King Rollo Films Ltd, known as King Rollo Films, is a preschool animation production company established in 1978 by children's book author and illustrator David McKee that produces cartoons for children's television. Their studios are based in Honiton, England.[1]

King Rollo Films
Company typePrivate company limited by shares
Industrystop-motion animation
CGI animation
Founded1978
FounderDavid McKee
Headquarters
Honiton, England
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UK
Key people
David McKee
Websitekingrollofilms.co.uk

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

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Television series

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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 Universal Pictures Visual Programming
Currently owned by NBCUniversal
Fimbles 2002-2004 CBeebies Animation for Roly Mo storybook segments, show produced by Novel Entertainment
Paz 2003–2006 ITV (CITV)
Discovery Kids
Co-produced with Telescreen, Egmont Imagination (Season 1), Telescreen (Season 2) and Discovery Kids
Currently owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
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
PBS Kids
Co-produced with National Geographic Kids Entertainment and the BBC
Currently owned by The Walt Disney Company
Humf 2008–2010 Nick Jr. Co-produced with Rubber Duck Entertainment
Poppy Cat 2011 Nick Jr. Co-produced with Coolabi Productions and Klasky Csupo (U.S. production)

References

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  1. ^ "King Rollo Films". Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. ^ "King Rollo divides into two businesses". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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