Lulu's Islands

Lulu's Islands[6] (French: Les Mistigris, originally Lulu la Peste) is an animated series for children that premiered on 5 October 2009, on the TFOU block of France's TF1 network.[1] It is produced by Interactive Project 4 You (IP4U) of Valenciennes[7] and Patoon-Animation of Paris.[8] The show uses cutout animation for its style, and is targeted to young viewers.[2][9]

For the island in Vancouver, British Columbia, see Lulu Island. For the artificial island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, see Al Lulu Island.
Lulu's Islands
GenreAnimated children's series
Created byNathalie Dargent
Denis Cauquetoux[1]
Written byValérie Baranski[2]
Nathalie Dargent[2]
Directed byDenis Berthier[3]
Eric Berthier (pilot)[2]
StarringEnglish version:
Harriet Carmichael[4]
ComposerPierre Gillet[5]
Country of originFrance
No. of episodes52[3]
Production
ProducerPatricia Robert[2]
Running time13 min.[3]
Production companiesPatoon-Animation
IP4U
CCRAV[3]
TF1
DistributorM5 EuropeImages International[3]
Release
Original networkTF1
Picture formatHDTV[3]
Original release5 October 2009 (2009-10-05)[1] –
present

Synopsis

Animals of various species live happily on an untouched archipelago called the Wonderlees.[6] One day, everything changes when a kitten named Lulu meets the first human ever to land on their shores: Peppy (or Pépin), a young shipwreck survivor turned castaway.[6][10][11]

Characters
  • Lulu, a mischievous tomboy cat, and the show's heroine[11]
  • Romeo, a baby elephant[11]
  • Erik (Eric), a maned wolf cub[6][11]
  • Isabelle, a giraffe[10]
  • Peppy (Pépin), the boy who gets stranded on the Wonderlees[6][11]

Production

Lulu's Islands began development at Paris' HLC Productions in 2005 under the title Lulu la Peste, at a cost of €137,000.[12][13] By 2008, the budget had grown to €2,931,000.[10]

Production of the new series involves at least three crew members of another TF1 animated series, The Bellflower Bunnies: Eric Berthier, the director of Bellflower's 2nd and 3rd seasons; screenwriter Valérie Baranski; and producer Patricia Robert, who in March 2008[14] set up Patoon-Animation exclusively for the new show.[15] Pierre Gillet, from the Belgian music and post-production outlet Dame Blanche, will serve as composer.[5][16]

Episodes
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Lulu's Islands consists of a planned 52 episodes,[3] in addition to a four-minute pilot that was shown as an official selection at the Annecy International Animation Festival in June 2008.[2]

No.TitleOriginal air date
1[6]TBA
2"A Friend for Life"[6]TBA
3"A Day in Paradise"[6]TBA

Merchandise

There will also be tie-in books based on the series, although further details have not been announced since early 2008.[7]

References
  1. "TFou : Les Mistigris débarquent le 5 octobre 2009 !". Première (in French). Group Lagadere. 2009-09-17. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  2. "Fiche film: Les Mistigris "Pilote"". Annecy 2008 (in French). CITIA. June 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  3. "Lulu's Islands show information". M5 EuropeImages International. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  4. "Profile for Harriet Carmichael". Mandy Actors. The Mandy Network Ltd. Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  5. "Newsletter mai 2009" (in French). Le Pôle Image de Liège. May 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  6. "Lulu's Islands presskit" (PDF). M5 EuropeImages International. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  7. Maher, Kathleen (April 2008). "When the Game Is Not Enough". Computer Graphics World. Glendale, California: COP Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  8. "Summer 2008 newsletter" (PDF). Toon Boom Animation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  9. "April 2008 newsletter" (PDF). Toon Boom Animation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  10. "Résultat du comité de lecture FICTION du 1er juillet 2008" (in French). Cinéma et Audiovisuel Nord-Pas de Calais (CRRAV). Archived from the original on 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2008-10-02. Aide à la production de série d’animation
  11. "Lulu la Peste production site". Interactive Project 4 You (IP4U). Archived from the original on 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  12. "Rapport d'activités 2005" (PDF) (in French). Cinéma et Audiovisuel Nord-Pas de Calais (CRRAV). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  13. "HLC Production company profile" (in French). Société SAS/Adverline. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  14. "Patoon Animation company profile" (in French). BilansGratuits.fr. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  15. "des NEWS de l'anim - N°18" (in French). Syndicat des Producteurs de Films d'Animation (SPFA). May 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  16. "Références" (in French). Dame Blanche. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
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