Toonz has teamed up with Angel Studios to distribute its new anime-style fantasy adventure series, Gabriel and the Guardians. Based on ancient Hebrew texts, the 13 x 22′ epic follows Gabriel, a Celestial Guardian in the mythical world of Ara who is tasked with protecting the Tree Eternal — even as his companions falter, Gabriel stays true to his mission and never loses hope through this story of identity, rebellion, faith and redemption. The series is designed primarily for viewers ages 13 and up. The series is developed by Colossul Studio with animation production by Tiger Animation and pre-production by Robot Playground.

At the Licensing Expo 2024 in Las Vegas, USA, our team, including Toonz CEO P Jayakumar, Head of Development Division Suriya Thomas, Debi Rosenfeld, and Deb Pierson participated to represent Team Toonz and showcased our potential in the licensing & merchandising market. Our participation in the Licensing Expo also opened doors for strategic partnerships. We had the opportunity to engage with leading brand owners, and we're optimistic about the potential collaborations for our current and future projects. Our properties, Gummy Bear and Zoonicorn, were a hit, and we're proud to announce the successful launch of the Creepy Candy range of merchandise. We're particularly excited about the L&M opportunities for our properties in India, such as Kid Krrish and Jay Jagannath.

Toonz Media Group is pleased to support Billion Readers (BIRD) initiative led by PlanetRead by showcasing our flagship show ‘Jay Jagannath’ at Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF). At MIFF, the animation show 'Jay Jagannath' created by ELE Animations and Toonz and running on Pogo TV is being showcased with SLS and AD in support of media accessibility, literacy, and Indian language promotion for all viewers. The 200 million children in India's primary schools who watch cartoons with a passion in their language(s) may soon be able to find their reading skills improving without even realizing it. Toonz CEO, P. Jayakumar said, We see in SLS the potential to leverage our large library of quality animation for children's wholesome entertainment and education in all Indian languages.

Studio Eeksaurus has announced its upcoming animated musical short Croak Show, which is the studio’s first-ever co-production with Toonz Media Group. The CGI project’s teaser reveals an amazing arrangement of Indian classical music. The film’s music is composed by the Rajat Dholakia and Sameer Uddin and features the voices of Salman Ali and Chetan Shashital. Additionally, the sound design is masterfully crafted by Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty. The inspiration for the film came to veteran animation filmmaker and Studio Eeksaurus co-founder and creative director Suresh Eriyat during the Covid lockdown, when he found himself quarantined at a remote resort. At night, the absence of human activity allowed nocturnal creatures to dominate the sonic landscape. Frogs, toads, insects, and crickets created a nightly concert that sparked the idea for this story.

It is a proud moment for all of us at Toonz Media Group as our CEO Mr. P Jayakumar was hosted by Vitrina in a popular interview podcast called The Vitrina Podcast recently. From reminiscing the 25-year-old legacy of Toonz to utilizing AI in animation production, the podcast covers a wide range of topics about the industry as a whole. “We’re strategically expanding into emerging economies like the Middle East, where entertainment markets are burgeoning, alongside Latin America and Africa. With stagnant population growth in mature markets, our focus is on regions like India, China, Indonesia, Africa, Arab countries, and Latin America for future audience engagement,” Mr. Jayakumar said.

Creepy Candy Family is excited to announce the launch of the online shop featuring licensed merchandise for Creepy Candy, the 2D animated series from Toonz Media Group and Leadbelly Productions. Targeting children four to 11, the series features a bag of candy that mysteriously comes to life in a library on Halloween night. The candies, along with a library-dwelling spirit named Ty Poe, begin a spooky and comical adventure in which the candies try to avoid being devoured by Miss Page Turner, the evil librarian. The stories focus on the everyday life challenges the Creepy Candy face in their adventures in the old library, how they deal with them, and what lessons they learn.

Deals of the Month: -

- Marijo closed a deal for the Legend of Sho in LATAM.
- We are launching the Toonz kids Pay TV channel operated by guest.
- Closing a deal with Clan tv Zoonicorn for Spain.
- Closing a package deal with Canela tv.

Team’s changes
- We welcome Sagar Chhatwani new manager for sales and marketing for APAC and SAARC and Leyla Formoso for France French speaking UK and Ireland.

Website update
Toonz entertainment website is now complete please have a look. At MIFA we have initiated the first fully animated presentation decks which have received a lot of success towards our partners and clients.

- The Slates of Toonz entertainment is now organized into 3 key categories:
• Toonz Cinematic Universe build around from strong franchises with leading partners such as Blowfish studio gaming, Angel studio and Sony television India.

• Toonz original including notably the new title ‘The Witch Detective’ in co-production with Mediawan kids and Family.

• Distribution highlights including our studio production and third parties.

New advancements
- We are starting the Implementation of our new CRM system MYMEDIABOX which is involving commercial media, consumer products , legal and finance.

News of the Month

- We have signed ‘Mira’ with RFK global a Saudi Studio.
- Signed a new show ‘Space Box’ with Dali Lunchengli Cultural Communication Co., Ltd.
- Signed a new show ‘Moka’ with SphereMedia.
- We are signing R-MAN and Once Upon a Time in A Jungle with Noravision for distribution.

Markets Attended
- Attended the MIFA market with Rathan Sam George the president of Studios where the focus has been co-production and pre-sales with networks and Service with some very strategic deals to be announced soon.