Greatnews!The fantasticFlyingSquirrelshave wonan important grant of theDepartment of the Spanish Ministry of CultureICAA(Instituteof Visual ArtsFilms)for animationseries.After ahard struggle, the five friendsare arrivingwith a trophyof honor in theirclassroom. And nowthey arepreparingthe most intense adventureof all time:finding thechestin the frightfuldepths ofDragonCity.A smallstepforMagoproductionand a big jump forThe FlyingSquirrels.
Toon Villeaims to become theinternational capital ofchildren's entertainment and, therefore, the fantasticDr.Whasbeen invitedto the event.As it can not be otherwise, Woody Bonepeckerprepares his speechfor days ofmeeting, alsolearning and exchangebetween professionals, studentsand fans of theanimation industry.This iniative proposesa three-hour forecastswith the bestnational and international animated production on TV, where ourdear researcherteach his skills; and also creates aspace for debateand reflection,a definitive look into thefuture of creativityin images. ToonVille, here we go!
The Dr.W is preparing his suitcase to travel to his next destination: Argentina!Pakapaka, the first public educational TV channel in this country has acquired the most intelligent investigator to explain everything he knows to the children in Latin America. From the 15th of August, the children's program of Canal Encuentro is broadcasting the first season of the incredible Woody Bonepecker , a trip to the south of the planet, filled with emotion, intrigue and questions, maaaaany questions.
Whatever you want to know? The Dr.W is here!
There is nothing that escapes the magnificentDr.W ! After touring the world's most amazing places, Woody Bonepecker returns in September to the Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA), thePublic Television of Andorra, this is one of the smallest countries in Europe with one of the most wonderful children program. Are you looking for new emotions? Are you afraid? Do you want to be part of crazy stories? The fantastic adventures of this ironic doctor are invading the screens with a clear purpose: to explain different bizarre circumstances to the audience with his particular style and fun. Andoooorra, here we come!
TheDr.Wis back.Mago Productionstarted to work onnewepisodes of the seriesin whichWoodyBonepeckeris stepping out on the stage, accompanied by variouscharacters and funny stories and mysteries, that will be resolved by his outstanding investigation,helped by hisgreat nose.TVC (TelevisionCataluyna) continues theco-production oftheanimated series with Magoproduction, this timesupporting the production of52 episodes.Thanks to thesuccessafterit's premierthis yearin Catalonia and theacquisition of the seriesby majortelevision networksin Argentina, Mexico, Portugal, Finland, France, Germany and others. Stay in touch!
Their courage and intelligence are unbeatable. Nothing escapes from their sight. They are the aces of the network! Cesc and Cati are the stars of the new animated miniseries created and produced by Magoproduction for a campaign against the internet child abuse, an important project commissioned by the Information Security Center of Catalunya (Cesicat). Through four episodes, these young heroes will face their cyber rivals and help children to navigate safely on the web. The best is that you can watch them online by following this link! Don’t miss it!
Two more broadcasters are joining the 'Dr.W mania'. One of them is the Portuguese state channel‘RTP’, which just acquired the first season that soon will be on air. And across the Atlantic Ocean, Argentine channel ‘Encuentro’ will also program animated series produced by Magoproduction. Soon six million argentine homes will be able to watch the most hilarious and exciting tv show, in its first introduction to the Latin-American television.
Woody Bonepecker is already practicing his best Spanish and Portuguese, adding this two new languages to a list, which start with catalan, and continued in less than a year with german and french. And we are just warming up. Be ready for theupcoming news!
It's time!Get readyfor fourminutes ofpure happiness with a twist of knowledge, becauseon January 15th will be the premiere of the Dr.W animation series onClub Super3 TV.This co-production by Mago Production and TVC will be screened everySaturdayand Sundayat6 pm.
You’re now in the realms of fantasy and magic! You’re surrounded by the wonders of life, and you can ask as many questions as you wish! You are in Dr. W’s show! Are you afraid? Tired? Lonely? Bored? Have you lost your faith? Your way? Your breath? Worry not! Dr. W is here and he has something for everybody; whether you are as small as a microbe or as big as the universe, fast as lightning or slow as evolution you will get something amazing! Very amazing indeed! So try not to get too excited, try not to laugh and scream too loud, because what you are about to see is something thatyou have will never have seen before! Welcome, this is the Dr. W show! www.thedoctorw.com
Mago Production and Dr.W
Back in2007,WoodyBonepeckertookhis first stepsintheanimation series.Hisfirst rolewasas asupporting character ina short filmcalled'Impeccable'. He was an ironicand sinisterdoctorin chargeoftransformingtheface ofaboxer into the face of a handsome lover, not knowingthat years later he himself would experience surgery withpencilsand erasers. In2008,by the hand ofhiscreatorMuyiNeira,WoodyBonepecker, abandoned his pallor, gainedcolorin his cheeksand was renamed as Dr.W, a funny and sweetly delirious scientist, who starred his own TV show witha bunchofequallycrazycharacters ready to help him through the wildest experiments.
Withanearly versionofthe pilot episodein2008, Mago Production backed and believed in the project of Dr.Wseriesand received the supportofTVCandtheICIC.After nearlytwo years ofhardwork,despitethe crisisandglobal warming, thankstoagreat, invaluableteam of22professionals, they finishedthe seriesin May2010. During the production of the series, the first episodeof Dr. Wwonawardsin international festivals. Before production was completed, the channels YLE (Finland)and Arte (France, Germany) requestedthe purchaseofthe first season.Inlate2010,Magobegan the production of the firstbook of the firstcollectionofDr.W.Andin2011 it notonly announcesthe releaseoftheseries inCataloniabutalsoin Finland,Franceand Germany.
Escape from the cold and fly to South America.The Dr.W will travel this week to the home of his creator, Muyi Neira the director of the series, to attend the"3rd International Festival In Vitro Visual - FIIVV'10."This is because the episode"Clash of Titans" has been selected within the category of animated short films in official competition with 10 other works.The event, where 42 short films and music videos are competing, will be held in 7 stages of Bogotá from 30 November to 3 December.Admission is free.Those who are on that side of the world, don’t miss it.
And the ones who stay at home, we invite you to visit the mad doctor’s new website: www.thedoctorw.com, where you will find out who are the titans as well as other surprises.
On 2008 we work on 'What is the what', an animated video that was selected to get exposed in the Barcelona Museum CCCB, this year Random House Mondadori call us to repeat the experience to produce an animation for the promotion of Dave Eggers new publication in Spain: 'Zeitoun', a history based on the new real life hero of the famous North American writer.
The US-american Abdulrahman Zeitoun jumped into a canoe and rowed through New Orleans, offering his help door by door to his neighbors. And after this he got arrested acused as a suspect of terrorism.
Eggers new book had such success on the United States, that it will be soon taken to the cinema and according to the New York Times, director Jonathan Demme (The silence of the lambs) has bought the rights to make an animated version.
The world started playing football for the world cup in South Africa while in Barcelona our boxer Impeccable was winning his home match in the Barcelona International Fict Festival: BCN Sports Film, receiving the award for the best animated film. Twelve were the awarded works last Saturday night at the festival's closing, after two days of screening of an elaborated selection of the best audiovisual productions related to the sports in the world and its values. The event was held at the Museu Olimpic i de l'Esport in the presence of personalities like Prof. Ascani, Alejandro Blanco, Jordi Martí i Grau, Albert Solé, Romà Cuyàs, Jordi Pinto, among others. What a goal!
In May, we go to Italy! Because the Global Animation Film Festival A-Tube 2010, has selected IMPECABLE andOMAR as part of its Official Competition.From the 30 shortfilms selected, three are spanish productions (and two of them from our people!). The festival, which this year celebrates its second edition, will take place at Varese from May 16 to 23.
A curious fact: Did you know that Dr.W first appearence was at Impecable? His look then was very different from the one he has on his actual Tv show... Take a look at the trailer and surprise yourself!
About the shortfilms:
IMPECABLE (Muyi Neira, Carlos Flete, Marcelo Alvarez and Huy Nguyen) is a story about love in the cruel world of boxing, a story that plays with the concepts of beauty, tragedy and the absurdness of life. It's a metaphor for the contemporary life shown through a lonely character, who is taken by forces that he doesn't understand, accepting his destiny in silence.
OMAR (Karina Letelier, Triana Raya, Marina Wolf and Rocio Naranjo)Omar waits at a cafe everyday since Manuel is gone. He holds time still in his memory abstracting himself from the present. His compass keeps leading him to the past.
Dr. W ' s festival travelling schedule has a new stop at Armenia, were the Animation Festival ReAnimania '09 will take place gathering in it´s first international edition around 31 countries, including France, Russia, Italy, Ukraine, Spain and Iran.
The event, which will take place in October from the 3rd to the 6th, includes exhibitions dedicated to the history of comics and the projection of a hundred of short films and 5 feature-length animation films that will compete in several categories, like Best animated Film, Best animated short Film and Best Television Program, where Dr.W is one of the 7 projects that are part of the official selection.
This Tuesday 22, Peter Keydel and Sara Calatayud from Mago Production will be arriving to Stavanger (Rogaland – Norway), to participate of the20th Cartoon Forumedition, the European Forum for Co-production of Animated TV series were Mago’s animated 3D series ‘The Flying Squirrels’ is one of the 63 projects participants selected to be presented to all the key players of the animation industry: 250 “buyers” that include over 100 broadcasters and 150 investors. Mago Production’s pitching will take place on Wednesday 23 at 12h.
Get ready all ‘cause here we go! *watch The Flying Squirrels teaser here!*
The event, which will turn once more Cordoba city into an international animation showcase, will take place from November 2 to 7, featuring a total of 44 works from 17 countries: USA, France, Japan, Germany, Uruguay, Belgium, Portugal, Latvia, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Russia, Poland, Israel, Britain and Spain.
In it's first edition, the short film animation festival CutOut Fest - Mexico 2009, which has Catalunya community as special guest this year, has awarded with the International Jury Prize to "Omar",3D animation piece directed by Karina Letelier and Triana Raya* from MagoProduction.
As part of the prize, "Omar" will cross the Atlantic to Queretaro - Mexico on November 12, by the hand of one of its creators, to participate in the introduction, screening and discussion about the short film winner at the festival.
A great news Mago will celebrate drinking tequila and dancing rancheras as the best start of this long weekend. Chido!
About "Omar"
Synopsis:
Omar waits in a cafeteria, every day since Manuel is gone. He holds time still in his memory, abstracting himself from the present... His compass keeps leading him to the past.
Credits:
Shortfilm Animation 3D / 2008
*Direction, script, art and animation: Karina Letelier, Triana Raya, Marina Lobo y Rocío Naranjo
Audio: Albert Arias, Valentin Adell, Edgar Barroso.
Our beloved family doctor Woody Bonepecker, better known as the brilliant and delirious Dr. W, it's now on facebook! You can become a fan and receive all his news by following this link:
In scoop, a preview of 'The Flying squirrels', the latest Mago Production's animated series project created by Muyi Neira. The Flying Squirrels will be introduced at the Cartoon Forum this september as part of the official selection of one of the most important audiovisual platforms at international level.
About the series:
Four regular teenage friends dream on winning the most famous street basketball game. To get into it, they have to pass a series of dangerous tests, immersed in the big city streets and surrounded by an ambiance of graffiti, skateboarding and hip-hop music. They are tough. They are mighty and ambitious. They are “The Flying Squirrels”.
2D/3D animated series.
Target: 9 to 12 years.
Format: 26 episodes x 13 minutes
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