Mondo TV

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Mondo TV S.p.A.
Company type Società per azioni
BIT:  MTV
IndustryDistribution
Publishing
Founded1985 (1985)
Founder Orlando Corradi
HeadquartersVia Brenta, 11, 00198 Rome, Italy
Production center: Via Monte Nero, 40–42, Collefiorito di Guidonia – km. 15 Via Nomentana – 00012 Guidonia, Rome, Italy
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Matteo Corradi
(President, CEO, CPO, and CSO)
Carlo Marchetti
(CFO)
ProductsCartoons
Merchandising
RevenueIncrease2.svg €16.50 million (2010)
Increase2.svg €0.36 million (2010)
Increase2.svg €0.35 million (2010)
Total assets Increase2.svg €31.65 million (2010)
Total equity Increase2.svg €19.98 million (2010)
Subsidiaries Mondo TV France
Mondo TV Suisse
Website link
Footnotes /references
[1]

Mondo TV is an Italian production and television distribution company. Founded by Orlando Corradi in 1985 and based in Rome, Mondo TV is a public company, quoted on the STAR segment of the Italian main stock exchange, Borsa Italiana.

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It distributes and produces, on its own or in co-production with international networks, cartoon series and feature films for television and theatrical release. [2] [3] [4] Mondo TV also operates in other related sectors such as music and audiovisual distribution, exploitation, media, publishing and merchandising, [5] and is one of the few branches of Italian audiovisual production companies or groups active in markets outside Italy. [3] [6]

In April 2023, it was announced that Squirrel Media acquired Mondo TV Studios. [7]

In June 2024, it was reported that Mondo TV had been fined by the United States Department of the Treasury for "apparent violations" regarding that Mondo TV still continues to outsource their work to North Korea after the EU imposed sanctions on the country in 2013. As a result, the company has agreed to a settlement and to pay the fine. [8] [9]

History

In 1964, Orlando Corradi and Kenichi Tominaga found DEA S.n.c., a company active in the audiovisual animation sector, with the aim of acquiring the rights to Japanese animated cartoons for distribution in Italy and Europe. [10]

In 1979 and 1980, respectively, Corradi and Tominaga created the companies Doro TV Merchandising. for large-scale television networks, and Italian TV Broadcasting S.r.l., for smaller-size broadcaster. The period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s saw the rise in demand for Japanese animated cartoons and the growth of the Italian television market. The two companies started distributing feature films, TV series and sports events. Mondo TV S.r.l. was founded in 1985 in order to produce animated cartoon series. [11]

In 1990, Doro TV Merchandising created its first animated television series The Jungle Book and Christopher Columbus. From 1992 on, Mondo TV undertook the production of animated television series. In late 1999, Mondo TV S.r.l. was transformed into a joint-stock company and then acquired the 100% of the shares of Doro TV Merchandising S.r.l., and on 28 June 2000 its shares make their debut on the Italian stock exchange, Borsa Italiana.

The 2000s saw Mondo TV expands its operations into complementary multimedia and publishing sectors, and its worldwide collaborations and strategic partnerships. Mondo Home Entertainment S.r.l., for the distribution of video and DVDs, and Mondo Licensing S.p.A., fcr merchandising and publishing, were both created in 2001, followed by Mondo Home Entertainment S.p.A., quoted on the Expandi bourse on 28 February 2005, Moviemax, purchased by MHE in 2006, and MEG Mondo Entertainment Germany for home video distribution in Germany. [11]

In September 2010, Mondo TV launched its own licensing agency in Italy, Mondo TV Consumer Product, for selling the licensing, publishing and merchandising rights of properties owned by the Group itself as well as third parties. [12] The future will see Mondo TV Group building up its presence in sectors like home video, music, multimedia, children's books, interactive games, ecommerce, merchandising for toys and children's wear, computer games and publishing synergy with cartoon products. [1]

Subsidiaries

The holding company, Mondo TV, has several incorporated subsidiaries:

Production, international dubbing of pre-existing anime projects and distribution

The group's activities were initially focused on the distribution of Japanese animations in Italy. This involved dubbing, but not producing these projects. These projects would have all ready been finished and Mondo would have acquired an Italian distribution license to air Italian dubs of these anime series. In 1989 the company moved from distribution to distribution and production, and Doro TV Merchandising created its first television series, Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli , a 52-episode series based on the 1894 collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling, and Christopher Columbus, a 26-episode animated series based on the life of the Italian explorer and navigator. Nippon Animation produced these shows, while Mondo TV handled international distribuyion. Other such projects include; Robin Hood , based on the outlaw in English folklore and released in 1990, The Legend of Snow White , based on the Brothers Grimm's version of the fairy tale known from many countries in Europe and released in 1994, both being animated (and created before Mondo's entry into distribution) by Tatsunoko Production. In 1996, the studio released The Legend of Zorro , 52 episodes of about 26 minutes each based on the famous character created in 1919 by New York-based pulp writer Johnston McCulley. The series was produced by the animation department of the Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company Toho. [11] Again Mondo TV just produced and distributed an Italian dub, the same as they did with another Tatsunoko anime series; Cinderella.

In the following years, Mondo TV released several animated series such as "Simba the Lion King" a 52-episode animated series, and the sequels "Simba Jr. goes to the World Cup" a 26-episode animated series and "Winner and the Golden Child" a 26-episode animated series, Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers, co-produced with Institute of Antoniano, Pocahontas , a 26-episode animated series based on the Pamunkey Algonquian princess and Chief Powhatan's daughter from early American history, Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia, a 26-episode animated series co-produced with SEK Studio (a North Korean-based animation company), RAI, TF1 and Taurus Film based on the fictional pirate of the late 19th century created by Italian author Emilio Salgari. [10] [13] And also, Albert the Wolf, a 52-episode animated series co-produced with Rai Trade based on the comic book series created by Guido Silvestri under the pseudonym of John Silver in 1974, [4] and The Black Corsair, a 26-episode animated series based on the book by Emilio Salgari.

In 1999, Mondo TV participated to the International Animation Consortium for Child Rights, "Cartoons for Children's Rights", a collection of 30-second non-verbal animated public service announcements promoted by UNICEF, which illustrates the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Mondo TV contributed with "Children Have the Right to Survive", based on the Article 6 of the Child Rights Convention. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

At the turn of the 21st century, Mondo TV released its first feature film, The Legend of the Titanic , a 90-minute animation that was then followed by its sequel, In Search of the Titanic, in 2004, and by many other feature films.

In 2001, Mondo TV throughout MIM AG and in co-production with NDF, and Caligari Film, launched its 26 episodes series, Letters from Felix, based on the Children's books by Annette Langen and Costanza Droop. [4] It was followed by two 81-minute each featured films: Felix: All Around the World, released in 2005, and Felix: The Toy Rabbit and the Time Machine, released in 2006. In 2004 Mondo TV in co-production with RAI launched The Last of the Mohicans, a 26-episode animated series based on the historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper.

That same year Mondo TV released three feature films: Turandot, released in co-produced with Hahn Shin Corporation, is a 90-minute animation based on the 1926 opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, Mother Theresa, a 90-minute animation based on and inspired by the life of Mother Teresa, [14] [18] and Genghis Khan, a 90-minute animation based on Genghis Khan, the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire.

Mondo TV, to strengthen its commitment to children's education, has produced a series of feature films of particular significance. Among these there are: Padre Pio, co-produced with North Korean SEK Studio, is a 90-minute animated feature film depicting the life of Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968), an Italian Capuchin priest who is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church; [19] Saint Catherine, a 60-minute animation depicting the life of Saint Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), a tertiary of the Dominican Order, and a scholastic philosopher and theologian. This film was co-produced by Orlando Corradi, the Rome's LUMSA University and its students attending the "Cartoons: Animation and Managagement" master's degree; [18] [20] Alexander the Great, co-produced with DIFARM, is a 90-minute animated feature based on Alexander the Great, the king of Macedonia. [14] [18] They were all released in 2006.

These feature films were followed by Karol, a 90-minute 3-D animated feature film with music composed by Luis Bacalov that depicts the life of Pope John Paul II (1920–2005), [18] Welcome Back Pinocchio, a 90 minutes animated feature film based on the fictional character that first appeared in 1883, in The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, [21] which were both released in 2007, and Saint Anthony, a 90-minute 3-D theatrical feature film released in 2008 and co-produced with DIFARM. It is based on the life of Anthony of Padua (1195–1231), the Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. [22] The Journey of J.M. Escrivá, a 60-minute animated feature film that deals with the life of Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei, was released on the following year. [23]

Gawayn , first aired on Rai 2 in 2008, is a French and Italian animated television series co-produced with Alphanim. The series has been translated into different languages, and its title refers to King Arthur's nephew. [24] [25]

In 2008, Mondo TV also presented its new cartoons at MIPTV Media Market:

Monsters & Pirates is a twenty-six 11-minute episodes animated series co-produced with MPG, an associate of the confectionery giant Ferrero. It tells the story of two different pirate crews hunting for the same treasure. [26] DVDs with the first two episodes of the cartoon can be found inside packets of Ferrero snacks, along with characters from the series, which are also available inside the famous Kinder Eggs. [27]

The second series presented, Kim, is a twenty-six-episode, 26-minute series co-produced with Rai Fiction and based on the picaresque novel Kim by Rudyard Kipling. This was the first time that this story was presented in an animated series. [4] [27]

Angel's Friends is a 52-episode 13-minute comedy-adventure animated series co-produced by Mondo Home Entertainment, Play Entertainment, and Mediaset. It is based on the comic strip created by Simona Ferri. [28] [26] [29] This series was launched at Mipcom in 2004, together with Sandokan III: The Two Tigers, the third season of the successful series about Salgari's hero co-produced with Rai Fiction. [27] [30]

Another title, in co-production with Giochi Preziosi and MEG Toys, Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville is based on the successfully toy line of ceramic pets. [12] [26] [31]

Mondo TV's animated series Virus Attack is an animated cartoon created to raise awareness of pollution-related problems in the audience of youngsters. The series consists of 52 episodes of about 13 minutes each and was first aired on 1 April 2011 by Cartoon Network. [11] [28] [26]

Two titles that Mondo TV launched at Mipcom 2011 are Power Buggz, a 26-episode 30-minute children's comedy directed by Orlando Corradi and co-produced with Meg Toys, [26] and Playtime Buddies with the music by John Sposito, a preschoolers 52-episode 13-minute series that encourages the development of positive social interaction and cognitive skills. According to Meg Toys, this is unlike any other product on the preschool market and will be available on the back-to-school shelves in North America from 2012 and even earlier in other parts of the world. It was co-produced with Visual Picnic, which holds the rights to the property created by Erik DePrince, and Licensing Works. Both series were filmed in full HD. [12] [26] [ needs update ]

After the death of Orlando Corradi in November 2018, the stock shares passed to Monica Corradi and Matteo Corradi, which already was the President and C.E.O. of the company. [32]

Mondo TV announces the imminent arrival on a number of new channels of its innovative animated action-comedy Invention Story co-produced with Genius Brands International.

Mondo TV announces that Spanish broadcaster RTVE will participate in Annie & Carola co-produced with MB Producciones.

Mondo TV announces that German broadcaster Super RTL joins as commissioning broadcaster on the new animated series Agent 203 co-produced with Toon2Tango.

Library

Mondo TV possesses one of the largest animation libraries in Europe with more than 1,600 episodes of television series and more than 75 feature-length animated films for movie theatre and home video that it owns outright for all the world, and over 5,500 episodes in distribution of famous Japanese cartoons. [1] [27] [33] [34]

Feature films

YearTitle
1999 The Legend of the Titanic
Additional information [14] [35]
  • 90-minute animated feature film.
  • Written and directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo and Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Co-produced with SEK Studio
  • Web page link
2000The Prince of Dinosaurs
Additional information [14]
  • 90-minute animated feature film.
  • Written and directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo and Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
2000Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers
Additional information
2004 In Search of the Titanic
Additional information [14] [36]
  • 90-minute animated feature film and sequel of The Legend of Titanic.
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
2004Turandot
Additional information
  • 90-minute animated feature film based on the 1926 opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini.
  • Screenplay by Gurerrino Gentilini and Luciano Scaffa
  • Designs by Marco and Gi Pagot
  • Music by Natale Massara
  • Co-produced with Hahn Shin Corporation
  • Web page link
2004Mother Theresa
Additional information [14] [18]
  • 90-minute animated feature film based on and inspired by the life of Mother Teresa.
  • Written and directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo and Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
2004Genghis Khan
Additional information [3]
  • 90-minute animated feature film based on Genghis Khan, the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire.
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Luciano Scaffa
  • Designs by Marco and Gi Pagot
  • Music by Gian Carlo Chiaramello
  • Web page link
2005Felix: All Around the World
Additional information
  • 81-minute theatrical feature film based on the children's books by Annette Langen and Constanza Droop.
  • Directed by Giuseppe Laganà
  • Screenplay by John Paisley, Mark Slater and Marlowe Weisman
  • Music by Danny Chang
  • Co-production of Mondo Iel Media AG, NDF and Caligari Film
  • Web page link
2006Padre Pio
Additional information [19]
2006Saint Catherine
Additional information [18] [20]
  • 60-minute animated feature film depicting the life of Saint Catherine of Siena (1347–1380), a tertiary of the Dominican Order, and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian. The film was co-produced by Orlando Corradi, the Rome's LUMSA University and its students attending the "Cartoons: Animation and Managagement" master's, Concpetion Paula Marchesi, Serena Berlardetti, Alfieri Lorenzo Cimador, Pasquale Curatola, Fabio Di Blasi, Giorgio Luppina, Costanza Nutrini, Nicola Pecora, Simone Periccioli, and Eleonora Santini, under the aegis of Orlando Corradi.
  • Web page link
2006Felix: The Toy Rabbit and the Time Machine
Additional information
  • 81-minute theatrical feature film based on the children's books by Annette Langen and Constanza Droop.
  • Directed by Giuseppe Laganà
  • Screenplay by John Paisley, Mark Slater and Marlowe Weisman
  • Music by Danny Chang
  • Co-production of Mondo Iel Media AG, NDF and Caligari Film
  • Web page link
2006Alexander the Great
Additional information [14] [18]
  • 90-minute animated feature based on Alexander the Great, the king of Macedonia.
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi and Daehong Kim
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo, Loris Peota, Luciano Scaffa, and Johnny Hartmann
  • Music by John Sposito and Luigi Pellegrino
  • Co-produced with DIFARM
  • Regions and languages: Europe, North and South America, Africa and Australia; in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish
  • Web page link
2007Karol
Additional information [18]
  • 90-minute 3-D animated feature film depicting the life of Pope John Paul II (1920–2005).
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Francesco Arlanch
  • Music by Luis Bacalov
  • Web page link
2007Christmas in New York
Additional information [14]
  • 90-minute Theatrical feature film.
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo and Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
2007Welcome Back Pinocchio
Additional information [21] [3]
2007Ramses
Additional information [37]
  • 90-minute animated feature film.
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Luciano Scaffa
  • Designs by Marco and Gi Pagot
  • Music by L. Montagna
  • Web page link
2008Barberbieni
Additional information [3]
  • 55-minute animated feature film.
  • Web page link
2008Saint Anthony
Additional information [22]
  • 90-minute 3-D theatrical feature film based on the life of Anthony of Padua (1195–1231), the Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order.
  • Directed by Daehong Kim
  • Screenplay by Luciano Scaffa and Johnny Hartmann
  • Music by Paolo Zavallone
  • Co-produced with DIFARM
  • Languages English, French, Italian, Spanish
  • Web page link
2008The Enchanted Mountain
Additional information
  • 90-minute animated feature film.
  • Directed by Jim Jun Ok
  • Screenplay by Ju Song Il
  • Co-produced with SEK Studio
  • Web page link
2009The Journey of J.M. Escrivá
Additional information [23]
  • 60-minute animated feature film that deals with the life of, Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei.
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Francesco Arlanch with consultation from The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei
  • Languages Spanish, English, French, Italian
  • Web page link
2009Prince Moon and Princess Sun
Additional information
2011The Queen of the Swallows
Additional information
  • 90-minute animated feature film.
  • Directed by Jim Jun Ok
  • Screenplay by Ju Song Il
  • Co-produced with SEK Studio
  • Web page link

Special releases

YearTitle
1997Pocahontas
Additional information [14]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute extracted from the 39-episode series Super Little Fanta Heroes.
  • Written and directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplays by Clelia Castaldo and Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
1997Hua Mulan
Additional information [14]
  • 4-episode story extracted from the 39-episode series Super Little Fanta Heroes, telling the legend of the Chinese heroine Hua Mulan.
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
1997Quasimodo: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Additional information [14]
  • 3-episode story extracted from the 39-episode series Super Little Fanta Heroes, based on Quasimodo, the fictional character in the novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) by Victor Hugo.
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo and Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
1997Hercules
Additional information [14] [37]
  • 4-episode story extracted from the 39-episode series Super Little Fanta Heroes, based on the Greek demigod Heracles.
  • Music by John Sposito
  • 4 Episode story: "Hercules" Production by Mondo TV – Music Publisher DORO TV – Broadcast in more than 16 countries. – Composed, arranged and performed. (all instruments)
  • Web page link
1997King David
Additional information [14]
  • 3-episode story extracted from the 39-episode series Super Little Fanta Heroes, based on David, the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel.
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
1997Ulysses
Additional information [37]
  • Extracted from the 39-episode series Super Little Fanta Heroes, based on Odysseus, the main character of the epic poems Odyssey , and extracted from the 39-episode series Super Little Fanta Heroes (1997).
  • Format: DVD
  • Web page link
1997The Thief of Baghdad
Additional information
  • Extracted from the 39-episode series Super Little Fanta Heroes.
  • Web page link
1998The King of Kings: Jesus
Additional information
  • Extracted from the 26-episode series Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers.

TV series

YearTitle
1989 The Jungle Book
Additional information
  • 52-episode × half-hour based on The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.
  • Produced by Nippon Animation and Mondo TV under the supervision of Orlando Corradi
1990Christopher Columbus
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 26-minute about the life of the Italian explorer and navigator.
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Produced by DORO TV Merchandising, Nippon Animation and Spanish V Centenario
  • Web page link
1990 Robin Hood
Additional information [38]
  • 52-episode × half-hour based on the outlaw in English folklore.
  • Produced by Tatsunoko Production and Mondo TV under the supervision of Orlando Corradi
  • Web page link
1994 The Legend of Snow White
Additional information
1996 The Legend of Zorro
Additional information [39] [40]
  • 52-episode × 26-minute series based on the famous character created by Johnston McCulley and realised under the Zorro Productions Inc. license.
  • Story and characters by Orlando Corradi
  • Produced by TOHO and Mondo TV Under copyright permission of Zorro Productions Inc.
  • Web page link
1996 The Story of Cinderella
Additional information [14]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute based on the fairy tale of the same name.
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Produced by Mondo TV and Tatsunoko Production under the supervision of Orlando Corradi
  • Web page link
1996Simba the King Lion
Additional information [14]
  • 52-episode × 26-minute animated series.
  • Written and directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo and Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
1996Jesus: A Kingdom Without Frontiers
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 26-minute animated series.
  • Co-produced with "Antoniano di Bologna" under the supervision of Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Luciano Scaffa
  • Character design by Marco and Gi Pagot
  • Music by Paolo Zavallone
  • Web page link
1996Pocahontas
Additional information [14]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute animated series based on the Pamunkey Algonquian princess from early American history.
  • Written and directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
1996The Old Testament
Additional information
  • 39-episode × 26-minute animated series.
  • Screenplay by Luciano Scaffa
  • Original artwork by Marco and Gi Pagot
  • Music by Paolo Zavallone. Supervised by Orlando Corradi.
  • Web page link
1997Super Little Fanta Heroes
Additional information [14]
  • 39-episode × 30-minute series that tells the story of Hercules, King David, Ulysses, The Thief of Baghdad, Hua Mulan, Geronimo and Quasimodo, as told by their descendants.
  • Written and directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo and Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
1998Simba Jr. Goes to N.Y. and the World Cup
Additional information [14]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute animated series.
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo and Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
1998Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia
Additional information [10] [13]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute based on the fictional pirate of the late 19th century created by Italian author Emilio Salgari.
  • Directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi, and Giuseppe Laganà
  • Screenplay by G. Cerere, A. Scalco, and L. Zei
  • Starring Senta Berger and Omero Antonutti
  • Music by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
  • Design by Marco and Gi Pagot
  • Co-produced with SEK Studio, RAI, TF1 and Taurus Film
  • Languages Italian, Spanish with English subtitles
  • Web page link
1998 Albert the Wolf
Additional information [4]
  • 52-episode × 6-minute animated series.
  • Directed by Giuseppe Laganà and Alessandro Belli
  • Written by John Silver
  • Screenplay by Francesco Artibani, Tito Faraci, Piero Lusso, and John Silver
  • Music by Pino Massara
  • Co-produced with Rai Trade
  • Web page link
1999The Black Corsair
Additional information [14]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute based on the book The Black Corsair by Emilio Salgari.
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo and Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
1999In the Name of Jesus
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 26-minute animated series.
  • Web page link
1999Brother Fire
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 26-minute 2-D animation series based on Franciscan texts.
  • Web page link
1999 The Great Book of Nature
Additional information [14]
  • 54-episode × 26-minute featuring the basic rules that regulate the nature.
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Screenplay by Loris Peota
  • Web page link
1999Toy Toons
Additional information [14]
  • 26-episode × 13-minute animated series.
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
1999The Legend of Sleeping Beauty
Additional information
  • 26-episode × half-hour animated series.
  • Web page link
1999Bugs' Adventures
Additional information [14]
  • 13-episode × 13-minute educational TV series for children to help them learn the balanced course of the book of nature.
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Web page link
2000Dog's Soldiers
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 26-minute animated series.
2000Sandokan II: The Tiger Roars Again
Additional information [13]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute sequel of Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia.
  • Directed by Giuseppe Laganà
  • Screenplay by Zei, Morales, Beretta, Vincenti, Santarelli, and Tamburini
  • Music by Pino Massara and Ni Nap
  • Artwork by Marco and Gi Pagot
  • Produced by RAI and Mondo TV
  • Web page link
2003Turtle Hero
Additional information [13]
  • 26-episode × half-hour 3-D animation series.
  • Web page link
2003Letters from Felix
Additional information [4]
  • 26-episode × 13-minute based on the Children's books by Annette Langen and Costanza Droop.
  • Directed by Giuseppe Laganà
  • Screenplay by John Paisley, Mark Slater, and Marlowe Weisman
  • Music by Danny Chang
  • Produced by MIM AG, NDF, and Caligari Film
  • Web page link
2003 The Spaghetti Family
Additional information [14] [4]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute animated series.
  • Directed by Giuseppe Laganà
  • Written by Bruno Bozzetto
  • Screenplay by N. Ioppolo, M. Beretta, A. Zucchi, E. Strobel, G. Di Giovine, P. Migneco, and A. Pingue
  • Music by John Sposito, Giovanni Cera, and Angelo Poggi
  • Co-produced with RAI
  • Web page link
2004Last of the Mohicans
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 26-minute series based on historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper.
  • Directed by Giuseppe Laganà
  • Screenplay by Zei, Morales, and Beretta
  • Music by Giovanni Cera and Angelo Poggi
  • Artwork by Paolo Morales
  • Co-produced with RAI
  • Web page link
2004The Nimbols
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 13-minute animated TV action-comedy series developed as a part of MobileKids, the animated series "The Nimbols", to promote road safety for children.
  • Produced by Mondo Igel Media, Traffix Entertainment, and FX Digital
  • Web page link
2004Winner and the Golden Child
Additional information [14]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute animated series.
  • Written and directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Screenplay by Clelia Castaldo and Loris Peota
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Produced by Mondo TV and HahnShinn Corporation
  • Web page link
2004Spartacus
Additional information [14] [37]
  • 13-episode animated series.
  • Music by John Sposito
  • Screenplay by Luciano Scaffa
  • Web page link
2004Farhat the Prince of the Desert [41]
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 26-minute animated series.
  • Directed by Giuseppe Laganà
  • Screenplay by Beretta and Videtta
  • Original drawings and designs by Igor Chimisso and Matteo Pincelli
  • Music by Ni Nap
  • Co-produced with RAI
  • Web page link
2004Monsters & Pirates
Additional information [4] [27] [12] [3] [26]
  • 26-episode × 13-minute animated series about two different pirate crews hunting for the same treasure.
  • Directed by Maurizio Forestieri and Orlando Corradi
  • Subject by Francesco Artibani
  • Screenplay by Erika Centomo, Marina Torcolacci, Sergio Badino, Giovanni Di Gregorio
  • Original artwork by Emilio Urbano
  • Music by Roberto Frattini
  • Director of production Gian Claudio Galatoli
  • Co-produced with Red Whale e Magic Production Group (MPG)
  • Web page link
2004Sandokan III: The Two Tigers
Additional information [13] [18] [3]
  • 3rd season of Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia and Sandokan II: The Tiger Roars Again.
  • Directed by Giuseppe Laganà
  • Screenplay by Zei, Tamburini, and Morales-Beretta
  • Characters design by Marco and Gi Pagot
  • Music by Pino Massara
  • Produced by RAI and Mondo TV
  • Web page link
2008 Gawayn
Additional information [24]
  • 52-episode × 13-minute comedy-action show.
  • Audience 6–10
  • Co-produced with Alphanim
2009 Kim
Additional information [4] [3] [28]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute based on the picaresque novel by Rudyard Kipling, presented for the first time as an animated series.
  • Directed by Giuseppe Laganà
  • Screenplay by Lucia Zei and Paolo Morales
  • Music by Tony Blescia
  • Artwork and designs by Paolo Morales and Igor Chimisso
  • Co-produced with Rai
  • Web page link
2009 Jurassic Cubs
Additional information [41] [3]
  • 26-episode × 13-minute animated series.
  • Directed by Raffaele Bortone
  • Screenplay by Raffaele Bortone, Sandro Arista, Angelo Pastore, and Marco D'Angelo
  • Music by Angelo Poggi and Giovanni Cera
  • Original drawings & design by Wellington Giardina
  • Co-produced with Animmundi and Rai Fiction
  • Web page link
2009Gladiators
Additional information [37] [3]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute set in the Rome of emperor Hadrian. The series was selected for the Pulcinella Awards, an annual awards for excellence in animation presented at the Cartoons on the Bay Festival in Positano, Italy.
  • Directed by Maurizio Forestieri
  • Screenplay by Lucia Zei and Paolo Morales
  • Co-produced with RAI
  • Music by Francesco De Luca and Alessandro Forti
  • Artwork and designs by Igor Chimisso
  • Web page link
2009 Angel's Friends
Additional information [41] [30] [3] [28] [26] [42] [43]
  • 52-episode × 13-minute contemporary fantasy animated television series.
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Original story and artistic direction by Simona Ferri
  • Screenplay by Francesco Arlanch and Francesco Balletta
  • Music by RTI Music
  • Artistic coordinator Francesca Ravello
  • Original artwork by Igor Chimisso
  • Background design by Ugo Murgia
  • Produced by RTI, Play Entertainment, and Mondo Home Entertainment
  • Executive Producer: Mondo TV S.p.A.
  • Production direction by Gian Claudio Galatoli
  • Web page link
2010Fantasy Island
Additional information
  • animated series.
  • Web page link
2010 Puppy in my Pocket
Additional information [33] [12] [31] [44] [26]
  • 52-episode × 13-minute animated series launched in over 120 countries.
  • Co-produced with Giochi Preziosi and MEG
  • Web page link
2011Virus Attack
Additional information [41] [28] [26] [29]
  • 52-episode × 13-minute animated series.
  • Web page link
2011Ants
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 26-minute animated cartoon series based on the artwork of Fabio Vettori dealing with the lives of ants outside the conventional "ant farm".
  • Web page link
2011 Bondi Band
Additional information
  • 52-episodes × 15-minute animated series.
  • Web page link
2011Farhat 2
Additional information [3]
  • 2nd season of Farhat: The Prince of the Desert.
  • Directed by Giuseppe Laganà.
  • Screenplay by Beretta and Videtta
  • Original drwawings and designs by Igor Chimisso and Matteo Pincelli
  • Music by Ni Nap
  • Co-produced with RAI
  • Web page link
2012Playtime Buddies [45]
Additional information [12] [26]
  • 52-episode × 13-minute animated series.
  • Web page link
2012Partidei
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 26-minute animated series.
  • Theme and concept by Orlando Corradi
  • Web page link
2012Trash Pack
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 26-minute animated series.
  • Web page link
2012 Dinofroz
Additional information [41] [44] [5] [45] [26]
  • 26-episode × 26-minute full HD animated series co-produced by Giochi Preziosi, based on the pocket-sized collectable toys by Giochi Preziosi.
  • Audience 5–10
  • Web page link
2012Magic Sport 2
Additional information [4] [3]
  • 52-episode × 13-minute animated series, 2nd season of Magic Sport.
  • Co-produced with Magic Production Group (MPG)
  • Web page link
2012The Little Bear
Additional information
  • animated series.
  • Web page link
2012 Beast Keeper
Additional information [45] [46] [26]
  • 52-episode × 13-minute based upon the property called Beast Keeper, owned by Ponpoko.
  • Produced by Mondo TV, Ponpoko Productions, Starbright, and Kappa Edizioni
  • Web page link
2012Power Buggz
Additional information [12] [26]
  • 26-episode × 30-minute animated series.
  • Directed by Orlando Corradi
  • Co-produced with MEG Toys
2012 Gormiti Nature Unleashed
Additional information
2015 Sissi: La Giovane Imperatrice
(Sissi: The Young Empress)
Additional information
  • there was an earlier Canada/France produced Princess Sissi toon in 1997
  • 56-episode × 26-minute 2D animated series in seasons 1–2
  • 26-episode x 11-minute 3D animated series in season 3 in 2019
  • distributed by TV Azteca in 2017 and Jeem TV in 2018 [47]
2015Bat Pat
Additional information
  • 52-episode x 11-minute animated series.
  • Co-produced with Atlantyca Entertainment and Imira Entertainment.
2016Eddie is a Yeti
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 3-minute animated series.
  • Co-produced with Toon Goggles
2018 Piano no Mori
2019 YooHoo to the Rescue
Additional information
  • 26-episode × 11-minute animated series.
  • Co-produced with Aurora World.
2020MeteoHeroes
Additional information
  • 52-episode x 7-minute animated series.
  • Co-produced with Icona Meteo.
2020Invention Story
Additional information
  • 52-episode x 11-minute animated series.
  • Co-produced with HeNan York Animation.
2021Disco Dragon
Additional information
  • 52-episode x 13-minute animated series.
2021Nina & Olga
Additional information
  • 52-episode x 7-minute animated series.
  • Directed by Lisa Arioli.
  • Co-produced with Enanimation and Rai Ragazzi.

Upcoming

YearTitle
2023Annie & Carola
Additional information
  • 52-episode x 11-minute animated series.
  • Directed by Myriam Ballesteros.
  • Co-produced with MB Producciones.
TBAAgent 203
Additional information
  • Co-produced with V House Animation.
TBAFeisty Pets
Additional information
  • Co-produced with WMC Pets.
TBAMasked Cinderella
Additional information
  • 26-episode x 22-minute animated series.
  • Directed by Myriam Ballesteros.
  • Co-produced with MB Producciones.

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