Munich / London– TV-Loonland has been appointed by Japanese production company Nippon Animation to manage multi-territory distribution for its pre-school property Penelope (26 x 5’). TV-Loonland will handle rights for TV, home video, VoD, broadband, IPTV and mobile sales to Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Baltic States, Scandinavia, Israel, the Middle East as well as Africa including South Africa. Penelope is a 3-D animation series co-produced by Nippon Animation, NHK Enterprises and Shirogumi Inc. based on the children’s book series Pénélope by Anne Gutman, with illustrations by Georg Hallensleben. The series portrays an inquisitive Penelope in positive stories about life with family and friends. The show was named Best Animated Series for Young Children at this year’s International Animated Film Festival in Annecy, France.