When Russian toon house Wizart Animation began enlisting collaborators for its upcoming series “Snow Queen: Keepers of Wonders,” a small-screen spinoff of the blockbuster animated film franchise, it wasted no time in recruiting talent from abroad.
Brad Breeck, the composer from Disney Xd’s “Gravity Falls,” came on board to assist with the soundtrack, while TV and comic-book writer Matthew Wayne was tapped as a script doctor.
“We’re aiming it at the international market as much as possible,” says Wizart’s Vladimir Nikolaev.Wizart is responsible for some of the most successful Russian releases of all time, including the “Snow Queen” and “Sheep and Wolves” franchises, which have combined sold to more than 150 territories.
Production on the “Snow Queen” series began last year, and Nikolaev says interest from foreign buyers is already high.
“We know there is a big demand, a big appetite, from TV channels, from VOD platforms,
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