SVT Picks up Children’s Classic from North Macedonia
Producer Kino Oko from North
Macedonia, sales agents Videoplugger and public broadcaster SVT 🔔 Sweden are delighted to
announce that the series “Zoki Poki” has been picked up in a deal with SVT for
🔔 Television rights to be broadcast dubbed in Swedish.
“Zoki Poki” (10×20-25′,
2024)
“Zoki Poki is a TV series based on the book 🔔 considered to be a classic in
Macedonian literature of the same name by the writer Olivera Nikolova, originally
published in 🔔 1963. For more than half a century, the book has been and still is a
mandatory book to read in 🔔 North Macedonian schools. The story of the series is
contemporary, taking place in the present, but the timeline and spirit 🔔 of the tales
inspired from the book are captured through the memories of the parents of the “modern”
Zoki Poki. 🔔 Every child can recognize itself in the characters of Zoki Poki and his
friends. Created by Aleksandar Popovski and Marija 🔔 Apchevska”
About SVT
Sveriges
Television (SVT) is the Swedish public service television company with the widest range
of programming of all TV 🔔 companies in Sweden.
Helena Nylander, Acquisitions Executive,
Children at Sverige Television, Sweden said:
“Zoki Poki is a beautiful and warm series
that 🔔 I ‘m very much looking forward to having on our channel SVT Barn.”
Robert Naskov,
Producer, Kino Oko said:
“I’m very excited 🔔 that Zoki Poki meets the high-quality
Scandinavian standards for children series production. It deals with universal themes
that are interesting 🔔 for all children worldwide. The airing of Zoki Poki on SVT is a
huge success for my production company and 🔔 for the Macedonian
cinematography”
Aleksandar Popovski, Creator said:
“The story of Zoki Poki unfolds a
world of forgotten values which were common 🔔 for my generation and part of our everyday
lives. It radiates warmth and cosiness. It reminds us of the times 🔔 when we believed
that the outside world was the safest and the most extraordinary place for every
child.”
Marija Apchevska, Creator 🔔 said:
“I am immensely grateful and proud for the
recognition of quality, and for the larger, international dimension our Zoki Poki 🔔 gets
through this broadcast. Having more and more generations of children growing up with
the show, it is a dream 🔔 come true for me as a director.”
Emanuele Galloni, CEO
Videoplugger said: “When Robert Naskov showed us this beautiful series, I 🔔 immediately
felt we needed to work with it and show it to the world. The quality of Zoki Poki’s
photography, 🔔 level of acting, and storytelling give it a near cinematic quality, rare
in kids content shot for television. Zoki Poki 🔔 now reaching SVT, renowned worldwide for
high-quality productions is proving that we were right and that Zoki Poki will keep
🔔 crossing international borders.”
