Munich-based Studio 100 International has partnered with Mexican indie animation studio Lunch Films to co-produce a new family feature film called Halloween vs Day of the Dead.
Lunch CEO and founder Celso Garcia (The Thin Yellow Line, My Best Friend’s Wedding) will direct this 2D/CG-animated pic, which is his studio’s first kids project. It sees the two spooky holidays and their traditions face off against each other in a steampunk-inspired world. Veteran animated film producer Gerry Cardoso (Americano, K9 World Cup) is also on board as a production director.
At the heart of Halloween vs Day of the Dead are close friends Pumpkid and Bony Lu, who live close to each other in the feuding towns of Halloween Ville and Day of the Dead Town. They set out on a mission to discover why their towns broke off relations hundreds of years ago, with the hopes of mending fences and reuniting them.
Studio 100 will sell the film globally in its growing animation catalogue. Earlier this month, the company announced its first Maya the Bee spinoff film Arnie & Barney and unveiled four new animated co-productions in development at MIPCOM: Jungle Book: Cub Club Adventures and Ash with Gaumont Animation; Sir Myka: The Podcraft Knight with Karrot Entertainment; and WE R SNKRZ in partnership with Gigglebug Entertainment.