UK TV Projects To Watch Out For At Cartoon Forum 2014
With Cartoon Forum 2014 taking place in a week (23-26 September) we wanted to introduce the fantastic projects coming out of the UK this year. Let us know your favourites below!
Binbag
Episodes & Technique: 39 X 5’ 3D COMPUTER
Producer/Company: Plenitude Productions
Humanity trashed Earth. Now a few survivors have shifted to a parallel reality and are waking up on Binbag. Only a small band of skateboarding, free-thinking teenagers – plus the soul of an escaped ET living in a balloon – offer any hope of re-building a better future. To succeed they will have to overcome old prejudices and a rival gang who has teleported into town intent on re-purposing human energy for a sinister master plan.
Cat & Dog
Episodes & Technique: 52 X 5’ STOP-MOTION / LIVE ACTION
Producer/Company: Flickerpix Animation
Cat & Dog are two much loved toys who, when everyone has left the house, come to life and start to recreate fun activities from the outside world, using ordinary household objects in extraordinary ways! Whether they are turning teaspoons into tennis racquets or using Dad’s slippers as bumper cars, Cat & Dog use their enormous appetite for adventure to reinterpret everyday objects in funny and imaginative ways, with interesting and sometimes messy consequences!
Claude
Episodes & Technique: 52 X 11’ 2D COMPUTER
Producer/Company: Sixteen South
Claude is a small plump dog who wears a fancy red beret and a stylish red sweater. He lives with Mr. and Mrs. Shinyshoes and his best friend in the whole world – Sir Bobblysock. Everyday, after Mr. and Mrs. Shinyshoes have hotfooted it out of the door to work, Claude pops on his beret and goes on an adventure. Based on the hugely successful series of books by Alex T. Smith, “Claude” is a charming and, above all, funny new animated pre-school series with a hero that everybody will love!
Eat Your Greens
Episodes & Technique: 52 X 10’ 2D COMPUTER
Producer/Company: Absolutely Cuckoo & Snipple Animation
Two social outcasts, a skater dude and a vegetarian zombie, join forces to rid their town of zombies – and have a killer time in the process! This is a tongue-in-cheek, dark-comedy with a very light spirit that pays homage to the zombie genre through visual gags, references, and twists on zombie movie clichés… Oozing with gross-out humor, veggie-induced farts and ridiculously outrageous action, this show embodies irreverence and disembodies zombies non-stop!
Living with a Dragon
Episodes & Technique: 52 X 7’ 2D COMPUTER
Producer/Company: Book On a Tree & Nucco Brain Studio
The amusing and endearing adventures of Cora, a child who lives in a land (not so) far away, in a beautiful castle, with her mum, the Princess, and an amazing step-dad: a lovely, funny and caring Dragon. In a classic fairy tale style with a comedic twist, using a gentle and warm tone, this series promotes a positive approach, focused on kids’ certainty of their parents’ love, on the acceptance of new relatives, and on the day-to-day challenges and goals of an open-minded, blended family.
Pablo
Episodes & Technique: 52 X 11’ 2D COMPUTER / LIVE ACTION
Producer/Company: Indee Productions
Pablo is an artist. In the Art World he creates, his imagination is free. Anything can happen! Pablo is on the autistic spectrum. Through the Art World he solves the concerns that the Real World presents. In the world of his pictures, idiosyncratic characters are faced with similar challenges to his in the Real World. He helps them solve their problems and calms their fears. By working things out with his friends in the Art World, Pablo equips himself to deal with the Real World.
Planets “The Greatest Show in the Universe”
Episodes & Technique: 52 X 11’ 2D COMPUTER / 3D COMPUTER / DRAWING
Producer/Company: Blue-Zoo Productions
Scientists will tell you that in the beginning there was a big bang “BOOM” that created the Earth, the planets, many galaxies and the universe. What they forget to mention was that at exactly the same time there was a much sillier Bang “Parp” that created “Planets”. So let Planet siblings Pip and Pebble introduce you to Hot Dog planet, Nervous Bubble planet, Planet of the apes, Ghost Planet, the planet with the tiny face and many, many, more. Come and find out how they deal with the inevitable problems of being so completely and utterly ridiculous.
Story Story
Episodes & Technique: 52 X 11’ 2D COMPUTER / CELACTION
Producer/Company: The Illuminated Film Company
Follow little birds Lola, Louie and Egg as they grow and learn in their neighbourhood tree with the help of a close-knit community of animals. Presiding over their tree is Archimedes J. Owl, or Owl as the chicks like to call him. Owl is always there to help, no matter the situation, with an entertaining and elaborate story which comes to life from his sketchbook. When a problem occurs Owl is always there to weave a magical tale that helps to solve the issue at hand, or… er wing.
Tee and Mo
Episodes & Technique: 50 X 7’ 2D COMPUTER
Producer/Company: Plug-in Media Group
“Tee and Mo” is a 2D-animated show for children aged 3-5 and their caregivers. It follows the adventures of new monkey mum, Mo and her son, Tee. Tee is the go-to monkey for fun and adventure; Mo is a super-monkey mum, making a living as an inventor. They sometimes want to do different things but they always end up having fun together. Tee and Mo are ready to follow up their successful digital debut in 10 delightful games in longer form on TV.
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