Red Caps (TV series)

Red Caps
Genre fantasy, animation
Country of origin Italy, Finland
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 26
Production company(s) Cartoon-One
Release
Original network Rai Gulp,
Original release 11 December 2011

Red Caps is an Italian-Finnish animated television series produced by Cartoon-One in 2011. The series focuses on the adventures of a group of elves, and it is characterized by educational and moral purposes which gained to it the support of a number of institutions, including UNICEF and the Finnish Ministry of Environment.[1][2] From the series was adapted into a film titled Santa's Magic Crystal, distributed in 3D.[1][3]

Plot

It has become impossible for Santa Claus to personally answer all the children's cries for help from all over the world. So Santa has gathered all his best tomties around him and founded the RED CAPS Task Force, versus Santa's evil brother Basil with his assistants Grouch and robotics.

References

  1. 1 2 Pietari Kääpä. Ecology and Contemporary Nordic Cinemas: From Nation-building to Ecocosmopolitanism. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. pp. 101–3. ISBN 1441143211.
  2. Ryan Ball (August 22, 2008). "Cartoon One’s Vampires, Buttercup, Caps Headed to MIP Jr.". Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  3. Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (February 11, 2011). "TF1 takes a shine to ‘Santa’s Magic Crystal’". Variety. Retrieved February 2, 2016.


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