Telegael, the Galway-based film and television production company, are to co-develop an animated pre-school TV show based on the popular children’s characters ‘Impossimal’.
The series will be made with California’s SupperTime Productions, with Telegael serving as the lead producer and SupperTime taking a development role from a US perspective.
The characters, created by Peter Smith and his wife Jayne, currently feature on over 1.6 million art prints and two million greeting cards, which have generated more than €15m in sales.
Paul Cummins, CEO of Telegael, said that they were “very excited to be involved with such a great project, and were really impressed by the uniqueness of the designs.”
Telegael has co-produced more than 600 hours of television, distributed to over 140 territories throughout the world and translated into more than 40 languages.
SupperTime president, Gerry Renert, has been EMMY-nominated three times for his co-creation of the ToddWorld preschool TV series. He has also written for prime time U.S situation comedies and is a recipient of a Mom’s Choice Gold Award and a Kirkus Star of Remarkable Merit for his published children’s books and storybook apps.
SupperTime principal, Liz Stahler, will manage the series merchandise and publishing, worldwide.
