Alphanim sews up key Euro and State-side partners

The ability to come up with mold-breaking visual styles is essential to survival in the animation biz right now, and Paris-based Alphanim has an ace in the hole with talented designer Jan Van Rijsselberge on-board. The creator of Potatoes & Dragons (which CiTV has picked up for broadcast in fall 2004) and Spaced Out (airing on Cartoon Network Europe) has struck gold with Robotboy, a project whose strong design and concept helped Cartoon Network Europe lure Cartoon Network U.S. into the European co-production fray for the first time. Cartoon Network Europe, Cartoon Network U.S. and Alphanim will co-produce the 52 x 13-minute show for a scheduled fall 2004 debut.