“Sullivan Sails” the children's animated series from Distillery Film comes out with RTE
Kilkenny-based animation studio Distillery Films has announced a commission from Irish children's pubcaster RTÉjr to Sullivan Sails. The 26 x 7 'series for children aged 3 to 5 aims to encourage a love of adventure, exploration and imagination in young audiences, introducing them to incredible facts about geography, environment and international cultures .
Sullivan is fascinated by maps and aspires to become a cartographer and explorer. Every day he opens his Atlas and dreams of new places to travel. He is usually accompanied by his fictional friend Benji, a talking fox and a world-renowned former Navy Admiral. Benji is an old-fashioned explorer and expert navigator, so his skills and experience come in handy when helping the animals and friends they meet along the way.
Learning about the world they live in is a key part of that Sullivan Sails teaches his young audience. The series also focuses on their social and emotional development, helping them understand the challenges they may face as they grow up. Themes include learning to be resourceful, creating boundaries, developing empathy, understanding rhetorical figures and learning to be responsible for the planet.
“The public for Sullivan Sails they are starting or just starting school and are surrounded by new adventures, experiences, risks, challenges and potentials, ”explains Jonathan Clarke, founder of Distillery Films. “We want to reassure and guide our audience in this new world and encourage them to be brave, inventive, confident and positive about the future. It is also important to foster an awareness of the environment and global cultures at an early age. With Sullivan Sails, our goal is to use storytelling to achieve this. "
Suzanne Kelly, Head of Children's and Young People's Content at RTÉ, adds: “I am very excited to welcome Sullivan Sails to our preschool programming list. With its unique visual style and engaging storytelling, I am very confident this series will become a favorite with our younger audience. We at RTÉjr are always looking for programs that arouse imagination and curiosity, Sullivan Sails is such a series and we can't wait to travel the world with Sullivan and Benji! "
Distillery Films is an animation production company specializing in developing original ideas for a global audience. With a background in international co-production, she offers a broad spectrum of services to clients looking to produce animation in Ireland. Behind everything he does, he strives to make a positive impact on the audience he serves.
www.distilleryfilms.ie
