CITV have commissioned a brand new animated comedy adventure series for broadcast summer 2019, from The Illuminated Film Company. ‘Rubbish! So rubbish!’ Not what you might expect for the opening words announcing a new animated comedy adventure series. But then ‘THE RUBBISH WORLD OF DAVE SPUD’ is not your average series. Targeting children aged 6… Read more »

Toronto-based production and distribution company Comet Entertainment has allied with The Illuminated Film Company in the UK to produce Buddy & Elvis, a 2D animated comedy series for kids ages 5-11. Based on the children’s books Have You Seen Elvis? and It’s Showtime Elvis! by author Andrew Murray and illustrator Nicola Slater, the show follows two tentacle-waving, fun-loving aliens who… Read more »

Raymond Briggs’ classic Father Christmas has been picked up by children’s SVOD platform Hopster. The animated half hour directed by Dave Unwin and from the same team behind The Snowman, will feature exclusively on Hopster for the duration of the festive season. This follows a successful run of high viewing figures last year on the… Read more »

10 YEARS AND COUNTING… Little Princess and her very special family first hit our screens in October 2006 on Channel 5’s Milkshake. Three series, 100 episodes and two specials later, the brand of Little Princess continues to thrive. On the eve of her 10th anniversary, it has been announced that Zodiak Kids has sold the… Read more »

Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (KFD) today announces it is to represent Illuminated Films’ new animated feature, Little Princess & The Legend of Blue Foot. Produced by Iain Harvey (On Angel Wings, Father Christmas, The Snowman) and based on the hugely successful Little Princess TV series that has broadcast globally across three series and sold more than… Read more »

Leading indie Zodiak Kids has revealed at MIPCOM that it has sold over 70 hours of content to Amazon UK and Ireland, and Germany, and also inked sales of programming over multiple genres for subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) rights to Amazon Prime Video. The package includes series 1 and 2 of Illuminated Films’ pre-school show ‘Little… Read more »

Illuminated Films and sister company Illuminated Productions will be at MIP Junior and MIPCOM, respectively. Producer Iain Harvey will be presenting our latest pre-school series CAIMAN at MIP Junior. Illuminated will be in attendance as part of the UK Indies (stand R8.D11) represented by PACT. Click here to view the UK Indies digital brochure to MIP… Read more »

HOW TO CREATE AN ORIGINAL NEW PRE-SCHOOL SERIES? The development team at Illuminated Films was searching for something fresh – and, led by our Head of Development, decided to create it themselves. The result is CAIMAN – a (very) friendly young alligator living in a semi-tropical paradise. His world is full of colour – not… Read more »

Since 1991, the EU has supported Europe’s film and TV industries through the MEDIA programme, helping European talents to work together across borders. An independent network of experts selects the best stories from thousands of competitors every year. On the occasion of their 25th anniversary, we are proud to be a supporter and beneficiary of… Read more »

Prince Cinders has been licensed by Hopster to feature on the app at the start of 2016. Following a successful run with Father Christmas on Hopster, FC now makes way for the animated special Prince Cinders (1993) directed by Derek W. Hayes. Prince Cinders is based on the picture book by Babette Cole, and is… Read more »