Bali (TV series)


Bali is an animated television series, based on a series of French children's books by Magdalena Richard and Laurent Richard that were published by Editions Flammarion. It was produced by Paris-based PlanetNemo Animation and Subsequence Entertainment, in association with Radio-Canada, TVOntario, Knowledge Network, France 5, Disney Channel France and RTBF, and with the participation of the Shaw Rocket Fund, the Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit, Telefilm Canada, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and the Canadian Television Fund. PlanetNemo Animation has licensed the television program to more than 20 countries worldwide and has sold U.S. media and merchandising rights.
The show premiered in Canada on Treehouse TV on April 5, 2005 and 2006 and reran from January 1, 2007 until March 28, 2012. It was also shown on PBS Kids in the United States in 2010-2011 and 2013-2014.

Premise

The show follows the adventures of Bali, a modern preschool puppy; his mom and dad; his little sister Lea; and Kikou, his stuffed animal in a city apartment in New York City.

Characters

Series 1 (2006-2011)

Bali received the top prize in the animation category at the 2005 MIPCOM Jr. It had won awards at the Prix Gémeaux Awards and Argentina's Cordoba animation festival.

Books

The book series the television series is based on was written by Magdalena Richard and Laurent Richard, and was published by Editions Flammarion:
Bali has had a stage show run in Paris.