KI.KA & EUROPEAN FILM PARTNERS sign on to co-produce new preschool animated series ‘chloe’s closet’

EFP Will Also Serve As Distribution Agent For Other MoonScoop and Mike Young Productions Programming in Benelux, Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Germany’s KI.KA and European Film Partners (EFP) of The Netherlands have signed on to become co-production partners on “Chloe’s Closet” (52×11’), the new animated fantasy-discovery TV series for preschoolers, from Mike Young Productions (MYP). EFP will also now serve as distribution agent on a variety of MYP and MoonScoop-produced shows in Benelux, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

KI.KA and EFP join MYP and co-producers S4C, Trickompany, Animation Dimension and Telegael on the “Chloe’s Closet” animated series, which will be created at studios in Wales, Germany, India and Ireland.

“This program is the latest in a series of award-winning German-UK-USA co-productions we’ve done with Mike Young Productions,” says Sebastian Debertin, Head of Fiction, Acquisition & Co Production at KI.KA. “As one of the show’s original co-developers (with MYP), we are especially happy to kick off the production with them as well. Mike Young Productions has developed a reputation worldwide for producing high-quality entertainment for kids and we’re certain ‘Chloe’s Closet’ will be next. We are also particularly excited to be joined in this project by Trickompany, ensuring that a significant piece of this international production will be created in Germany.”

“We are thrilled to play an integral role in the production of this series, and to join these highly-respected co-producing partners,” says Volkert Struycken, Managing Partner for EFP. “We look forward to introducing Chloe and her friends – as well as many of the other great Mike Young Productions characters – to our clients throughout the Scandinavian and Benelux regions.”

“In less than one year of operation, European Film Partners has already made a substantial impact on the European market,” says Liz Young, co-Founder, Partner and President of Mike Young Productions. “Their expertise, creativity and passion for their projects make them ideally suited to help further the growth of the ‘Chloe’ project, from both a business and creative standpoint.”

“Nobody knows the German kids market better than KI.KA,” says Mike Young, co-Founder, Producer and Partner of Mike Young Productions. “Their expertise and creativity will be an invaluable asset in the development of the show and we’ve had a great track record of success with them, most recently with Dive Olly Dive! and Cosmic Quantum Ray.”

“Chloe’s Closet” follows the fun-filled adventures of an adorable, imaginative little girl named Chloe who discovers magical new worlds while playing dress-up in her closet. With each new costume Chloe tries on, she is swept up in a fantastical journey with her best friend and constant companion, her security blanket named Lovely Carrot. Chloe’s exploits also encourage the audience to celebrate how delightful it is to be a little kid embarking upon a fabulously fun and fearless, anything-can-happen journey.

About EFP

EFP European Film Partners (www.EuropeanFilmPartners.eu) is a new film fund which finances the acquisition, production and distribution of a wide range of film and television content for exhibition in national and international cinemas, home entertainment, pay/free TV, new media and other modes of licensing. EFP also actively develops, (co-) produces and (co-) finances its own projects. Created in April 2007, EFP is a joint venture between Hunter Media and Volkert Struycken.

About KI.KA

KI.KA (www.KIKA.de) is a public television channel based in Erfurt, Germany. It is a joint venture of national public television channels ARD and ZDF, and is targeted to children and youth. KI.KA is broadcast on analog satellite as well as digital services, both DVB-T and via Astra. KI.KA operates daily from 6:00 a.m. CET until 9:00 p.m. CET, and airs a mixture of live action and animated features

About Mike Young Productions (MYP)

Mike Young Productions (www.MikeYoungProductions.com) is one of the largest and most prolific independent animation studios in North America. Along with its majority partner, MoonScoop Group in France, MYP is a leading producer of top-quality, award winning CGI and traditional 2D television animation, with programming seen in over 160 countries around the world. MYP is led by its Emmy Award-winning managing partners Mike Young, creator of the British Academy award-winning series “SuperTed,” Liz Young, supervising producer of Scholastic Entertainment’s Emmy-nominated “Clifford the Big Red Dog” and its Emmy-winning spin-off, “Puppy Days,” and Bill Schultz, two-time Emmy Award-winning producer of “The Simpsons.” Headquartered in Los Angeles, the studio boasts a 25,000 square foot digital production facility where current and future animation favorites, including “Pet Alien,” “ToddWorld,” “Growing Up Creepie,” “I Got A Rocket,” “Dive Olly Dive!” and the multi-Emmy and British Academy Award-winning “Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks,” among others, are created.