MICA: MICA is UTV Toons' first full 3-D animated series. It is aimed at pre-schoolers and tells the tale of a family of stones in a pre-historic quarry. It is a land full of stones and the Pebbles family -- which are the main characters -- live there.
The series is a collaboration between UTV Toons and Ricochets Productions, France.
The 26-episode series will be telecast on several channels across Europe, including France 5, ORBF Belgium, RTV Germany, Teletoon France and others.
The Mumbai-based UTV Toons is the largest animation company in India and boasts of a facility with over 700 skilled artists.
In year 2000, UTV Toons, a UTV Group company, bagged a contract with the Canada-based Fun Bag, a subsidiary of Universal Studio for $65 million. It's show For Better Or For Worse is currently being aired on Teletoon, Canada and is based on a popular comic strip.
This year alone, UTV Toons' artists will produce 2,500 minutes of animation for TV and film. Among the other shows that it is working on are series like The Adventures of Oliver Twist for Fox family channel, Jo Kilat for TV12 in Singapore and a film for Unicef.
