OUR WORK
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ROBOZUNA
40x22'
OUT NOW
GIRLS COMEDY
ACTION SERIES
COMING SOON
PRESCHOOL
SERIES
COMING SOON
CREATING CHILDREN'S CONTENT
KidsCave Studios are proud to have delivered their first original series, the 40x22’ cinematic children's animation series ‘ROBOZUNA’ for NETFLIX/ITV. While ‘ROBOZUNA’ continues to build as a global brand via our commercial partner ITV Studios, master toy partner BANDAI and recent inclusion within the ROBLOX gaming platform, KidsCave Studios are taking further projects from creation through production to final delivery. We are thrilled to be working again with the Industry’s best commercial and creative partners to create engaging storyworlds for children.
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Development: With a passionate team of core creatives and producers, we nurture a diverse slate of properties through inception, pitch bible/teaser stage to final commission/financing
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Story: Specialising in characters and stories with universal appeal - classic themes of collaboration and friendship, respect and diversity, self-worth and equality. In building our properties our goal is to weave important life lessons into satisfying scripts, from global environmental concerns to promoting personal growth potential.
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Character Design / World Building / Light Keys: Our versatile design team are among the best in the business, creating cutting-edge character and environment design with stunning Art Direction.
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Storyboard / Animation / Direction: We are passionate about visual storytelling and character animation. Translating scripts into compelling cinematic narratives, full of characters that truly express the emotion of a scene.
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Sound: We value the audio design of our worlds as equally as the visuals, creating bespoke soundscapes with our award-winning audio/music partners that fully immerse, engage and entertain our audience.
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Post Production & Delivery: We have a proven track record of delivering content for the strictest of global SVOD/Broadcast requirements, to ensure that every frame is perfect and ultimately our series are delivered on time and on budget, supervised by our experienced producers.
OUR PARTNERS
OUR TEAM
ED BIGNELL
Ed is an award-winning and BAFTA nominated key figure in the children’s animation industry. The founder and both the creative and commercial force of KidsCave Studios. Ed created the company’s first original IP ‘Robozuna’ and two further children’s properties due to begin production in 2020.
CEO & Creative Director
JOHN PENNINK
John was the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Asset Value Investors Ltd, a London-based investment management company that managed over £2bn including the award-winning British Empire Investment Trust. John qualified as a lawyer in Canada and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Commercial Director
ALEX CAMERON
Alex is an experienced animation producer and children’s brand management executive. Before producing ‘Robozuna’, Alex worked at the award winning studio TVC where she oversaw the development of The Bear, Ivor the Invisible and Ethel & Ernest along with the brand The Snowman.
Senior Producer
LUKE HOWARD
Luke is a multi-talented media professional with a wealth of both creative and production experience in film and television. As Director/Producer, Luke created ‘Melody’ the successful CBeebies series. He was Line Producer on ‘Robozuna’ and is also developing original KidsCave Studios IP.
Creative Producer
NEIL MARSDEN
Neil drives KidsCave's innovative animation pipeline and has provided technical oversight and support to animation productions for over 18 years. Experienced in both short form commercials production to long form series production, he's worked with studios in Asia, North America and Eastern Europe.
Technical Director
ALEXANDRA HOBBS
Alexandra specialises in International Production deals, drafting production, distribution, licensing, talent and agent agreements in all areas of media and IP law. Prior to joining KidsCave Studios, Alexandra was Director and Head of Business Affairs at Celador Productions.
Business Affairs
PAUL WICKMAN FCA
Paul has extensive commercial experience within international and entrepreneurial environments primarily from FMCG/Blue chip companies. Paul was CFO Emerging Markets for Beam Global Spirits & Wine with a t/o of $2.7bn where he controlled all financial activities, procedures and controls.
Finance Director
NORMAN CLARKE
Norman has over 20 years experience of TV production accounting. Working across a broad range of genres, Norman has worked with a multitude of production companies creating live action, drama, documentaries and animation. His knowledge of TV production accounting is both detailed and extensive.
Production Accountant
KidsCave Studios sole focus is on creating globally appealing children’s animation brands that are conceived and executed with a fully transmedia approach. Our passion for creating children’s content delivers engaging Characters and Storyworlds that reach audiences through television, film, publishing, online, games and toys. As a Creative Studio we are sought after by global SVOD platforms to provide state of the art Original Animated Series.
KidsCave Studios
114 St Martin's Lane
London
WC2N 4BE