Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo and Emmy Award-winning Czech film and television production company Bionaut have concluded a deal for the half-hour adventure comedy special Hungry Bear Tales to the Pole! The deal gives Dandelooo exclusive worldwide television and theatrical distribution rights to the 2D Christmas special directed by Katerina Karhankova.
Loosely based on the books by Zbynek Cernik, the animated series Hungry Bear Tales is created by Karhankova and Alexandra Májová and targeted at kids aged four to seven years old. The Christmas special with its soft ecology twist follows the adventures of two very hungry friends, Ned and Mishka, as they learn not to be afraid to go out into the world and make new friends.
The new story Hungry Bear Tales to the Pole! adds to the popular and successful 26 x 7′ series about two bears who share a cozy house in the forest. Ned is big, Mishka is tiny, and they are both constantly hungry. Most of their adventures revolve around different ways to get something delicious to eat with as little effort as possible — and they are willing to take considerable risks. Their plans do not always go the way they imagined, but their little adventures always have a happy ending.
Synopsis: Ned and Mishka get an invitation from their friend Mrs. Polar Bear to attend a spectacular festival of polar popsicles. Now that’s an invitation you can’t refuse! They’ve never had popsicles ,and visiting a friend is always a good idea. They can’t wait, but the problem is, they’re not quite sure where the pole is. But Ned has read that it’s somewhere on the bottom of the globe, so they’ll just keep going down until they reach the pole. On their journey across continents, mountains, jungles and coral islands they meet new animal friends, who they help out of tough spots. Eventually, utterly exhausted, the bears finally find themselves at the pole … and soon realize that they’re at the wrong one! Luckily, their newfound friends are happy to lend a hand.
Hungry Bear Tales to the Pole! has already been pre-sold to broadcasters France Télévisions, Arte Editions, DR (Denmark) and RTVS (Slovenia), STOD2 (Iceland) and YLE (Finland), with Gébéka Films releasing the Special in cinemas during Christmas 2024.
