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“Moon and Me,” the brand-new series by “Teletubbies” co-creator and “In The Night Garden” creator Andrew Davenport, is the second MIPJunior 2018 World Premiere TV Screening to be announced.

The world’s leading kids’ entertainment industry event, MIPJunior takes place in Cannes, France on 13 and 14 October 2018, ahead of the global entertainment content market MIPCOM, which runs 15-18 October. The World Premiere TV Screening of “Moon and Me” will be held at the JW Marriott Hotel on the evening of 14 October, and Davenport will participate in a Q&A session after the screening.

BBC pre-school channel CBeebies will premiere the original new pre-school series “Moon and Me” later this year in the UK, along with Universal Kids in the U.S.

Inspired by well-loved tales of toys that come to life when nobody is looking, “Moon and Me” (50 x 22’) breaks new ground in its technical, visual and conceptual ambition, and will create an exceptional new benchmark of quality and integrity for its young global audience. It combines the latest production methods with traditional storytelling, comedy, and music to create a beautifully constructed picture-book world especially for today’s pre-schoolers. It is being produced by Davenport’s Foundling Bird and Sutikki, the kids and family division of Bento Box Entertainment co-founded in October 2016 by Irene Weibel and Andrew Kerr. Additionally, Sutikki is overseeing global distribution and merchandise licensing, including previously-announced global licensing partnerships with Hasbro and Scholastic, and a partnership with UYoung, which will bring the property to China in 2019.

The most commercially successful pre-school creator of the last two decades, Davenport’s previous programmes “Teletubbies” and “In the Night Garden” have generated more than $5 billion at retail thanks to worldwide success over the past two-plus decades. “Teletubbies,” which has aired in more than 120 countries, is the most lucrative show in the history of the BBC.

“We're thrilled to announce that the World Premiere of Andrew Davenport’s ‘Moon and Me’ will take place at MIPJunior in Cannes. With his extraordinary track record of success, we know how interested and excited the attendees will be to see his latest landmark project,” said Andrew Kerr.

“Moon and Me” joins the brand-new pre-school series from Cyber Group Studios and Disney Junior, “Gigantosaurus”, which will also have its World Premiere TV Screening at MIPJunior.