About The Golden Apple Series

Vihra (Vee) wanted to shake up her town’s tired traditions. Now she’s awoken centuries of magical folklore – both whimsically light and dangerously dark! A serialised , 13×26” epic action-adventure show with a comedic kick, The Golden Apple (also presented as Vee and the Golden Apple) is a tale rooted in the rich world of Balkan folklore — an exciting, bizarre, sometimes frightening world which hasn’t been shown on screen before. At its heart, it’s a celebration of Balkan traditions of old, and just like the most thrilling folk tales, it’s ultimately about the monsters within, and the choices we make to either feed or slay them.

The Golden Apple was the reason Studio Zmei was created in 2016, and the project around which our entire team began working together. After years of research, 2 successful crowd-funding campaigns, several short films in the same universe, a few books, tours, and countless presentations, our project in development gathered 45 000+ followers on social media and a very active fan base in Bulgaria and in the Balkans.

In 2018, the French company Dandelooo became the official majority co-producer of the project,allowing further funding to continue the development process. Keeping true to the source material, the show-runner Dimitar Petrov started working with the experienced animation writers Henry Gifford and Baljeet Rai. At the same time, he also continued working on the visual style of the show with lead character designer Marta Andreeva, upgrading every aspect of the production.

Since 2020, The Golden Apple, currently presented as Vee and The Golden Apple, is in negotiations with a major international broadcaster. We hope to be able to share more of the new artwork soon, as well as news about the project, but this could take time. We are, however, forever grateful for all the fantastic support, patience and energy of everyone who helped us along the way!

Stay tuned, the best is yet to come. 🙂

Thank you and stay tuned. The best is yet to come!