Marika Makaroff producer in an animated TV-series "Moominvalley". The series is based on the beloved Moomin-books and comics by the Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson. The series will be directed by Steve Box, who won the oscar in best animation feature in 2006 for his film . The upcoming Moomin-series will premiere in spring 2019. Marika Makaroff Katja Marika Makaroff (b. 5. June 1973, Helsinki) is an awarded content creator and Creative Director from Finland. She is the CEO and founder of Gutsy Animations. Marika has worked over 20 years in media, mainly in executive roles- She has been the creative
Tove Jansson is a work of charm, subtlety and simplicity, describing the summer stay on an island of a young girl and her grandmother. The girl is modelled on her niece, Sophia Jansson; the girl's father on Sophia's father, Lars Jansson; and the grandmother on Tove's mother Signe. Although she became known first and foremost as an author, Tove Jansson considered her careers as author and painter to be of equal importance. She painted her whole life, changing style from the classical impressionism of her youth to the highly abstract modernist style of her later years. Jansson displayed a number of artworks