Facelift’s Monstories Make for Cartoon Network

Vancouver, Canada-based animation development studio Facelift Ent. Inc. will deliver 52 episodes of its award-winning animated series, Monstories, to Cartoon Network in the U.S. Under the deal, the five existing episodes will be complemented by 47 all-new installments to begin rolling out during the 2005/2006 TV season.

Created and directed by Lance Taylor, Monstories chronicles the adventures of two mischievous monsters, Max and Mel, who lead an eclectic cast of “monster actors.” The series of colorful, one-minute shorts unfolds without dialog, relying instead on computer graphics, hand-drawn animation and original gypsy music scores.

The original Monstories episodes have traveled in the festival circuit, playing at such annual events as Annecy in France, Cicdaf in China and AnimaMundi in Brazil. Recent awards include Best TV Series from Cineme in Chicago and the Audience Grand Jury prize at Glitchfast in Montreal.