Sara Daddy Writer, Children's, Preschool, 6+ Years, Animation, Live Action, Head Writer, Series Developer, Showrunner Agent: Jean Kitson - [email protected]
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Sara Daddy Writer, Children's, Preschool, 6+ years, Animation, Live Action, Head Writer, Series Developer, Showrunner Agent: Jean Kitson - [email protected] Sara is a Head Writer/Screenwriter/Development Producer with over 16 years’ experience in children’s television, working for 8 years in the BBC’s children’s department, covering both CBeebies and CBBC, and for the past 8 years as a freelance scriptwriter and developer working for a range of companies including Nickelodeon, Disney Jnr, Sprout, Netflix, The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, Penguin, Sixteen South and Cartoon Saloon. Sara has a proven track record in the development of children’s programmes, including Broadcast Award winner and BAFTA-nominated Lily’s Driftwood Bay and RTS and Kidscreen-winner, Puffin Rock. She was nominated for a Manimation Industry Excellence Award: Writing for Animation and Best Writing in a Pre-school Programme award at Dingle Animation Festival for Puffin Rock. Sara was Head Writer on ‘Claude‘ which won the Royal Television Society NI Award for Best Children’s / Animated Series, and was nominated for three awards at the Irish Animation Awards 2019 and for Best Preschool Show at the Broadcast Awards 2019. Work Current Sol Paper Owl / S4C / BBC 22′ animated special, with funding from the first YACF fund award, launched simultaneously on CITV, CITV’s VOD ITV Hub, Channel 4’s VOD service All 4, and Channel 5’s VOD My 5 on 21st December 2020. Watch it in Irish, Welsh or Scots Gaelic with English subtitles on All 4 here. Winner: Children’s Award at the Sandford St Martin Awards for excellence in religious and ethics programmes, 2021 Untitled Maramedia Lead Writer, writing 8 episodes of exciting new live-action / animated property Puffin Rock (Feature) Dog Ears Ltd / Cartoon Saloon Animated feature film in production, based on the Emmy- nominated series. Kitson Press Associates Limited, 32 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7PB. Tel: 0203 848 1400 Registered in England No. 8873757 Registered office: 154 Brookscroft Road, London E17 4JR Untitled Lupus Films Doing development work on new animation special based on existing IP Sullivan Sails Distillery Films Doing development work on new animated series Untitled Cartoon Saloon Doing development work on new animated series Head Writer / Screenwriter Tulipop (2020-2021) Tulipop Head Writer on new preschool series from the Icelandic production company of the same name (26 x seven minutes) Mimi's World (2020) Adastra Development Writing episodes of new animated series. Molly & Mack 3 (2020) CBeebies Wrote one episode for the third series. Molly & Mack 2 (2019) CBeebies Wrote two episodes for the second series. Claude (2016-2017) Sixteen South / Disney Jnr Head Writer overseeing 50 x 11′ scripts. Currently broadcasting. Awards: Royal Television Society NI Awards 2019 – Winner of Best Children’s / Animated Series Irish Animation Awards 2019 – Nominated for Best Animated Preschool Series – Nominated for Best Writing (Double Z) – Nominated for Kids’ Choice Award Broadcast Awards 2019 – Nominated for Best Preschool Show Kitson Press Associates Limited, 32 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7PB. Tel: 0203 848 1400 Registered in England No. 8873757 Registered office: 154 Brookscroft Road, London E17 4JR Clangers 3 (2018) Coolabi/Cbeebies 1 x 11′ episode Biggleton 2 (2018) Cbeebies 3 x 11′ scripts Wildwoods (2017) Sixteen South 1 x 11′ script Nina and the Neurons: Get BBC Scotland / CBeebies Building (2015) 5 x 15′ scripts Puffin Rock Seasons I & II DogEars / Cartoon Saloon / Penguin / Nick Jnr / Netflix (2013-2015) Head writer overseeing 78 x 7′ scripts WINNER: Best Preschool and Best New Series at the Kidscreen Awards NOMINATIONS: Puffin Rock has received several nominations, including an Emmy nomination and five Annie nominations. Nina and the Neurons: Get BBC / CBeebies Sporty and Go Digital (2013) 6 x 15′ scripts Lily's Driftwood Bay Seasons I & Sixteen South / Nick Jnr II (2013-2015) 10 x 7′ scripts Nina and the Neurons: Earth BBC Scotland / CBeebies Explorers (2012) 8 x 15′ scripts Nina and the Neurons: Go BBC Scotland / CBeebies Engineering (2012) 8 x 15′ scripts The Pajanimals (2011) Jim Henson Company / Sixteen South 8 x 15′ scripts Driver Dan's Story Train Series I 3Line Media / A Productions Ltd / CBeebies & II (2010-2011) 5 x 11′ scripts Kitson Press Associates Limited, 32 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7PB. Tel: 0203 848 1400 Registered in England No. 8873757 Registered office: 154 Brookscroft Road, London E17 4JR Talkie Time (2010) Turmeric Media Ltd / CBeebies 2 x 6′ scripts Big City Park (2010) Sixteen South / BBC / CBeebies 6 x 15′ scripts Nina and the Neurons: In the BBC / CBeebies Lab (2010) 10 x 15′ scripts Same Smile (2009) BBC / CBeebies 7 x 15′ scripts Sesame Tree (2009) Sesame Workshop / Sixteen South / Cbeebies 4 x 15′ scripts Nina and the Neurons: Go BBC / CBeebies Inventing (2009) 13 x 15′ scripts Lazytown (2008) Lazytown Entertainment / BBC / CBeebies 26 x scripts Nina and the Neurons: Go Eco BBC / CBeebies (2008) 7 x 15′ scripts Development Development Work Haruworks Bible and script work, adapting books for animation. Development Work (2017-2018) Sixteen South Development of slate for BAFTA Independent Production Company of the year. Finding Wolfie (2017) Dog Ears Ltd Development and writing of an original animation special Untitled (2017) Paper Owl Ltd Kitson Press Associates Limited, 32 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7PB. Tel: 0203 848 1400 Registered in England No. 8873757 Registered office: 154 Brookscroft Road, London E17 4JR Development of pilot script for new animation Goose (2016) King Rollo Development of Bible and Pilot script for pre-school animation. My Brother, the Minotaur (2015) Dog Ear's / Cartoon Saloon Development of new animation. Puffin Rock (2013-2014) Dog Ears Ltd / Cartoon Saloon / Penguin Development of bible and initial script for Puffin Rock – a pre- school animation series. RTS and Kidscreen winner. Lily's Driftwood Bay Sixteen South / Nick Jnr (2012-2013) Development of bible and 3 x 7 min pilot scripts for pre-school animation series, sold to over 20 countries including UK (Nick Jnr, Milkshake), US (Sprout), Germany (Kika), Australia (ABC) and Sweden. Winner of the Broadcast award for Best Pre-School Show. BAFTA, IFTA and RTS nominated. My Story (2011-2011) BBC / CBeebies Development of pre-school history series for CBBC Scotland. Commissioned by CBeebies and currently in third series. Big City Park (2010-2010) BBC / Sixteen South / CBeebies Pilot script for IFTA and Scottish BAFTA Award Winning series, commissioned by CBeebies for 26 x 15 mins and transmitted in 2010. Producer Lily's Driftwood Bay Sixteen South / Nick Jnr (2012-2013) Development Producer Same Smile (Series II) BBC / CBeebies (2011-2011) Producer, 26 x 15′ episodes BBC (1999-2007) Nina and the Neurons (BAFTA Award Winning series – CBeebies); Springwatch (BAFTA Award Winning Series, CBeebies); Suspect (CBBC); Castle in the Country (BBC1); Balamory (BAFTA Award Kitson Press Associates Limited, 32 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7PB. Tel: 0203 848 1400 Registered in England No. 8873757 Registered office: 154 Brookscroft Road, London E17 4JR Winning Series, CBeebies); Raven (BAFTA Award Winning Series, CBBC); Trading Standards (BBC1 Scotland); @The Edge (CBBC); Rule the School (Series 1 – 4, BAFTA Nominated, CBBC, BBC1); The Saturday Show (CBBC, BBC1); Against All Odds (Series 1 – 3, CBBC, BBC1); Hyperlinks (CBBC, BBC1); Ukool (CBBC, BBC1); The Millennium Show (BBC1). Kitson Press Associates Limited, 32 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7PB. Tel: 0203 848 1400 Registered in England No. 8873757 Registered office: 154 Brookscroft Road, London E17 4JR.