German distributor peppermint and U.S. animation studio Wild Brain have entered into a strategic partnership for Asia and the U.S. Under the terms of the deal, peppermint will distribute Wild Brain's Flash animation catalogue throughout Asia, while Wild Brain will represent peppermint’s animation catalogue under the pepperkids label for TV distribution, home video and DVD, licensing, publishing and merchandising throughout the U.S. Also while at MIPCOM, peppermint sold their event television miniseries CORTO MALTESE, based on Italian artist Hugo Pratt’s comic of the same name, to France’s TFI. Aditionally, peppermint’s pepperkids brand will be available in India via Intelivision’s Splash network. The children’s cable and satellite channel will feature pepperkids extensive catalog as a daily branded segment. Peppermint has also signed a first time distribution deal with German broadcaster RTL II.



When CORTO MALTESE went into production, AWN was there. Read “The Color In Mind: Corto Maltese” by Russell Bekins to learn more about Europe's favorite adventurer. Includes a QuickTime movie.