga is an invaluable addition to the DeAPlaneta Entertainment catalog,” said Carlos Biern, Director of Distribution & Content, DeAPlaneta Kids & Family. “Our agreement with the Italian company Enanimation is yet another example of DeAPlaneta Entertainment’s full commitment to support Italian based creators and European animation.”
Nina & Olga is a preschool (3-5 years old) based on the successful book series Olga the Cloud by Nicoletta Costa, with more than 80 titles published worldwide. The series — with a first season (52 x 7’) is available and second season (52×7’) due in 2024, follows six-year-old Nina and her best friend, a cloud named Olga, along with friends Teo (a boy) and Bigio (also a cloud). Together, they share adventures connecting the worlds of the sky and the ground, discovering the emotions these experiences bring, exploring and learning to manage them.
Coproduced by studio Enanimation andKreiworks in collaboration with Rai Ragazzi, Nina & Olga’s creative lead is Lina Foti, an award-winning creator known for her roles as executive producer at Lion Forge Animation and script producer/writer of Pocoyo.
Season 1 of Nina & Olga was released in Italy on Rai Yoyo on 2021, achieving excellent share results, and is still aired on Rai Yoyo and also available on Raiplay. The series won a Pulcinella Award at Cartoons of the Bay 2021 for Best Upper Preschool TV Series, and was appointed Best Licensed Publishing Project at the Bologna Children’s Bookfair 2021.
“We are very excited to partner with Kreiworks and DeAPlaneta Entertainment to bring Nina & Olga to a global audience and support us while we keep advancing our internationalization efforts,” said Federica Maggio, President & Producer, Enamimation SRL.
Lina Foti, Managing Director & Executive Producer at Kreiworks, added, “Working on this iconic Italian IP alongside our partners Enanimation and RAI Ragazzi is an exciting opportunity for Kreiworks. We look forward to infusing an Australian touch into this beloved series and expanding our collaboration with DeAPlaneta during this pivotal phase of their continuous expansion.”
