Saïd & Anna (2023)

SAÏD & ANNA directed by award winning Hilt Lochten

A live-action high-end pre-school series produced by Phanta Basta!

The series follows best friends Saïd (6) and Anna (7) who hang out every day in the repair shop, run by Saïd’s parents. While broken things from the locals are given a new life by using the right tools, the children also discover how to find solutions to their own challenges, in a creative and collaborative way, which inspires young viewers to do the same.

The series incorporates key themes that are prevalent in the modern world and important for development, including reflecting a diverse and inclusive reality. In the setting of the repair shop, the series teaches its young audience the value of pre-loved items, the importance of protecting the environment through sustainable repairs and limiting waste, and how to view the world inclusively.

As a coproduction with three public broadcasters – the Netherlands’ EO / NPO Zappelin, Germany’s SWR / Kika, and Belgium’s VRT / Ketnet and Indi Film – the series offers original and high quality content for young audiences, with international appeal.

The second series of this popular series went into production in October 2024 and takes place during the school holidays and follows Saïd & Anna on new adventures as they discover new items brought into to Saïd’s parent’s repair shop. This series will see the development of Saïd and Anna’s characters as they give broken items such as lamps and toys a new life.

The first series was well received by international audiences, due to it’s central themes of diversity, inclusivity and environmentalism and has been sold to SVT (Sweden), NRK (Norway), DR (Denmark) and 7 other territories and won the 2025 Kidscreen award for Best Live-action series.

A feature film is in the works for 2027. Logline: When Saïd (8) and Anna (9) hear that Anna’s grandmother has to leave her beloved home and cherry tree to make way for a new railway line, all relationships come under pressure. Grandma doesn’t want to go, and the friendship between Saïd and Anna is put to the test. In the end, it is the cherry tree that brings everyone together again.