Valentino the Dream Sheep

In Development
Format: Animated series
Duration: 26x7'
Production company: Sideways Studios
Co-production company: Zooper Film
Country of Production: Germany, Sweden
Target audience: Preschool, Children 7-9
Genre: Comedy
Looking for: Funding, Co-producer, Sales Agent, Broadcaster, VOD Platform / Streamers

The black sheep Valentino visits children’s nightmares and helps them overcome their fears.

Welcome to the magical world of Sheepland, home to all the fluffy white sheep children count when drifting off to sleep. All except one. Valentino is the only black sheep — and he’s not like the others. While the white sheep quietly hop along, Valentino dives headfirst into children’s dreams, where he sees himself as a brave little hero. His mission: to help kids conquer their nightmares. In every episode, Valentino guides a child through their fears, turning scary moments into playful adventures.

Valentino the Dream Sheep explores the everyday fears children face — both the familiar and the quirky. The vision is to use a fun, lovable character and fantastical yet relatable situations to gently guide children through their worries — showing them that even the biggest fears can be tamed with a little imagination (and a black sheep on your side).

Pitching team

Samir Arabzadeh

Producer

Samir Arabzadeh is an award-winning filmmaker born in Iran and raised in Sweden. In 2010 he graduated with a degree in Film and Screen Production from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Moving seamlessly between live-action and animation, between fiction and documentary, Samir has made several films that have won awards at festivals around the world. He notably directed and co-produced 'Märta Proppmätt,' a 3D animated movie that had a nation-wide cinema release in Sweden in September 2018. His most recent project, the documentary 'Powernapper’s Paradise' had its international premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto and went on to screen at more than 40 festivals, including FIPADOC and Palm Springs.

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