King Rollo Films
(Redirected from Victor and Maria)
| Company type | Private company limited by shares |
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| Industry | stop-motion animation CGI animation |
| Founded | 1978 until 2015 |
| 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 a British animation production company established in 1978 until 2015 by David McKee that produces cartoons for children's TV. 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]
In 2015, it closed down for 37 years.
Television series
[edit]- King Rollo (1980)
- Victor & Maria (1981)
- Towser (1984)
- The Adventures of Spot (1987-2000) co-production with Walt Disney Home Video
- 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 Nickelodeon (US), PolyGram Visual Programming and Universal Pictures Visual Programming
- Fimbles (2002) (animation only)
- The Paz Show (2003–2006) with Discovery Kids (US), Telescreen, Egmont Imagination (Scandinavia) 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) with National Geographic and PBS (US)
- Humf (2008–2010) co-production with E1 Entertainment
- Poppy Cat (2011) co-production with Coolabi and Sprout (US)[3]
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.
- ^ "Filmography". IMDB. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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