April 6, 2018

Cartoon Network has picked up
Gaturro
, a 90-minute animated feature-length love story of two cats, for its Latin American channels.
Discovery Latin America will air
The Hero of Color City
, a 77-minute feature-length story that follows the magical adventures of a box of crayons.
Meanwhile Netflix has bought Imira’s live-action, 90-minute J.K. Rowling biopic
Magic Beyond Words
and the savvy sleuth series “Sandra, Fairytale Detective” (53 x 13) for its Latin America service.
Finally, DirectTV has picked up four films:
The Living Forest, Crab Island, Entre Vivir Y Soñar
and
El Habitante Incierto
for Hispanic U.S. market, as well as four seasons of the animated comedy Rat-a-Tat (156 x 7).
“Latin America and Hispanic U.S. are core markets for Imira,” says Sergi Reitg, chief executive officer, Imira Entertainment. “Our ability to provide world-class English- and Spanish-language
programming to the leading outlets in those regions and our privileged position in the global marketplace means we continue to bring outstanding new content to these audiences.”Subscribe and receive the latest news from the industry.
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