I'm an Animal (52 x 2 minutes) was one of the top programmes at MIPCOM Junior last year and it has just been finished. A companion piece to pre-school series Why?, Animal has been sold to RTE, Ireland, RAI Italy, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland, Nickelodeon Asia, Nickelodeon Benelux, UK, National Geographic Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar, TV Ontario, Knowledge Network, Cartoon Network Australia & Hong Kong, Cable TV, Al Sayyar Middle East, Hungama India, Hop TV Israel and Sanctuary UK.
From Oscar-nominated Irish Production Company Brown Bag films meet the dinosaurs as they present the world they lived in, more than 65 million years ago! Each dinosaur brings their world to life in their own inimitable style, confiding their quirks, strengths and weaknesses. We meet a greedy young triceratops, a brachiosaurus whos a little sensitive about her size, and many more dinosaurs big and small wholl tell us fun facts about themselves and their habitats. Discover their size and shape, what (and who!) they like to eat, whether they have horns, scales or frills, and whether they can fly, run or swim.
Perfect as a companion piece to the internationally successful series Im an Animal or as a stand-alone, Im a Dinosaur (52 x 2 minutes) is a fun educational series with international appeal.
The 8th most screened programme out of 900 at MIPCOM Junior, ANNA AND THE MOODS (half-hour) is written by Academy Award-nominated Icelandic writer Sjón on a commission by the Brodsky Quartet. Julian Nott, composer of WALLACE AND GROMIT, sets Sjón's story to music. The Brodsky Quartet has performed a musical version of the work on live tours in the U.K., with Sjón performing the story. Voices are by Bjork, Damon Albarn, Terry Jones, Sjon and Thorunn Laurusdottir.
The story tells of Anna and her family and how one day they all wake up to a frightful reality. The family is waiting for their perfect daughter to arrive at the breakfast table and kiss them good morning as always. But this morning Anna has woken up, looking like a sad version of Marilyn Manson. Not realizing what is "wrong" with their daughter, Anna's parents decide to take her to Dr. Artmanns' clinic for kids with behavioural problems. In his analysis of Anna, Dr. Artmann uses a huge labyrinth where Anna is exposed to various tasks. The only way out of the maze for Anna is if she completes the tasks in the right manner. After Anna finds a way to escape the labyrinth, Dr. Artmann comes to a conclusion, and the 'cure' that follows is a nasty surprise for her parents.
Gunnar Karlsson directs, designs and creates the characters and the film is produced by Hilmar Sigurdsson and Arnar Thorisson of CAOZ in Reykjavik.
Animated series SLIM PIG, 39 x 7 minutes or 13 x half-hour. From kids production company Cheeky, SLIM PIG is a new animated television series for preschool children, which will immediately air on CBC Canada this fall. The first series of 13 episodes has already aired successfully in the UK on CITV and Cartoon Network and in 35 other territories worldwide.
Slim, the star of the show is no ordinary piggy! Hes a two-dimensional pig living in a three-dimensional world. He's paper thin and smart too, he can fold himself into any shape or thing he wants. Because Slim is inquisitive, as well as flat, there's no such thing as a simple walk outside his pigsty - wherever slim goes, he finds an adventure. But because Slim is intelligent and creative, not to mention thin, he always gets home safely.
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