All posts tagged "Martin Pope"
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Europe
Magic Light Sets All-Star Cast for ‘The Smeds and the Smoos’
May 16, 2022Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar nominated production company, is bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s story of a love which...
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Europe
Magic Light’s ‘Superworm’ Wriggles to Ratings Success on BBC One
January 27, 2022Superworm, the latest festive special from Magic Light Pictures, wormed its way into the hearts of...
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Television
‘Superworm’: Meet Magic Light’s Incredible Invertebrate! (New Trailer)
December 7, 2021Superworm ***This article originally appeared in the January ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)*** It...
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Festivals & Events
Ten Shows to Catch at MIPJunior 2021
October 10, 2021***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)*** This year’s...
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Europe
Olivia Colman & Matt Smith Star in Magic Light’s ‘Superworm’ Special for BBC
February 5, 2021Building on the success of Zog and the Flying Doctors, Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar nominated...
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Europe
Magic Light Brings Beloved ‘Gruffalo’ & ‘Zog’ Characters Back in BBC Idents
November 29, 2020Magic Light Pictures, the multi-Oscar-nominated production company, has been providing festive family treats to BBC audiences...
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Festivals & Events
Virtual MIPCOM’s Newsmakers
October 3, 2020***This article originally appeared in the November ’20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 304)*** As many...
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Europe
ViacomCBS & Sky Pick Magic Light’s Debut Pre-K Series ‘Pip and Posy’
March 18, 2020ViacomCBS and Sky announced their first co-production partnership on Wednesday, teaming up for preschool CG animated...
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Features
News Bytes: New ‘Zog’ Special, ‘Moominvalley’ S2 Guest Stars, ‘Subway Surfers’ Decade’s Most-Downloaded Game
December 24, 2019Reservations Open for Pokémon Rooms at Apartment Hotel Mimaru Available in five locations across Tokyo and...
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North America
Magic Light’s ‘Zog’ Premieres on Amazon Prime Dec. 16
December 11, 2019Multiple Oscar-nominated Magic Light Pictures (The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Revolting Rhymes, Chico & Rita)...
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Europe
Rob Brydon, Sally Hawkins & Diana Rigg Set Sail with ‘The Snail and the Whale’
September 20, 2019Multi-Oscar-nominated production company Magic Light Pictures (The Gruffalo, The Highway Rat, Revolting Rhymes) is continuing its...
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Television
Key Territories Turn on Magic Light’s ‘Snail and the Whale’
June 12, 2019U.K.’s Oscar-nominated animation outfit Magic Light Pictures has announced pre-sales for its new half-hour animated special The...
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Television
Magic Light Pictures Flies High with ‘Zog’ Special
December 14, 2018Over the past decade, we’ve come to expect great things from the discerning animation production team...
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Television
Magic Light Pictures Hops to ‘Velveteen Rabbit’ Hybrid Adaptation
December 13, 2018Magic Light Pictures, the award-winning outfit behind the The Gruffalo specials, Room on the Broom and...
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Europe
Lenny Henry Stars in Magic Light’s ‘Zog’ Special for BBC One
October 10, 2018Multi-Oscar-nominated production company Magic Light Pictures has revealed that Sir Lenny Henry (Broadchurch, Pirates! Band of...
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Festivals & Events
‘Revolting Rhymes’ Wins Int’l Emmy Kids Award for Animation
April 10, 2018The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed the winners of the 2018 International Emmy...
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Festivals & Events
90th Academy Awards: Nominee Reactions
January 23, 2018Updates in progress. One of the biggest nail-biters of awards season is over, and we finally...
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Television
The Highway Rat: He Just Loves to Steal Cake!
January 1, 2018The new animated special The Highway Rat has all the ingredients of a classic animated special....
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Animated People
‘Revolting Rhymes’ Directors Discuss Creative Process
November 20, 2017Although fairy tale characters have been a familiar staple of animated TV shows and movies, we...
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Television
Magic Light Producing ‘The Highway Rat’ for BBC One
September 8, 2016Magic Light Pictures — the Oscar nominated and BAFTA award-winning production company behind The Gruffalo, The...