100% Wolf and Kangaroo Beach by Screen Australia among the animated series for children
Screen Australia has announced that four children's productions will share $ 3,2 million ($ 2,3 million) in production funding. This includes animated projects 100% Wolf: The Book of Hath it's a Kangaroo Beach Summer Special, both for the ABC.
“We are proud to announce this impressive line-up of children's titles as part of our ongoing commitment to support quality Australian cinematic stories for young audiences. It is important that Australian children can see their stories and experiences reflected on the screen and families across the country will enjoy these new projects, ”said Sally Caplan, Head of Content at Screen Australia. "… Fans of Kangaroo Beach and 100% Wolf will be delighted to see more fun stories coming to ABC."
100% Wolf: The Book of Hath (100% Wolf: The Book of Hath): A second season of 26 parts of 100% wolf by Flying Bark Productions for ABC ME. This animated series centers on Freddy Lupine, heir to a proud lineage of werewolves, who transforms into a ferocious… poodle on his 13th birthday. In The Book of Hath, Freddy travels back in time to AD 825, where he must help his ancestors defeat the Werelock Hath.
Series 2 sees the return of director Jacquie Trowell, producers Barbara Stephen and Alexia Gates-Foale, and executive producer Michael Bourchier. They are joined by screenplay producers Fin Edquist (100% Wolf Film) and Tess Meyer (Skinford). This project is funded in association with the Australian Children's Television Foundation and with support from Screenwest. Studio 100 Media handles international sales.
Kangaroo Beach - Summer Special: A special double-length episode of the hit children's animated series Kangaroo beach by Cheeky Little Media for ABC Kids iview. The special recalls the first day Neville, Frizzy, Gemma and Pounce arrived at Kangaroo Beach and began their junior lifeguard training, and features a cameo from comedian Celeste Barber as Neville's mom. The series also includes four short-lived comic episodes for online release and two music videos featuring new exclusive Summer Special songs.
The creative team understands Kangaroo beach directors David Webster and Steve Moltzen, writer and creator Tim Bain, producer Celine Goetz and executive producer Patrick Egerton. They are joined by director Stephanie Davidson.
Funding sharing is also live teen drama Survive the summer for Werner Film Production's Netflix in association with ZDFE, a 10-part series about a ferocious New York teenager who is sent to live with family friends in an Australian coastal town and discovers a love of surfing; And Weekly Tom Against ..., a 20-part series for Northern Pictures 'ViacomCBS, based on Tristan Bancks' best-selling book series about the outrageous adventures of a mischievous 10-year-old boy.
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