Zafari
ZAFARI is an International computer-animated children's television series created by David Dozoretz.[2][3] ZAFARI premiered in July 2018 on FranceTV, NatGeoKids in Latin America, Sony's TinyPOP network in the UK, Spacetoon in the Middle East, and is being distributed worldwide by NBCUniversal/Dreamworks.[4][5] It is also airing on Amazon Prime Video worldwide and was a launch title on NBCUniversal's new streaming network Peacock.[6]
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Created by | David Dozoretz |
Directed by | David Dozoretz |
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Composer | Rahman Altin |
Country of origin | United States Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
Production companies | Zafari Holdings DreamWorks Animation Television |
Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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Original network | France Televisions[1] TiJi |
Original release | February 5, 2018 – present |
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Premise
Every once in a while, Mother Nature creates animals that are born different. In ZAFARI, one of them, a young elephant magically born have with zebra stripes, is shunned from his herd as they feel he’s bad luck. And so he goes to live with other one-of-a-kind animals in a valley at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro. There, zoomba learns he is perfect just the way he is... a lesson that he will eventually take back to his herd and the rest of the world.
Set in a valley at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, the series follows the story of a young elephant with zebra stripes, an place intelligent bushbaby who is often misclassified as a monkey, A giraffe with peacock feathers, a pink flamingo colored lion, and dozens more. ZAFARI teaches kids that our differences should not just be tolerated, but celebrated. ZAFARI stars the voices of Mark Camacho, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Brian Froud.
ZAFARI is the first television show created in a real-time game engine, Epic’s Unreal 4.[7][8]
Cast
Main
- Mark Camacho as Babatua
- Holly Gauthier-Frankel as Zoomba
- Brian Froud as Quincy & Antonio
- Pauline Little as Elspeth
- Mark Camacho as Bubba
- Mellody Hobson as Mellody
- Cindy Davis as Renalda
- Terrance Scammell as Pokey
- Angela Galuppo as Frick, Colette & Lulu
- Richard M Dumont as Babatua
- Rick Jones as Frack & Ernesto
References
- "Zafari". France.tv (in French). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- "Upcoming Animated Series 'Zafari' Is Being Rendered Completely With The Unreal Game Engine". Cartoon Brew. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "'Zafari' Set to Take a Bow at MIP Junior". Animation World Network. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "Animated Children's Series ZAFARI Springs to Life with Unreal Engine". UnrealEngine. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "Digital Dimension continues its breakthrough in youth animation series with ZAFARI – Digital Dimension". Digitaldimension.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "PEACOCK CONTENT ADDENDUM". NBCUniversal Media Village.
- "New Animated Show "ZAFARI" Uses Autodesk Shotgun to Streamline Production". CGSociety. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "The First Animated TV Show Made in Unreal 4: Zafari! | Intel® Software". software.intel.com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.