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Pūkeko Pictures is a New Zealand based entertainment company. It produces a mix of live-action, animated, games and picture books for the global entertainment market.
It was created as a partnership between the co-founders of Weta Workshop, Richard Taylor and Tania Rodger; and author, illustrator and producer Martin Baynton.
Their first collaboration was Jane and the Dragon, a CGI TV series about a girl and her pet dragon. Their subsequent television series The WotWots was nominated in 2012 for "Best Animated Television Production – Preschool" in the 2012 Annie Awards.
Clive Spink was appointed as Chief Executive Officer in 2015.[1] In 2012, the studio signed a first look deal with FremantleMedia.[2]
Jeremy Hall was appointed as Head of Development & Strategy in 2018Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Works
- Hundred99 Little Heroes, shortform documentary
- Book Hungry Bears, animated TV series
- Kiddets, animated TV series
- Jane and the Dragon, animated TV series
- Cleverman, live action adult drama
- The WotWots, animated children's TV series, 2009
- Thunderbirds Are Go, animated TV series
- The Changeover, live action feature film