The Indian animation studio arrived at MIPJunior with Tiny Tellers, its first original animated IP, and a growing slate of proprietary projects including television series and feature films. With a team of more than 600 artists, the company is looking to expand its international partnerships and sees co-production opportunities in Latin America.
*with reporting by Carolina Mussio and Ana Paula Carreira from Cannes, France.
After establishing itself as an animation service provider for companies across North America, Europe, and Australia, Indian studio Digitoonz is taking a new step in its development with the creation of original intellectual properties. On the second day of MIPJunior, CEO Vikas Kumar introduced Tiny Tellers, a new CGI series for which the company is seeking international partners.
“We are here to present Tiny Tellers, our first animated IP. We are looking for co-production partners and investors for the project, and the scripts are already being written,” Kumar told ttvnews. Digitoonz’s ambitions go far beyond producing a television series. “We have big ambitions for the project, not limited to the series, but also extending to feature films, digital content, licensing, and merchandising. We want to make it a 360-degree IP,” he added.
With offices in New Delhi and Kolkata, Digitoonz has a team of more than 600 artists and extensive experience providing animation services to international clients. Its portfolio includes work on productions such as Dora, Blue’s Clues & You!, Rick and Morty, and FriendZSpace, among others.
“We have mainly been providing services for North America, Europe, Australia, and the UK, working with our partners on several premium shows,” Kumar explained.
The company recently established a new division dedicated to developing its own intellectual properties, with two feature films and two television series at different stages of development. One of the feature films already has a partner in place and is tentatively scheduled for release in 2027, although the executive said the titles would be announced at a later date.
On the television side, Digitoonz is embracing a digital-first strategy, with CGI projects designed to expand into toys, merchandising, comic books, and video games, including Roblox experiences. Kumar mentioned a project comprising 104 four-minute episodes, with completed designs and scripts being developed by Mike de Seve of New York-based Baboon Animation. He also referred to another UK-originated IP centered on flowers that the company is developing.
“We are starting with a digital-first strategy, but we are also looking for co-production partners, broadcasters, and distributors. Having the opportunity to distribute our content in North America and other English-speaking markets would be great,” he said.
The search for international partners also extends to Latin America, a region Digitoonz sees as increasingly relevant for children’s content production.
“We would love to explore the possibilities of releasing our content, doing co-productions, or bringing in investors from Latin America,” Kumar said. “We are exploring opportunities in countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile.”
The executive believes that the stories Digitoonz is developing have the potential to connect with audiences across cultures, regardless of their country of origin.
“The content we are developing is not necessarily based on Indian stories. These are global stories, with action, adventure, comedy, and universal characters,” he explained.
Through this new strategy, Digitoonz aims to complement its experience as an animation services studio with the development and international exploitation of original IP, focusing on projects that can expand across multiple platforms and business models.
