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Beakus partners with Big Bad Boo Studios for new co-productions

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Beakus (Big Lizard, Yakka Dee!, Olobob Top), the UK animation studio founded by Steve Smith, and Canada’s Big Bad Boo Studios (The Bravest Knight, Galapagos X, Judge Jodhi), the animation production and distribution company founded by Shabnam Rezaei and Aly Jetha, are combining their considerable – and multi-award-winning - skills to co-produce two new animated series for children: Alien Book Club and S.TINK. S.TINK (26 x 11) is a comedy series for 6–12-year-olds, based on the internationally … [Read more...] about Beakus partners with Big Bad Boo Studios for new co-productions

Original Taiwanese Children’s Animation Premieres at Kidscreen Summit

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To help Taiwanese children's animation enter the international market, the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) participated in Kidscreen Summit for the first time this year, the world's largest trade fair for children's content. TAICCA invited seven Taiwanese animation teams to showcase their works and engage in exchange during the Taiwan Spotlight Pitching. TAICCA also set up a Taiwan Animation booth for the teams and participated in a Get-together co-hosted with Canadian pavilions. The … [Read more...] about Original Taiwanese Children’s Animation Premieres at Kidscreen Summit

Blue Ant Studios and Stretchy announce start of production on animated preschool series Tralala

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Blue Ant Studios, an international production studio and rights business, announced from Kidscreen Summit that production has begun on the original animated preschool series Tralala (working title, 52x7’) with delivery slated for 2026. This delightful series is a Canada/New Zealand international co-production with shared animation between Blue Ant Studios and Stretchy for CBC and Sky NZ. Created, written and directed by Harry Sinclair, best known for BAFTA-nominated stop-motion preschool … [Read more...] about Blue Ant Studios and Stretchy announce start of production on animated preschool series Tralala

Blue Ant International grows their kids’ catalogue with two new series

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Blue Ant International brings six kid series to the Kidscreen Summit including two new series available for the first time ever - BBC’s groundbreaking Mimi On A Mission: Sex Ed and ZooMoo’s cheeky Kooki’s Crafty Show. A division of Blue Ant Media, Blue Ant International is a worldwide distributor of premium content.     Highlights from Blue Ant International’s catalogue available at Kidscreen include:   Mimi On A Mission: Sex Ed (5 x 22’ HD; Peggy … [Read more...] about Blue Ant International grows their kids’ catalogue with two new series

​Technicolor to develop preschool series “COSMO, BUD & BOO”

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Paris & Hollywood – Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) has optioned the rights from Fun Crew Ltd. to develop and produce (52 x 11’) episodes of the 2D digital animated children’s series, COSMO, BUD & BOO, which the company will debut at Kidscreen Summit 2014 taking place February 9-12, 2014 in New York. COSMO, BUD & BOO is being co-developed with industry veteran and … [Read more...] about ​Technicolor to develop preschool series “COSMO, BUD & BOO”