Following the screening of South African stereoscopic 3D animated feature Khumba as an official selection at the Toronto International Film Festival, Cinema Management Group has sold the movie to three major territories, according to www.animationmagazine.net.
The website states that deals were closed with Transmission in Australia; Kaleidoscope in the UK, where a release is planned for the first quarter of 2014; and Eagle Pictures in Italy.
Raffaella Delle Donne and Anthony Silverston (who directed Khumba) in consultation with Jonathan Roberts, co-writer of The Lion King, penned the original story. Stuart Forrest of Triggerfish Animation Studios produced the animated feature.
Khumba screens in South Africa from 25 October through Indigenous Film Distribution before rolling out in more than 40 territories.
