Sydney, Australia– Goalpost Pictures and Sticky Pictures are in the final stages of development on The Sapphires, an animated series based on Goalpost’s successful feature film of the same name.

Developed with ABC TV Australia, the 26×22’ series will be aimed at kids (7-12 years) and family audiences. The series is based on the Australian feature film which had won 12 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, and had premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was released over 16 countries and its accompanying soundtrack album was a double platinum success for Sony Music.