EXCLUSIVE: Madrid-based The Frank Barton Firm has revealed it’s engaged on a second season of preschool animated sequence Pim Pam Pino, which has confirmed successful on YouTube, and is searching for additional distribution companions.
Since its launch on YouTube in Spanish and English on the finish of 2024, the present has drawn 70,000 subscribers worldwide, and generated 55 million views.
The Frank Barton Firm’s dedication to additional creating the in-house unique sequence marks a turning level for the animation and particular results boutique, recognized for its high-end campaigns for international manufacturers.
Based in 2008 as a collective, the corporate has constructed its fame within the animated promoting, working with companies and advertisers throughout Europe and additional afield, however Pim Pam Pino is born out of the staff’s need to create one thing extra lasting.
“For each advert marketing campaign, we needed to construct a brand-new universe from scratch—solely to see it disappear as soon as the job was completed. We needed to create one thing that would final, one thing of our personal,” says Ursula García, Govt Producer and Co-Director at The Frank Barton Firm.
“That’s how Pim Pam Pino was born: as an area the place we might inform our personal tales, at our personal tempo.”
The 3D animation sequence, which was conceived and produced with out exterior funding, takes inspiration from picket toys and manipulative supplies, creates an immersive world designed for kids aged from zero to five-years-old.
Quite than specializing in lead characters, the present is constructed round a group of picket items— similar to cats on vacuum cleaners, flying piglets, geometric form – that are used to inform new tales every time, very similar to a toddler reaching right into a toy field.
Every episode introduces studying moments, giving classes round topics similar to counting, exploring feelings, or discovering animals, that are animated to unique songs or conventional melodies reimagined utilizing principally picket devices..
“Our objective with Pim Pam Pino is to supply a respectful, screen-based studying expertise that echoes the tactile richness of real-world play,” mentioned Walter Belenky, Artistic Director of the present. “The sluggish pacing, heat tones, and considerate music are all designed to help wholesome cognitive and emotional growth in younger youngsters.”
Members of the The Frank Barton Firm staff might be at Annecy Worldwide Animation Movie Pageant subsequent week for assembly its plans for the 52-episode Season Two and distribution prospects.
