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Year of Production 2012

Yoko

English title: Yoko
Original title: Yoko
German title: Yoko
Germany, 2012

Director: Buch, Franziska
Production company: Blue Eyes Fiction GmbH
Co-producers: Deutsche Columbia Pictures Filmproduktion, B.A. Produktion, Achte Babelsberg Film, DOR Film Austria, Fido Film Sweden
Age recommendation: 6 years and up

Synopsis:
Eleven-year-old Pia suffers from the loss of her father, till one day the cute but mysterious Yeti child Yoko appears in her treehouse. Yoko has escaped from the malicious hunter Thor van Sneider, who accidentally got his hands on the little Yeti. Pia’s new companion impresses her with supernatural talents and a very particular sense of humor, and steals himself into Pia's
wounded heart. But the small Yeti from the icy Himalayas struggles with our climate – the unusual heat and spectacular chases by Sneider drain all of Yoko’s life energy.

He has to return to his home country right away, before it’s too late – but Sneider has different plans…

Marketing strategies:
Based on the children’s book Yoko by Germany’s bestselling author Knister. Scheduled release: January 2012.

Festivals:
Leeds YPFF 2012 (awarded), Listapadzik Minsk 2012

World sales address/es:
Telepool / Global Screen (DE)

Sold to:
Sony (DE)
Svensk Filmindustri (SE)