Pūkeko Pictures
| Industry | Animation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Richard Taylor Tania Rodger Martin Baynton[1] |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Clive Spink (CEO) Jeremy Hall Martin Baynton Richard Taylor |
| Owner | Richard Taylor Martin Baynton |
Pūkeko Pictures is a New Zealand-based entertainment company. It produces a mix of live-action, animated, games and picture books for the global entertainment market.
It was created as a partnership between the co-founders of Weta Workshop, Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger; and author, illustrator and producer Martin Baynton.
Their first collaboration was Jane and the Dragon, a CG TV series about a girl and her pet dragon. Their subsequent television series The WotWots was nominated in 2012 for "Best Animated Television Production – Preschool" in the 2012 Annie Awards.
Clive Spink was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in 2015.[2] In 2012, the studio signed a first look deal with FremantleMedia.[3]
Jeremy Hall was appointed as Head of Development & Strategy in 2018[citation needed]
Works
[edit | edit source]- Hundred99 Little Heroes, short-form documentary
- Book Hungry Bears, animated TV series
- Kiddets, animated TV series
- Jane and the Dragon, animated TV series
- Cleverman, live-action adult drama
- The WotWots, animated children's TV series, 2009
- Thunderbirds Are Go, animated TV series
- The Changeover, live-action feature film
References
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External links
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