Preschool fare and short-form docs ruled the roost at this year’s MIFA TV pitch session, with more than half the projects boasting episodes running under eight minutes in length, and nearly just as…
TV pitch session, with more than half the projects boasting episodes running under eight minutes in length, and nearly just as many titles aimed at the under-five crowd.
Described as “three good friends floating around in their own corner of the universe,” the show follows Yukon, a human botanist travelling the galaxy to collect rare seeds; Stretch, a fast-talking earthworm turned problem solver; and Bo, a living, breathing planet upon which the other two reside. Employing a playful sense of humor reminiscent of Douglas Adams, the project has clear commercial appeal.
In his 2012 short “Pondering,” sound engineer ‘Jupiter’ Sodré set interviews recorded on the streets of Ouagadougou against a paired-down, hand-drawn 2D style; the filmmaker will build on that approach for “Cogitations,” a short-form series tackling contemporary concerns through a Burkinabe lens.
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