Introduction
Canning Factory was formed by award winning animator Kate Canning in 1983 to produce a wide range of her television animation, graphics and publishing. Titles include Little Cilla for Cilla Black and LWT UK and Painted Tales an animated series for Channel 4 UK. Since then, with Kate as producer/director, Canning Factory has evolved to become a specialist in the development of intellectual properties for the international children’s media market.
Biography
Ebb & Flo 26 x 5’ pre-school series, based on the books by Jane Simmons, published by Orchard Books, was completed with partners FIVE TV and VGI Entertainment UK with funding from EU Media. It has been seen in over 100 territories, including FIVE TV’s award winning MILKSHAKE strand, NOGGIN US, CBC Canada, Korea, Japan and Australia/NZ in the CBEEBIES strand. A second series of Ebb & Flo, is in development.
Bod a UK classic, was revitalised by Canning Factory in collaboration with the Bod estate and FIVE TV UK, for a new animated series. Another Canning Factory development is Marilyn Mon Robot, a novel family oriented project which received US seed funding. It was inspired by ‘HELLO AGAIN’ a major US exhibition of recycled artefacts. Marilyn, a robot sculpture, featured in a recent exhibition at US LA airport.
Kate has developed good cultural and animation business relationships in Vietnam and Korea and has helped co-ordinate UK/Korean creative industry forums in both the UK & Korea. Kate serves on the UK PACT Children’s & Animation Policy Committee and has been invited to China to deliver a seminar about her work.
Kate’s classic ITV BAFTA nominated children’s series James the Cat 52 x 5‘, was shown in over 80 territories, including US Nickelodeon. James can currently be seen on international JIMJAM TV (155 territories) and US PBS/Sprout TV. UNICEF endorsed the stories and published James greetings cards.
Other past internationally successful television productions have been: Chinese Word for Horse, a BAFTA nominated theatrical short, commissioned for acclaimed US kids show BIG BLUE MARBLE and the BBC. Kate’s award winning Flower Stories 13 x 10’, also a BAFTA nomination, was co-produced with HTV UK, German & Swedish TV and sold very well worldwide. It is currently enjoying a revival for Iranians around the world and will be available online later this year, in Iranian and English to help promote children’s charities in Iran.
As creative director, Kate completed development of Toby’s Toy Circus 52 x 10’, a refreshing 3D stop frame series, for Target entertainment. Kate is currently working on two new animation properties, one of which is Firecat, in co-development with Millimages UK and an exciting new charity based project.
Contact details
Work tel: 020 8487 3734
Website: http://www.canningfactory.com
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Title: Ebb and Flo
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Title: Ebb and Flo
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Title: Ebb and Flo
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Title: Canning Factory
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