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THE HYDRONAUTS

An animated TV series about the sea environment

26 x 13 minutes, for the age-group 4 – 8 years

Traditional 2D full animation

An Epidem, Toons”N”Tales, Millimages co-production

THE HYDRONAUTS

In co-operation with WWF

Animated television series 26 x 13 minutes about the sea environment
Genre: action-adventure - Age-grou: 5 - 9 years - Animation technique: 2D full animation

Concept: Neptuna the extra terrestrial has been sent to planet Earth on a mission to study the marine world. Neptuna crash lands with her vessel Hydronautica in the Baltic Sea. There she meets Balty the seal and Ponto the seagull who decide to follow her on her voyage.

Based on an idea by Mikael Wahlforss - Created by Eckart Finberg & Michael Maedel - Director: Udo Beissel -Documentary Footage: Gedeon Programmes - A co-production with Toons"N"Tales, Germany, and Millimages, France and TV channels KI.KA, NDR and France 5

 
The series is a part of an information project which has been created together with WWF Finland and the Finnish TV channel Nelonen - to raise public awareness of the alarming state of the sea environment.

DVD distribution in Finland by FINNKINO.

Developed and produced with the support of the Ministry of Environment and the Turku Environmental Bureau,
Finland, Filmfoerderung Hamburg, Federal Foundation for the Environment (DBU), Germany, CNC, Millefin, France and (logo) MEDIA, A Programme of the European Community.

Click here to learn more aboutThe sea environment project

Links
WWF World Wildlife Fund, Finland (www.wwf.fi)
Nelonen (www.nelonen.fi)
Finnkino (www.finkino.fi)
SF Svensk Filmindustri (www.sf.se)
Toons"N"Tales(www.toons-n-tales.com)
Millimages (www.millimages.com)

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