King Rollo Films
| 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. For over 30 years, the company has been producing cartoons for children's television. Their studios are based in Honiton, England.[1]
History
In 2004, the company split with the Devon-based production arm and a rights-holding arm separating.[2]
Television Series
- Mr Benn (1971)
- King Rollo (1980)
- Victor & Maria (1981)
- Towser (1982)
- The Adventures of Spot (1987, 1993)
- Anytime Tales (1991) with Abbey Home Media
- Maisy (1998–2001, 2014) with Universal Television and Coolabi (2014–present)
- Paz (2002–2005) with Discovery Kids
- Wide Eye (2004) with Abbey Home Media)
- Mr Benn (2004) for Nick Jr.
- Walker Books for Young Readers (2005–2007)
- Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (2006–2008) with National Geographic
- Humf (2008–2010) with Entertainment One
- Poppy Cat (2011) With Coolabi[3]
Awards
King Rollo have received several EMMY and BAFTA nominations and won a BAFTA for the Maisy series in 2000.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "King Rollo Films". Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ↑ "King Rollo divides into two businesses". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ↑ "Filmography". IMDB. Retrieved 24 December 2012.