ANIMATION EXCHANGEFriday 4th April 2014

BIS Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1E 0ET

Event Supported by Lunch sponsored by Drinks sponsored by

Animation Exchange Programme

11am Registration opens

11.45 -12.00

Welcome and IntroductionHousekeeping and purpose of the day

Greg Childs (CMC)

12.00 -12.30

KeynoteThe UK animated series tax break, a year on

Kay Benbow (CBeebies)

12.30 -13.00

Panel: Preparing people for production Considering training opportunities since last year, the Animation Levy and Trainee Finder scheme.

Moderator:Ruth Fielding (Lupus Films)Panel:Hannah Green (Creative Skillset)Kate O’Connor (Creative Skillset)

13.00 -14.00

Lunch providedSponsored by Industry Media

14.00 -14.45

Panel: Tax break – one year inHow has the first year progressed? Exploring challenges, log-jams, new opportunities and processes. And outlining guidelines for smooth operation in the future.

Panel:Oli Hyatt (Blue-Zoo Animation)Anna Mansi (BFI)Moses Nyachae (Saffery Champness)

14.45 -15.30

Panel: Funding and flowExploring the issues of cash flow, deficit finance, EIS funding and other financial incentives.

Moderator:Genevieve Dexter (Serious Lunch)Panel:Adrian Wilkins (CHF Entertainment Ltd)Simon Flamank (Bob and Co)Henry Becket (Ideas at Work)Liz Brion (Grant Thornton)Agnieszka Moody (MEDIA Desk UK)

15.30 -16.00

Tea Break Networking

16.00 - 16.20

Case Study 1: Start-up/small studio perspective: CutlassAccessing the tax break on a limited budget. The advantages of investing in Skillset’s SIF and tips for Certification and dealing with HMRC.

David Curry (Cutlass TV)

16.20 - 16.35

Case Study 2: The independent approach: Doodle and ‘Okido’A challenging insight into funding and investment.

Jules Coke (Doodle Productions)

16.35 -17.15

Panel: International co-production - long term strategies for animation businessesPost tax incentives, what are the reactions internationally, and how does this affect your capacity to create co-pro and sustain your business?

Moderator:Tony Collingwood (Collingwood & Co)Panel:Justine Bannister (Just B)Rosemary Klein (Rights TV)Gerard O’Rourke (Geronimo Productions)Huw Walters (Industry Media)

17.30 -18.00

Networking DrinksSponsored by Aardman Animations

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Contributors

Justine Bannister, Founder – Just B

Justine is an independent children’s media consultant with 20 years experience in the children’s entertainment industry. Her very broad skill set spans distribution, acquisitions, co-productions, production, post-production, marketing, brand and community management gained notably at 20th Century Fox, The Lagardère Group, Disney Channels France, TV Loonland, Dupuis, Dargaud and PGS Entertainment. She has a strong track record in spotting hot properties, acquiring them, and turning them into

global brands. The three-times BAFTA-nominated ‘Little Princess’ (TV Loonland) sold in 180 territories, the hugely successful Inazuma (Disney Channels France) and the Emmy-Award nominated ‘The Jungle Bunch’ (PGS Entertainment) now being developed into a long form series and an animated Feature.

In her role as International Head of Distribution, Justine tripled sales revenues at Lagardère, Dupuis and Dargaud and quadrupled them at TV Loonland, inking several major pan-European and pan-global deals for key properties.

Current missions include Sales, Press, Marketing and International Distribution for Toonmax Media China (Kids & Family Division of Shanghai Media Group), Development, Marketing & Brand Management on the property SMOG for Panache Animation France, Marketing & Gap Financing for key properties with Tomavistas, Spain. Justine has a BA Honors Degree in European Studies and Spanish and a trilingual Business Masters Degree from Barcelona University.

Henry Becket, Chief Enthusiast – Ideas at Work

Ideas at Work is the brainchild of Henry Becket, who after a 30+ year apprenticeship in advertising as copywriter, creative director, chief exec and latterly commercials director, escaped to the comparatively grown-up world of children’s TV programmes. At one point Europe’s busiest producer of children’s ads (and with 4 children and 2.9 grandchildren), he was conceited enough to think he knew a lot about “what kids want”…so came up with five TV ideas. The first – a 3D HD animated series for pre-

schoolers, ‘Olly the Little White Van’ – now runs to 65 episodes and is gradually rolling out round the world. It is aired on Channel 5, Cartoonito and Boomerang and in cinemas in the UK. The next – a 2D animated family comedy for older children, ‘Sunnygreen Farm’ – has been a year or so in development, and with the bible complete is getting increasingly serious interest from investors, broadcasters and potential production partners.

Ideas at Work is unique in many ways, not least in having no fulltime staff, but working with a loose-knit team of blue-chip industry creatives, consultants and advisors, all of whom, happily, know a lot. The plan now is to bring at least one more stunning concept to the world, before senility finally sets in – or second childhood, which clearly would be much more useful.

Kay Benbow, Controller – CBeebies

Kay Benbow was appointed Controller of CBeebies in May 2010, having worked in children's television for over 20 years – primarily at the BBC. Since 2006, she has been

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Head of CBeebies Production, Animation and Acquisitions, where she was responsible for leading all in-house production – including executive producing hit shows ‘ZingZillas’ and ‘Something Special’ – and commissioning acquired programming, bringing in top-rated shows ‘Timmy Time’, ‘Chuggington’, ‘Wibbly Pig’ and ‘Driver Dan's Story Train’ to the channel. Kay began working in BBC Children's in 1988 after beginning her career with BBC World and Domestic Services. After a period in TV presentation, where she managed the live weekday links with Andi Peters and Edd the Duck, she became a producer/director working on shows such as ‘Get Your Own Back’ and ‘Bodger And Badger’. Kay then spent two years at Tell Tale Productions as a producer on the internationally successful ‘Tweenies’, before returning to BBC Children's.

She was instrumental in building the pre-school department as the CBeebies channel was launched – devising and developing acclaimed show ‘Tikkabilla’ and bringing in key on-screen talent, Justin Fletcher. She has been executive producer on a wide range of in-house and independent shows, including ‘In The Night Garden’, ‘Kerwhizz’ and ‘Numberjacks’, as well as being responsible for building an integrated, multi-platform CBeebies community, which spans TV, online and radio. Kay studied Theology at St Hugh's College, Oxford and is married with two sons.

Liz Brion, Head of Media Tax – Grant Thornton

Liz heads Grant Thornton’s UK tax service to media clients, dealing with tax advisory and compliance work for entrepreneurial and listed companies. Her experience includes planning for tax efficient structures with particular reference to taxation of intellectual property, planning for sale and purchase transactions, restructuring and refinancing, and maximising R&D and creative industry tax credits.

Helen Brunsdon, Animation Producer and Consultant

With twenty years experience, Helen has worked extensively in the animation industry, firstly joining the BBC as a production co-ordinator and then as an assistant for the Cardiff International Animation Festival. Joining Aardman in 1993, she established herself within production and was approached by S4C to produce two ‘World Faith’ animated films. She then worked as a production manager on ‘Wife of Bath’ directed by Joanna Quinn and produced by Les Mills, which received an Academy Award nomination and a host of other

awards at major International Animation Festivals. In 1999 Helen, returned to Aardman Animations where she played an important part in developing new projects for Aardman’s Broadcast production slate and heading up the short film content, executive producing the BAFTA winning ‘The Pearce Sisters’.

Since December 2008 she has worked as a freelance animation producer and consultant for clients including ArthurCox, Brothers Mcleod, Wonky, Snapper-Films, South West Screen, Children’s Media Conference and CBBC. The Brothers McLeod series ‘Quiff and Boot’ which Helen produced recently won a Children’s BAFTA. In addition to her busy work schedule she finds time to programme animation and moderate sessions for festivals, sit on the board for South West Screen, Animated Exeter, the British Animation Awards and is a visiting lecturer in animation. She has been on the advisory board for the Cheltenham Screenwriters’ Festival and Animated Encounters and was a special jury member for SICAF, Seoul Animation festival in 2004, Trickfilm festival, Stuttgart in 2007 and Supinfocom 2008. She also co-hosts a local animation forum.

Greg Childs, Editorial Director – The Children’s Media Conference

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Greg Childs worked for over 25 years at the BBC, mainly as a director, producer and executive-producer of children’s programmes. He created the first Children’s BBC websites and, as Head of Children’s Digital, developed and launched the children’s channels, CBBC and CBeebies. Greg left the BBC in 2004 and has since advised producers on digital, interactive and cross-platform strategies, and broadcasters on channel launches, digital futures and management support. He was in the launch teams for Teachers TV and the CITV Channel in the UK, and was advisor to the Al Jazeera

Children’s Channel for three years.

As Editorial Director of the Children's Media Conference, Greg has grown this annual event into a gathering of over 900 delegates, with 150 speakers, and spin-off events and activities year-round. He is also one of the Heads of Studies at the German Akademie für Kindermedien, and has recently taken on the role of Director of The Children’s Media Foundation. Greg was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2010 in recognition of his contribution to children’s rights and culture.

Jules Coke, Managing Director – Squint/Opera

Jules is co- founder and Managing director of Squint/opera ltd, an international CGI design company with 40 staff in UK, Australia, Brazil and UAE. Squint/opera is producing ‘OKIDO’, which has been commissioned by CBeebies for transmission 2014/2015. The series stars Messy, a little blue monster who lives under your bed, and in every episode he has a big 'Why?' to solve. He travels to the land of OKIDO where he meets the twins Zoe and Felix and together they search for adventure and answers to Messy's

questions. The series aims to 'make fun' of science by reuniting art and science for kids aged 3-5 and is based on the quarterly magazines of the same name which have been published in the UK for 5 years.

Tony Collingwood, Writer/Director – Collingwood & Co

Tony has been creating, writing and directing animated shows through his own company since 1988. His credits include BAFTA award winning shows, ‘Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!’ and ‘The Secret Show’. He has recently finished producing the Dr. Seuss series, ‘The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!’ and directing a one hour ‘Cat in the Hat’ Christmas Special for CITV in the UK and PBS in the US.

He is currently developing his new show ‘Ruff-Ruff, Tweet & Dave’ for CBeebies and other broadcasters worldwide. Tony is on the board of Directors UK, and also sits on the PACT Council.

David Curry, CEO – Cutlass TV

David is a director of the start-up studio Cutlass Productions which is developing a kids animation series ‘Royo and Bopp’ with the support of a MEDIADESK grant. In the past David has produced animation for the cult brand Modern Toss commissioned by C4, which won a RTS Award in 2012 for Best Online Video.

Other animation projects include 3D work for Chorion's global show ‘Gaspard and Lisa’, a BBC Comedy Multiplatform series and winning a development contract with Microsoft

MSN at the 360 Content Competition at MIP in 2009.

David spent a decade in advertising with MediaCom, the UK's largest media buyer, has worked in media start-ups since 1998 and has a degree in Physics from Sussex University.

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Genevieve Dexter, Founder and CEO – Serious Lunch Ltd

Genevieve has worked in children’s television entertainment for over 20 years. She is best known for founding London based, CAKE Entertainment, which won best distributor/investor at both Kidscreen and Cartoon Forum 2009.

Having sold the company in 2010 she set up Serious Lunch in 2011 to assist companies in all areas of IP exploitation and finance. Genevieve has managed the international commercial exploitation of multi platform television programmes such as ‘Total Drama

Island’ which was CAKE’s break out success in the US and managed the international roll out of the interactive and television programming for many series over the years.

Genevieve’s Executive Producer credits include the following animated series: ‘Ebb & Flo’ with Canning Factory, FIVE, Hahn Film & WDR; ‘King Arthur’s Disasters’ for ITV and Zenith (BAFTA nom); ‘Edgar & Ellen’ for Nickelodeon USA and Star Farm; ‘Skunk Fu!’ for BBC, Super RTL (BAFTA nom); and ‘Angelo Rules’ for TeamTo, France 3, RAI and Cartoon Network.

Ruth Fielding, Joint Managing Director – Lupus Films

After gaining a Masters degree from RADA and Kings College, Ruth joined the Kings Head Theatre as an Assistant Director. Then, after a short stint producing corporate videos and events she joined Channel 4’s animation department and was soon promoted to Assistant Editor, Animation & Arts where she remained for 5 years.

In 2002 Ruth left Channel 4 to set up TV production company Lupus Films with her friend and colleague Camilla Deakin, where she is joint managing director. In their second year of business, Lupus’ productions were nominated for 4 British Animation Awards. Through Lupus Films Ruth has produced animation and live-action shows for the BBC, Five, UKTV, Channel 4, ITV and Disney. She was the Producer of a 52 part CGI re-make of children’s classic ‘The Pinky & Perky Show’ for the BBC and France 3 and Executive Producer on Lupus’ most recent series for Disney, ‘The Hive’. She is currently producing a pilot for a new pre-school animation series as well as commissioning films for Random Acts, in addition to producing on the new ‘Snowman’ sequel for Channel 4.

Simon Flamank, Executive Director – Bob and Co

Simon has over 25 years’ experience operating entertainment companies at an executive level, both in the UK and overseas (this included taking on the role of CEO of TV-Loonland in Munich) on behalf of investors and content owners. He has extensive knowledge of commissioning content, distribution platforms and financing structures.

Simon and Bon Benton met through their work together in rescuing Handmade Films in 2010. They are now Executive Directors and majority shareholders of Bob and Co.

which is a media advisory and investment business, connecting content to finance, and are actively investing in all forms of content: From children’s animation to feature films, TV drama, theatre and digital only content. All with the objective of “making content happen”.

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Hannah Green, Animation Partnership Manager – Creative Skillset

Hannah started her career working in documentary production where she had the pleasure of working with high profile names such as Sir David Attenborough and Simon Weston. Her career then progressed into animation where she spent over 10 years at Aardman Animations, working on various projects including the much-loved series ‘Creature Comforts’. She also worked in Business Development and Live Events.

She is currently Animation Partnership Manager at Creative Skillset. Her role is to work with and support the animation industry to retain and ensure an efficient workforce within the UK.

Oli Hyatt, Creative Director – Blue Zoo

Oli has been Creative Director at Blue-Zoo Animation for 14 years, helping it thrive through difficult times for the animation industry. His most recent show ‘Olive the Ostrich’ is a huge hit on Nick Jr, and has been sold right around the world. He is the Director of Alphablocks Limited, the company behind CBeebies phonics show ‘Alphablocks’ as well as being the chair of Animation UK. His work for Animation UK sees his time split between meetings at Westminster on the

Creative sector advisory group, the skillset committee, and selling in the tax break overseas with the help of film London, the BFI and UKTI. His company Blue-Zoo continue to go from strength to strength, winning Independent production company of the year in 2013, and becoming a BFI vision partner who’s support has enabled Blue-Zoo to start developing their first features.

The former young businessman of the year, former nominated young animator of the year, former young director of the year, has realised he’s too old to enter all these awards, so has retired to the Children’s BAFTA and British Animation Awards committee.

Rosemary Klein, Head of Kids & Factual – Rights.tv

Rosemary is a dual-qualified English and Canadian lawyer who has worked both in-house and in private practice since 1990 advising various media companies on production, distribution, exploitation and protection issues. She has developed a speciality in structuring and advising on international treaty co-productions. Previous to her life in the law she was a stage manager and company manager at the Stratford Festival and various regional theatre companies in Canada.

She joins Rights.tv from Industry Media, a business affairs consultancy where she advised various independent television producers in the fact-ent, factual, entertainment, digital and children’s’ genres. On the broadcast side she has advised NBC Universal International, Comedy Central and was Director of Legal at Nickelodeon UK and in Canada, Head of Production Contracting at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Bell Canada’s (Sympatico) legal adviser on digital content.

Anna Mansi, Head of Certification – BFI

Anna has been part of the Certification Unit team for eight years. She started as a Certification Analyst whilst the unit was still with the Department for Culture, Media and

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Sport dealing with British film applications under the old tax relief schemes. She moved with the team to the UK Film Council in April 2007 and was instrumental in the introduction of the cultural test for films.

Anna became the Certification Manager in February 2010 prior to the Unit’s move to the BFI in April 2010. She has an extensive knowledge of the cultural test and co-production treaties and has been assisting government with the structure of the cultural tests for the new creative sector reliefs as well as leading the BFI’s responses to the Government consultations on the new reliefs.

As Head of Certification Anna works closely with key stakeholders in government and industry to provide advice and guidance on the application processes for the cultural test, co-production and policy. Since DCMS confirmed in February that the BFI Certification Unit will administer the new cultural tests, Anna has been working to ensure all processes are in place in time for the introduction of the new reliefs.

Agnieszka Moody, Director – MEDIA Desk UK

Agnieszka Moody is the Director of MEDIA Desk UK, a promotion and information office for the European Union’s funding programme MEDIA, hosted by the British Film Institute. Over ten years in post Agnieszka has helped over four hundred British companies secure EU funding for their projects and organised many industry events fostering international collaboration. She is a graduate of the Polish National Film and Television School, has run her own production company and worked on feature films

including ‘Schindler’s List’.

Moses Nyachae, Director, Film & TV – Saffery Champness

Moses is a Director in the Film & TV department of Saffery Champness, providing specialist advice on accessing and maximising the UK film tax credit. He has substantial experience in UK film tax breaks for both co-productions and Schedule 1 British qualifying films and works very closely with HMRC and the BFI on all matters relating to the UK Film Tax Credit. He has also been closely involved in the consultation process regarding the new tax credits for High End TV, Animation and Video Games, all of which follow the same principles as the existing film tax credit.

Moses acts for a number of US studios as well as UK and European production companies and over the past 8 years has worked on blockbusters, Hollywood films and art house titles alike. Most recently he has advised productions such as ‘Thor 2’, ‘Skyfall’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’, ‘The Kings Speech’, ‘John Carter’, ‘Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’, ‘Welcome to the Punch’, ‘Hugo’, ‘Captain America’, ‘Total Recall’ and ‘Prometheus’.

Kate O’Connor, Executive Director / Deputy CEO – Creative Skillset

Kate O’Connor is Executive Director at Creative Skillset, the Creative Industries' Sector Skills Council. Kate is responsible for developing and overseeing all industry partnerships, including most recently the new Skills Investment Fund arrangements, and she oversees the research and development portfolio. Kate also leads Creative Skillset’s work on education policy and in particular the strategy for industry led partnerships including accreditation and new higher education initiatives.

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Gerard O’Rourke, Producer / Owner – Geronimo Productions

Gerard has worked in animation for almost 25 years, starting his career with Sullivan Bluth Studios working on features films such as ‘All Dogs go to Heaven’ and ‘Rock-A-Doodle’. In 1995 Gerard established Monster Animation and worked with TVC on the Wind in the Willows and Willows in Winter. After a period making award-winning short films and working on commercials, Monster started a TV division for its own projects. Monster now creates, finances and produces its own animated TV Series.

‘Fluffy Gardens’, ‘Ballybraddan’, and ‘Punky’ are all sold internationally. It also produced ‘Roobarb & Custard Too’. Monster recently changed its name to Geronimo Productions and has just finished production on it’s amazing new series ‘Planet Cosmo’ - astronomy for children created by Jason Tammemagi. The series is now on air. Geronimo has just started Season 2 of ‘Punky’ and is developing an exciting new series, ‘Nelly & Nora’. Gerard was awarded “Producer of the Year” at Cartoon Forum 2011.

Huw Walters, Senior Business Affairs Consultant – Industry Media

Huw Walters has more than 20 years experience of TV business affairs, programme finance and rights exploitation with a particular focus on international co-production. Prior to joining Industry, he was Commercial Director of multi BAFTA winning animation producer Calon and, before that, he was Director of International Business and Head of Co-Productions at Welsh broadcaster S4C. Huw has recent experience of negotiating deals with all the major UK broadcasters and with key international broadcasters including ZDF, France Television and ABC Australia. He has

brokered co-production deals in every major territory and led a team distributing programmes to over 100 countries around the world. He was also directly responsible for negotiating and completing co-production deals with high profile international partners including Discovery US, HBO, CBC, AETN, France Television, ZDF and ABC. As a result, Huw has a thorough understanding of TV business affairs contracts, co-production treaties, talent union arrangements and agreements relating to ancillary exploitation such as books, merchandising and DVDs.

Adrian Wilkins, CEO – CHF EntertainmentHaving previously raised private investment for his own television production company, Adrian is now CEO of CHF Entertainment Limited. He lends his expertise to the Corporate Finance Division and to the structuring and running of the CHF Media EIS/SEIS Fund, which secures investment to fund the suite of shows developed by CHF Entertainment. CHF Entertainment are currently working on the children’s TV show ‘Pip Ahoy!’ which will feature the voice of BAFTA award-winning actor Sir David Jason, to be

shown on Channel 5’s ‘Milkshake!’.

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Delegate List

Name Company

Lahcen Bahij Studio RedfrogSarah Baynes The Creative GardenRyan Beaird LIMAShaun Blake Studio 43Andy Blazdell CelActionLiz Brion Grant ThorntonNikki Collier Industry MediaJulie Crosbie Blink IndustriesJames Cunningham Walker ProductionsErica Darby Spider EyeAndrew Defty HIT EntertainmentMarion Edwards HIT EntertainmentFancourt Studio43 LtdTim Foley ConsultantSimon Forrest Accorder Music PublishingJames Fox Whole Hog CreationsDan Good Absolutely CuckooTim Goodchild 1973 FilmsDavide Halfon King BeeLinda Hall Animal FuPaul Harrison Figment FactoryDan Harriss Abbey Home Media GroupSusan James Sue JamesMichelle Jones Brilliant CastingJean Lachance Toon Boom AnimationJernej Lunder Jernej Lunder s.p.Helen McAleer Walker ProductionsAnne Miles Abbey Home Media GroupCorbett Miteff IndependentMartyn Niman King Bee AnimationMatt Norman Silverscore ProductionsStephanie Pena FreelanceRosina Robson PACTCarys Rowan Plug-in MediaStephen Scott Bigmouth Audio LtdAdam Selly Union MediaRajnesh Sharma PaulietheplaneStuart Simpson Smart PartyRobert Smith Independent Producer

Name Company

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Nicola Stansfield Media ColonyJeanette Steemers University of WestminsterJames Stevenson Bretton Blink IndustriesMark Strong Wandering Eye PicturesEmma Topping Penguin Group UKJuliet Tzabar Plug-in MediaAn Vrombaut FreelanceJames Waller Disney Channels UKMark Wilson Freelance

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