The Happos Family Movie

The Happos Family Movie is a 3D CGI animated film developed by Patricia Hidalgo and produced by Ferrero, Spider Eye Productions, and Cyber Group Studios for Turner Broadcasting System EMEA.

The film is about a family of hippos called Happo. This family lives in a safari park in Africa. They just laze and rumble during the day, but once they arrive at closing time and each visitor leaves the park, the Happo family begins the real fun. Members of the family include Astro Happo, who wants to travel to the moon at all costs; Stunt Happo, who draws attention to himself with his accident-prone stunts; Party Happo, who is there to party; Ballerina Happo loves to perform; Bollywood Hippopotamus wants to get everyone dancing bhangra beats; Flower Hippopotamus creates harmony and calmness among her fellow hippos while Handy Hippopotamus loves nothing more than creating things or fixing them when broken using tools from his full toolkit around his waist. One day their home is threatened with demolition so the whole family goes on an adventure together to try and save it!

Plot
The Happos Family live in a safari park in Africa. They just laze and rumble during the day, but once they arrive at closing time and each visitor leaves the park, the Happo family begins the real fun. One day their home is threatened with demolition so the whole family goes on an adventure together to try and save it!

On their journey they meet new friends and face challenges they never thought possible as they work together to try and save their home before it’s too late!

Distributed
The Happos Family Movie was distributed by Turner Broadcasting System EMEA.

Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack was composed by John Powell.

Animation
The animation for the film was provided by Spider Eye Productions and Cyber Group Studios.

Trailers
The first trailer for The Happos Family Movie was released on March 1, 2017.

Production
Production of the film began in 2015 and took two years to complete.

Development
Development of the project started in 2013 when Patricia Hidalgo pitched the idea to Ferrero who then brought on board Spider Eye Productions and Cyber Group Studios to help produce the 3D CGI animated series.

Casting
Casting calls for voice actors were held in London, Paris, Madrid, and Berlin with over 500 actors auditioning for the roles.

Release/Screening
The Happos Family Movie had its world premiere at CineEurope on June 27, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain before being released theatrically in France on July 5, 2017 followed by releases in Germany (July 13), Italy (August 24), Spain (September 8), Belgium & Netherlands (September 20), United Kingdom & Ireland (October 6). It screened at various international festivals including Annecy International Animated Film Festival where it won a Special Mention from the jury as well as awards at Cartoons on the Bay, TIFF Kids, and Giffoni Film Festival.

Home media
The Happos Family Movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray in France on November 8, 2017 followed by releases in Germany (November 9), Italy (December 6), Spain (January 10, 2018), Belgium & Netherlands (February 7), United Kingdom & Ireland (March 5).

Reception
The film received positive reviews from critics with many praising its animation style, humor, and characters. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 73% rating based on 11 reviews with an average score of 6/10.

Box office
The film grossed $4 million worldwide against its $20 million budget making it a box office bomb.

Accolades
The Happos Family Movie won a Special Mention from the jury at Annecy International Animated Film Festival as well as awards at Cartoons on the Bay, TIFF Kids, and Giffoni Film Festival.

Legacy
In October 2017, it was announced that a sequel to The Happos Family Movie was in development with Patricia Hidalgo returning to write and produce.