Delegate Brochure 2018
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Boj ©Pesky Productions Address © Three Arrows Media 2017 Stickersooki © NHK · NEP · Dwango, licensed by Saltkråkan AB, The Astrid Lindgren Company The Three Little Superpigs © Fourth Wall Creative Kindle Entertainment with DHX Media, Walker Productions and Supported by Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund UK@Kidscreen delegation organised by: Contents Forewords 3-5 Keshet International David Prodger 3 KidsCave Entertainment Greg Childs and Sarah Baynes 4-5 Kids Insights Kidzilla Media UK Delegate Companies 6-57 Kindle Entertainment Adrenalynn Entertainment LoveLove Films Alice Burden Creative Development Lupus Films Anderson Entertainment MCC Media Azoomee Media Finance and Investment Beakus Messy Hands Productions Bigmouth Audio Mezzo Kids Blink Industries Blue Zoo MRM Ltd Cloth Cat Animation Nyman Libson Paul Dan & Nuria Wicksman Plug-in Media Eyebolls Raydar Media Eye Present Serious Lunch Fabulous Fantasy Company Simkins LLP Fourth Wall Creative Sixteen South Fudge Animation Studios Spider Eye Fun Crew Spook Squad Productions Gas Tank Productions Studio Liddell Happy Films The Children’s Media Conference HoHo Rights Limited The Creative Garden Imaginators.tv Three Arrows Media ITV PLC Tom Angell Ltd Jellyfish Pictures Winduna Enterprises Jetpack Distribution Wish Films Jollywise Karrot Entertainment Contacts 58 UK@Kidscreen 2018 3 Foreword By David Prodger, Consul General, Miami, Foreign and Commonwealth Office I am delighted once again to welcome such an impressive UK delegation to Kidscreen which is taking place in Miami for the fourth time. Like the Kidscreen Summit, Miami is innovative, dynamic and young, it is a city which embraces diversity and fosters creativity, making it the ideal venue for such a conference. I am proud to see the wealth of British In the interest of seeing this creative sector film, video games and VFX. I would expertise in animation and children’s continue to grow both commercially and encourage summit attendees to speak content production that is attending and artistically, I would like to once again invite with representatives from DIT at the UK@ selling at Kidscreen 2018. The UK continues US and international attendees/buyers to Kidscreen stand for more information. to lead the world in creativity and last stop by the UK@Kidscreen stand to meet Finally, I would like to thank you for year alone British business generated with some of the top creators, writers the opportunity once again to support over £54 million from deals at this very and production companies from the UK your commercial goals and business summit – something we are very proud of. children’s media industry. relationships, as well as the UK’s continued In fact, the UK is the third-largest exporter As always, the UK’s Department for growth both here in Miami and beyond. I of cultural goods and services in the world International Trade (DIT) and The look forward to meeting you and wish you – just behind China and the US – with the Children’s Media Conference have brought a productive and successful conference. Creative Industries as whole generating high-calibre delegates to Miami and I look £91.8bn GVA for the UK in 2016 alone, forward to seeing successful partnerships David Prodger is Consul General, Miami, which is a year-on-year growth of 7.6%. emerge and develop from this year’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office summit and as we go forward. Please do These international sales generated share with us your stories and experiences. through our globally recognised expertise in children’s entertainment are not only As part of our involvement, I should a critical part of our business success also like to highlight the generous tax overseas, but also underpin our high incentives offered by the UK for animation reputation for quality and innovation. and children’s TV content, as well as 4 UK@Kidscreen 2018 ForewordTitle By Greg Childs, The Children’s Media Conference and Sarah Baynes, The Creative Garden With newly announced additional public funding for children’s media, coupled with the advantageous tax incentives to make animation, games or children’s television in the UK or with UK partners, there couldn’t be a better time to check out what’s on offer amongst the wide range of companies in the UK “mission” to Kidscreen. The UK Government’s Department for International Trade is supporting over 50 enterprises and freelancers in the UK group. They are keen to help anyone looking to acquire, commission and co-produce content, services or expertise from British companies, and can advise on assistance with investment opportunities too. Come and meet them and our uniquely talented and connectedwww. professionals at the UK stand. You’re sure of a warm welcome – and a cup of British tea! The Children’s Media Conference is proud The British delegation is characterised further supported by a new $80m public to host the UK@Kidscreen delegation again by a depth of understanding of the service fund for children’s content. in 2018. Last year’s delegation from the UK children’s audience, years of experience Award winners, large established companies clocked up an unprecedented return on the in international co-production markets, with fantastic track records, small start-ups investment of their time and energy in the high standards in writing, performance with exciting ideas, service companies with Kidscreen Summit. They proved that the and production across fiction and factual unmatched experience in legal, finance UK, despite Brexit and other uncertainties, formats, flexibility in collaborative projects or other support operations – whatever is very much open for business, and the and a strong “hinterland” of support from your content or service needs – we have creative juices are flowing better than ever. UK broadcasters, industry associations someone in the British group who can The four days of Kidscreen are a fantastic such as Pact and Animation UK and the provide it. opportunity to meet and display the UK’s industry’s annual shared learning event - expertise and enthusiasm to colleagues in the Children’s Media Conference. The CMC is working with DIT to also take the international children’s media scene. a delegation to the CICAF conference and It’s also backed by generous tax incentives market in China in April 2018 to further Working with the UK has enormous - for animation, games and children’s develop relationships in the Chinese advantages. television production and will shortly be market. UK@Kidscreen 2018 5 Greg Childs Sarah Baynes Helen McAleer And to build on those British relationships Greg Childs, Editorial Director of The you could also attend the world’s most Children’s Media Conference and UK stimulating kids’ media conference – Mission co-leader the CMC, in Sheffield (3 – 5 July 2018). With over 1200 delegates, it’s the only Sarah Baynes, Creative Director of The event where you’re as likely to meet a Creative Garden and UK Mission co- book publisher, licensing agent, ed-tech leader producer, app maker, academic or theatre director, as you are all the key names in Helen McAleer is the CMC International UK and European kids’ TV. Attached to the Exchange Executive Producer and is Conference is a full day market packed with available at Kidscreen to discuss it, as is value. The CMC International Exchange Greg Childs. Contact us through: intex@ welcomes guests from a range of territories thechildrensmediaconference. com or from China to South America – and there +44 (0)7714 708986 are incentives for those who are looking to bring business to the UK. 6 UK@Kidscreen 2018 Adrenalynn Entertainment The Lodge Email: [email protected] Helmsley Tel: +44 (0)7770 915303 Linden Gardens Leatherhead Miami Contact: Surrey +44 (0)7770 915303 LKT22 7HB Greg Lynn www.adrenalynn.co.uk CEO and Executive Producer Adrenalynn Entertainment is a Music Week Awards and Gold Discs, production and rights management British Animation Award Nominations, company, dedicated to creating Broadcast Nominations and a Pulcinella intellectual properties appropriate to all Nomination. Collectively they have media platforms. over 50 years’ experience in Brand and IP Creation, Content Production, Live The company is owned and run by CEO Performance Direction and Production, and Founder Greg Lynn and Creative and Rights Management. Director and Partner Tim Harper, both of whom are highly regarded and Their brands have sold in excess of respected in entertainment and creative $800m of licensed products and are © AEL media. Successes to date include ‘Fifi broadcast globally. and the Flowertots’, ‘Roary the Racing Adrenalynn are seeking partners for two Car’ (Nick Jr. & Milkshake), ‘Raa Raa the of their productions in development, ‘Mr Noisy Lion’, ‘‘Little Charley Bear’ and Macaroni’ and ‘Nikki of the North’. ‘Andy Pandy’, amongst others. Critical acclaim and recognition from the industry include BAFTA Nominations, Royal Television Society Awards, UK@Kidscreen 2018 7 Alice Burden Creative Development Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)7775 944446 LinkedIn: Alice Burden Miami Contact: +44 (0)7775 944446 Alice Burden Development Producer Alice Burden Creative Development Ltd big vision encouraging kids to be brings concepts and characters to life, themselves, and helping them believe developing and adapting IP for different in the Power of Me. platforms through engaging stories and Alice is also working on Small strategic brand-building. Fry Animation’s ‘Toco Toco’, a With 20 years’ experience in the visual feast of preschool comedy children’s media industry, Alice has and adventure. Set in the Amazon held senior in-house roles in publishing, Rainforest, Toco the Toucan and Colin ©Toco Toco Ltd broadcast, production and licensing at the pigeon are two unlikely friends companies including ITV, Macmillan making discoveries about their habitat Children’s Books and The Walker at every turn in a series that explores Books Group. She has an excellent themes of social and ecological understanding of the industry as a diversity.