PARIS & LOS ANGELES — Cyber Group Studios (cybergroupstudios.com), a producer and distributor of animated series for children and families, has joined forces with Splash Entertainment, the children’s entertainment studio, to form CyberSplash. The new Paris-based company will create and produce original animated series and feature films for kids and families around the world, benefiting from one another’s strong creative teams and extensive production and distribution networks. Each company will continue to work independently as well.
CyberSplash’s debut project is Family Rocks, a preschool series about the first modern family of the Stone Age. The digital cutout style show is a co-production with Israel-based Ananey Studios (Spyders, Greenhouse Academy, Craft Party), part of Paramount Global. The series is set to premiere in 2024.
“We are delighted to join forces with our longtime friend Mike Young and his very talented team at Splash Entertainment to develop fresh, family-friendly content for audiences around the globe,” says Pierre Sissmann, chairman and CEO of Cyber Group Studios worldwide and chairman of CyberSplash.
“We’re very much looking forward to the premiere of Family Rocks, which we know will be a big hit with viewers everywhere,” adds Karen Miller, president and CEO of Cyber Group Studios USA LLC.
“Film and animation production is a flourishing international business,” notes Mike Young, founder and chairman, Splash Entertainment. “We are delighted that the exciting new CyberSplash partnership with Pierre, Dominique (Bourse, Chief Operating Officer), Karen, and the highly-successful Cyber Group team will provide clients and audiences with shows that are creative and entertaining for worldwide audiences.”