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UK@Kidscreen delegation organised by: 2020 Tuesday 7 July 2020, Sheffield UK The CMC International Exchange is the place to meet UK creatives, producers and service providers. • Broadcasters, co-producers, funders and investors from across the world are welcome to this focused market day. • Meetings take place in one venue on one day (7 July 2020). • Writers, IP developers, producers of TV and digital content, service providers, UK kids’ platforms and distributors are all available to take meetings. • Bespoke Meeting Mojo system is used to upload profiles in advance, present project information and request meetings. • Discover innovative, fresh content, build new partnerships and access the best services and expertise. • Attend the world’s largest conference on kids’ and youth content, 7-9 July 2020 in Sheffield www.thechildrensmediaconference.com • For attendance, please contact [email protected] UK@Kidscreen 2020 3

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Forewords 4-5 Kelebeck Media Nicolette Brent KidsCave Studios Sarah Baynes Kids Industries UK Delegate Companies 6-52 Kids Insights 3Megos KidsKnowBest Acamar Films King Banana TV ALT Animation Lightning Sprite Media Anderson Entertainment LoveLove Films Beyond Kids Bigmouth Audio Lupus Films Cloth Cat Animation Magic Light Pictures Coolabi Group Mezzo Kids Department for International Trade (China) Plum Films Department for International Trade (London) Q Pootle 5 Department for International Trade (New York) Salamandra.uk Eagle Vs Bat Eye Present Saving The Dog Productions Ltd / Darrall Macqueen Factory Serious Lunch Flickerpix Simkins LLP Fudge Animation Studios The Children’s Media Conference Hey Daisy Moon Productions The Creative Garden HoHo Entertainment Illuminated Films Tiger Aspect Productions Infinite Wisdom Studios Too Many Cookes Music Jellyfish Pictures Twenty Twenty Productions Jetpack Distribution YellowDog Jollywise Karrot Contacts 53-54 4 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Foreword By Nicolette Brent, Consul General, Miami, Foreign and Commonwealth Ofﬁce

I am delighted to welcome such an impressive UK delegation to Kidscreen, which is taking place in Miami for the sixth time. Miami is innovative, dynamic and young. It is a city that embraces diversity and fosters creativity, making it the ideal venue for a conference which focuses on children and young people.

As the UK prepares for major change in its Miami. I look forward to seeing successful games, and VFX). While the new Young trading relationships, our partners old and partnerships emerge and develop from Audiences Content Fund offers a three-year new can be confident that the UK Creative the summit. This year the delegation is investment programme worth over $75m to Industries remain vibrant, dynamic and made up of companies with many different the children’s and youth media industries world-focused. Currently one in eight roles and purposes. It’s the most diverse which, when added to the BBC’s continuing businesses in the UK is a creative business. delegation at Kidscreen because the UK support for the same audience, places the Service exports from those businesses recognises and supports companies and UK in the top rank for public investment were worth £32.7bn in 2017 – representing freelancers not only bringing IP and creative in content for young people. I would 11.8% of total UK exports, and a 21.1% ideas to the market but also services, such encourage summit attendees to speak with growth in creative service exports over the as writing, composing, distribution, creative representatives from the Department for previous year. and business consultancy, legal support International Trade at the UK@Kidscreen and investment specialists. stand for more information. The children’s media sector contributes significantly to this figure. Last year’s The group displays the wealth of uniquely Finally, I would like to thank the British Kidscreen Summit generated over £70m British expertise in animation and children’s group for the opportunity to support in confirmed deals for members of the UK production for television and digital media their commercial goals and business delegation. that makes our industry second to none in relationships. I look forward to meeting you the world. and wish you a productive and successful As always, the UK Department for market and conference. International Trade (DIT) and The Children’s I should also highlight the generous tax Media Conference, who host this delegation, incentives offered by the UK for animation Nicolette Brent have brought high-calibre delegates to and children’s content (as well as film, TV, HM Consul General, Miami UK@Kidscreen 2020 5

By Sarah Baynes, Vice-Chair, Advisory, The Children’s Media Conference and CEO, The Creative Garden - UK@Kidscreen Mission Leader

As life becomes ever more confusing, and media markets more complex, one thing is certain: the UK kids’ sector is booming. Creative talent, entrepreneurial drive, commitment to the children’s audience and world class writing, technical, production and editorial skills combine to make Britain THE most vibrant place to ﬁnd partners, to commission content or licence from. Come and meet the uniquely talented and connected professionals at our welcoming UK stand. You’re sure of a GREAT British welcome – and maybe a cup of tea! www. Sarah Baynes

The Children’s Media Conference (CMC) is broadcasters, industry associations such 2020). With 1250+ delegates, it’s the only proud to host the UK@Kidscreen delegation as Animation UK and the industry’s annual event where you’re as likely to meet a again in 2020. shared learning event - the Children’s book publisher, licensing agent, ed-tech Media Conference. producer, app maker, academic or theatre Kidscreen has become an invaluable director, as you are all the key names in UK market for the UK kids’ and youth media It’s also backed by generous tax incentives and European kids’ TV. scene. Last year we recorded over $75m - for film, animation, games and children’s of confirmed business to come out television and is further supported by the Attached to the Conference is a full day of meetings at the Summit, when we new $73m Young Audiences Content Fund. market packed with value. The CMC surveyed the group. These range from International Exchange welcomes guests writers’ contracts to major co-production Award winners, large established from a range of territories from China to financing deals for IP. companies with fantastic track records, South America – and there are incentives small start-ups with exciting ideas, service to attend for those who are looking to bring Working with the UK has distinct companies with unmatched experience in business to the UK. advantages. The British delegation is legal, finance or other support operations characterised by a depth of understanding – whatever your content or service needs – of the children’s audience, years we have someone in the British group who of experience in international co- can provide it. production markets, high standards in writing, performance and production And to build on those British relationships across fiction and factual formats, you could also attend the world’s most flexibility in collaborative projects and a stimulating kids’ media conference – the strong “hinterland” of support from UK CMC, in Sheffield, England (7 - 9 July 6 UK@Kidscreen 2020

3Megos

BWI Studio, The Butchers Email: [email protected] High Street Tel: +44 (0)1252 849927 Hartley Wintney Hampshire Miami Contact: RG27 8NY +44 (0)7831 235024

Martin Lowde Mark Vale www.3megos.com VP Brand Management VP Production and Delivery

3Megos Ltd was founded in 2017 Our recent work includes when three like minded and creative ‘DesignAFriend’, ‘Mirakin’, ‘Strayliens’, individuals came together with a and ‘Bush Baby World’. common purpose: to make fabulous If you have an idea for a show or new entertainment formats and shows would like to ﬁnd out about any of our for children across the world. exciting new formats why not meet us Here at 3Megos we believe that the at Kidscreen. Plus we can share how we best shows are those that engage, are helping make programmes make enthral and entertain both on and off money! the screen. We also recognise that 3Megos…where ideas come and grow! new formats need to be designed to work across media. This formula has proved successful with the business now producing shows for major clients as well as developing our own IP and formats. UK@Kidscreen 2020 7

Acamar Films

42-43 Gloucester Crescent Ground Floor The Rotunda London NW1 7DL

Email: Jodie@acamarfilms.com eroulla@acamarfilms.com ben@acamarfilms.com Jodie Morris Eroulla Constantine Ben Taylor Tel: +44 (0)203 6754212 Executive Director, Director of Distribution Sales Executive Contents & Sales Miami Contact: +44 (0)7980 835748 (Jodie Morris) +44 (0)7930 533 466 (Eroulla Constantine) +44 (0)7708 050065 (Ben Taylor) www.acamarfilms.com

Acamar Films is an independent film and television production company based in Camden, London, founded in 2005 to create premium quality film and television projects. It’s CEO, and Bing’s producer, Mikael Shields has over 30 years’ experience and an international reputation for identifying, developing and producing a wide range of hit film and television projects. © Acamar Films Limited 2018 8 UK@Kidscreen 2020

ALT Animation

Ormeau Baths Email: [email protected] 18 Ormeau Avenue Tel: +44 (0)2890 315011 Belfast Twitter: @altanimation BT2 8HS Miami Contact: +44 (0)7737 184511

Tim Bryans www.altanimation.com Co-founder/Producer

ALT Animation is a Northern Irish They have worked for clients such as studio, based in Belfast focused on Disney, CBBC, Avalon, Nickelodeon and delivering high quality animated PBS Kids and are currently collaborating content for a global audience, using on projects with studios all around the efficient production pipelines to world. They are also developing their produce compelling content for all ages own slate of animated IP, the first of across multiple platforms. which being the stop motion and live action mixed media series The Hearios, Formed by Producers Andrea McQuade, one of the first projects in the UK to Tim Bryans and Creative Director Lee receive development funding from the McQuade, they have over 35 years’ Young Audiences Content Fund. experience in the creative industries during which they have produced a wealth of award winning animated content and helped raise in excess of £15 million in production finance.

Anderson Entertainment

Howberry Lane Cottage Email: [email protected] Nufﬁeld Twitter: @GerryAndersonTV Henley on Thames @ImJamieAnderson Oxfordshire RG9 5SU Miami Contact: +44 (0)7712 000560

Jamie Anderson www.gerryanderson.co.uk CEO

Specialising in creation, development With 18 series and over 800 episodes and production of action adventure of television to his name, the Gerry IP for preschool, kids and family – we Anderson brand is internationally currently have a broad slate of shows recognised and respected – and in development, ﬁnancing and pre- synonymous with entertaining, exciting production. and inspirational entertainment. Anderson Entertainment was founded by ‘Thunderbirds’ and ‘Space: 1999’ creator Gerry Anderson and is continuing the legendary creator’s 60-year legacy in the 21st century. 10 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Beyond Kids

167-169 Wardour Street Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)207 3233444 W1F 8WP Miami Contact: +44 (0)7949 789179

Sarah McCormack www.beyonddistribution.com Senior SVP, Acquisitions, UK, Europe & Kid

Beyond Kids is the kids entertainment division of Beyond Distribution, which forms part of Beyond International, one of Australia’s leading independent production and distribution companies. Beyond Kids has dedicated international sales and acquisitions teams, led by Sarah McCormack and Munia Kanna Konsek. We represent kids production companies delivering animation and live action programming, including Beyond Productions and Blue Rocket Animation Motown Magic in Australia and CBBC Productions in the UK. UK@Kidscreen 2020 11

Bigmouth Audio

78 Stanley Street Email: [email protected] Glasgow Twitter: @bigmouthaudio G41 1JH Instagram: @bigmouthaudio

567 Queen Street West Miami Contact: 3rd Floor +44 (0)7894 45353 Toronto ON M5V 2B6 Stephen Scott www.bigmouthaudio.com Managing Director

Bigmouth Audio is an award directors & studios to help our clients winning voice production & dubbing achieve their goals whether in feature company, specialising in producing ﬁlms, television, commercials, video character voice performances for games or brand integrated content. the global animation & video games We also created and produce the award market. We take the hassle and stress winning children’s podcast series ‘Once out of voice production – allowing our Upon A Time In Zombieville’ – our ﬁrst clients more time to focus on what they original in house I.P. know and do best. Operating in Glasgow, London, Toronto & Los Angeles – we work closely with the very best voice talent agencies,

Bigmouth Elba Ltd 12 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Cloth Cat Animation

1-3 Windsor Place Email: [email protected] Windsor Court Tel: +44 (0)2922 450140 Cardiff Twitter: @ClothCatAnim CF10 3BX Miami Contact: +44(0)7971 906242 (Jon Rennie) +44(0)7776 281831 (Adam Bailey) Jon Rennie Adam Bailey www.clothcatanimation.com Managing Director Producer / Head of Animation Development

Cloth Cat Animation is an award winning Experience with: CelAction, Toon Boom Current and recent projects include studio and the largest animation Harmony, Maya, Redshift, Blender, the Emmy nominated series ‘Luo Bao production company in Wales. They are Houdini, Substance, Modo, After Effects, Bei’, ‘The Rubbish World of Dave Spud’, renowned developers and co-production Nuke, Deadline, ftrack, Unity and Unreal. ‘Shane the Chef’, ‘Olobob Top!’, ‘Ethel partners currently working on a number and Ernest’, ‘Toot the Tiny Tugboat’ of highly successful global brands. and ‘Boj’. Based in central Cardiff, they have the facilities and expertise to take projects from development to international delivery with in-house creative talent and high-end technical support. Complimenting their strong creative skills, the studio boasts an innovative pipeline and ftrack-based production management with a local server. 4K pipeline capability with solutions for onsite reviewing and delivery. High quality and scalable render farm with

Coolabi Group

9 Kingsway Email: [email protected] 4th Floor Tel: +44 (0)207 0040980 London WC2B 6XF

Allison Watkins www.coolabi.com Director of Consumer Products and TV Distribution

As a global leader in the creation of TV shows developed and produced in children’s ﬁction and an award-winning house, and enjoyed the world over. creator of children’s TV and apps, story ‘Warriors’, ‘Beast Quest’ and ‘Clangers’ is at the heart of everything we do at represent part of a digital slate that has Coolabi. Within the group, made up been downloaded over 16 million times of Coolabi and Working Partners, we as apps or being viewed on YouTube have the skills and the experience in- over 40 million times a month. house to tell our stories, whatever the Everything we create has global appeal: medium. our books are licensed in over 40 ‘Warriors’, ‘Beast Quest’ and ‘Rainbow languages, our apps and our award- Clangers: © 2019 Coolabi Productions Limited, Smallﬁlms Limited and Peter Firmin Magic’ are but three of the c.200 book winning TV shows are licensed in over series and c.2,000 titles we have created 140 countries. These are all just part of and licensed to publishers. Lifetime our deep and constantly expanding well global sales exceed 200 million copies. of Intellectual Property: with some 70

‘Clangers’, ‘Scream Street’ and ‘Poppy new titles being created and published Scream Street: Cat’ are just part of an award-winning each year there are always new stories © 2016 Coolabi Productions Limited. roster of hit animated and live action to engage with. Based on the Scream Street series of books by Tommy Donbavand 14 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Department for International Trade (China)

17F Garden Square Email: [email protected] 968 West Beijing Road Shanghai 200041 Miami Contact: China +86 138 1897 1735 (Fran Fu)

Fran Fu www.gov.uk/dit Head of East China, Creative Industries, DIT section, British Consulate General Shanghai

The Department for International • opening markets, building a trade Fran leads the animation sector in the Trade (DIT) helps businesses export, framework with new and existing DIT China team, and has closely engaged drives inward and outward investment, partners which is free and fair with CMC’s China visit over the past three negotiates market access and trade deals, • using trade and investment to underpin years. By joining Kidscreen, Fran hopes and champions free trade. the government’s agenda for a Global to meet UK animation companies and understand about their business interests We are an international economic Britain and its ambitions for prosperity, and try to ﬁnd out the potential business department, responsible for: stability and security worldwide. opportunities in Chinese market. • supporting and encouraging UK Based in Shanghai, Fran Fu has worked businesses to drive sustainable closely with DIT headquarters and international growth UK trade bodies over the past decade • ensuring the UK remains a leading providing business and market entry destination for international investment advice to UK companies on television, and maintains its number one position animation, video games, ﬁlm, theme parks for international investment stock in and publishing sectors, and helps them to Europe explore and grow in the Chinese market. UK@Kidscreen 2020 15

Department for International Trade (London)

3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW

Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Gerry Ritchie John Durkan Tony Humphreys International Trade Account Manager, Screen Specialist, Tel: +44 (0)207 2154959 Advisor, London and Creative Industries, Creative Content Twitter: @tradegovuk_CI South East International Creative, Lifestyle Trade Team and Learning Miami Contact: +44 (0)7808 718120 (John Durkan) +44 (0)7471 021559 (Tony Humphreys) +44 (0)7715 630223 (Gerry Ritchie) www.gov.uk/dit

The Department for International investment and maintains Trade (DIT) helps businesses export, its number one position for drives inward and outward investment, international investment stock negotiates market access and trade in Europe deals, and champions free trade. • opening markets, building a trade We are an international economic framework with new and existing department, responsible for: partners which is free and fair • supporting and encouraging UK • using trade and investment businesses to drive sustainable to underpin the government’s international growth agenda for a Global Britain and its ambitions for prosperity, stability • ensuring the UK remains a leading and security worldwide. destination for international 16 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Department for International Trade (New York)

British Consulate General Tel: +1 (212) 7450462 One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza 885 Second Avenue, 27th Floor Miami Contact: New York, NY 10017 +1 (917) 5019156 (Richard Powell) +1 (212) 7450332 (Daniel Halpin) Email: [email protected] [email protected] Richard Powell MBE Daniel Halpin Vice Consul, Creative & Digital Trade Associate, Technology & Creative and Digital Media www.gov.uk/dit

The Department for International • opening markets, building a trade Trade (DIT) helps businesses export, framework with new and existing drives inward and outward investment, partners which is free and fair negotiates market access and trade • using trade and investment to deals, and champions free trade. underpin the government’s agenda We are an international economic for a Global Britain and its ambitions department, responsible for: for prosperity, stability and security • supporting and encouraging UK worldwide. businesses to drive sustainable international growth • ensuring the UK remains a leading destination for international investment and maintains its number one position for international investment stock in Europe UK@Kidscreen 2020 17

Eagle Vs Bat

1 The Hopkilns Email: [email protected] Mill Lane Tel: +44 (0)1386 839644 Aldington Instagram: eaglevsbat Worcestershire WR11 7YQ Miami Contact: +44(0)7740 629991

Tom Angell www.eaglevsbat.com Creative Director and Owner

Eagle Vs Bat is a new production EVB is about bold and unique company set in the backwoods of rural concepts and we have a slate of Worcestershire. Co-founded by Erica eclectic properties with considerable Darby and Tom Angell, we combine international potential. We’re interested many years of experience in the in meeting buyers, collaborators and animation and music industries and are co-producers and in ﬁnding new ways passionate about what we create. of doing things. Eagle Vs Bat is an ideas house, creating concepts for animation and live action, and combinations of both. We specialise The Sound Collector ©Eagle Vs Bat in television and ﬁlm projects based on a unique cohesion between sound and storytelling – a perfect blend of our skills. With a background in high end long-form, we can also set up projects in anything from live action, green screen and motion capture, to puppets, stop frame, 2D and CG animation. 18 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Eye Present

1-5 Vyner Street Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)20 7978 7788 E2 9DG Miami Contact: +44 (0)7711 419412

Genevieve Dexter www.eyepresent.co.uk CEO

Eye Present is a 50 seat studio based in East London which is a joint venture between Squint/Opera, a large audiovisual services company based in London/New York/Dubai, and Genevieve Dexter, an experienced producer in the kids and family production industry. The company has a full CG and 2D pipeline and is in production with the © Eye Present/Gigglebug Entertainment third season of the CG pre-school series ‘Messy Goes to Okido’, based on the monthly art and science magazine ‘Okido’. Two key IP’s in advanced stages of funding are ‘Flix by Tomi Ungerer’, a 2D adventure comedy for 4-7 year olds and ‘Best & Bester’, a 2D comedy series for 6-8 year olds which is a co-production with Gigglebug

Entertainment. © Eye Present/Pictor Productions UK@Kidscreen 2020 19

Factory

5 St George’s Court Email: [email protected] Dairyhouse Lane [email protected] Altrincham Business Park Tel: +44 (0)161 9296755 Broadheath Instagram: factorycreate Altrincham Twitter: factory_create Cheshire WA14 5UA Miami Contact: +44 7785 752241 (Phil Chalk) Phil Chalk Zoe Bamsey www.factorycreate.com CEO CCO

Factory is a BAFTA-winning, multi- a show which made its debut on genre, full-service animation studio Universal Kids in the US and follows the and rights owner based in Altrincham, comedic adventures of Plywood Forest’s established in 2010, with shows airing can-do handyman. on CBBC, CBeebies, BBC One, ITV, In 2017, Factory launched its licensing Disney, Universal Kids and Nickelodeon. and brand management division, Factory has produced 100’s of hours Factory Rights, following the acquisition of award winning animated content of Rollo Rights and Clive Juster’s Norman Picklestripes°©Factory including ‘Clangers’, ‘Scream Street’, portfolio. Factory Rights now manages ‘Off The Leash’, ‘Strange Hill High’, the rights to Rupert Fawcett’s cartoons ‘Newzoids’, three specials for Disney including ‘Off The Leash’, ‘Fred’ and and Club Penguin and most recent the ‘Daddy’. As well as David McKee’s art 2D adaptation of Sir Michael Morpurgo’s and book based properties including ‘Mimi and the Mountain Dragon’ which ‘Mr. Benn’, ‘Dr. Xargle’, ‘Towser’ and ‘King aired over Christmas 2019 on BBC One. Rollo’. In 2019, Factory also produced the Annie and Kidscreen nominated animation ‘Norman Picklestripes’, Factory/Leopard Pictures 20 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Flickerpix

7-12 St. Helen’s Business Park Email: johnny@ﬂickerpix.com Holywood Tel: +44 (0)2890 397341 BT18 9HQ Twitter: @ﬂickerpix_ni

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7849 951735

Johnny Schumann www.ﬂickerpix.com Creative Director

Flickerpix has a proven track record to the audience we address and we in the production of high quality pride ourselves on delivering strong children’s television content, placing narratives and appealing animated particular emphasis on creating characters. expressive, memorable characters with In addition to our character animation, universal appeal. we have produced animated sequences We have an international reach with for over 30 educational and factual our short films and programmes, programmes to date, including the showcasing in over 70 countries and BAFTA nominated ‘Living With Alcohol’ a client list which includes Channel 4, for CBBC. Flickerpix Ltd RTE, BBDO, Comic Relief UK, Hat Trick, Discovery Channel, Sesame Workshop USA and BBC to name a few. We have produced films such as the IFTA award-winning ‘Macropolis’, which has been screened in over 170 film festivals to date and won 16 awards. Our animation styles are tailored UK@Kidscreen 2020 21

Fudge Animation Studios

The Studio Email: [email protected] 4C Vulcan Close Sandhurst Miami Contact: Berkshire GU47 9DD +44 (0)7967 565911

Dan Weaver www.FudgeAnimation.com Creative Director

Fudge is a full-service character design, Fudge’s Creative Director (& Co- animation and production studio. We founder), Dan Weaver, achieved a work with companies big and small BA (Hons) degree in Film & Video turning their vision into a reality in the Production at one of Europe’s top most fun and engaging ways. Including ﬁlm schools before starting his career clients such as Disney, BBC3, E4 and at Television Centre in White City BabyTV. producing animated video content for some of the BBC’s ﬂagship children Fudge returns to Kidscreen this year television programmes (including shows with their ground breaking pre-school like ‘Bob The Builder’, ‘Postman Pat’, show ‘Socialbies’ (Distributed by ‘The Teletubbies’ and ‘Tweenies’). © Fudge Animation Studios 2019 Aardman Animations), their bonkers, action comedy thriller ‘Haywire’, and a brand new pre-school show for 2020. 22 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Hey Daisy Moon Productions

22 Cluny Drive Email: [email protected] Edinburgh [email protected] EH10 6DP Miami Contact: +44 (0)7931 527647 (Remy Labaki) +44 (0)7756 177271 (Michael Gobbi)

Remy Labaki Michael Gobbi www.heydaisymoon.com CEO Producer

Hey Daisy Moon Productions is a We currently have an expansive slate Scottish based animation production of dynamic, exciting action/adventure company, dedicated to the creation, properties for the children’s market in development and production of original development. entertaining content for preschool, children and the family audience. We are passionate about creating vibrant and entertaining products with cross market appeal; we’re currently working with across a broad spectrum of partners including production studios, authors, comic book companies and gaming studios on expanding IP for different platforms. UK@Kidscreen 2020 23

HoHo Entertainment

109c, Business Design Centre Email: [email protected] 52 Upper Street [email protected] Islington Tel: +44 (0)207 6823154 London N1 0QH Miami Contact: +44 (0)780 9691048 (Helen Howells) +44 (0)7921 268377 (Oliver Ellis) Helen Howells Oliver Ellis www.hohoentertainment.com Joint Managing Director Joint Managing Director

Hoho Entertainment is a children’s Current ﬁnished programmes available following projects: ‘Wind in the Willows’, production and rights management include: ‘Shane the Chef’, ‘Cloudbabies’, ‘Juana Iguana’ (pre-school), ‘Seal Force company. We make kids’ content ‘The Overcoat’, ‘Little Luke and Lucy’, 5’ (6-10 yrs), ‘Cloudbabies’ Series 2 to entertain and delight children ‘Everybody Loves a Moose’ and (pre-school), ‘Mimi and Bibi’ (6-10 yrs), worldwide. ‘Chickpea and Friends’. ‘Little Big School’ (pre-school), ‘Rat and Pigeon’ (6-10 yrs) and ‘Monster Maker’ Hoho Rights is the commercial arm of We are also seeking studio and (6-10 yrs). the company and manages programme broadcast co-production partners for the distribution and licensing and merchandising services for in-house and third party produced properties. We pride ourselves on offering a boutique service to both our partners and clients.

Cloudabies®©2012 Hoho Shane the Chef © 2019 Juana Iguana© 2019 Seal Force 5 © 2019 Entertainment Ltd/Bridget Hoho Entertainment Ltd Hoho Entertainment Ltd/ Hoho Entertainment Ltd Appleby Juana La Iguana LLC 24 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Illuminated Films

2 Glenthorne Mews Email: iain@illuminatedﬁlms.com London nick@illuminatedﬁlms.com W6 0LJ Tel: +44 (0)208 7483030 Twitter: @IFCLondon YouTube: Illuminated Films

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7843 982482 (Nick Harvey) Iain Harvey Nick Harvey www.illuminatedﬁlms.com Producer Associate Producer

Illuminated Films is an award-winning Illuminated’s latest work includes; a co- British animation studio with several production with Zodiak Kids on a pre- successful series under its belt, school series based on the new picture including the 4-time BAFTA nominated book ‘Rocket Says Look Up’ written by ‘Little Princess’ series, Eric Carle’s ‘The Nathan Bryon and illustrated by Dapo Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Adeola, a UK-Polish co-production on an Stories’, and the ratings success ‘The animated special called ‘A Bear Named Rubbish World of Dave Spud’ for CITV. Wojtek’ based on true events in WWII, and a UK-Canadian co-production on an Illuminated is also the distributor of original children’s comedy series called the Raymond Briggs special ‘Father ‘Buddy & Elvis’. Christmas’ and other animated titles including award winning ‘War Game’, ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and ‘Prince Cinders’.

The Illuminated Film Company UK@Kidscreen 2020 25

Inﬁnite Wisdom Studios

INFINITE WISDOM STUDIOS

61 Caroline Street Email: michael@inﬁnitewisdomstudios.com Birmingham Tel: +44 (0)121 288 4588 B3 1UF Twitter: @IWStudios

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7946 484969

Michael Ford www.inﬁnitewisdomstudios.com Producer

Infinite Wisdom Studios is a UK In 2008, IWS won a Royal Television production indie developing stories Society Award for the short-form deaf for broadcast, film, digital and VR. Its drama ‘Caterpillar’; partnered with development slate includes an original Simon Cowell’s SYCO Entertainment live-action mystery adventure series for (‘X Factor’, ‘Got Talent’) in 2014 to co- Nickelodeon; ‘Unlucky Chucky’, a stop- finance ‘Pudsey’, a children’s feature motion animated series co-developed which became one of the Top 20 UK with BFI and Yamination Studios and Independent Films of the Year at the UK adapted from a book by award-winning Box Office; and produced the breath- children’s author Andrew Norriss taking docufiction thriller ‘BASE’ (2017) (‘Aquila’); a scripted adaptation of a together with Kew Media Group and global video game with Bandai Namco Vertigo Films (TV’s ‘Britannia’) currently Japan (‘Pac-Man’); and a number available on Amazon Prime and Hulu. of other live-action and animated adventures for Kids & Families and YA audiences.

‘Pudsey’ distributed by Kew Media Group. Characters from ‘Unlucky Chucky’ 26 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Jellyﬁsh Pictures

66-68 Valentia Place Email: natalie.llewellyn@jellyﬁshpictures.co.uk Brixton Tel: +44 (0)207 5808154 London Twitter: @jellyﬁshPics SW9 8EP

Natalie Llewellyn www.jellyﬁshpictures.co.uk Head of Development

Founded in 2001, the multi-award (Beano/CBBC), ‘Floogals’ (Nevision/ winning Jellyfish Pictures is an Universal Kids) and ‘Bitz & Bob’ internationally recognised VFX and (Boatrocker/CBeebies) and DreamWorks animation company with over 300 Animation. employees working across state-of-the- Most recently, the company has art studios in London and Sheffield, UK. embarked on developing and producing VFX credits include blockbuster movies its own original animated children’s such as Lucas Films’ Star Wars series content, under the Jellyfish Originals ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’, ‘The Last banner, with pre-school shows ‘Ivy & the Jedi’ and ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Inklings’ and ‘Stan & Gran’ currently in Story’; TV Dramas including HBO’s development. ‘Watchmen’, Netflix’s ‘The Innocents’ and ‘Black Mirror: Hated in the Nation’; and TV Documentaries such as ‘Planet Dinosaur’ and ‘Inside the Human Body’. ©Jellyfish Pictures Jellyfish has produced high quality CG animation for top rated children’s shows, ‘Dennis and Gnasher: Unleashed’ ‘Stan and Gran’ ©Jellyfish Pictures and Jollywise UK@Kidscreen 2020 27

Jetpack Distribution

3rd Floor Email: [email protected] 20 Bedford Street [email protected] London Twitter: @jetpackdist WC2E 9HP Miami Contact: +33 6841 95104 (Sophie Prigent) +44 (0)7912 143057 (Marie-Laure Roche) Sophie “Kido” Prigent Marie-Laure Roche www.jetpackdistribution.tv Sales Director Head of Global Sales

Jetpack Distribution launched in 2014 at Annecy Animation Festival. It was founded by CEO Dominic Gardiner and studio production partner Samka Productions. The company prides itself on working in partnership with kids’ content producers. As well as finding the best homes for their shows, it consults on a range of areas from financing to marketing, helping producers build the profile of their work. Jetpack offers a bespoke and flexible service tailored for the individual needs of each producer. Emmy & GooRoo 28 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Jollywise

8th Floor Email: [email protected] New England House [email protected] New England Street Tel: +44 (0)1273 669669 Brighton Blog: www.jollywise.co.uk/blog East Sussex Instagram: jollyinstawise BN1 4GH Twitter: @jollywise

Miami Contact: Jon Mason Alex Burnet Ward +44 (0)7791 437090 (Alex Burnet Ward) www.jollywise.co.uk Founder/MD Senior Account +44(0)7714 589008 (Jon Mason) Manager

Founded in 2006, Jollywise are an Last year we partnered with the Emmy, award-winning UK based digital VES and BAFTA winning animation production company, creating studio Jellyﬁsh to present ‘Stan & interactive content for entertainment Gran’, an original upper preschool show brands and their audiences. Jollywise about the funny and heart-warming are a mixed team of creative relationship between a boy and his technologists, talented developers, and grandma. Since then we’ve wrapped imaginative storytellers who play at development on a number of other the intersection of children, families exciting and diverse projects. and digital, using a variety of tools and technology. Specialising in the Stan & Gran – Jollywise/Jellyﬁsh kids’ sphere, our team have developed creative projects for the Walt Disney Company, BBC, PBS Kids, Sesame Workshop, Turner, Universal, and many more!

My First Day at School – Jollywise & BBC Bitesize

Epic Esme – Jollywise & LoveLove Films UK@Kidscreen 2020 29

Karrot

The Studio Email: [email protected] 11 Morecambe Street [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)207 7032080 SE17 1DX Facebook: Karrotanimation Twitter: @KarrotAnimation

Miami Contact +44 (0)7985 643619 (Tom Jordan) Jamie Badminton Tom Jordan www.wearekarrot.com +44 (0)7759 014019 (Jamie Badminton) Creative Directorr Studio Director

Karrot provides BAFTA & EMMY award winning creative leadership. Offering writing, design, storyboarding, animatics, directing, producing and series creation services. Over the past 12 years we have honed our skills, creating such successes as ‘Sarah & Duck’ with CBeebies & © Karrot Entertainment 2016 BBC Studios and ‘The Snowy Day’ for Amazon. Karrot is currently seeking new collaborative work-for-hire projects, alongside developing a slate of our own bold and unique series for children and families. 30 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Kelebek Media

Business Design Centre Email: [email protected] Suit 109B Tel: +44 (0)207 2886545 52 Upper Street London N1 0QH Miami Contact: +44 (0)7812 559008

Deborah Thorpe www.kelebekmedia.com CEO

Kelebek is a UK based animation The highly creative team at Kelebek all production company. We specialise in have years of experience behind them developing intellectual properties – our in successful animation and kids TV own, for hire, and from successful book production. properties – character development and We are proud to co-produce the visual storytelling. international hit ‘Wissper’. The company was founded by We are developing a diverse and Deborah Thorpe. Deborah has a strong exciting slate of CGI and 2D projects heritage in acquiring complex rights targeted at pre-school, 6-9, and the packages, working with high proﬁle US/ family audience. international talent and developing and © 2020 Kelebek Media Ltd co-ﬁnancing/producing award winning animation. UK@Kidscreen 2020 31

KidsCave Studios

3rd Floor Email: [email protected] [email protected] 1 Wardour Street Tel: +44 (0)203 8899500 London W1D 6PA Miami Contact: +44 (0)7745 200055 (Ed Bignell) +44 (0)7764 286248 (John Pennink)

Ed Bignell John Pennick www.kidscave.com CEO/Creative Director Commercial Director

KidsCave Studios sole focus is on The company aims to build on the creating globally appealing children’s momentum generated by the launch of animation brands with strong consumer its Original IP ‘Robozuna’, by developing products potential. We achieve this by and producing new Intellectual developing projects that are conceived Property (IP) for the children’s market. and executed with a fully transmedia As well as KidsCave Studios properties, approach. Our Original IP strategy to the company offers development and entertainment delivers Characters and production services to global media Story-Worlds that reach audiences companies/IP owners. through television, ﬁlm, publishing, online, games and toys.

Kids Industries

72 Weston Street Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)207 0895670 SE20 8AX Twitter: @kidsindustries

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7984 404673

Gary is chairing the ﬁrst ever Kidscreen Gary Pope www.kidsindustries.com Debate at 4pm on Monday 10th February. Director

We make the family brands we work marketing tool kits for Paw Patrol, with stronger through robust Insight, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Strategy and Creative. We’re even Spongebob. Oh, and we redesigned nominated for Best Website in this some of the cruise ships that you can year’s Kidscreen Awards, thank you see if you look out of the window toward Kidscreen judges. the port, but that’s another story. As the only cross-discipline team that Research, Product Development, Digital specialises in the family market on the Development, Marketing, Branding, planet, we use our expertise, experience Strategy or the development of a cruise and multi-award winning capabilities to ship…we’re here to help. make children happy, parents satisﬁed and brands stronger We designed the new subscription product for WWF, created the strategy for Spirit Riding Free, we developed Peppa Pig’s digital presence globally and we’ve built two entire TV Channels for Al Jazeera – from nothing to SVOD platform, as well creating global UK@Kidscreen 2020 33

Kids Insights

113-115 Portland Street Email: [email protected] Manchester Tel: +44 (0)330 1596631 M1 6DW Blog: kidsinsights.com/news Twitter: @kidsinsights

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7931 521145 Nick Richardson www.kidsinsights.com CEO

Kids Insights is the global leader in For more information on Kids Insights kids’ market intelligence. The company and the market-leading insights which now surveys more than 2,000 into the latest kid’s trends they can children every week, across 3 continents offer your business, please visit www. and 7 countries, or more than 105,000 kidsinsights.com. children a year, and has gained a reputation as the most comprehensive and dynamic market intelligence specialist in kids, tweens and teens; and whose market intelligence is used by companies such as the BBC, Egmont, F1, Oxford University Press, SEGA, Turner, and Warner Bros and who recently won the coveted International Trade Council Global Market Research Company of the Year Award. 34 UK@Kidscreen 2020

KidsKnowBest

25 Spelman Street Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)7742 426792 E1 5LX LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kids-know-best/

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7742 426792

Joel Silverman www.kidsknowbest.co.uk CEO & Co-founder

We’ve created the leading digital kids LOOTEE is our ﬁrst digital product, ecosystem to become the fastest staying true to our ethos of Giving growing kids media agency around, Kids A Voice. A real-time data insights where we put kids’ voices at your platform that turns the opinions of ﬁngertips. hundreds of thousands of kids into meaningful intelligence for brands. We offer thorough end-to-end services for the best content creation, industry Joel will be accompanied at Kidscreen talent, research and development, and by CPO Mahesh Ramachandra and COO marketing know-how to help companies Pete Robinson. best reach their audience in the digital era, while complimenting their brand. UK@Kidscreen 2020 35

King Banana TV

59 Dundee Road Email: [email protected] London Twitter: @kingbananatv SE25 4QN Miami Contact: +44 (0)7740 167011

Lotte Elwell www.kingbananatv.com Co-founder/Producer

King Banana is a UK independent The team is currently working on the production company, specialising 4th and 5th series of ‘Yakka Dee’ for in children’s content. We make CBeebies. The show is mixed media and successful, audience-lead, high quality encourages children to talk. entertainment for global broadcasters. King Banana is also working closely King Banana was founded by Katie with Boom Cymru to produce a new live Simmons and Lotte Elwell who between action show for Channel 5, ‘Meet The them have over 25 years experience Experts’. of professional children’s media. We King Banana is a female-lead company are passionate about creating content ©Yakka Dee Ltd (King Banana TV and Beakus) that prides itself on pushing for a that enriches children’s lives through ﬂexible workforce to allow parents to pushing creative boundaries. We aim return to work. We are passionate about to empower children through content encouraging new talent from diverse that inspires curiosity, delights and backgrounds both in front and behind surprises. the camera. 36 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Lightning Sprite Media

Manchester Email: [email protected] UK LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danielbays/

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7973 217892

Daniel Bays www.lightningsprite.media Creator, Show-runner & Consultant

Lightning Sprite Media was founded Passionate about creating and in 2016 by Daniel Bays – after 16 producing outstanding content years at the BBC – to create, write on all platforms, writer, producer, and produce a new slate of world- dedicated gamer, ideas generator and beating brands and to help others to multiplatform development specialist, ﬁx, develop and rocket boost their Daniel is the Creator and Show-Runner children’s IP to make it the best it can of twice BAFTA nominated multi- possibly be – through writing, creative platform animated brand ‘Tree Fu Tom’ consultancy, development and end-to- and Creator of new CBeebies / Boat end production services for animation, Rocker brand: ‘Bitz and Bob’. digital, cross-platform projects and games. UK@Kidscreen 2020 37

LoveLove Films

Cinechrome Studio Email: ghurcombe@lovelovefilms.com 64-68 Calvin Road Tel: +44 (0)1202 537858 Bournemouth Blog: lovelovefilms.com/blog BH9 1LN Facebook: lovelovefilms Instagram: lovelove_films Twitter: @LoveLoveFilms

Miami Contact: Georgina Hurcombe www.loveloveﬁlms.com +44 (0)7793 005941 Managing Director

LoveLove Films is an award-winning We are currently focused on ‘Pop Paper animation and video production City’. ‘Pop Paper City’ is a vibrant 3D company based in the coastal town preschool craft show with adventure. of Bournemouth, UK. We produce The series focuses on a group of unique high-quality, bespoke animation for paper friends, as they ﬁnd new ways broadcast, advertising, and online, to have fun together by creating new having created content that has been parts of their stunning paper world. ‘Pop broadcast across BBC Films, Channel 4, Paper City’ teaches children how to craft ITV and Sky. along with the characters, encouraging ‘doing as well as viewing’. Our in-house creative team of producers, directors, writers and The ofﬁcial distribution partner for ‘Pop animators have a passion for creating Paper City’ is Aardman. ‘Pop Paper City’ exciting and innovative children’s is currently seeking broadcast partners content that will make a difference to with scripts, storyboards, and teaser the younger generation. trailer available.

LoveLove Films 38 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Lupus Films

339 Upper St Email: camilla@lupusﬁlms.com London ruth@lupusﬁlms.com N1 0PB Tel: +44 (0)203 2270490 Twitter: @LupusFilms

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7788 145224 (Camilla Deakin) +44 (0)7815 086503 (Ruth Fielding) Camilla Deakin Ruth Fielding www.lupusﬁlms.com Joint Managing Director Joint Managing Director

Lupus Films was set up in 2002 by We have just finished production of a Camilla Deakin and Ruth Fielding to hand-drawn animated TV special based produce high quality films and TV on the much-loved children’s picture shows for children and families. We book ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’ and specialise in animation, from traditional CG animated TV special The Christmas hand-drawn to 2D digital and 3D Letter (co-produced with Dream Logic), CGI. Amongst our TV productions are and are developing a slate of feature popular pre-school show ‘The Hive’, for films, TV specials and TV series. Disney Junior, animated holiday special ‘The Snowman and The Snowdog’, and ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’, a half- hour special based on the best-selling children’s book, which was Channel 4’s most viewed programme in 2016 across all genres. In 2016 we produced animated feature film ‘Ethel & Ernest’ which garnered critical acclaim and A Lupus Films production in association with Tiger Tea Productions, HarperCollins Children’s Books and awards at film festivals worldwide. Universal Pictures.

Magic Light Pictures

41-42 Foley Street Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)207 6311800 W1W 7TS Miami Contact: +44 (0)7710 359775

Michael Rose www.magiclightpictures.com Joint CEO

Founded in 2003 by producers Recent productions include Oscar Martin Pope and Michael Rose, Magic nominated and BAFTA winning Light Pictures makes imaginative animated specials ‘The Gruffalo’, ‘Room entertainment for audiences, families on the Broom’, ‘Roald Dahl’s Revolting and children worldwide. Rhymes’, and International Emmy nominated ‘Zog’. The company creates high quality films and products and has built the Magic Light’s latest special ‘The Snail wonderful Gruffalo brand based on the and the Whale’ premiered on BBC1 best-selling books by Julia Donaldson at Christmas 2019. The company is and Axel Scheffler. The company currently in production on its first pre- directly manages production, licensing, school series (52 x7’) ‘Pip and Posy’, global distribution and marketing and as well as a new special ‘Zog and the runs an international merchandising Flying Doctors’. In development are programme with over 40 licensees and further projects for pre-school, together 350 products. with a slate of live action family dramas. The Snail and the Whale ©Magic Light Pictures Ltd 2019 40 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Mezzo Kids

3 Tulsemere Road Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)208 6704323 SE27 9EH Twitter: @sandynuttgens

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7976 723707

Sandy Nuttgens www.mezzokids.com Composer

Sandy Nuttgens and his company Their work includes ‘Floogals’ Mezzo Kids specialise in composing (Jellyﬁsh/Nevision), ‘Postman Pat SDS’ music for Children’s TV and animations. (DreamWorks Animation), ‘Wildwoods’ Over the last 20 years they have scored (Sixteen South), ‘Hetty Feather’ (CBBC), the music on six Children’s BAFTA ‘Big & Small’ (Kindle Entertainment/ winners, numerous nominees, and are Sixteen South), ‘My Parents Are Aliens’ double ‘RTS Best Music’ winners. (Granada), ‘Get Well Soon’ (Kindle Entertainment), ‘Dinopaws’ (Kindle Sandy and his team really understand Entertainment/ Guru/ Laughing Gravy), ©Nevision/Jellyﬁsh what it takes to produce fantastic and ‘Treasure Champs’ (Three Arrows scores that are catchy, infectious, and Media). truly complement the storytelling. They also know that creating fabulous music is only ever part of the job, the rest is doing it on time, on budget, and above all, being super nice to work with! UK@Kidscreen 2020 41

Plum Films

100B Constitution Street Email: micky@plumﬁlms.co.uk Edinburgh Tel: +44 (0)131 5551604 EH6 6AW Twitter: @plumﬁlms

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7802 554441

Micky MacPherson www.plumﬁlms.co.uk Co-founder and Producer

Plum Films is an award-winning and sometimes gruesome, comedy- production company based in horror series for kids from 6yrs up; ‘Bell Edinburgh. Founder and Producer and Bop’ take pre-school audiences on Micky MacPherson heads up a team an enchanting, musical romp through a of writers and directors, with a passion world of adventure and discovery. This for developing and producing exciting, animated, original IP series introduces innovative children’s content. Awards pre-school kids to the delight of musical nominated ‘Teacups Travels’ is our instruments through the siblings’ high- 45-episode show for CBeebies, starring spirited antics, teamwork and natural BAFTA winning Gemma Jones as Great curiosity. Aunt Lizzie. We’re currently developing a slate of bespoke, high quality kids and family projects which we’re now bringing to market. ‘Knitbone Pepper’ is a quirky and heart-warming family show based on the novels by Claire Barker, published by Usborne and beautifully illustrated by Ross Collins; original IP ‘Ice Scream’ is a fantastical Plum Films Ltd Usborne Publishing Ltd 42 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Q Pootle 5

11 The Goffs Email: [email protected] Eastbourne BN21 1HA Miami Contact: +44 (0)7713 866250

Andrew Baker www.qpootle5.com MD

Welcome to the wonderful world of Q BBC, Kika, ABC, Amazon, YLE, NRK, Pootle 5! SVT, VRT and iQiyi in China and has consistently achieved high ratings in its The acclaimed pre-school show where target audience of 2-5yrs. friendship and discovery are at the heart of their adventures. A ﬁrst series of 52×11’ episodes and a Christmas Special have been produced, QPootle 5 was created by acclaimed UK and Series 2 and a feature length ﬁlm author Nick Butterworth, who has sold are now in development. over 20 millions books. The Series has been sold to more than 100 countries worldwide, with broadcasters including UK@Kidscreen 2020 43

Salamandra.uk

Salamandra.uk Eton Email: [email protected] 27b High Street, Tel: Eton +44 (0)1753 444 327 Eton, SL4 6AX Dundee +44 (0)1382 938 345 Instagram: @salamandra.uk Salamandra.uk Dundee Twitter: @SalamandraUK Studio 10, Block 5, Vimeo: salamandrauk 2 Seabraes Lane, DD1 4NX Christine MacKay www.salamandra.uk CEO

Salamandra.uk is an Animation and We are currently working on ‘Dougie’s Design agency with studios in Eton and Diary’, an animated series of children’s Dundee. We work as a visual content self-help books for ages 3-5 based on agency with FTSE 100 companies, start- the series of books we have already ups, Advertising and PR agencies alike. illustrated in 3D. We are experts at conveying complex With a passionate and ﬂexible team, messages, visually, on any platform. we work on creative projects across Salamandra.uk creates tailored many industries. From children’s book animated content and offers a full illustrations to corporate explainers, design and branding service. We training videos or epic presentations, specialise in 2D/3D animations our talented team of creatives and illustrations, book previews, produces unique and powerful visual motion graphics, ﬁlm/programme productions. We do this by creating titling, bespoke branding, engaging content that resonates with the infographics, AR/VR, animated multi- targeted audiences memorably. screen presentations and unique marketing campaigns. Dougie’s Diary Series 44 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Saving The Dog Productions Ltd / Darrall Macqueen

Shearwater House Email: [email protected] 21 The Green Tel: +44 (0)203 9175000 Richmond Upon Thames London Miami Contact: TW9 1PX +44 (0)7767 685050

Billy Macqueen www.darrallmacqueen.com Company Director

Darrall Macqueen is a multi Bafta award winning UK indie producing high- quality and innovative children’s and pre-school entertainment for major broadcasters around the world. Formed in 2000 by former Disney execs Maddy Darrall and Billy Macqueen, the company has a proven track record of devising and producing returning live action and animated series and has DM Ltd championed long-running serialized storytelling for under-7’s, including BAFTA awarding winning live action drama ‘Topsy and Tim’, current international comedy drama hit ‘Wafﬂe the Wonder Dog’ and global Netﬂix super brand ‘Chip and Potato’.

DM Ltd DM Ltd UK@Kidscreen 2020 45

Serious Lunch

6th Floor Charlotte Building Email: [email protected] 17 Gresse Street [email protected] London W1T 1QL Tel: +44 (0)7711 419412 Twitter: @genevievedexter

Miami Contact: +44(0)7711 419412 (Genevieve Dexter) +44 (0)7769 710992 (Leila Ouledcheikh) Genevieve Dexter Leila Ouledcheikh www.seriouslunch.co.uk Founder & CEO Director of Global Sales

Serious Lunch is a boutique distributor (‘Horrible Science’) as well as small of children’s and family content innovative independent producers based in London. Established in 2011, such as Pipkins Productions – UK the company represents British and (‘Monty & Co’), Comma Studio – overseas properties worldwide. We Korea (‘Bo & To’s Family’), Dot To Dot represent many high proﬁle companies Productions – UK (‘Art Ninja’) and from the feature ﬁlm/primetime Gigglebug Entertainment – Finland content world; Maverick Television – UK (‘Gigglebug’). We have also recently (‘Operation Ouch!’), Studio Ghibli – signed up VRT – Belgium, for a remake Japan (‘Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter’), of the vintage classic ‘Tik Tak’. See-Saw Films – Australia (‘The New Legends of Monkey’), Hat Trick – UK

Simkins LLP

Lynton House Email: [email protected] 7-12 Tavistock Square Tel: +44 (0)20 7874 5687 London WC1H 9LT Miami Contact: +44 (0)7843 385705

Lisa Logan www.simkins.com Partner

Simkins LLP is a leading media and focuses on film, television, digital media (and EU) regulatory matters, TV and commercial law firm. We were founded and technology. She spent many years VOD applications/notifications. She also in 1962 as one of the pioneering firms in-house at leading US multinationals advises on corporate deals, company for the entertainment and media such as Disney, Nickelodeon and set-up, shareholder agreements, JVs industry and are still best known for Discovery Channel before moving back and investments. our market-leading practice in that to private practice several years ago. Her contentious experience includes area. Today the firm works with clients Her in-house experience enables her defamation/fair dealing review of TV/ from a broad range of industries and to offer commercial and pragmatic Film content, passing off, copyright we offer a full range of legal services in advice aligned to each client’s business infringement, breach of contract corporate and commercial law, property strategy. and breach of confidence matters law, employment law and disputes She has wide ranging experience in TV/ (together with Simkins Disputes resolution. Across our practice, our Film production, finance, distribution, team). Her clients include TV/Film lawyers have an outstanding reputation advertising/sponsorship, talent, production companies, financiers/ for providing high-quality, responsive channel carriage, digital media/apps/ banks, distributors, broadcasters, talent, advice that is always commercial and online, theatre, IP and technology. technology businesses, post production focusses on our clients’ needs. She advises on co-productions, treaty houses, software/app developers and Lisa works as a lawyer in our co-productions, TV and film financing, toy distributors. commercial group and her expertise commissions, distribution deals, Ofcom UK@Kidscreen 2020 47

The Children’s Media Conference

Shefﬁeld Tech Parks Email: [email protected] Cooper Buildings Instagram: @childmediaconf Arundel Street Twitter: @childmediaconf Shefﬁeld S1 2NS Miami Contact: +44 (0)7846 758732

Lauren Bartles www.thechildrensmediaconference.com Operations Manager

The Children’s Media Conference is Lauren began her career in events and the UK’s principal gathering for all marketing after studying and settling media professionals associated with in Lincoln. Originally from Sheffield kids’ content creation and distribution. Lauren returned in 2009 to study Film From radio, TV, film and the internet, Studies and Screenwriting at Sheffield to apps, publishing, games, licensing, Hallam, producing a number of short museums, galleries, theatre and films and working within the cultural educational media – every corner of the industries sector along the way. kids’ industry is represented, and 1,200 Lauren has had the pleasure of being delegates meet annually for the July involved in CMC since 2012 and was Conference (7-9 July 2020). appointed Operations Manager in 2017, with responsibility for the logistical and operational aspects of the conference. 48 UK@Kidscreen 2020

The Creative Garden

Address 186 Meadvale Road Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)208 9303500 W5 1LT Miami Contact: +44 (0)7768 152397

Sarah Baynes www.thecreativegarden.co.uk Creative Director

Sarah is the founder of The Creative include international banks and Garden where she has worked as a telecoms companies who understand senior executive consultant and coach the commercial value of creativity. for 15 years. She specialises in concept Before establishing The Creative Garden, creation, mentoring and development, Sarah was a commissioner at Channel working with leading global companies 4 tv for over 15 years. She was part of through to small independents. She the launch team and commissioner and her team work with international for ‘The Big Breakfast’ before assuming broadcasters, creatives, digital responsibilities for the ﬁrst youth innovators and business leaders on branded slots for T4. She is a founding a range of issues including channel member and co-deputy Chair of the launches, multi-platform ventures and WeChat ID: hellocharlieb Advisory Board of the Children’s Media concept strategy. In addition she is Conference. She leads the UK delegation known internationally for her executive to Kidscreen and the UK delegation to coaching which includes working with CICAF (China International Cartoon & senior company executives to ﬁne Animation Festival) in Hangzhou She tune their media strategies, running was Executive Summit Director for the Ideas Labs, Pitching sessions and Children’s Global Media Summit hosted Communications packages. Clients by the BBC in December 2017. UK@Kidscreen 2020 49

Tiger Aspect Productions

4th Floor, Shepherds Building Email: [email protected] Charecroft Way Tel +44 (0)207 4346704 London Twitter: @tigeraspectuk W14 0EE Miami Contact: +44 (0)7958 744181

Tom Beattie www.tigeraspect.co.uk Head of Kids and Family

Tiger Aspect Productions, part of the ‘Mr Bean: The Animated Series’ (CITV/ EndemolShine Group, is one of the Turner). Mr Bean digitally has over 110 UK’s most successful and proliﬁc million fans including 88 million on independent television producers. Facebook (no.11 in the world) and over 5 Tiger creates a wide range of critically billion views on YouTube in 2019 alone. acclaimed and award-winning programming for all major broadcasters worldwide including ‘Jack Whitehall’s Travel’s with My Father’, ‘The Vicar of © Tiger Aspect Productions Limited 2019 Dibley’, ‘Benidorm’, ‘Ripper Street’, ‘Bad Education’ and ‘Peaky Blinders’. The Kids and Family credits include: multi Bafta award winning ‘Charlie and Lola’ (CBeebies/Disney Jnr), ‘Me and My Monsters’ (CBBC), ‘Tinga Tinga Tales’ (CBBC/Disney Jnr), ‘Danny & Mick’ (CBBC), ‘Aliens Love Underpants And Panta Claus’ (Sky Kids/Sky One),

Too Many Cookes Music

Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)7870 668692 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/toomanycookes

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7307 714744

Mick Cooke www.toomanycookes.co.uk Composer

Too Many Cookes Music is a BAFTA- winning provider of bespoke music for international animated series. Based in Glasgow, Scotland, credits include ‘Zack & Quack’ (Nick Jr./Zodiak), ‘Bitz & Bob’ (CBeebies/Boat Rocker), and ‘Boj’ (CBeebies/Pesky). Company director, composer Mick Cooke, previously toured the world for ﬁfteen years as a member of BRIT Award winning indie rock band, Belle & Sebastian.

Twenty Twenty Productions

85 Grays Inn Road Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)207 4247755 WC1 8TX Miami Contact: +44 (0)7946 085433

Helen Soden www.twentytwenty.tv Head of Children’s

Twenty Twenty has been making award coincide with the Harry Potter ﬁlms, winning shows for a global audience three seasons of ‘The Big Performance’ since 1982 and has a reputation for with Choirmaster Gareth Malone, nine originality and innovation. A Warner seasons of ‘Show Me What You’re Made Bros International Television Production Of’ with Stacey Dooley and two seasons Company, our focus is on creating of ‘Remotely Funny’, a revolutionary intelligent, eye-catching formats that challenge based entertainment format, provoke and entertain. Helen Soden set all for Children’s BBC. Our work has been up the children’s department in 2006 recognised by BAFTA, EMMY and the with the ground breaking reality series Royal Television Society. ‘Evacuation’, where twelve boys and We are currently working with girls from around the UK experienced independent, innovative and multi- life as World War Two evacuees. The genre animation studio, Factory, on series was praised for its authenticity an exciting and inventive adaptation and daring immersion, making few of the best-selling American children’s allowances for the contributors’ age. book series ‘The Doll People’ by Ann M. Since then the children’s output Martin and Laura Godwin. has included three seasons of ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ magic series to 52 UK@Kidscreen 2020

YellowDog

Runway East Email: [email protected] 1 Victoria Street Blog: yellowdog.co/blog Bristol Twitter: @yellowdog BS1 6AA Miami Contact: +44(0)7904 219011

Callum McDonnell www.yellowdog.co Business Development

YellowDog is a technology company Callum McDonnell leads YellowDog’s based in Bristol, UK. YellowDog’s multi business development for its award-winning multi-cloud platform is international animation and visual used by thousands of creative studios effects market. all over the world. The YellowDog platform enables post-production rendering to be completed quickly, securely, and efﬁciently. Rendering 3D animation with YellowDog helps studios to iterate more, push creative quality, and deliver productions to increasingly demanding client schedules with the greatest possible ease. UK@Kidscreen 2020 53

Contacts

The UK Mission Team

The UK@Kidscreen delegation is located in The Grand Ballroom, InterContinental Miami, 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami FL 33131

Sarah Baynes The Creative Garden Tel: +44 (0)7768 152397 [email protected]

Lauren Bartles The Children’s Media Conference Tel: +44 (0)7846 758732 Email: [email protected]

Helen McAleer CMC International Exchange Executive Producer Email: [email protected] 54 UK@Kidscreen 2020

Department for International Trade Fran Fu Tony Humphreys Head of East China, Creative Industries Screen Specialist, Creative Content Department for International Trade Department for International Trade 17F Garden Square 3 Whitehall Place 968 West Beijing Road London SW1A 2AW Shanghai Mob: +44 (0)7471 021559 200041 China Email: [email protected] Tel: +86 2132 792 040 Richard Powell MBE Mob: 86 138 1897 1735 Vice-Consul, Creative & Digital Media [email protected] Department for International Trade John Durkan British Consulate General Account Manager, Creative Industries, Creative, Lifestyle One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza and Learning 885 Second Avenue, 27th Floor Department for International Trade New York, NY 10017 3 Whitehall Place Tel: +1 (212)745-0462 London SW1A 2AW Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)20 7215 4959 Gerry Ritchie Mob: +44 (0)7808 718120 International Trade Advisor, London and South East Email: [email protected] International Trade Team Daniel Halpin Department for International Trade Trade Associate 6th Floor, 140 Aldersgate Street Department for International Trade London EC1A 4HY British Consulate General Mob: +44 (0)7715 630223 One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza Email: [email protected] 885 Second Avenue, 27th Floor New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1 (212)745-0332 Email: [email protected] The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) has overall responsibility for promoting UK trade across the world and attracting foreign investment to our economy. We are a specialised government body with responsibility for negotiating international trade policy, supporting business, as well as delivering an outward-looking trade diplomacy strategy. For further information please visit great.gov.uk or telephone +44 (0)20 7215 5000 Follow us on Twitter @tradegovuk_CI

The UK@Kidscreen Mission is organised by The Children’s Media Conference and is supported by DIT.

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