Exclusive: Snipple, the Philippines-based animation studio that has worked on series including Where’s Waldo? and Dora And Friends: Into the City!, is launching an originals unit in the UK with £6M ($8M) of backing from investment firm Bgf.
London-based CEO Kaine Patel quietly hatched Snipple Originals last year, hiring veteran Karina Stanford-Smith as animation development director. Vincent James was brought on as creative director. The unit is now ready to announce itself to the world, with Bgf taking a minority stake.
Patel founded Snipple more than a decade ago and the move into originals represents the realization of a plan that he first mapped out in 2012. He has a long-standing relationship with former Zodiak Kids and Beano Studios producer Stanford-Smith, who has been engaged on a freelance basis by Snipple over the years.
“Animation is having a real moment and that has a lot to do with people being at home,...
London-based CEO Kaine Patel quietly hatched Snipple Originals last year, hiring veteran Karina Stanford-Smith as animation development director. Vincent James was brought on as creative director. The unit is now ready to announce itself to the world, with Bgf taking a minority stake.
Patel founded Snipple more than a decade ago and the move into originals represents the realization of a plan that he first mapped out in 2012. He has a long-standing relationship with former Zodiak Kids and Beano Studios producer Stanford-Smith, who has been engaged on a freelance basis by Snipple over the years.
“Animation is having a real moment and that has a lot to do with people being at home,...
- 1/7/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
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- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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