UK-China Collaboration - the Inside Stories
Singing Grass Founder Alicia Liu co-hosted a China-UK Collaboration – the Inside Stories for the Animation Business Conference 2021.
The one-hour video session covered 3 case studies of UK-China major co-productions, how a good story travels between the east and west, and hear expert opinions.
The Panel includes:
Allan Plenderleith is an award-winning writer. Currently, Plenderleith is the head writer on Deer Squad, a co-production between Nickelodeon and IQIYI - one of the biggest streaming platforms in China.
Colin Williams, Creative Director of Sixteen South, latest project is Coop Toop a co-production with France Television and Tencent - the major entertainment player in China.
Tony Reed, BBC Children’s Genre Lead, has two animations in co-production in China entitled Love Monster with UYoung and Supertato with Tencent. Both productions are adaptations from award-winning UK children’s picture books.
Sarah Baynes is the founder of The Creative Garden where she has worked as a senior executive consultant and coach for 15 years. She is a founding member and co-deputy Chair of the Advisory Board of the Children’s Media Conference, and co-leader of the UK delegation to Kidscreen and the UK delegation to CICAF (China International Cartoon & Animation Festival) in Hangzhou in 2017 and 2018.
To learn more about the event, please go to https://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/on-demand/china-uk-collaboration-the-inside-stories/