Studio 100 Media is set to produce a brand-new animation film about the famous little girl from the Swiss Alps ‘Heidi’.

Studio 100 is the rights holder of the classic 1974 anime series and producer of the CGI series from 2015, followed by the second season in 2019.

The adventurous series, all adapted from the timeless novel about the orphan girl from Switzerland, written by Johanna Spyri, has still not lost its sparkle and fascination.

Planned for completion in 2024, the film is currently in the pre-production stage is a co-production between Studio 100 Media and Fabrique Fantastique and the scriptwriter is Rob Sprackling, best known for ‘Gnomeo & Juliet’.

Studio 100 Film will be responsible for the international sales, with LEONINE Studios already on board as a distribution partner for the German-speaking territories.

Pre-sales with Adler in Italy, Kaleidoscope in the UK, NOS Lusomundo in Portugal, FilmHouse in Israel, and Blitz for Ex-Yugoslavian territories have also been confirmed.

Thorsten Wegener, Executive Producer said, “To stay true to the spirit of the original work and its characters that generations of children and adults have loved and embraced, coming up with a new storyline was indeed challenging. However, we have remained loyal to Heidi’s personality as a brave, cheerful, and extremely sensitive girl. In this new film, Heidi combines all the qualities of a positive heroine while touching on environmental topics for a global and modern audience.”