King Rollo Films
(Redirected from Victor and Maria)
| Company type | Private company limited by shares |
|---|---|
| Industry | stop-motion animation CGI animation |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | David McKee |
| Headquarters | Honiton, England , UK |
Key people | David McKee |
| Website | kingrollofilms.co.uk |
King Rollo Films Ltd, known as King Rollo Films, is an animation production company established in 1978 by David McKee that produces cartoons for children's television. Their studios are based in Honiton, England.[1]
History
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King Rollo Films is an independent animation studio led by Leo Nielsen.
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]
Productions
[edit]Television Series
[edit]| Title | Year(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Rollo | 1980 | BBC1 | |
| Victor & Maria | 1981 | BBC1 | |
| Towser | 1984 | ITV | |
| The Adventures of Spot | 1987, 1993 | BBC1 | |
| Ric | 1989 | ITV Channel 4 Sat.1 |
Co-produced with Ravensburger Film + TV GmbH |
| Hullaballoo | 1994 | Channel 4 | Animation for the Pip the Mouse and Buddy the Elephant segments. Produced by Dorling Kindersley Vision and Crystalrowe Ltd |
| Maisy | 1999–2000 | ITV (CITV) | Co-produced with PolyGram Visual Programming/Universal Pictures Visual Programming |
| Fimbles | 2002-2004 | CBeebies | Animation for Roly Mo storybook segments, show produced by Novel Entertainment |
| The Paz Show | 2003–2006 | ITV (CITV) Discovery Kids |
Co-produced with Telescreen, Egmont Imagination (Season 1), Telescreen (Season 2) and Discovery Kids |
| Wide-Eye | 2003 | CBeebies | Co-produced with Abbey Home Media |
| The Roly Mo Show | 2004-2006 | CBeebies | Animation for Fimbles segments and Roly Mo storybook segments, show produced by Novel Entertainment |
| Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies | 2007–2008 | CBeebies | Co-produced with National Geographic and the BBC |
| Humf | 2008–2010 | Nick Jr. | Co-produced with Rubber Duck Entertainment |
| Poppy Cat | 2011 | Nick Jr. | Co-produced with Coolabi |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
External links
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