Animanimals

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Animanimals
Created byJulia Ocker
Written byJulia Ocker
Directed byJulia Ocker
Country of originGermany
Original languagesEnglish
German
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
ProducerThomas Meyer-Hermann
Production companiesStudio Film Bilder
Meta Media Entertainment
Original release
Network KiKa
SWR (Germany)
ReleaseOctober 12, 2013 (2013-10-12) 
April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26)

Animanimals is a German flash-animated children's comedy television series. The series is created and directed by Julia Ocker, produced by Studio Film Bilder and Meta Media Entertainment, and airs on Kika and SWR in Germany. [1] The series won a Grimme-Preis television award in 2019. [2] It was a nominee for 2019's International Emmy Kids Award for Best Preschool series. [3]

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Premise

The series follows a wide variety of animals, insects, and creatures, facing quirky scenarios in every episode. When something goes wrong, the animals try something new. [4]

Broadcast

This series is also shown on Disney Channel in Japan, ITVBe in the UK, PTS Taiwan, TVOKids in Canada, Discovery Kids in MENA, Télé-Québec and Knowledge Kids in Canada, YLE in Finland, NRK in Norway, JimJam in EMEA, and TVNZ in New Zealand. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Milligan, Mercedes (16 January 2018). "Meta Media Sets Off Stampede of Deals for 'Animanimals'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. "Grimme-Preis 2019: Animanimals (Studio FILM BILDER für KiKA/SWR)". Grimme Preis. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. "2019 Int'l Emmy Kids Award Nominees Announced". 14 October 2019.
  4. "And the "Grimme-Preis" goes to "Animanimals"!". Heroes of AMCRS - Animation Media Cluster Region Stuttgart. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. "Int'l buyers round up Animanimals". C21media. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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