1 UK@Kidscreen 2014 Organised by 3 UK@Kidscreen 2014 Contents Forewords 5-7 Fun Crew Ltd 28 Danny Lopez 5 Gateley LLP 29 Greg Childs and Sarah Baynes 6 Happy Films 30 HIT Entertainment 31 HoHo Entertainment 32 UK Delegate Companies 8-49 Kickback Media Ltd 33 1973 Films 8 Kindle Entertainment 34 Absolutely Cuckoo 9 Lion Television 35 Accorder Music Publishing 10 Magic Light Picture 36 Adobe Systems Europe Ltd. 11 MIDAS 37 Beakus 12 MCC Media 38 Beyond Distribution 13 Plug-in Media 39 Bigmouth Audio Ltd 14 Pluto Entertainments Ltd 40 Blue-Zoo Productions 15 Saffery Champness 41 Bob & Co 16 Saltbeef Productions 42 Box of Frogs Media 17 Serious Lunch Ltd 43 Bright Box Creative 18 SyncScreen.tv and The Little Big Partnership 44 CAKE 19 The Children’s Media Conference 45 CHF Entertainment Ltd 20 The Creative Garden 46 Coolabi Limited 21 Tinyworld 47 Cutlass Productions Ltd 22 Walker Productions 48 Darrall Macqueen 23 World of Wishes 49 Dog Ears Ltd 24 Dominic Macdonald 25 Dot to Dot Productions 26 Contacts 50 Factory Transmedia 27 Main image: Mike the Knight (© 2013 HIT (MTK) / Nelvana Limited) Top: Ella Bella Bingo (August Media Holdings / Kool Produktions) Middle: Room on the Broom Bottom left: Bookaboo Bottom middle: Puffin Rock Bottom right: Absolute Genius with Dick & Dom Truth0389_CMCKidscreen Ad 21/1/14 12:15 pm Page 1 cc THE UK’S PREMIER MEETING PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN’S 2,3 &4JULY 2014SHEFFIELD UK CONTENT INDUSTRIES The number of children born every minute Welcome to the world of children and children’s content at CMC 2014. Over 900 delegates will converge on 2,3,4 July in Sheffield for keynotes, over 50 sessions, workshops, parties, networking. PLUS: Wednesday 2 July – a full day to meet commissioners, buyers and co-producers at the CMC International Exchange. Our great value Early Bird pass is £255+ VAT – saving you 25% on the CMC full rate. Sign up to our email bulletin at www.thechildrensmediaconference.com and be the first to hear when the Early Bird pass goes on sale. SOURCE: INDEX MUNDI 5 UK@Kidscreen 2014 Foreword By Danny Lopez It’s wonderful to see so many of the UK’s most influential and creative companies back here at this year’s Kidscreen Summit. Children’s broadcasting is a High-end television and Animation tax business relationships. I wish you particularly successful sector for the relief scheme, looking to build upon all an enjoyable, successful and UK, and Britain’s biggest TV export the success of the film tax breaks we’ve productive programme. market is the USA. We have an offered for several years. High-end excellent track record of producing television and animation productions Danny Lopez is the British Consul entertaining and educational can now get up to 25% of their UK General in New York television programmes for children, spend back. For investors, of course, both animation and live action, these tax breaks are yet another part dramatic and factual. of the UK’s attractive proposition as a place to do business. We are now building on this success to push the UK’s creative industries I hope this year’s Kidscreen is a into new and exciting areas. In April valuable opportunity for you to 2013, the UK government launched the network and build new transatlantic 6 UK@Kidscreen 2014 ForewordTitle By Greg Childs, The Children’s Media Conference and Sarah Baynes, The Creative Garden Address Kidscreen has become an important annual event for British producers, writers, service companies, consultants and interactive media specialists. The UK@Kidscreen delegation is bigger than ever with over 40 companies attending. With the UK Animation Tax Incentive now firmly in place, we can truly say that Britain is “open for business”. Come and meet the Brits in our new UK@Kidscreen area in the delegate lounge – we can assure you of a warm welcome when you drop in for those vital partnership meetings. We’re thrilled to be leading the UK delegation to Kidscreen for its third year. Good luck and good fortune to everyone attending! Name www. Title The UK’s record in children’s content We lead the UK delegation from The Children’s Media Conference (CMC development, production, distribution different perspectives – Sarah Baynes to its friends) gathers together every and exploitation is second to none. as a media consultant and Greg sector of the children’s media scene in This year’s UK@Kidscreen group Childs as the Editorial Director of The the UK to discuss the creative, business features expertise in a wide range of TV Children’s Media Conference. and strategic issues they face, and to and digital media specialisms – and of seek out innovative partnerships. Over course the newly buoyant animation At The Creative Garden, Sarah works 950 delegates from every corner of sector is well represented. We have a with a wide variety of clients, from the UK and Ireland, and from areas as range of companies in the delegation large international broadcasters to diverse as radio, film, TV, interactive who can either offer potential individuals from the creative world. media, licensing, games, publishing, partnerships on content creation – or She has experience buying, live events and theatre spend three specialist expertise in the legal and commissioning and launching new days building bridges and sharing financial issues around accessing the channels as well as connecting key learning. tax incentive. players across the globe. 7 UK@Kidscreen 2014 Greg Childs Sarah Baynes The new worldwide focus of the CMC, launched successfully last year, is the International Exchange – a TV and cross-media market designed to allow commissioners, buyers, funders and co-producers to meet the Brits in one place at one time – and enjoy all the benefits of the conference too. If you’re keen to take part let us know: [email protected] The CMC takes place in Sheffield (2-4 July 2014) – come and join us. In the meantime, don’t miss your chance to meet UK delegates with great ideas Norwegian producer Frank to share, and unbeatable expertise and service offers. Visit us at the UK@Kidsreen Mosvold seeks out UK creative zone in the delegate lounge for your next great partnership deal. and funding potential at the CMC International Exchange 2013. Greg Childs is Editorial Director of The Children’s Media Conference Sarah Baynes is the Creative Director of The Creative Garden 8 UK@Kidscreen 2014 1973 Films 5 High Green Tel: +44 (0) 20 541 4382 Great Shelford Email: [email protected] Cambridge CB22 5EG New York Contact: United Kingdom +44 7411 061452 Tim Goodchild http://www.1973films.co.uk Producer 1973 Films is a UK-based production company founded by multiple Emmy and BAFTA honoured producer Tim Goodchild and director Louise Scott. We are currently developing a number of animated children’s projects which we will be taking to Kidscreen this year including ‘Hettie Makebelieve’ a 52 x 7’ stop motion animated series for 3 to 5 year-olds about imagination. © 1973 Films 2013 9 UK@Kidscreen 2014 Absolutely Cuckoo Unit 3 Tel: +44 (0) 208 772 6600 Taylor’s Yard Email: [email protected] 67 Alderbrook Road Twitter: @AbsoCuckoo London https://twitter.com/AbsoCuckoo SW12 8AD United Kingdom New York Contact: +44 7841 343778 Dan Good http://www.absolutelycuckoo.com Managing Director Dan Good started Absolutely Cuckoo in working in close collaboration with Eric late 2006 with partners Lucy Chesher Hill, Spot’s creator. Dan lives in London and Kevin Snoad. Dan and the team with his partner Lucy Chesher and their create high quality, engaging and three children, two cats, numerous exciting shows for kids and the slate of stick insects, and sadly, now only one new projects is constantly renewed with hamster... original and unique content. Recent work includes ‘Waybuloo’, ‘Our Pet Planet’ (Floogals), ‘Wissper’ and now ‘Spot on’ which Dan and the team are Wissper © 2013 Absolutely Cuckoo 10 UK@Kidscreen 2014 Accorder Music Publishing 3 Braziers End House Tel: +44 (0) 203 432 4946 Oak Lane Email: [email protected] Braziers End Twitter: @AccorderMusic Buckinghamshire https://twitter.com/AccorderMusic HP5 2UL United Kingdom New York Contact: +44 7885 317746 Simon Forrest http://www.accordermusic.com Managing Director Accorder Music Publishing has Key to the company’s growth in the become the number one choice for UK and abroad has been Accorder’s producers and composers in the field ability to go the extra mile – providing of children’s TV. This reputation has a service that completely outstrips been won because the company traditional music publishers. Music provides a truly bespoke service for published include ‘Tree Fu Tom’, ‘In the each client – helping them maximise Night Garden’, ‘Bookaboo’, ‘Grandpa in royalty income while ensuring the very My Pocket’, ‘Toby’s Travelling Circus’, highest quality composed music in ‘Abney & Teal’, ‘Woolly & Tig’, ‘64 Zoo their productions. For many producers Lane’, ‘Driftwood Bay’, ‘Teletubbies’, Accorder has becomes their “virtual ‘Alphablocks’, ‘The Abadas’ and many, music department” helping with a host many more wonderful properties from of administrative and creative tasks around the world. alongside the important collection of global royalties. Accorder also works with some of the finest creators of children’s music helping them achieve their creative and professional ambitions. © Sixteen South 11 UK@Kidscreen 2014 Adobe Systems Europe Ltd. The Old Manse Tel: +44 (0) 7813 670396 11 Victoria Road Email: [email protected] Camelford Linkedin: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/michael-o-neill/0/401/796/ Cornwall PL32 9XA New York Contact: United Kingdom +44 7813 670396 http://www.adobe.com/solutions/broadcasting/plan-and-produce.html Michael O’Neill http://www.adobe.com/solutions/broadcasting/partners.html EMEA Senior Business Manager http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeanywhere.html Film, Broadcast, Animation & Gaming Adobe’s Creative Cloud Worldwide Adobe® Story Plus is a brand new tool Strategic Development team is at lets you write screenplays and scripts Kidscreen to support Broadcasters, quickly, use scripts to generate schedules Animation Studios, Production and production reports, and collaborate Companies and Film and Animation online.