French Toon House Folivari Hires Industry Veteran Melissa Vega To Set Up International Distribution Arm
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: France‘s Folivari is setting up an international distribution arm for its toons. The company has hired former Dandelooo acquisitions and sales exec Melissa Vega to head up the division, which will be called Folivari International.
The launch comes as Folivari celebrates its 10th birthday. Its first two titles will be original series Nino Dino and Kiki & Ailen.
The former follows a temperamental Tyrannosaurus rex, who has adventures with his friends Cléa, Max, Alfred and Zéphyrine. Kiki & Ailen follows two naïve young extraterrestrials who misconstrue everything they see on Earth and need their adopted duck friend to help them avert resulting disasters.
The distributor is also working on a slate of third-party acquisitions of “demanding” animated content with “strong international potential.” Vega is a co-founder of the unit alongside Folivari bosses Damien Brunner, Sarah Delmas and Thibaut Ruby.
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