King Rollo Films
King Rollo Films Ltd, known as King Rollo Films, is an animation production company established in 1978 by David McKee. For over 30 years, the company has been producing cartoons for children's television. Their studios are based in Honiton, England.[1]
Type | Private company limited by shares |
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Industry | stop-motion animation CGI animation |
Founded | 1978 |
Founder | David McKee |
Headquarters | Honiton, England , UK |
Key people | David McKee |
Website | kingrollofilms.co.uk |
History
King Rollo Films is an Independent animation studio lead by Leo Nielsen. We produce timeless animation that is faithful to its origins, collaborating closely with the best artists, writers and producers. King Rollo can adapt and bring to life the characters from a page with a sensitivity which is second to none.
The studio won a BAFTA for Maisy , a BAFTA nomination for Humf and a Daytime EMMY Nomination for Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies.
In 2004, the company split, with the Devon-based production arm and a rights-holding arm separating.[2]
Television series
- King Rollo (1980)
- Victor & Maria (1981)
- Towser (1984)
- The Adventures of Spot (1987, 1993)
- Ric the Raven (1989)
- Anytime Tales (1991) co-production with Abbey Broadcast Communications
- Hullaballoo (1994) (Pip the Mouse and Buddy the Elephant segments only)
- Maisy (1999–2000) with PolyGram Visual Programming and Universal Pictures Visual Programming
- Fimbles (2002) (Animation only)
- The Paz Show (2003–2006) with Discovery Kids, Telescreen, Egmont Imagination and Open Mind Productions
- Wide-Eye (2003) co-production with Abbey Home Media
- Walker Books for Young Readers (2005–2007)
- Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (2007–2008) co-production with National Geographic
- Humf (2008–2010) co-production with E1 Entertainment
- Poppy Cat (2011) co-production with Coolabi[3]
References
- "King Rollo Films". Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- "King Rollo divides into two businesses". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- "Filmography". IMDB. Retrieved 24 December 2012.