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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

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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

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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.

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. Jeff Norton. Jeff is the author of the award-winning thriller series ‘MetaWars’ Previously, Jeff ran the Enid Blyton (Orchard), the comedic ‘Memoirs of literary estate for Chorion Ltd. Before a Neurotic Zombie’ (Faber), and the moving to the UK, Jeff worked in upcoming picture book ‘Stomp School’ creative development in Hollywood and (MeBooks) and high-school comedy produced the award-winning ‘Choose ‘Alienated’ (Random House). He’s also Your Own Adventure’ interactive movie the creator of the best-selling ‘Princess featuring William H. Macy and Frankie Ponies’ series (Bloomsbury) and the Muniz. Originally from Canada, Jeff now young adult novel ‘Drummer Girl’ lives in London, UK with his wife and (Bonnier). two (sleep-depriving) young sons.

Awesome has several shows in development and Jeff was recently an executive producer on pre-school show 10 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Bigmouth Audio

24B, 1103 Argyle Street Email: [email protected] Glasgow Tel: +44 (0)141 221 8867 G3 8ND Twitter: @bigmouthaudio

Miami Contact: +44 (0)789 4453536

Stephen Scott www.bigmouthaudio.co.uk Managing Director

Hi, we’re Bigmouth Audio, a boutique We were born to support the underdog. audio post production house Made to lead the mission. This is audio specialising in imaginative sound for post for the punks, the dedicated animation, digital and children’s media. dreamer and those who go their own way. We see ourselves as the leaders of a crusade! Activists in the animation So join us in our #AnimationAudio audio revolution. Supporting the motion crusade and say “Long Live The graphics maestros and cheering on the Revolution!” pre school Picassos. Standing shoulder to shoulder with the troops of Toon Boom and the Mavericks of Maya!

We offer our global client base voice recording as well as voice localization. We provide a kickass sound design service and our abilities to write a tune and put together a score have been MAS award nominated! UK@Kidscreen 2016 11

Blink Industries

181 Wardour Street Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)0207 4940747 W1F 8WZ Miami Contact: +44 (0)7812 088697

Tom Stuart www.blinkindustries.tv Head of Development & Production

Blink Industries is a development studio Blink Industries is currently developing and production company, affiliated multiple television series for children, with Blink Productions, the multi-award including projects with Nickelodeon and winning London-based production Disney. house. Working in multiple disciplines from From an editorial perspective we 2D animation to puppetry, from CGI produce content rich in charm and to stop motion animation, from live craft, both with the in-house roster of action to motion control. We strive to The Grumpy King/ Cartoon Network directors and through collaborations make the world a better, happier place, with like-minded creatives seeking by telling hilarious and magical stories a home to develop their IP. Working and exploring dazzling mixed media across the worlds of kids, comedy and techniques. animation, there is no house look, there is only the desire to do authentic work that entertains and breaks boundaries in equal measure. 12 UK@Kidscreen 2016

CANUK Productions

101 Academy Place Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)7988 152414 TW7 5FE Miami Contact: +44 7988 152414

Lindsay Watson www.canukproductions.com Animation Producer (Kids & Family)

CANUK Productions is a bespoke Working with studios and producers Since launching CANUK in 2013 she consultancy firm offering from around the world CANUK has developed a broadcast series representation, production, and facilitates co-production of high quality for an independent British studio, distribution services. digital content for children and their represented a number of studios at families. CANUK helps companies markets and worked for Montreal based The London based company is run by develop and produce original animation software company Toon Canadian/British animation industry stories for international audiences. Boom. Lindsay is seeking her first on expert Lindsay Watson. With a screen producer credit and would love to background in marketing, distribution, Lindsay has recently finished a work on a project for girls…somewhere business development and production masters in professional media practice warm and sunny! Lindsay brings her passion for (focused on animation management) at animation and love of children’s Bournemouth University and is founder content to every project she manages of Animated Women UK. at CANUK. UK@Kidscreen 2016 13

Cloth Cat Animation

GloWorks Email: [email protected] Heol Porth Teigr Tel: +44 (0) 2922 450 140 Cardiff Twitter: @CCatAnimation Facebook: ClothCatAnimation CF10 4GA Miami Contact: +44 (0)7776 281831 (Adam Bailey) +44 (0)7971 906242 (Jon Rennie) +44 (0)7906 330004 (Ben Cawthorne) Adam Bailey Jon Rennie Ben Cawthorne www.clothcatanimation.com Head of Animation Managing Director Creative Producer Development

Cloth Cat Animation is a Cardiff based as developing our own content for the studio and the largest animation international market. As a facility we production company in Wales. Our have the ability to tackle the whole multi-skilled and experienced team production pipeline from development of directors, producers, artists and and production through to delivery and technicians have come together to interactive content (with our partner share their passion for great design and Thud Media). engaging storytelling. We specialise in creative, inventive, design-rich projects Credits include: Toot the Tiny Tugboat with a strong technical grounding, for (Milkshake!, Cartoonito, Netflix, S4C), Lunar Lodge © Cloth Cat Animation 2016 all audiences via broadcast series, film, Boj (CBeebies, Sprout, S4C), Grandpa commercials, game and web content. In My Pocket (CBeebies, ABC), Tales of Friendship with Winnie the Pooh We work on a number of client-led and (Disney) and Ha! Ha! Hairies co-production based projects as well (Cartoonito, S4C).

Sweet & Sour © Cloth Cat Animation 2016 14 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Coolabi Group

9 Kingsway Email: [email protected] 4th Floor [email protected] London [email protected] WC2B 6XF Tel: +44 (0)20 7004 0980

Michael Dee Zoe Bamsey Jeremy Banks www.coolabi.com Director of Content Director of Development Chief Executive and Production

We are a leading independent, The group, made up of Coolabi and international media group and rights Working Partners, has a particular owner specialising in the creation, expertise in the media of publishing, development and brand management television and digital. Brands we own of children’s and family intellectual or represent include ‘Bagpuss’, ‘Beast property rights. Quest’, ‘Clangers’, ‘Domo’, ‘Poppy Cat’, ‘Purple Ronnie’, ‘Scream Street’ and All our intellectual property rights are ‘Warriors’. developed and managed to excite, engage and sustain their appeal to consumers across all media in every © 2016 Coolabi Productions Limited. major market. UK@Kidscreen 2016 15

Dubit

The Half Roundhouse Email: [email protected] Wellington Road Tel: +44 (0)113 3947920 Leeds Twitter: @dubit @dubitgames LS12 1DR Blog: www.dubitlimited.com/blog

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7831 634575 Ian Douthwaite www.dubitlimited.com CEO

From LA to Singapore, Dubit has helped Dubit’s digital studio has produced many of the leading brands – and “firsts” for the BBC, Cartoon Network, innovative startups – set their kids and Dreamworks and PBS Kids: family strategy and build out their digital platform. • VOD and Smart TV apps • Educational products Our international research team tracks • Virtual Reality experiences global trends and speaks to kids around • Games the world to advise Netflix, Mattel, PBS KIDS and the PBS KIDS Logo are registered trademarks Hopster and Nickelodeon on key We know the world market and of Public Broadcasting Service. Used with permission. questions such as: differences between kids audiences. After 15 years, and with offices in New • Content strategy York, London, Leeds and Melbourne, • Cross-platform distribution Dubit are an exciting and trusted • VOD opportunities consultancy who are proud to work with • Digital business modelling some of the greatest people in kids entertainment. Do stop by our booth and say hello! 16 UK@Kidscreen 2016

European Animation Funds

54 High Street Email: [email protected] Eton Tel: +34 600245520 Windsor Berkshire Miami Contact: SL6 4BL +34 600245520

Francis Fitzpatrick CEO

Francis Fitzpatrick is a Global Media brand in Kids TV & Media, until June Consultant & International lawyer. of 2015 when he left to set up Francis is an expert in Children’s European Animation Funds. Francis Television. His pre-school series ‘Jakers’ now acts for Investors who are seeking won 7 Emmy awards and a BAFTA. to acquire Animation Companies and Francis was President and Founder of Intellectual Property. Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick, a major global UK@Kidscreen 2016 17

Eye Present

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

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7711 419412 (Genevieve Dexter) +44 (0)7773 770913 (Jules Coke) Genevieve Dexter Jules Coke www.eyepresent.co.uk CEO Producer

Eye Present is a London based (52 x 11’), in 3DS Max for the SPV Doodle animation studio specialising in CGI Productions Ltd and CBeebies/DHX. and is a partnership between Jules Coke Eye Present is currently developing CEO of Squint Opera and Genevieve ‘Xephos and Honeydew’, ‘Chuckabops’ a Dexter CEO of Serious Lunch. The co-production with CBeebies, and other studio boasts a complete pipeline from projects, and is seeking new IP with storyboard to post production under unique provenance as well as looking one roof and has witnessed the launch for co-production opportunities. of series one of ‘Messy Goes to Okido’ Xephos & Honeydew © Eye Present 18 UK@Kidscreen 2012

Factory

5 St George’s Court Email: [email protected] Dairyhouse Lane Tel: +44 (0)161 929 6755 Altrincham Twitter: factory_create Cheshire Facebook: FactoryCreate WA14 5UA LinkedIn: Factory tm Vimeo: Factorytm

Miami Contact: Phil Chalk www.factorycreate.com +44 (0)7785 752241 Managing Director

Factory is an independent, innovative, multi- BAFTA awarded ‘Clangers’ with the Best genre animation studio working with global Pre-School Animation Award. Launched clients, broadcasters and partners, delivering on CBeebies in June 2015, ‘Clangers’ was world class immersive content to thrill, excite incredibly well received, immediately and engage audiences of all ages. hitting number one in the UK’s top children’s programmes. Factory has extensive experience in multi- genre animation and live action production, Factory is committed to developing quality delivering visually rich styles that make content for all age groups and genres that Factory’s creative content and production children and adults alike are enjoying around values stand out. the world.

Factory celebrated its fifth birthday in 2015, bringing four high profile productions to air including Newzoids (ITV), Clangers (CBeebies), Scream Street (CBBC) and three specials for Disney and Club Penguin. The company has grown exponentially, increasing its workforce from 6 to 140 highly skilled employees.

Fettle Animation

12a Victoria Street Email: [email protected] Marsden Tel: +44 (0)1484 846817 Huddersfield Twitter: @Fettleanimation West Yorkshire Facebook: fettleanimation HD7 6DF Miami Contact: +44 (0)7540 222399 Kath Shackleton www.fettleanimation.com Producer

Fettle is a multi award-winning This is our first ever trip to the USA and animation production company based to Kidscreen – we are eager to make in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. We new connections with international create animated international content broadcasters and web platforms. including documentaries for children and comedy entertainment. At Kidscreen this year we are pitching a comedy documentary idea, ‘Awesome We won a Japan Prize this year for our Animals’ – a kids’ animated series, Children of the Holocaust animation showcasing crazy and funny facts about series made with BBC Learning. animals. Fettle Animation Zane Whittingham We were part of the BAFTA and We’d like to talk more about this plus a Kidscreen Award winning team on few other early project ideas and also to CITV’s ‘Share a Story’, making two make new contacts in the international interstitials for them; ‘Flashman’ and kids’ content market. ‘My Magic Football’. 20 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Flashing Lights Media

18 Leather Lane Email: [email protected] London [email protected] EC1N 7SU Tel: +44 (0)7800 540689 Blog: www.flashinglights.co.uk/blog/ Twitter: @FLM_UK Facebook: FlashingLightsMediaUK Instagram: flashinglightsmedia

Miami Contact: Simeon Klein Camilla Arnold Director Creative Director www.flashinglights.co.uk +44 (0)7800 540689

Flashing Lights Media is an indie based We produced the groundbreaking series in London with a unique perspective. ‘Magic Hands’ for CBeebies in the UK, We pride ourselves on bringing new introducing preschoolers to modern stories to the screen, making content and classic poetry using animation, with bold, fresh ideas, and stories with a music and importantly sign language. real human interest. The success of ‘Magic Hands’ has led to a second series commission due to be Our team is lead by our creative director aired in the Spring of 2016 alongside a Camilla Arnold an award winning web-based spin off. © Flashing Lights Media 2016 producer/director. We’re unique as our core team of talented staff includes We’d love to talk to you about our deaf sign language users, giving us a exciting slate of new programmes fresh perspective - allowing us to craft and we’re keen to meet broadcasters, imaginative programmes which are fun, production companies looking at co- daring and thought-provoking. productions, producers and investors. UK@Kidscreen 2016 21

Fourth Wall Creative

2 Riverview Business Park Email: [email protected] Shore Wood Road Tel: +44 (0) 151 3537310 Bromborough Wirral Miami Contact: CH62 3RQ +44 (0)7752 067 596 www.fourthwallcreative.com www.fourthwallpublishing.com Joe Moroney www.fourthwallbrands.com Managing Director

Fourth Wall are an award-winning creative team, publisher of kids books and independent producer of animated children’s television content. Our aim is to become a leading, internationally respected creator of innovative, exciting and entertaining IP. 22 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Fun Crew

126 Hampton Road Email: [email protected] [email protected] Southport Tel: +44 (0)7946 066726 (Angela Salt) Merseyside +44 (0)7956 370037 (Stuart Harrison) PR8 5DZ Twitter: @AddedSalt Facebook: fun crew Skype: angela.j.salt LinkedIn: angelasaltfuncrewltd stuartharrisonfuncrewltd Miami Contact: +44 (0)7946 066726 (Angela Salt) Angela Salt Stuart Harrison Content Creators Creative Producers www.funcrew.co.uk +44 (0)7956 370037 (Stuart Harrison)

Fun Crew create compelling, original We have an exciting development slate, and marketable content for children’s which includes animated shows for media. pre-school to teen audiences and great ideas for online, games and publishing. We’re an independent studio based in This will be our fifth return to Kidscreen the northwest of England, founded in with the UK delegation and we’re 2006 by dynamic partners, Angela Salt looking forward to meeting prospective and Stuart Harrison. Fun Crew’s passion international co-production partners, is for engaging characters, comedy and broadcasters, producers, publishers, FUN, story-driven ideas, which will work digital media specialists and potential universally to entertain across media investors. platforms. In addition Angela and Stuart are Fun Crew are currently developing their happy to discuss opportunities to work adorable, original, 2D animated comedy ‘for hire’ internationally as creative for 4-7 year olds, ‘Bear, Bud & Boo’, with consultants on new or existing projects. global partners, Technicolor and Brown Their combined expertise spans Bag Films. writing, development, character design, Copyright Fun Crew Ltd 2016 illustration, art direction and, naturally, FUN IDEAS! UK@Kidscreen 2016 23

Gateley Plc

1 Paternoster Square Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)20 7653 1647 EC4M 7DX Twitter: @GateleyPlc

New York Contact: +44 (0)7843 385 705

Lisa Logan Head of Media & www.gateleyplc.com Entertainment

Gateley Plc is a law firm that has that she helps include well known US Our team can help you with a wide an extensive team who deliver in- children’s media companies, leading range of Film/TV production and depth and cost-effective media & animation producers and sales agents/ distribution matters from one off entertainment legal services for distributors as well as several smaller agreements to complex projects children’s media industry. Lisa animation studios and innovative covering several parties in different Logan, attending Kidscreen with the media/technology companies countries. UK Delegation, is a Media lawyer producing games and apps. specialising in Kids TV/animation. She heads up media & entertainment at Our lawyers have worked extensively in Gateley Plc. Her experience comes television, film, advertising, marketing, from working in-house at Disney, public relations, music, sport and new Nickelodeon and lastly Discovery media. They combine their experience Channel, where she was Head of Legal of these intricate areas of law to provide for six years. Having moved back into a cost effective, high quality service for private practice 5 years ago now, clients our clients. 24 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Giggle Media

Unit 1.16 Email: [email protected] The Paintworks [email protected] Bristol Tel: +44(0)117 9720081 Avon Twitter: @SteveGiggle BS4 3EH

Miami Contact: +44(0)7711 131116 (Steve Garratt) Steve Garratt Danielle Davies www.giggle.media +44 (0)7967 712585 (Danielle Davies) Group Creative Director Head of Giggle Media

Giggle Media, part of The Giggle Group, (Captain Flossy, Byron & Telisa) fight are an IP development company that to protect the world from the MooFaLoo, specialises in scripted comedy for a race of alien monk cows who conquer children and adults. planets in giant duck shaped battleships. We develop ideas in both animation and live action, focusing on using humour ‘Belly Bongos’ 104 x 5 minutes, 2D Ancestral Warriors and wit to explore the power of the animation preschool non-dialogue imagination, bringing people together series Exploring Science with Music. and putting a smile on their faces. ‘Ancestral Warriors’ 52 x 26’ animation Projects currently in development and series for 6-11 yrs. ‘Ancestral Warriors’ in early stages of production: is about understanding who you are by understanding where you came ‘Rocket Sheep vs The Moofaloo’ 52 x 11’ from. What better way to do that series for 6-11yrs. Three genetically than fighting along side your ancient modified, rocket powered sheep Ancestors to save the planet earth! UK@Kidscreen 2016 25

Hoho Entertainment

109c, Business Design Centre Email: [email protected] 52 Upper Street Tel: +44 (0)20 7682 3154 Islington London Miami Contact: N1 0QH +44 (0)780 9691048 (Helen) +44 (0)792 1268377 (Oliver)

Oliver Ellis Helen Howells Joint Managing Director Joint Managing Director www.hohoentertainment.com

Hoho Entertainment is a children’s production and rights management company. We make kids’ content to entertain and delight children worldwide.

Hoho Rights is the commercial arm of Hoho Entertainment and manages consultancy, TV distribution, licensing and merchandising services for in-house and third party companies. We pride ourselves on offering a boutique service.

Current properties are: ‘Cloudbabies’, ‘Abadas’, ‘Toddler Time’, ‘Puffin Rock’, ‘Mimi and Bibi’, Everybody Loves a Moose’, ‘Aaagh… It’s the Mr. Hell Show’, ‘Wind in the Willows: Mole of Mole End’, ‘Rat and Pigeon’ and ‘Shane the Chef’. © Mole End Productions Ltd 2016 Shane the Chef ©2016 Hoho Entertainment Limited 26 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Hopster

J315, Tower Bridge Business Email: [email protected] Complex Tel: +44 (0)207 2370313 100 Clements Rd Twitter: @nickbrw London SE16 4DG Miami Contact: +44 (0)7791 116737

Nicholas Walters CEO www.hopster.tv

Nick is CEO and founder of Hopster, Store’s Best Apps of 2015 and 2014, and the UK’s favourite learning and is regularly the UK’s #1 top grossing entertainment app for preschoolers. kids app. It has also topped the kids app charts in 16 countries (and counting). Hopster helps kids to learn through the shows they love, striking the perfect Prior to founding Hopster, Nick led balance between learning and fun. Viacom’s Russia business. He’s a Since launching in December 2013, recovering strategy consultant and Hopster has quickly become one of was named as Start-Up Entrepreneur the UK’s favourite kids TV and learning of the Year at the 2015 Great British apps. It was named as one of the App Entrepreneur Awards. UK@Kidscreen 2016 27

Jellyfish Pictures

368-372 Coldharbour Lane Email: [email protected] Brixton Tel: +44 (0)203 7636701 London SW9 8PL Miami Contact: +44 (0)7941 071398

Steve Dorrance Producer jellyfishpictures.co.uk

Jellyfish Pictures is a BAFTA award- Jellyfish is currently completing on winning VFX and Animation Company a new series ‘Floogals’ (ZodiakKids/ with an established track record of Sprout). This 52 x 11 minutes CGI producing consistently high quality animated character show, incorporates and innovative work for commercials, live action settings. ‘Floogals’ premiered broadcast and feature film. on Sprout January 23rd.

Jellyfish Pictures opened an exciting second studio in Brixton, South London in 2014. The Brixton studio is specifically focused on producing long form animation as a production partner or service provider to global content creators and production studios. 28 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Jetpack Distribution

8 Hereford Road Email [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)7825 006924 W5 4SE Twitter: @jetpackdist

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7825 006924

Dominic Gardiner www.jetpackdistribution.tv CEO

Jetpack Distribution is an independent For Kidscreen 2016, we are presenting 8 worldwide distributor of some of brand new series now in production and the best kids’ and family content ready for delivery in 2016/17; including on the market. Based in the UK and ‘Talking Tom & Friends’, ‘Winnie & helmed by industry veteran Dominic Wilbur’, ‘Yoko’, ‘The Sisters’, ‘The Wolf’, Gardiner, we distribute an extensive ‘Ray & Ruby’ and ‘Jamie’s Got Tentacles’ catalogue of 650 half hours of quality S2. kids’ properties. Working directly with creators, producers, broadcasters and new platforms to help develop and finance new series and ultimately find the perfect home. UK@Kidscreen 2016 29

Jollywise

5th Floor Email: [email protected] Hanover House Tel: +44 (0)1273 827065 118 Queens Road Twitter: @jollywise Brighton East Sussex Miami Contact: +44(0)7932 654943 (Jon Mason) +44 (0)7885 911512 (Jody Minton) Jody Minton Jon Mason Account Director Managing Director www.jollywise.co.uk

We create & build digital content that Brighton digital media academy, and extends the story. inspiring younger minds to be creative during our open office fun days. Jollywise is an award wining digital production team. We help fun brands Jollywise are currently working with develop content that tell the right The Amazing People Club, developing stories on the right platforms. Our a subtly irreverent multi-platform talented team work with big and small story world aimed at 6-11 year olds companies helping them create content based around the most amazing people Jollyfunday and strategies. We’ve helped tell new from global history. Ever wondered stories for the BBC, Disney, Turner, what happened when Elvis met Queen Visible Ink & Nickelodeon. Victoria? In the Amazing people’s club, you can find out. We offer world class creative, strategy, games, interactive & social content. We are actively engaged in supporting young people into digital working with

The Amazing People’s Club 30 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Just Anim8

First Floor Email: [email protected] 1 The Crescent Tel: +44 (0)7419 986514 King Street Twitter: @sojustanimate Leicester Facebook: sojustanimate Leicestershire Blog: justanim8.tumblr.com LE1 6RX Miami Contact: +44 (0)7988 620346 Seymour Lavine Managing Partner www.justanimate.uk

At Just Anim8 our passion is storytelling. parrots, shape-shifting Afro hair, and Just Anim8 is a new animation production coconuts who want to make their own TV ad studio and workshops provider currently about chocolate, all the while making sure developing quirky, vibrant and engaging they hop back home in time for school! animated stories for younger viewers. As a social enterprise, we give back to local ‘Stella Steam’ is a 30-minute series aimed communities by doing school outreach at 8 – 12 year olds, focussing on Stella, a programmes using animation to develop 14 year-old inventor who lives in a world schoolchildren’s storytelling skills. We crying out for marvellous inventions. Stella’s currently have two animated TV shows in abilities catch the attention of a host of early development: ‘Flo’s World’ and ‘Stella characters, and she must use all of her Steam’. skills to outwit those who would use them for nefarious purposes. The series not only ‘Flo’s World’ is an 11-minute series aimed sets out to fascinate children with action, at 4 – 7 year olds, and is about the wacky fantasy and fun inventions, but also to adventures of two friends; Flo, a feisty, challenge gender stereotypes, promote self inquisitive schoolgirl, and Winston, a confidence and problem-solving, and foster grouchy, grumbling seashell, as they hop interest in the STEAM subjects (Science, between the real world and the weird and Tech, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) wonderful Flo’s World. They encounter and how they work together. naughty dinosaurs, giant marbles, pirate-

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KidsCave Entertainment

The Studio Email: [email protected] 61-63 [email protected] Osbaldwick Village [email protected] York Tel: +44 (0)7745 20005 YO10 3NP Miami Contact: +44 (0)7745 20005 (Ed Bignell) +44 (0)7713 866250 (Andrew Baker) +1 514 999 5453 (Roddy McManus) Ed Bignell Andrew Baker Roddy McManus Creative Director Commercial Director Executive Producer www.Kidscaveentertainment.com

KidsCave is a fresh breed of Intellectual Property Development and Production Company. Our sole focus is on creating globally appealing, character based children’s entertainment properties by developing projects that are conceived and executed with a fully transmedia approach. Storyworlds that integrate through television, film, publishing, online, games and toys.

Founded by ex Rights TV founder and MD Andrew Baker, and award winning animation producer and director Ed Bignell, KidsCave is already developing a range of projects in animation and live action. 32 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Lupus Films

339 Upper Street Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)203 2270490 N1 0PB Twitter: @LupusFilms

Miami Contact: +44 (0)203 227 0490

Camilla Deakin Managing Director www.lupusfilms.com

Lupus Films was set up in 2002 by In 2013 Lupus Films received a Camilla Deakin and Ruth Fielding to prestigious British Film Institute Vision produce high quality films and TV Award and the company’s first feature series for children and families. We film, ‘Ethel & Ernest’, is due for release specialise in animation, using a wide in cinemas in late 2016. Lupus Films are range of techniques from traditional currently in production with a second hand-drawn to 2D digital and CGI, and season of successful pre-school show also produce live-action drama and ‘The Hive’ (78 x 7’) for Disney Junior factual entertainment. Lupus Films’ and a new animated half-hour special productions have been shown in the UK for Channel 4 based on best-selling on the BBC, Channel 4, Five, ITV, S4C, children’s book ‘We’re Going on a Bear Disney and Cartoon Network and in over Hunt’. 150 territories worldwide.

Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency (MIDAS)

Churchgate House Email: [email protected] 56 Oxford Street Tel: +44 (0)161 2374470 Manchester M1 6EU Twitter: @MIDAS_MCR and @MIDAS_Digital LinkedIn: MIDAS Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7725 372233 Martha Sama Head of Business www.investinmanchester.com Development – Creative, Digital & Tech Sector

Manchester UK is synonymous with Whether you’re looking for office space innovation. The city gave birth to the in one of the city’s creative clusters or modern computer, it’s where the atom a co-production partnership, MIDAS was split, where Danger Mouse was is here to help. We provide a free, created and graphene isolated. A centre confidential package of support, which of excellence for children’s content and is tailored to suit your business needs. animation, Manchester is HQ to the Our local expert knowledge will save UK’s largest children’s commissioners, you time, money and effort resulting in Copyright © 2010 Darren Hartley MediaCityUK CBeebies, CBBC and CITV, who are risk-free and successful move. Contact uniquely co-located at MediaCityUK. us to find out how we can help you to Today, some of the world’s most loved make Manchester part of your success animation companies call Manchester story. home including Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick, Mackinnon & Saunders and Brown Bag Films. 34 UK@Kidscreen 2016

MCC Media

St Peters Gate Email: [email protected] Charles Street Tel: +44 (0)191 5561080 Sunderland Facebook: mccmediauk SR6 7JS Miami Contact: +44 (0)7748 842978

Paul McCoy www.mccmedia.co.uk Creative Director

MCC Media is an award winning This year MCC Media is on the cusp of a production company based in the major expansion, doubling in staff and North East of England specialising in moving into bespoke new premises. We ambitious and entertaining children’s are bringing a diverse slate of concepts, TV. Our creative team are fast gaining a with some exciting talent attached, reputation for groundbreaking ideas to Kidscreen and looking to meet with and fresh, imaginative approaches to co-production partners, international helping young audiences explore the distributors and commissioners, as well world around them. as any producers interested in forming potential partnerships. We are passionate about helping children tell their own stories and are currently in production on a 20 part live action series for CBeebies as well as other projects in funded development. UK@Kidscreen 2016 35

MRM Inc.

76 Bedford Gardens Email: [email protected] #5 Tel: +44 (0)7775 297586 London Twitter: @Mickey1 W8 7EJ Miami Contact: +1 416 554 4094

Mickey Rogers www.mrogersmedia.com President

Mickey Rogers is an executive producer Mickey was a founding partner of and consultant based in London. an award winning production and Mickey specializes in financing for distribution company, which she projects that have North American and started with a couple of bucks in a hat European appeal. Her expertise lies and bootstrapped to 15 million. She in financing, strategy and attaching sold her long running drama projects the perfect partners for exploitation. throughout the world and all the series Her latest production, ‘Ollie’s Edible won numerous awards including an Adventures’, an animated series, is International Emmy for ‘The Magician’s Executive Producers: Sheena Macrae, Mickey Rogers, in production and she has attached a House’, a co-production with the BBC. John Leitch and Michelle Melanson celebrity to promote the series on his popular global platforms. 36 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Noodle Food

6 Stacey’s Meadow Email: [email protected] Elstead Tel: +44 (0)7525 700668 Surrey Twitter: @smartalextv GU8 6BX Miami Contact: +44 (0)7525 700668

Julian Bashford www.noodlefood.tv Partner

Noodle Food is the new production This is Noodle Food’s first trip to company leading the development Kidscreen and with an amazing new of ‘Smart Alex’, an amazing new TV programme in development; they are programme and brand created to extremely excited to give you a sneak take 6 to 10 year olds on a journey peak…. And remember… The simplest of of discovery, from a small domestic questions can lead to the most exciting challenge to exploring the world’s most of solutions. amazing science and engineering solutions.

Noodle Food is the brainchild of Julian Bashford, a veteran of the IT industry, and Jay Woods, who has wowed the corporate market for years with his inventive takes on short form animated instruction videos. UK@Kidscreen 2016 37

Penguin Random House

80 Strand Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)207 0104623 WC2R ORL Twitter: @rich_haines

Miami Contact: +44 (0)770 3885368

Richard Haines www.penguin.co.uk Head of Acquisitions and TV Development

Penguin Children’s is the number one popular character brands such as Peppa Children’s publisher in the UK and Pig. Penguin Children’s is transforming comprises the following imprints: into the first new kind of publisher Puffin, Ladybird and Warne. Famous for through owning and creating IP and is its classic fiction and beautiful picture committed to reaching new audiences books, it is the home of great stories and telling great stories, whatever and offers something for every child the format. Penguin has a portfolio of from 0 to teen. It publishes a wide range classic children’s brands which include of fiction, picture books and children’s Peter Rabbit and The Snowman, and classics and some of the world’s is currently co-producer on several TV favourite authors including Eric Carle, projects, including ‘Peter Rabbit’, ‘Topsy Roald Dahl, Jacqueline Wilson, Cathy and Tim’ and ‘Puffin Rock’. Cassidy and Eoin Colfer, as well as 38 UK@Kidscreen 2012

Plug-in Media

Studio 6 Email: [email protected] The Colour Rooms Tel: +44 (0)1273 783794 2nd Floor Twitter: @pluginmedia 12 Richmond Parade Facebook: pluginmedia Brighton BN2 9QD Miami Contact: +44 (0)7973 749571 Juliet Tzabar Dominic Minns www.pluginmedia.net Managing Director Creative Director

Plug-in Media is a BAFTA-winning strategy has led to ‘Tee and Mo’ - a digital production company, creating co-viewing and co-playing brand for both interactive entertainment and preschoolers and their caregivers. It linear TV content, with a primary focus launched as 10 web games and has on the children and families audience. since been followed by animated We deliver interactive development shorts, songs, an e-book, app and spring services to clients such as BBC, 2016 will see us begin production on Tee and Mo © Plug-in Media Ltd Nickelodeon and Sesame Workshop, a 50x7-min TV series for CBeebies and making award-winning games and TVO. We’re also working on: ‘Paint Racer’ apps for some of the world’s best a messy and fun car racing game for loved children’s entertainment brands 6-10 year olds and The Party - a virtual including ‘Peppa Pig’, ‘Octonauts’, reality sitcom pilot destined for Google ‘Paw Patrol’, and ‘Sesame Street’. We Cardboard, as well as brand new slate of also develop, create and publish our new cross-media development projects own original IP. Our “digital first” for pre-schoolers and up. UK@Kidscreen 2012 39

Reality Studios

Rosemount Email: [email protected] 30 Bede Road Tel: +44 (0)7960 151013 Barnard Castle Twitter: @RSLimited County Durham Facebook: RealityStudiosLTD DL12 8HD Miami Contact: +44 (0)7949126085 Jennifer Cartwright www.realitystudios.info Managing Director

Reality Studios is a multi-award want to watch what we create. With winning multiplatform concept and a dedicated and passionate team design studio currently endeavouring to that specialises in all areas of pre- create children’s TV stories and production, Reality Studios creates distribute them around the globe. some of the best, unique and inspiring Using over 5 years of primary research animation IP. We have over 15 concepts from children themselves we created for all different age ranges, 5 of which a “For Kids By Kids Policy” which we are in development and 2 are ready for stick to so we know that children will production. 40 UK@Kidscreen 2016

REMM Business Affairs

Milnthorpe Lodge Email: [email protected] Sleepers Hill Tel: +44 (0)7813 112994 Winchester SO22 4NF Miami Contact: +44 (0)7813 112994

Rosemary Klein Managing Director

REMM Business Affairs is a new UK Rosemary is a dual qualified English based business affairs consultancy and Canadian lawyer who has worked specialising in providing specialist since 1990 both in-house (Nickelodeon, business affairs services to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) children’s media sector. Headed and for private practice law firms and up by Rosemary Klein, the previous consulting companies advising various Head of Kids & Factual at Rights TV, media companies on production, REMM Business Affairs provides a distribution, exploitation and protection spectrum of scalable and cost effective issues. Rosemary sits on the Advisory business affairs services to creators, Board to Animated Women UK. producers, distributors and financiers. UK@Kidscreen 2016 41

Serious Lunch

14 Limekiln Place Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)20 8771 7310 SE19 2RE Twitter: @genevievedexter United Kingdom Miami Contact: +44 (0)7711 419412

Genevieve Dexter www.seriouslunch.co.uk Founder & CEO

Serious Lunch has recently evolved ‘Operation Ouch!’ (double BAFTA winner) from an executive production and ‘Art Ninja’. New projects are being consultancy into a distribution developed and produced within Eye company representing the titles it has Present, a state of the art animation been successful in financing, and a studio in London, which is a joint limited amount of third party titles venture between Genevieve Dexter and including ‘Horrible Science’, ‘Ronja, the Squint/Opera Ltd. Robber’s Daughter’ (Emmy nominated)

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Spider Eye

Penlee House Email: [email protected] Market Street Tel: +44 (0)1736 788000 St Just Penzance Miami Contact: Cornwall +44 7714 719652 TR19 7HU

Erica Darby www.spider-eye.com Producer

Spider Eye is an animation production Spider Eye’s property ‘Jungle Junction’ company that creates, develops was commissioned by Disney in 2008. and produces high quality 2D and All 92 episodes were produced in-house CGI animation for TV and film. The and are currently airing in a total of company’s aim is to create compelling 157 countries. Jungle Junction attains stories and characters that will appeal outstanding ratings worldwide and to children worldwide. has become a major licensed brand with considerable awareness amongst Co-owned by Morgan Francis and Erica younger viewers. Darby, Spider Eye has been running The Lost Impossimals successfully for 16 years and has Spider Eye has recently delivered a web maintained its objective to create their series of ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’ for own content whilst working on high HIT and is in production on 2 brand profile projects directly for broadcasters. new series for BBC UK and Turner Broadcasting. UK@Kidscreen 2016 43

Stephanie Wahlstrom

Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)7506237074 Twitter: @bacon_N_legs LinkedIn: stephaniewahlstrom

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7506237074 Stephanie Wahlstrom www.stephaniewahlstrom.com Writer/Producer

Stephanie Wahlstrom is a UK based action series, ‘Anarchy Anderson’ was writer and producer from Canada chosen as a notable project by Amazon specialising in content for teens and Studios and she is keen to discuss her tweens, particularly girls. She created, current projects with broadcasters wrote and produced several shows and production companies worldwide. for Sony owned UK channels Tiny Stephanie is also a published author. Pop and PopGirl including ‘Learn to Her debut novel ‘The Accidental Dance’, ‘Dance Studio’, ‘Style Stars’ Socialite’ was released in 2014 and the Anarchy Anderson, © Stephanie Wahlstrom 2016 and ‘Spotlight’, which was nominated follow up, ‘The Accidental New Yorker’ for a Freesat award. Stephanie’s live released last year. 44 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Storycake

12 Vermilion Email: [email protected] 16 Gunmakers Lane Tel: +44 (0)7932 006538 London Twitter: @sheenamacrae E3 5GG Miami Contact: +44 (0)7932 006538

Sheena Macrae storycake.tv Director

Sheena Macrae is the Director of Her latest show called the ‘Jelly Pixies’ Storycake, a London based agency is in development with a new animation creating original children’s cross- and VFX studio she has co-founded with platform brands. She is the creator of Paul Timpson, called Timpson Macrae preschool comedy adventure called based in Dublin and London. ‘Ollie: The Boy Who Became What He Ate’, an animated series in production Sheena has a background as Producer/ for Canadian broadcaster CBC and Owner of a factual, educational media produced with Radical Sheep and agency and experience in post- Mickey Rogers. production features, television and documentaries for major studios such as MGM, Disney, 20th Century Fox and BBC. UK@Kidscreen 2016 45

Studio Liddell

Fairbairn Building Email: [email protected] 72 Sackville Street [email protected] Manchester Tel: +44 (0)161 2358505 M1 3NJ Twitter: @StudioLiddell

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7798 834159 (Ian Liddell) Ian Liddell Tracy Liddell www.studioliddell.com CEO Producer

Founded in 1996 in Manchester, UK, Our catalogue of high quality Studio Liddell is a multi award winning, work includes TV shows such as independent creative production studio. ‘Cloudbabies’, ‘Let’s Play’, ‘Roary the Our in-house team of passionate, Racing Car’, ‘Fifi and the Flowertots’ and highly skilled artists, animators, ‘Mouse & Mole’, as well as commercials, creatives, coders and producers cutscene AAA game animation and specialise in crafting stunning visual cross platform interactive content. experiences for a discerning client base including international broadcasters Our co-pro pipeline is currently in and producers such as CBeebies and full flow, animating a fantastic new Camp Yeti Nelvana. pre-school CG show (26 x 22mins) in partnership with Nelvana (Canada) and We have an efficient, robust production we are also developing a number of pipeline and can manage 2D, 3D and exciting projects. live action / CG mix projects from development stage through to final delivery. 46 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Tech North

Tech North Email: [email protected] Central Working Tel: +44 (0)7808 772517 235 Deansgate Twitter: @TechNorthHQ Manchester M3 4EN Miami Contact: +44 (0)7808 772517

Jennifer Hartley Technorthhq.com Trade and Investment Director

The North of the UK is known worldwide Tech North represents and accelerates for its creative and digital base. From the digital economy across the North of blockbuster games such as ‘Just Dance’, the UK, specifically the clusters around ‘Little Big Planet’ and ‘Disney Infinity’ the seven cities of Liverpool, Newcastle, to TV shows such as’ Tracy Beaker’ and Sheffield, Manchester, Sunderland and ‘Super Gran’ and Films including ‘Harry Hull. Potter’, we have a rich and long heritage of content, animation, production and Our experienced team works to attract, development focussed on entertaining retain and expand investment into Hoot Boots © 2015 Arcus Studios Ltd children. With a strong talent base and the region and highlight the export collaborative cluster networks, as well potential of the innovative companies as being home to some of the UK’s we have. Speak to us to explore the largest commissioners, it is an area that opportunities that exist for your offers a wealth of opportunity. company in Britain’s Northern region. UK@Kidscreen 2016 47

The Children’s Media Conference

15 Briarbank Road Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)20 8810 8856 W13 0HH Twitter: @childmediaconf United Kingdom Miami Contact: +44 (0)7714 708986

Greg Childs www.thechildrensmediaconference.com Editorial Director

The Children’s Media Conference is the Fair (April) – a conference and market channel launches, digital futures and UK’s principal gathering for all media for the publishing community to meet management support. He was in the professionals associated with kids’ TV and interactive producers, and launch teams for Teachers TV and the content creation and distribution. From Manimation (November) – designed to CITV Channel in the UK, and was advisor radio, TV, film and the internet, to apps, stimulate and celebrate Manchester’s to the Al Jazeera Children’s Channel publishing, games, licensing, museums, animation sector. for three years, followed by three galleries and theatre – every corner of years consulting with the European the kids’ industry is represented, and Greg Childs worked for over 25 years at Broadcasting Union on their Children’s over 1000 delegates meet annually the BBC, mainly as a director, producer and Youth strategy. for the early July Conference (5-7 July and executive-producer of children’s 2016). programmes. He created the first Greg has been Editorial Director of the Children’s BBC websites and, as Head Children’s Media Conference for the The CMC also organises other events of Children’s Digital, developed and last twelve years. He is also one of through the year such as the UK@ launched the children’s channels, CBBC the Heads of Studies at the German Kidscreen Delegation to Miami and CBeebies. Greg left the BBC in Akademie Fur Kindermedien, and is (February), the CMC Animation 2004 and then advised producers on Director of the audience advocacy body Exchange London (March), The CMC digital, interactive and cross-platform – The Children’s Media Foundation. Rights Exchange at the London Book strategies, and broadcasters on 48 UK@Kidscreen 2016

The Creative Garden

186 Meadvale Road Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)20 8930 3500 W5 1LT United Kingdom Miami Contact: +44 (0)7768 152397

Sarah Baynes www.thecreativegarden.co.uk Creative Director

Sarah heads up the creative agency, Before establishing The Creative Garden, The Creative Garden. She specialises Sarah was a commissioner at Channel in concept creation, coaching and 4. She was part of the launch team and development within the creative and commissioner for ‘The Big Breakfast’ financial industries from leading before assuming responsibilities for the global companies though to small first youth branded slots for T4. She is a independents. She and her team advise founding member of the Advisory Board international broadcasters, creatives of the Children’s Media Conference and and digital leaders on a range of issues is co-leader of the UK delegation to including channel launches, multi- Kidscreen. She has extensive experience platform ventures and concept strategy. in the Children’s media world and has In addition she is known internationally been integral to the success of many for her executive coaching, Ideas Labs, household brands. Pitching sessions and Communications packages which are in demand by companies outside the industry, including several international banks, as well in the kids’ community. UK@Kidscreen 2016 49

The Rastamouse Company

1 Battersea Square Email: [email protected] Battersea Tel: +44 (0)7825 668950 London Twitter: @Rastamouse_irie SW11 3RZ Miami Contact: +44 (0)7825 668950

Eugenio Perez www.rastamouse.com Company Director

‘Rastamouse’ first aired on CBeebies in of Michael De Souza and Genevieve 2011 and now boasts 104 x 11 minute Webster from a self-published book episodes as well as 20 x 12 minute onto TV screens and beyond. Alongside radio episodes. Winner of UK Broadcast further development of Rastamouse Awards in 2012, 2014 and nominated television, the company is expanding one again for 2016 the show also won to develop a number of unique a Best Animation Kidscreen Award in activities in the audio, live performance, February 2014 and has been hailed as a music, primary education and digital true “transmedia success story” by the gaming sectors. As well as focusing BBC. on international licensing partners © The Rastamouse Company Rastamouse is currently in studio The Rastamouse Company is the recording songs for a follow up to his rights holder for the Rastamouse critically acclaimed first album. brand, established to guide the vision 50 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Tiger Aspect Productions

Shepherds Building Central Email: [email protected] Charecroft Way [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)207 4346700 W14 0EE Twitter: @tigeraspectuk

Miami Contact: +44 (0)7958 744181 (Tom Beattie) +44 (0)7774 130858 (Tim Searle) Tom Beattie Tim Searle www.tigeraspect.co.uk Head of Kids and Creative Director, Kids Animation and Animation

Tiger Aspect Productions, an Endemol ‘Me and My Monsters’ (26×30) CBBC, Shine Company, is one of the UK’s most a co-production with Jim Henson’s, successful and prolific independent ‘Summerhill’ (4×30) CBBC, ‘Tinga television producers. The company Tinga Tales’ (52×11) CBeebies / Disney portfolio includes: animation, comedy, Junior (US) and the second series of ‘Mr drama, entertainment, feature film and Bean: The Animated Series’ (104×11) factual genres. Tiger creates a wide Boomerang, RTL, CITV – animated range of critically acclaimed and award- in-house in the largest UK animation winning programming for all the UK’s production. © Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd 2015 major terrestrial and non-terrestrial broadcasters as well as major networks A few of Tiger Aspect’s non children’s worldwide. credits include: ‘The Vicar of Dibley’, ‘Benidorm’, ‘Mr Bean’, ‘Billy Elliot’, The Kids and Animation credits ‘Ripper Street’, ‘Crackanory’, ‘Peaky include: multi Bafta award winning Blinders’, ‘Bad Education’, ‘Mad Fat ‘Charlie and Lola’ (80×11) CBeebies Diary’, ‘Murder in Successville’ and / Disney Junior (US), ‘Star’ (13×26) ‘Fortitude’. CITV, ‘Undercover Dads’ (13×30) CBBC, UK@Kidscreen 2016 51

Union Media

22 Quickswood Email: [email protected] London Tel: +44 (0)207 4196142 NW3 3RS Miami Contact: +44 (0)7747 533459

Adam Selly www.unionmedia.co.uk Founder

Union Media was set up in 2012 as Union Media currently represents a a specialist distributor of children’s number of high quality new animation animation, based on 20+ years titles, including: ‘Boj’ a top rating series experience in the television distribution on CBeebies, launched in 2014 and business. It offers a new kind of already sold across every continent distribution deal to producers, which worldwide; ‘Toggle’ pre-sold to CBeebies keeps them in control of their rights, for delivery in 2016; ‘Earth to Luna’ with approval over all deals and the about a girl who is passionately ability to take back their rights at interested in science; ‘Mister Rabbit’ any time. This is combined with a low and ‘Animanimals’ shorts without commission rate and a full range of dialogue; and the latest addition, ‘We’re © Bear Hunt Films Ltd 2016 services, which includes financing, Going on a Bear Hunt’ a Christmas/ merchandising and social media. holiday special for 2016. 52 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Walker Books/Walker Productions

87 Vauxhall Walk Tel: +44 (0)207 7930909 London SE11 5HJ Miami Contact: +44 (0)7718 031091

Helen McAleer www.walker.co.uk Chief Global Development Officer/MD

Walker Books is a leading independent Love You’ and ‘Tilly and Friends’. Walker children’s publisher and property Productions develops Walker content owner, renowned for original content for other media platforms with a and outstanding quality. Walker range of media partners, with current Books publishes many award-winning projects including Tilly and Friends for authors, illustrators, titles and brands CBeebies, ‘Henry Hugglemonster’ for including Anthony Horowitz, Anthony Disney Junior, ‘Fleabag Monkeyface’ for Browne, ‘Guess How Much I Love CITV and ‘Hank Zipzer’ for CBBC. You’, ‘Maisy’, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ and ‘Where’s Wally?’. Walker Books UK is part of the vibrant international Walker Books Group that Walker’s in-house licensing division also includes Candlewick Press in manages activity across Walker brands America and Walker Books Australia. including ‘Maisy’ and all other Lucy Cousins’ properties, ‘Guess How Much I 53 UK@Kidscreen 2016 UK@Kidscreen 2016 53

Winduna Enterprises

325 Kilmarnock Road Email: [email protected] Glasgow Tel: +44 (0)7815 156630 G43 2DS Miami Contact: +44 (0)7815 156630

Lesley Keen www.winduna.com Director

Winduna Enterprises was founded to the authenticity of the original Winnie Worldwide rights are being distributed develop content based on the ‘Winnie property while extending the world by Jetpack Distribution. the Witch’ licence, acquired from Oxford into a range of media, including tie-in University Press. Winduna is entirely publications and merchandising. For all enquires please contact: focused on managing and exploiting [email protected] this licence through creating a range The animation for the series is being Tel: +44 7825 006 924 of animated and interactive properties produced by King Rollo Films. King www.jetpackdistribution.tv. based on the Winnie brand. Winduna Rollo Films has been producing quality is primarily an intellectual property animation for over 30 years. They have developer with expertise ranging from a long tradition of working with only animation production, interactive the best artists and writers, bringing media and games development to their work to life with sensitivity and mobile content service provision. attention to detail that is second to Winduna controls all the brand none. www.kingrollofilms.co.uk management aspects, maintaining 54 UK@Kidscreen 2016

Contacts

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

Greg Childs Nikki Diaz Mauritz G. Plenby The Children’s Media Conference UK Trade & Investment UK Trade & Investment Mob: +44 (0)7714 708986 Vice-Consul, Creative & Digital Media Vice-Consul - Technology, Creative & Email: British Consulate-General NY Digital Media [email protected] 845 Third Avenue, 9th Floor British Consulate Miami New York, NY 10022 1001 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 2800, Tel: (212) 745 0433 Miami FL 33131 Sarah Baynes Mob: (917) 226 5499 Tel: (305) 400 6862 The Creative Garden Email: [email protected] Mob: (914) 924 2676 Mob: +44 (0)7768 152397 Email: [email protected] Email: John Durkan [email protected] UK Trade & Investment UK Trade & Investment Sector Manager, Creative Industries 1 Victoria Street London SW1H 0ET Tel: +44 (0)20 7215 4959 Email: [email protected] UK Trade & InvestmentTo find (UKTI)out more, is the scan this Government Departmentcode with thatyour helps smart UK- phone. based companieswww.ukti.gov.uk succeed in the global economy. +44(0)20 7215 8000 UKTI offers expertise and contacts through UK• its Trade extensive & Investment network of is specialists the Government in the UK UK Trade & Investment is responsible for the Department• British embassies that helps and UK-based other diplomatic companies delivery of the Solutions for Business product succeedoffices in around the global the economy.world. We also help “Helping Your Business Grow Internationally.” These “solutions” are available to qualifying overseasWe provide companies companies bring with their the toolshigh-quality they businesses, and cover everything from investmentrequire to be to competitive the UK’s dynamic on the worldeconomy stage. investment and grants through to specialist acknowledged as Europe’s best place from advice, collaborations and partnerships. whichWe also to help succeed overseas in global companies business. bring their high quality investment to the UK’s UKeconomy. Trade & Investment offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network ofwww.gov.uk/ukti specialists in the UK, and in British +44 (0)20 7215 8000 embassies and other diplomatic offices 2010 winner Best Trade Promotion around the world. We provide companies Organisation in the developed world. with the tools they require to be competitive on the world stage.

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