Telethon (film)

Telethon is a Kuboian computer-animated film and the fourth film produced by Scopescreen Media. Notably, the film was directed by Keith-James Ringtone, though Charm Walkers still helped with production whilst Justin Kreme helped with the screenwriting. With a development period of just 15 months, the film was released in Kuboian cinemas on 30th September, 2003, being released elsewhere in October and November that year. The film was released direct-to-video in the United States and Canada on 4th October, 2004. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Development
Telethon is notable for only having a development period of fifteen months - from January 2002 to April 2003.

Keith-James Ringtone, the director of the film, had been a fan of the A Vision In Kids telethon since its introduction, and thought it would be interesting to make an animated feature which imitates the idea of a telethon. Ringtone purchased several ' and ' in 2001 and watched every episode several times to draw inspiration from the shows.

According to Ringtone, the animation for the film took seven months, was done entirely by him, and was made with cheap software.

Critical reception
Telethon received mixed reviews from critics. The film has a 45% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews, with an average score of 4.2 out of 10. On Metacritic, the film has an average rating of 51 out of 100. Reviews enjoyed the unique concept and approach, as well as some of the characters, but criticised the shallow plot, low budget and long runtime.

Theatrical

 * Kuboia: 30th September, 2003
 * Jetania: 10th October, 2003
 * United Kingdom: 10th October, 2003
 * Alexonia: 1st November, 2003
 * El Kadsre: 1st November, 2003
 * Japan: 1st November, 2003
 * France: 4th November, 2003
 * most of Europe: 7th November, 2003
 * Italy: 8th November, 2003

Direct-to-video

 * United States: 4th October, 2004
 * Canada: 11th October, 2004