Debuting globally at the Annecy Animation Festival (MIFA) this June, Shooting Stars promises to stand out, delivering explosive fun, rich characters, and timely messages for girls aged 8-12.
Animotion Media Group, UAE based production and distribution company specializing in family animation, is proud to present Shooting Stars, a girl-first animated adventure comedy that fuses sports action with hilarious, high-energy sci-fi.
Debuting globally at the Annecy Animation Festival (MIFA) this June, Shooting Stars promises to stand out, delivering explosive fun, rich characters, and timely messages for girls aged 8-12.
Shooting Stars follows five high school girls united by their passion for football — Netty, Cath, Eva, Mia, and Naomi. Unstoppable on the pitch, off it they struggle to navigate teen life. Everything changes when a weird meteor crashes on the field — imbuing them with extraordinary powers. The girls are launched into a new reality where battling monsters becomes part of practice.
Their love for the game transforms into a thrilling quest to protect their world — and their identities as young athletes. Balancing school, friendship, and a hidden heroic life, the girls confront insecurity, prejudice, school pressure and self-discovery with heart and humor.
“Shooting Stars is about more than superpowers and soccer goals — it’s about strength, resilience, and identity,” says Julia Nikolaeva, award-winning producer and General Manager at Animotion. “We wanted to make a show that feels real for today’s Gen Alpha — a world where girls can be everything: athletes, dreamers, leaders, heroes. With Shooting Stars, we’re holding a mirror up to girls and saying: “You can be powerful just as you are”.”
With 26 x 11’ episodes planned, the series has global reach and transmedia potential. Stressing humor, action and inclusion, Shooting Stars combines fast-paced storytelling with dazzling match sequences, stunning transformations and relatable characters.
Each girl’s superpower is tied to her personality — allowing for rich character arcs. From Eva’s unshakable strength and Cath’s intuitive agility, to Netty’s quick wit, the team’s diversity shows us that teamwork is stronger when everyone’s different.
At its heart, Shooting Stars is about breaking barriers — in sports, media, and culture. It challenges norms and smashes stereotypes with every goal and battle. It’s not just about kicking a ball — it’s about kicking down doors. As with Animotion’s acclaimed titles The Fixies, Tina & Tony, BabyRiki, and Finnick, Shooting Stars delivers high quality, social relevance and global appeal.
