Onscreen Asia, posted 26 July 2012 by Stephen Las Marias
Malaysian 3D animated TV series ORIGANIMALS, being developed by Giggle Garage Sdn Bhd, an MSC Malaysia Status Company, has won the Best Planning Award at the Seoul Promotion Plan (SPP 2012) Project Competition, held in conjunction with the 16th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF) 2012.
The competition saw a total of 109 entries from 19 countries, of which 20—ranging from animated short films, animated TV series to animated feature movies—were selected as finalists for the final pitching conducted on July 19 – 20.
ORIGANIMALS is aimed at 4–8 year olds and created as an original production (52 x 11′ 3D HD) by Giggle Garage. The series is about the Awesome Four (A4), four Origanimal (origami-animal) friends who live, play and go on adventures together, with the mission to help other Origanimals in trouble.
The series is currently in pre-production, and the first season of 26 episodes will be ready for broadcast in December 2013. An interactive version for the web platform is currently under planning.
“We wanted to create and produce a children’s content that is entertaining at the same time contribute to positive development of children’s minds. ORIGANIMALS combines both crafts and early science learning components, packed with fun adventures and captivating stories,” said Juhaidah Joemin, Managing Director of Giggle Garage and Executive Producer of the series.
Soo Jun Ning, Creative Director at Giggle Garage, pointed out that the characters are really unique and original. “For a preschool project, the technicalities behind the series are demanding high level of creativity. The paper folds have to be creative,” said Ning.
“The key factors for success for ORIGANIMALS would be its high quality, creativity, compelling story-telling and engaging characters. We believe the show concept of wildlife animal discovery through the use of colorful paper folding art of origami will be globally appealing,” noted Zeno Gabing, Executive Director of Giggle Garage.
