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King Rollo Films 
Summary
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]
| 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 |
History edit
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]
Television series edit
- 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 edit
External links edit
- King Rollo Films Official Website