Submission Samples from the Animation Genre

Title: The Migration

Logline: Migration is an animated, coming of age tale about a young bird, Dylan and his attempt to find his place in the flock

Synopsis: Dylan dreams of becoming a member of the elite group fliers, the Golden Crowns who each year lead the flock to their winter destination, the Emerald Haven. Unable to join because he was born of a different breed he tries out for their secondary squad, the Silver Tips. Humiliated during the try-outs by his nemesis, Bradley, Dylan embarks on an adventure of self discovery. With the help of many friends he encounters along the way, Dylan learns the value of family and friends. He returns to the meadow only to find the flock has departed. With the help of Piper, an older, seasoned flyer, Dylan finds the strength and courage to prove his worth and find his place among his peers.

Title: Down at the Crossroads Cafe

Logline: What if there was a venue where many great Blues, rock, R & B, and soul singers, and musicians, most of whom are no longer with us, could once again perform their greatest songs?

Synopsis: The film opens with a close-up of an old-style juke box as the tone arm lowers onto a record. We hear Robert Johnson singing "Come On In My Kitchen". The scene then fades to him strumming and singing at the legendary Crossroads depicted here as two rural roads. He is approached by a young couple who ask him for directions to "A place that's near here". After he directs them they quickly arrive at this great roadhouse with the sound of music getting louder as they approach. The rest of the movie will take place inside this venue where one great singer after another will perform, presented as realistic CGI avatars of themselves. Some of them are Jackie Wilson, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Ike & Tina Turner. The atmosphere is casual. All of the songs will be original versions. There is dialog between songs involving people in the audience many of whom are also famous singers.

Title: Jolly Kryzmooz

Logline: A young athletic moose named Jolly Kryzmooz overcomes an injury to compete again and stop evil poachers at the Winter Wonderland Games just before Christmas.

Synopsis: A young moose named Jolly Kryzmooz is a natural athlete who loves to run, jump and compete in winter sports with his friends. His NorthWoodz team is relying on him to help them win the championship at the Winter Wonderland Games at the North Pole. The mean Craggy Mountain team tricks him on the journey north and accidently sends him into conflict with poachers. His back legs are paralyzed when he jumps a river to save his skijoring partner. He refuses to give up on his dreams and fights to recover. Jolly's determination along with help from his friends and family allow him to run using a wheelchair like sleighkart. Poachers and wolves challenge him all the way. Jolly and the furry host of winter sports loving animals frolic and play despite the challenges. They keep the holiday spirit alive with music and fun. Jolly proves he can compete again and fouls an evil plot by the poachers during his championship race. He saves everyone and they all have a Merry and Jolly Christmas.

Title: Wings

Logline: Two twin planes, Samson and Sasha, come of age when they combine their amazing aerobatic skills and a growing sense of responsibility to rescue their valley from the impending 100-year-storm.

Synopsis: Samson and Sasha are just toddler planes when they see their father crash while trying to perform a near-impossible stunt called the Yuri. Flash forward a dozen years and the twins are living in pristine Magic Mountain Valley. Samson dreams of performing the Yuri - and after he is tricked into thinking his girlfriend has found another plane, he runs away to join the air show. While Samson is vying to become the air show's headliner, the 100-year-storm is brewing over the valley. Sasha forms a rescue party that includes Wild Horse, Samson's best friend, who falls and breaks his leg. When the storm is at its worst, the whole valley rallies around Sasha, and they rush to save their valley. Samson is seconds from performing the Yuri when he hears Sasha's emergency call. He leaves the air show with an amazing squadron of planes to save the valley from disaster. Everyone has been saved except for Samson's best friend, and he and Sasha will have to perform the Yuri in order to save him.

Title: Telemachus and Homer

Logline: For every boy who grew up in his father's shadow and every girl who was underestimated, "Telemachus and Homer" is the animated adventure of two of mythology's most misunderstood heroes.

Synopsis: For two decades, Telemachus waited to meet his father. But when he is granted his greatest wish he decides that he needs to start his own journey. As he is leaving Ithaca, he learns from Homer, a young blind woman, that their friends and families have been poisoned and Ithaca's greatest hero has been kidnapped. With the help of Arama, a Chrompath, and Nadraj, a member of the Order of Olympian Timekeepers, Telemachus and Homer search for the antidote. They travel to the only garden where the antidote can be found, which is on the outskirts of Troy. Only Arama and Homer can enter the garden, and while they are inside, a band of Trojans captures Telemachus and Nadraj and takes them to the remains of the head of the Trojan Horse, where they find Odysseus, who is also a prisoner. The heroes reunite, and although outnumbered must test whether they are strong enough and smart enough to do what their people need of them and to defeat the infamous Trojans.

Title: Jolly Kryzmooz

Logline: Jolly Kryzmooz is a young moose who overcomes physical injuries and obstacles to compete in the Winter Wonderland Games at the North Pole. He learns his special gift is helping other injured animals.

Synopsis: A young moose named Jolly Kryzmooz loves to run and jump. He trains hard to compete in the Winter Wonderland Games at the North Pole. Jolly must jump a river to save his friends during the journey north. He is taken to the North Pole hospital where he learns he will never be able to use his back legs again. His teammates and new friends at the North Pole help him compete despite his injury. Santa, his elves and several young reindeer become good friends. His positive attitude and big heart help him through the hard times. He learns that his special gift is helping other injured animals.

Title: Running Cloud Journey To Spirit Mountain

Logline: A family's summer vacation for one young boy turns into a mystical journey of destiny; to free his ancestral space faring people from one of their own gone bad.

Synopsis: Running Cloud ten, leaving suburbia for the summer, is headed for the clean living of Spirit mountain and his Grandfather's ranch. Once their he meets up with long time friend Johnny Storm. On their way to Geronimo's Diner, Running Cloud and Johnny bump into BillyJack sixteen, the town's bad boy who lost his parents in an accident. Their face/off brief, it's something that Running Cloud doesn't soon forget. Until lunch, where he embarrassingly burps in the face of Sara eleven, while trying to be a player. During the celebration for the opening of the Tribal Nations Heritage Museum, Running Cloud, Sara and Johnny. Follow a suspicious looking BillyJack and his friends into the museum. Their, an ancient artifact known as the Star of the Anasazi, transports them inside the mystical Spirit mountain. Where they meet Kaya, and off world traveler. Running Cloud with the help from his friends will face his destiny, and the trials that lay ahead to free kaya and her people.

Title: MIMIC

Logline: A chance meeting brings MIMIC, the planets most lethal predator, face to face with prehistoric MAN. Just before the Ice Age,two intelligent species unite to become the most formidable nation on earth.

Synopsis: MAN & MIMIC save each others lives and become life long friends. They unite their tribes to preserve their beutiful prehistoric environment and to protect themselves against man eating dinosaurs. Mimics are amphibious creatures with incredible morphing powers, whose sole purpose is to protect the oceans. MIMIC teaches Man about caring for his own environment while Man amazes MIMIC with his ingenuity and will to survive. No other union between two species seems so complete until Mans eldest son KOR, plots to take his fathers chiefly title. The ugliness of mankinds thirst for power is demonstarated through Kors cruelty to his own kind and the Mimics. Worse still, the Ice Age has arrived and both tribe's leaders must make some extremely difficult decisions in order to survive. Skip to the present day and GORBAS, MIMICS youngest son has been woken from a very long hibernation. Can the last surviving Mimic finish the work that his father began with mankind - To protect the environment?

Title: Eye of the Bennu

Logline: A young scribe finds himself caught up in an epic conflict between his kingdom on the Nile and their enemies the Hyksos, who seek to call a great evil into the world through his former best friend.

Synopsis: In the mythological tradition of "The Chronicles of Narnia", the setting of "Eye of the Bennu" exists in an Egyptian-inspired universe, wherein all of the races are based off of the animal gods of ancient Egypt. The kingdom of Kemet is at war with their mortal enemies, the Hyksos, who seek to call their dark god Apep into the world and gain dominion over all life. The only way to stop them is by calling the great sun god Ra into the Pharaoh of Kemet, creating a being known as the Bennu. It is this conflict that Aketnu, a jackal scribe, and his best friend Izra, an orphaned Hyksos servant, find thrust upon them. The Hyksos invade their city while seeking the forbidden rituals to call upon Apep, and Aketnu and his mother become separated. As Aketnu ventures forth seeking his mother, he will encounter great miracles from Ra, join the Pharaoh on his journey, and find himself pitted against Apep - who has chosen none other than Izra as his vessel through which to enter the world.

Title: Chupacabra

Logline: The Mayan civilization falls protecting the world from a were-jaguar invasion. Centuries later, it's up to two kids, a mad priest, and a chupacabra to put an end to the threat once and for all.

Synopsis: Archeologist, Digger Davis, brings his two kids to Mexico, where he had met his late wife. The children, Karen and Carter, are descendants of the Mayan ruler who defeated the were-jaguar and created the chupacabra. These vampire-like chupacabra were made to guard a dimensional portal, which now acts as a prison for the evil were-jaguar. Because the kids come from the creator's bloodline, the chupacabra dubbed Chupy befriends Karen. Unfortunately, Chupy's friendship exposes his existance to cryptozoologist, Bernard Horton. Horton's attempt to capture the creature results in the opening of a portal and Karen falling into the clutches of Wil Lum the were-jaguar. Her sacrifice can be used as a key for the were-jaguar escape. A mad Mayan priest, Zotz, who has been observing the events unfold, now steps forward to help. He must lead Carter and Chupy on a mission to rescue Karen and stop a were-jaguar invasion.