EXCLUSIVE: Avant-garde car designer Chris Bangle is turning his talents to animated TV. The former BMW Chief of Design, whose consultancy Chris Bangle Associates (CBA) is based in Italy, has launched Inanimatti Inc, a production business that will debut its first project at Mipcom.
Bangle led design for BMW for 17 years and was known for reimagining the designs of Minis, Rolls Royces, Fiats and other brands.
Notably he was considered to add personality and character into the inanimate objects. As such, the 13x20mins Arky Arch Adventures targets kids aged 6-12 and is centered in a world, known as the Inanimatti, where everyday objects come alive.
Former Marvel Animation, Saban Entertainment and Fox Family Productions boss Eric S. Rollman is leading the project, which is in development and will launch in Cannes in October.
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