Lulu's Islands Explained
Genre: | Animated children's series |
Creator: | Nathalie Dargent Denis Cauquetoux[1] |
Director: | Denis Berthier[2] Eric Berthier (pilot)[3] |
Producer: | Patricia Robert |
Starring: | English version: Harriet Carmichael[4] |
Composer: | Pierre Gillet[5] |
Runtime: | 13 min. |
Num Episodes: | 52 |
Country: | France |
Company: | Patoon-Animation IP4U CCRAV TF1 |
Network: | TF1 |
Lulu's Islands[6] (French: '''Les Mistigris''', originally Lulu la Peste) is an animated children's series 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.[3] [9]
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]
- Simone, a french bulldog
- Isabelle, a giraffe, and the teacher of the children
- Peppy (Pépin), the boy who gets stranded on the Wonderlees[6] [11]
Cast
- Lizzie Waterworth - Peppy
- Jules de Jongh - Lulu and Erik
- Joanna Ruiz - Romeo and Simone
- Harriet Carmichael - Pipa and Isabelle
- Eric Meyers - Daddycat, Badjijaba, Bartolo
- Fabrice Ziolkowski - Dr. Button
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
Lulu's Islands consists of a planned 52 episodes,[2] in addition to a four-minute pilot that was shown as an official selection at the Annecy International Animation Festival in June 2008.[3]
Merchandise
There will also be tie-in books based on the series, although further details have not been announced since early 2008.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: TFou : Les Mistigris débarquent le 5 octobre 2009 !. French. 2009-09-17. 2009-09-18. Première. Group Lagadere. dead. https://archive.today/20130213140517/http://tele.premiere.fr/News-Tele/TFou-Les-Mistigris-debarquent-le-5-octobre-2009. 2013-02-13.
- Web site: Lulu's Islands show information. 2009. 2009-08-15. M5 EuropeImages International. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090821143016/http://www.europeimages.com/en/programmes/4824-lulu-s-islands. 2009-08-21.
- Web site: Fiche film: Les Mistigris "Pilote". French. June 2008. 2008-10-02. Annecy 2008. CITIA.
- Web site: Profile for Harriet Carmichael. Mandy Actors. 2009-08-15. The Mandy Network Ltd.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070506014403/https://actors.mandy.com/uk/view.php?uid=80841. 2007-05-06.
- Web site: Newsletter mai 2009. French. May 2009. 2009-08-15. Le Pôle Image de Liège.
- Web site: Lulu's Islands presskit. PDF. 2008. 2009-08-15. M5 EuropeImages International. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710205145/http://www.europeimages.com/media/programmes/pdf/4824.pdf. 2011-07-10.
- Web site: When the Game Is Not Enough. Maher. Kathleen. April 2008. 2009-08-15. Glendale, California. Computer Graphics World. COP Communications, Inc.
- Web site: Summer 2008 newsletter. PDF. 2008-10-02. Toon Boom Animation. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716201041/http://www.toonboom.com/pdf/newsletters/2008/issueJune2008.pdf#page=10. 2011-07-16. dead.
- Web site: April 2008 newsletter. PDF. 2008-10-02. Toon Boom Animation. https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105545/http://www.toonboom.com/pdf/newsletters/2008/issueApril2008.pdf#page=6. 2008-05-22. dead.
- Web site: Résultat du comité de lecture FICTION du 1er juillet 2008. Aide à la production de série d’animation. French. 2008-10-02. Cinéma et Audiovisuel Nord-Pas de Calais (CRRAV). https://web.archive.org/web/20081115012342/http://www.crrav.com/actu_comitefiction2juillet08.htm. 2008-11-15. dead.
- Web site: Lulu la Peste production site. 2009-08-15. Interactive Project 4 You (IP4U). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090905042346/http://www.ip4u.fr/fr/accueil_animation.php?serie=3. 2009-09-05.
- Web site: Rapport d'activités 2005. French. PDF. 2008-10-02. Cinéma et Audiovisuel Nord-Pas de Calais (CRRAV). https://web.archive.org/web/20060622154307/http://www.crrav.com/images/pdf/crrav_BILAN_ACTIVITE_2005.pdf#page=42. 2006-06-22. dead.
- Web site: HLC Production company profile. French. 2008. 2008-11-01. Société SAS/Adverline.
- Web site: Patoon Animation company profile. French. 2008-10-02. BilansGratuits.fr.
- Web site: des NEWS de l'anim - N°18. May 2008. French. 2008-10-02. Syndicat des Producteurs de Films d'Animation (SPFA).
- Web site: Références . French . 2009-08-15 . Dame Blanche . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090503120437/http://www.dameblanche.com/References/References.html . May 3, 2009 .