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Shane the Chef ©2016 Hoho Entertainment Limited Just Anim8 Awesome UK@Kidscreen delegation organised by: www.gov.uk/ukti Contents Forewords 3-5 Jollywise 29 David Prodger 3 Just Anim8 30 Greg Childs and Sarah Baynes 4-5 Kidscave Entertainment Limited 31 Lupus Films 32 UK Delegate Companies 7-53 Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency (MIDAS) 33 1973 Films Limited 7 MCC Media 34 Accorder Music Publishing 8 MRM Inc 35 Awesome 9 Noodle Food 36 Bigmouth Audio Ltd 10 Penguin Random House 37 Blink Industries 11 Plug-in Media 38 CANUK Productions 12 Reality Studios Limited 39 Cloth Cat Animation 13 REMM Business Affairs 40 Coolabi Group 14 Serious Lunch Ltd 41 Dubit 15 Spider Eye 42 European Animation Funds 16 Stephanie Wahlstrom 43 Eye Present 17 Storycake 44 Factory 18 Studio Liddell 45 Fettle Animation 19 Tech North 46 Flashing Lights Media 20 The Children’s Media Conference 47 Fourth Wall Creative 21 The Creative Garden 48 Fun Crew Ltd 22 The Rastamouse Company 49 Gateley plc 23 Tiger Aspect Productions 50 Giggle Media 24 Union Media Ltd 51 Hoho Entertainment Ltd 25 Walker Books / Walker Productions 52 Hopster 26 Winduna Enterprises Ltd 53 Jellyfish Pictures 27 Jetpack Distribution 28 Contacts 54 Supported by: Sponsor UK@Kidscreen 2016 3 Foreword By David Prodger, Consul General, Miami, Foreign and Commonwealth Office I am again delighted to welcome each of you and Kidscreen to the lovely city of Miami. Last year was a success for our delegates and you are instrumental in ensuring that the UK continues to be a global leader in animation, film, television and music. Once more, my team is thrilled to be working with our colleagues from The British Consulate in New York, as well as with our friends at The Children’s Media Conference to support your participation at the Kidscreen Summit. As you know, this event is the most important international event for children’s content and we are pleased that it is hosted here in Florida. The UK’s creative industries continue across various platforms including: David Prodger is Consul General, to be a pacesetter sector in the UK animation, video games, theatre and Miami, Foreign and Commonwealth economy, which in 2012 was worth live-action TV. Office £71.4 billion per year outperforming all other sectors of UK industry and Finally, as I mentioned last year, I supporting 1.68 million jobs – 5.6 think Miami is a place of creativity and per cent of UK jobs. So without a beauty and I know that this location doubt your efforts here contribute will bring motivation to everybody – significantly to the children’s media from content developers, producers, space during Kidscreen. content buyers broadcasters and innovative executives. Indeed, I am And the UK Government remains happy that we can again support a solid supporter of the innovation your business goals and on-going economy and is firmly committed commercial relationships. Thanks to MAGIC for sponsoring the to a business friendly environment UK@Kidscreen Reception in Miami through multiple tax relief programs I look forward to seeing everybody to allow for the gold-standard here and wish each of you a pleasant MIAMI ANIMATION MAGIC & GAMING content the creative industry delivers and successful time in Miami. MIAMI DADE COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL COMPLEX 4 UK@Kidscreen 2016 ForewordTitle By Greg Childs, The Children’s Media Conference and Sarah Baynes, The Creative Garden TheAddress UK kids’ media industry is buzzing with new initiatives, new ideas and new takes on old favourites. Reflecting that confidence, UK producers have turned out in greater numbers than ever for Kidscreen. The delegation has over 60 industry experts including internationally renowned creatives, digital award winners and talented service providers. Britain has long been known for its creativity. Now we can also offer the added allure of tax incentives; record-breaking levels of animation production in Britain have already resulted, and the new tax break for live-action children’s TV means that the UK is a great place to make your show, with UK producers and service providers as great partners. Come andName meetwww. us in the UK ‘zone’ in the main delegate lounge. Title Five years on from the first UK@ Tax breaks for animation and companies offering a wide range Kidscreen delegation finds the British games have recently been joined by of television, animation and digital Kids’ TV, animation and digital media incentives for children’s TV and media specialisms, and some who can industries fit and ready to do business. theatre production. The Animation specifically advise on accessing the Despite the rapid changes in audience Tax Relief has seen a massive tax breaks through partnership with habits in the kids’ media marketplace, resurgence in the UK animation the UK. sector, with record-breaking levels of and ever tightening budgets, UK kids’ Beyond Kidscreen, The Children’s Media production over the last three years. producers, and the companies and Conference organises insight-sharing Now the children’s TV tax break is freelancers who work with them, are and market meeting opportunities in starting to impact on production. taking advantage of government the UK. The CMC Animation Exchange support that makes Britain one of The UK’s record in content on 10 March 2016 will see the British the best places in the world to build development, production, distribution animation industry gather for an creative partnerships and get into the and exploitation is second to none. assessment of the creative, business business of kids’ media. In the delegation this year there are and training issues arising from growth. UK@Kidscreen 2016 5 Greg Childs Sarah Baynes The Animation Exchange will be And 5 – 7 July 2016 sees The Children’s the UK area in the Kidscreen delegate welcoming international guests for Media Conference - the UK’s premier lounge, meet our array of creative the first time in 2016. TheCMC Rights gathering of over 1,000 kids’ media delegates, and talk to us about how Exchange at the London Book Fair specialists from every genre and every further opportunities in the UK can on 14 April 2016 brings together platform for three days of workshops be pursued. literary agents, publishers, producers, and conference sessions with over 200 broadcasters, interactive producers experts speakers. Tied to that, Tuesday and the licensing sector for meetings 5 July sees the CMC International to build new relationships to develop Exchange – the UK’s only marketplace and exploit authors’ IP. The Rights dedicated to uncovering new UK talent, kids’ properties in development and Greg Childs is Editorial Director of Exchange offers new routes from projects seeking funding. The Children’s Media Conference book to screen and back again, which maximises the multi-platform potential If you think, as we do, that it’s a GREAT Sarah Baynes is the Creative Director of great properties. time to “meet the Brits” come along to of The Creative Garden 2016 Kidscreen 1pp Ad_210mmx210mm_18.01.16_2014 Postcard_A5_11.01.14 19/01/2016 10:41 Page 1 THE UK’S PREMIER ‘Gather Round for the Big MEETING PLACE Party’ by Keira Dalgleish, Aged 7. Sheffield S11. FOR THE CHILDREN’S 5,6&7 JULY 2 016SHEFFIELDUK CONTENT INDUSTRIES The UK’s premier gathering for the kids’ content industries New midweek format in 2016: Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 July PLUS: CMC International Exchange on Tuesday 5 July Early Bird pass is £325 + VAT – saving £105 + VAT on CMC full rate Sign up to our email bulletin at www.thechildrensmediaconference.com to be the first to know when the Early Bird pass goes on sale UK@Kidscreen 2012 7 1973 Films 5 High Green Email: [email protected] Great Shelford Tel: +44 (0)20 8541 4382 Cambridge CB22 5EG Miami Contact: +44 (0)7411 061452 Tim Goodchild www.1973films.co.uk Producer 1973 Films Limited is a UK-based production company founded by multiple Emmy and BAFTA honoured producer Tim Goodchild. We are currently developing a number of children’s projects including our CBeebies pre-buy ‘Hettie Makebelieve’ a 52 x 7’ stop motion animated series for 3 to 5 year-olds about imagination. ©1973 Films 2016 8 UK@Kidscreen 2016 Accorder Music Publishing The Chapel Email: [email protected] Park View Road Tel: +44 (0)20 3432 5510 Berkhamsted Hertfordshire Miami Contact: HP4 3EY +44 (0)7885 317746 Simon Forrest www.accordermusic.com Managing Director In children’s TV every producer needs Accorder also works with some of the a hands-on specialist music publisher finest children’s composers helping pair and that is why Accorder has become them with wonderful producers and the first choice for those who value looking after their publishing. Music music in their productions. We published include ‘Tree Fu Tom’, ‘In the provide a bespoke service for clients Night Garden’, ‘Teletubbies’, ‘Miffy’, – maximising royalty income, while ‘Twirlywoos’, ‘Little Roy’, ‘Grandpa in ensuring the very highest quality My Pocket’,‘Abney & Teal’, ‘Woolly & composed music in their shows. Tig’, ‘64 Zoo Lane’, ‘Driftwood Bay’, Miffy’s Adventures Big and Small, copyright Mercis BV ‘Toby’s Travelling Circus’, ‘Wanda and For many producers Accorder the Alien’, ‘Tilly and Friends’, ‘Lah-Lah’s has become their “virtual” music Adventures’, ‘Wildernuts’, ‘Toot the department helping with a host of Tiny Tugboat’ and many, many more administrative, legal and creative tasks wonderful properties from around the alongside the important collection of world. Increasingly too we’re involved global royalties. in collecting on-line revenues - from YouTube, Netflix, Spotify and other services. Roy, copyright Jam Media UK@Kidscreen 2016 9 Awesome 1 Blatchington Road Email: [email protected] Hove Tel: +44 (0)780 9673300 East Sussex Twitter: @thejeffnorton BN3 3YP LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/norton2k Blog: www.jeffnorton.com/blog Miami Contact: +44 (0)780 9673300 Jeff Norton www.jeffnorton.com Writer-Producer Awesome is the creative incubator ‘Trucktown’ (Nelvana) based on the founded by author and writer-producer best-selling books by Jon Scieszka.