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Danny Stack
Danny Stack is an Irish screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in children's television. Alongside Tim Clague, he made the live-action family films Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg, Future TX and the TV series Dog Years. Danny and Tim created and co-hosted The UK Scriptwriters Podcast, a regular series of interviews with prominent writers and producers in UK film and television, as well as advice for getting into the industry. Career After working as a special effects assistant and then a film critic for JMTV, Stack moved to England and began working for Channel 4's Entertainment department. He also worked as a freelance script reader for Miramax, Working Title and Pathe. In 2004, Stack won the BBCNI Tony Doyle Bursary Award for New Writing. He gained his first writing credit on ''The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers'', followed by ''Doctors'' and ''EastEnders''. He subsequently moved into children's television, writing for series such as '' Hey Duggee, Thunderbirds Are Go, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?
''Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?'' is a 2015 British independent family comedy-mystery film written and directed by Tim Clague and Danny Stack and starring Bonnie Wright. Premise Four children on a summer camp holiday suspect the park's mascot, Nelson Nutmeg, has been murdered so they set out to investigate. Cast *Bonnie Wright as Diane *Loretta Walsh as Billie *Hattie Gotobed as The Colonel *James Grogan as Woody *JJ Brown as Shiv *Jonah Alexander as Swindon *Mark Vernon Freestone as Uncle Derek *Russell Biles as Mr Slug *Jamie Lee-Hill as Nelson Nutmeg Production ''Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?'' was filmed on location in Bournemouth and Bridport. Most of the filming took place at the Freshwater Beach Holiday Park, near Bridport. According to Danny Stack, filming began on late August 2014 and wrapped up in October 2014. Release The film premiered on 10 October 2015 at the 59th BFI London Film Festival. On 24 June 2016 TriCoast Entertainment released the film on premium VOD and digi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BFI London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival founded in 1957 and held in the United Kingdom, running for two weeks in October with co-operation from the British Film Institute. It screens more than 300 films, documentaries and shorts from approximately 50 countries. History At a dinner party in 1953 at the home of film critic Dilys Powell of ''The Sunday Times'' and at which film administrator James Quinn attended, the notion of a film festival for London was raised. Quinn went on to start the first London Film Festival which took place at the new National Film Theatre (now renamed BFI Southbank) from 16–26 October 1957. The first festival screened 15–20 films from a selection of directors to show films successful at other festivals, including Akira Kurosawa's ''Throne of Blood'' (which opened the festival), Satyajit Ray's '' Aparajito'', Andrzej Wajda's ''Kanał'', Luchino Visconti's ''White Nights'', Ingmar Bergman's ''The Seventh Seal'', Federico Fellini's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Irish Male Writers
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Irish Writers
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount+
Paramount (from the word ''paramount'' meaning "above all others") may refer to: Entertainment and music companies * Paramount Global, also known simply as Paramount, an American mass media company formerly known as ViacomCBS. The following businesses are historically linked to this company, but not all are related by current ownership. **Paramount+, an American streaming video service formerly known as CBS All Access **Paramount Animation, an animation studio and division of Paramount Pictures founded in 2011 **Paramount Communications, a company known as Gulf and Western Industries until 1989, acquired by Viacom in 1994 **Paramount Home Entertainment, a division of Paramount Pictures for home video distribution founded in 1976 **Paramount Network, a current cable network previously called TNN and Spike TV **Paramount Parks, a former subsidiary chain of theme parks **Paramount Pictures, an American film studio, that serves as Paramount Global's namesake **Paramount Players, a cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhyme Time Town
''Rhyme Time Town'' is an American children's animated musical television series developed by DreamWorks Animation Television that reimagines classic nursery rhymes from the viewpoints of two preschoolers, Daisy the puppy and Cole the kitten. It premiered on June 19, 2020 on Netflix. A 10-episode sing-a-long series titled ''Rhyme Time Town Singalongs'' was released on December 22, 2020. Season 1 was released on Netflix on June 19, 2020. Season 2 was released on Netflix on June 15, 2021. Cast * Annabelle Westenholz-Smith as Daisy & Little Lamb (Season 1) * Luke Amis as Cole * Maddie Evans as Mary Mary * Jude Muir as Humpty Dumpty * Louis Suc as Jack and Sled Dog #5 * Petra Joan-Athene as Jill and Sled Dog #2 * Angeli Wall as Jamie the Train * Rachel John as Ms. MacDonald * Katie Dalton as Lucy Goosey and Sled Dog #1 * Kate Sissons as Itsy Bitsy Spider * Holly Hazelton as Baa Baa Black Sheep and Sled Dog #3 * Hannah Jane Fox as Mumpty Dumpty, Polly Chipmunk & Ms. Moon * Antonio M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olobob Top
''Olobob Top'' is a Welsh children's television series created by Leigh Hodgkinson and Steve Smith. The programme is narrated by Stephen Mangan. Plot The series follows a group of 3 animals called the Olobobs. Tib, Lalloo and Bobble live in a big forest and have fun playing, exploring and solving everyday problems. In each episode, with the help of Olobob Top, they work together combining shapes, colours and patterns to create a new character, who joins in with the Olobobs’ fun, while a friendly narrator encourages them to think for themselves, who suggests in each episode that it “looks like a trip to the...Olobob Top!”. Characters *Tib (voiced by Tom Aspinall) - The oldest brother, who is a rabbit *Lalloo (voiced by Elsa Hodgesmith) - The middle sister, who is a koala *Bobble (voiced by Sidney Hodgesmith) - The youngest brother, who is a hamster *Big Fish (voiced by India Newman) - A large pink-purple fish-like creature *Crunch (voiced by Veronica Painter) - A fox *Deeno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack & Quack
''Zack & Quack'' is an animated children's television series created by Gili Dolev and Yvette Kaplan. Produced by Zodiak Media, the series premiered on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom and Ireland on February 7, 2014. In the United States, it began airing on the same channel on April 7, 2014. It ended on February 5, 2017, with 36 episodes produced alongside 3 seasons. Premise Set inside a pop-up book, the show follows the adventures of 7-year-old Zack and his best friend, Quack. Episodes Characters * Zack (voiced by Thomas Albritton for the first 2 seasons and then voiced by Eli Paul for season 3) is the protagonist and a boy with brown hair. His best friends are Quack and Kira. * Quack is a mallard, one of the main characters. Despite the fact he can't speak, everybody can understand his quacking. His quacking noises are provided by Nick Baker. * Kira (voiced by Madison Zamor) is a girl with curly hair who can fix anything with a little creativity and various tools. *Hop (voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hive (TV Series)
''The Hive'' is a British CGI-animated children's television series that aired on Disney Junior Disney Junior is an American pay television network owned by the Walt Disney Television (part of Disney General Entertainment Content) unit of The Walt Disney Company through Disney Branded Television. Aimed mainly at children two to seven yea ... from 17 September 2012, to 4 October 2016. The series was produced by The Hive Enterprises Limited in co-production with DQ Entertainment, and distributed by Bajuba! Entertainment. Premise and format ''The Hive'' features the Bee Family and explores everyday things concerning small children (such as playing, being friendly, spending time with your family, getting along, finding out all about the world and how it works, etc.). Characters *Buzzbee is a 6-year-old bee. He is helpful and inquisitive. Rubee calls him an "annoying little brother". *Rubee is a 8-year-old bee. She is the eldest child of Mama Bee and Papa Bee, older daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Octonauts
''Octonauts'' is a children's television series, produced by Silvergate Media for the BBC channel CBeebies, and based on the children's books written by Vicki Wong and Michael C. Murphy. The show follows an underwater exploring crew made up of stylized anthropomorphic animals, a team of eight adventurers who live in an undersea base, the Octopod, from which they go on undersea adventures with the help of a fleet of aquatic vehicles. Although its technology is fictional, the exotic creatures and locations that the crew encounter are based on real marine animals in their natural habitats. The show's subject matter has been compared to that of ''Star Trek'' and '' Thunderbirds'' blended with Jacques Cousteau. The show was animated in Ireland by Brown Bag Films for its first four series. The show was renewed for a fifth series in 2018, with Canada's Mainframe Studios taking over animation work. A Netflix-original spinoff, subtitled '' Above & Beyond'', was released in September 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy (TV Series)
''Roy'' is an Irish animated children's television series which was broadcast by TRTÉ in Ireland, CBBC (TV channel), CBBC in the United Kingdom and ABC3 in Australia. It aired from 1 July 2009 to 1 April 2015. The show centres on the title character Roy O'Brien, the 11-year-old animated son of a live-action family, as he settles into his new school in a suburb of Dublin. The series is filmed as a mockumentary and based on the short film called ''Badly Drawn Roy'' which was commissioned by the Irish Film Board, RTÉ and the Arts Council of Ireland through their frameworks scheme for new animation. The series was commissioned by CBBC (TV channel), CBBC and produced with funding from RTÉ and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Both the series and the short film was produced by Jam Media. The series' protagonist, Roy's character animation is hand drawn in Flash with the compositing and effects produced in Adobe's After Effects. A second season was broadcast in early 2012. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia's Diary
''Sofia's Diary'' is a drama that is shown online through the social networking site Bebo, which is the same site that hosts ''KateModern''. A version of ''Sofia's Diary'' originally came out in 2003 in Portugal. This means it actually predates the first video of lonelygirl15 which came out in 2006. Sofia is played by 22-year-old Rachel Hyde-Harvey. ''Sofia's Diary'' was the second internet based show to make the transition to UK TV (Tiscali Showcase on C4 being the first in 2007) following its acquisition by Channel Five (from Sony Pictures Television International) on 17 April 2008. The first two seasons of the show were broadcast on 'Fiver' (previously 'Five Life'). Following an 8-month break, ''Sofia's Diary'' returned to Bebo to begin a 6-week third season, from 29 May 2009. This season differs to the first two, in that new episodes are only being shown on Tuesdays and Fridays, as opposed to every weekday. Sure Girl originally sponsored ''Sofia's Diary''. Season 3 of the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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