TV PinGuim is a Brazilian
animation studio
An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals ...
founded in 1989 by Kiko Mistrorigo and Célia Catunda.
The company is known for the creation and development of targeted
educational
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...
cartoon
A cartoon is a type of visual art that is typically drawn, frequently animated, in an unrealistic or semi-realistic style. The specific meaning has evolved over time, but the modern usage usually refers to either: an image or series of images ...
s for children, making animation in
2D,
3D and
stop-motion
Stop motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion or change when the series of frames i ...
. The company began its career developing shorts for educational channels like
TV Cultura
TV Cultura or simply Cultura, is a free Brazilian public television network headquartered in São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the mos ...
,
TV Escola
TV Escola (literally in English: School TV) is a Brazilian public broadcasting television network created by Ministry of Education of Brazil in 1995. First broadcast in 1996 in a nationwide transmission, it airs exclusively educational programs.
...
and
Canal Futura
Canal Futura (''Futura Channel''), also known as Futura, is a Brazilian paid educational television channel. It belongs to the Canais Globo group of channels, a subsidiary of Globo, and was founded on December 11, 1999. The channel of the station ...
.
Notable creations
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Fishtronaut
''Fishtronaut'' ( pt, Peixonauta) is an animated children's television series created by Celia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorigo, and produced by TV PinGuim, in association with Discovery Kids (Latin America). The series tells the story of Fishtronau ...
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Earth to Luna!
''Earth to Luna!'' (Portuguese: O Show da Luna!) is a flash-animated children's television series created and directed by Célia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorigo and produced by TV PinGuim, and premiered on the American channel Sprout, on August 16, ...
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Ping and Friends
''Ping and Friends'' is an animated musical children's television series created by Celia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorigo. Produced by TV PinGuim and Kondolole Films, the series premiered on November 12, 2018 on TVOKids in Canada, and on November 19 on ...
Upcoming Lives
* Gabriel Beleleu Live
References
External links
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Brazilian animation studios
Mass media companies established in 1989
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