In April, the film Kally's Mashup A Very Kally Birthday! was filmed; a film based on Nickelodeon's Kally's Mashup series, which is supported by the Colombia Film Fund (FFC) and the production services of Laberinto Cine y TV. The film will be released this year in Nickelodeon Latin America and will be available on Paramount +.
Kally's Mashup A very Kally birthday! tells about the crazy journey that the teenager undertakes days before her birthday. Problems begin when Kally meets the pop icon of the moment, a star who has everything that is successful is also seductive. But Dante is not willing to lose her so easily. While she is experiencing the best time of her life, Kally must decide what to do with her career and heart.
The film stars Maia Reficco (Kally) and Alex Hoyer (Dante), who participate alongside Saraí Meza (Tina), Celeste Sanazi (Stefi), Tom CL (Kevin), Johann Vera (Storm), Danielle Arciniegas (Wintir) and Carolina Ribon (Lisa).
The film was written by Peter Barsocchini, creator of High School Musical (2006) and High School Musical 3 - Senior Year (2008), and Adam Anders, who worked at Glee (2009-2015), The Prom (2020) and Road to Bethlehem (2021). Anders also serves as executive music producer of the film, as it has done during the two seasons of the series on Nickelodeon Latin America.
Among the nearly 100 people who made up the Colombian team that participated in the production are Jorge Navas (Somos calentura) as director; Laberinto manager Catherine Villarreal (La de Troya) as line producer; Camila Mendoza as producer of Laberinto and liaison; Carol Jaime production manager; Juan Carrasquilla production manager; Julián Laguna (Lavaperros) first assistant director; Manuel Castañeda (Amalia la secretaria) director of photography; Carolina Reyes, gaffer; Camilo Barreto, art direction; Carlos Alberto Trujillo sound; 2.35 Digital in the post-production; Material Films, still photo and making off; among others.
Shooting for Kally's Mashup A very Kally birthday! was filmed in different streets of La Candelaria neighborhood, Monserrate Hill, Selina Hotel (Candelaria), W Hotel, National Park, depressed 94 Street, Casa Medina Mansion and Espacio Odeón, among others. The film is a production by VIS; Anders Media (Rock of Ages, Captain Underpants, American Horror Story), 360Powwow (Kally's Mashup) and Labyrinth (The Trail of the Anaconda, The Interns) as a local producer.
It is worth remembering that ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) is a division of ViacomCBS Networks International that includes content production for brands and platforms ViacomCBS, including Paramount+, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, Channel 5, Network 10, VIS, Telefe, Ananey and Porta Dos Fundos and for third parties, as well as sales and distribution of original productions, co-productions, formats sold for local adaptations and pre-worked content. In 2020, VIS KIDS was launched to promote the expansion of the study's global channeling of children's content. The content that ViacomCBS International Studios produces covers all genres, from childhood to action and animation for young adults and live realities, as well as soap operas, dramas, short and full-length comedy formats, and feature film productions. Kally's Mashup A very Kally birthday! is its first film shot in Latin America.
