Backbone gets sweet with Sugar Pals







 

 

     





By AMRITA VALECHA

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Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur                        based Backbone Entertainment which is currently working                        on SugarPals, a 2D and flash animated series (13                        X 23 mins) has recently signed a deal with distribution                        company Peppermint for its worldwide distribution.


Peppermint is a distribution                        company with offices in Germany,Thailand and Malaysia The                        company distributes movies,dramas, documentaries and cartoon                        series. 
 


Talking to Animation                        Xpress Asia Pacific about the series Evelyn Lee,                        Managing Director, Backbone Entertainment said, "The                        series is being funded by the MDEC. We have currently completed                        work for 6 episodes and Peppermint would distribute the                        series worldwide by January 2010."


SugarPals follows                        the whacky Gloria Baker,Charlie and the Sugar Pals that he has brought to life. In each episode Charlie will                        bring a SugarPal to life, which has a distinct look                        and personality, ranging from the adorable cuteness of Lottie                        Muffin, to the comically militant attitude of Mousse.


Targeted at the age group                        of 5-9 years,
 Sugar pals are the series heroine, Gloria’s                        friends. They were initially pastries and sweets and which                        brought to life by Gloria’s father, Charlie (A Baker-cum-Scientist).                        Sugar Pals namely are Lottie the strawberry muffin, Mint                        the Candy, Snap the Cookie, CheeseGal the Cheese and Mousse                        the Mousse Cake. 


Other than working on its                        own IP, Backbone Entertainment has signed a co-production                        deal with Neon Pumpkin (Korea) and Crewjo (Australia) for                        another series Charlie Gribbles (52 x 11mins). While                        the scriptwriting and concept development is being done                        at Crewjo, the production for the same which will be jointly                        handled by Neon Pumpkin and Backbone will commence in December                        2009.


The studio is also working                        on 2 other IPs, Jinggo (26 x 23 mins) and Monster Ghost                        Academy(26 x 23 mins) and both the properties are currently                        in their pre-production stage and it is seeking funding                        and co-production for them.